So uo is a T&F distance powerhouse?

There was a controversy that came out last Fall within the women's program that sounded pretty awful. Perhaps word got out that you don't want to compete at uo in track. Not sure how that would make the men's team collapse so quickly though. But the same guy is in charge of both programs.

From The Oregonian last October:
"Six women athletes who left the University of Oregon track and field program in recent seasons say they felt devalued as individuals and at risk for eating disorders because of the program’s data-driven approach to their weight and body fat percentages. Five of the women departed with remaining eligibility. One said she began binge-eating while at Oregon. Another says she struggles with body dysmorphia and has nightmares about competing at Hayward Field, Oregon’s iconic track stadium, while UO coaches stare at her and say: “You’re never going to be good enough.”"

It’s one thing for the “research” to say that super-elite women runners generally reach a certain extremely low BMI; so if you want to be super-elite, you must attain that BMI. What that reductive deduction does not take into account is the collateral stress - physical, mental and emotional - that such a training + diet regimen places on even highly conditioned and fit young athletes. And I don’t think it’s simply a matter of willpower. These are human beings, not simply flesh-machines. 

that steepler from MSU was no joke.

And o placed first in the men's and women's Pac-12 Championships. What does that say about the conference as a whole?