
Jorinde van Klinken was named the 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Scholar Field Athlete of the Year. Van Klinken, who maintained a cumulative GPA of 4.0, captured the discus title – and finished runner-up in the shot put – at the 2023 NCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The Oregon standout bettered the meet record in the discus to 65.55m (215-1). This is the first time in program history that a female athlete from Oregon has been named National Scholar Field Athlete of the Year in track & field.