Friday, March 9
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University of Oregon
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NCAA Indoor Championships
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Ducks Head to College Station for NCAA Indoor Championships
03/06/18 | Track and Field
The Oregon track and field teams will compete against the top talent in the nation for the ultimate prize this weekend at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in College Station, Texas.
EUGENE, Ore. – The Oregon track and field teams will compete against the top talent in the nation for the ultimate prize this weekend at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in College Station, Texas.
The NCAA Championships will begin at Gilliam Indoor Stadium on Friday, March 9, and will conclude on Saturday, March 10. The top four teams on both the men's and women's side will return home with a trophy, with one men's and one women's team claiming the national championship.
"This is the meet we've been waiting for all year," said head coach Robert Johnson. "The goal is always to come back with a trophy and to be competitive at the highest level, so we're going to go there and give it our best shot and see what we come away with."
HOW TO FOLLOW
The NCAA Indoor Championships will be aired live on ESPN3, and live results can be found on ncaa.com or on the track and field schedule on GoDucks.com. Updates throughout the meet will be provided on Twitter via @OregonTF and @Run4Ducks.
RANKINGS
The Women of Oregon are currently ranked No. 7 in the nation, while the Men of Oregon slot in at No. 16.
BREAKING DOWN THE WOMEN'S ENTRIES
Tied for the national lead with 12 entries, the Women of Oregon will once again be a force to be reckoned with on the national stage. Sophomore Makenzie Dunmore will hold down the 60 meters for the Ducks after ranking sixth in the nation, and Alaysha Johnson will run the 60-meter hurdles at the national indoor meet for the third year in a row. Three Ducks - Shae Anderson, Briyahna DesRosiers and Hannah Waller - will be in the 400 meters, with Waller leading the way with a No. 9 national rank. Redshirt senior Sabrina Southerland will look to carry on UO's recent success in the 800 meters, and another transfer, Susan Ejore, will hold things down in the mile. Jessica Hull and Lilli Burdon will look to cap a tremendous indoor season with a strong showing in the 3,000 meters, and ChaQuinn Cook will represent the Ducks on the infield in the triple jump. The 4x400 relay and the DMR finish up the entries for the UO women.
BREAKING DOWN THE MEN'S ENTRIES
The distance runners have shined for the Men of Oregon this indoor season. Oregon will send three men to College Station to run the mile: Sam Prakel, Reed Brown and Mick Stanovsek. Prakel owns the ninth-best mark in the nation, Brown is just two spots behind as a true freshman and Stanovsek, a former walk-on, has also qualified. Junior transfer James West qualified for the 3,000 meters in his first indoor season as a Duck, and Tanner Anderson earned a spot in the 5,000 meters as he builds on his productive finish on the track last season. The Men of Oregon will also run the distance-medley relay.
DUCKS BRING HISTORY OF INDOOR DOMINANCE
The Men and Women of Oregon have frequently been at the top of the NCAA indoor track and field world over the past decade, winning 11 total indoor team titles since 2009. The UO women have won the last two indoor championships, including last year when they scored a meet record 84 points, and seven of the last eight. The UO men have won four indoor titles in the last nine years, including three straight from 2014 to 2016.
OREGON MEN SHINING IN THE MILE
The milers for the Men of Oregon have performed tremendously well so far for the Ducks, already posting eight times under the elusive 4-minute mark. Redshirt senior Sam Prakel leads the Ducks with a 3:56.89 mile, and true freshman Reed Brown is right behind at 3:57.23. Redshirt sophomore Mick Stanovsek has a season-best of 3:57.90, and senior Blake Haney (3:59.01) and freshman Cooper Teare (3:59.29) have also broken the 4-minute barrier. Prakel, Brown and Stanovsek have all gone sub-4 minutes twice already this season.
Jessica Hull and Lilli Burdon have enjoyed great indoor seasons so far for the Ducks. Hull and Burdon became just the second and third Ducks ever to break nine minutes in the 3,000 meters on Feb. 10 at the Husky Classic in Seattle, and they both ran under the previous UO record in the mile two weekends ago at the MPSF Championships in Seattle. Hull (4:31.76) is the new UO record-holder in the mile and is No. 2 in the 3,000 (8:58.50), while Burdon ranks second in the mile (4:32.30) and third in the 3,000 (8:59.18). Top 16 nationally in both events, Hull and Burdon will focus on the 3,000 this weekend in College Station.
In just his sixth year as the Ducks' head coach, Robert Johnson has already led Oregon to 13 team NCAA championships, placing him fourth on the NCAA all-time list. Only John McDonell (42), Pat Henry (35) and Ted Banks (17) have led cross country or track and field teams to more national titles. Under Johnson, the Ducks have won two NCAA championships in women's cross country, four in women's indoor track and field, three in men's indoor track and field, two in women's outdoor track and field and two in men's outdoor track and field. Additionally, Johnson led the Women of Oregon to the the historic Triple Crown in 2016-17. Johnson has also guided his student-athletes to 48 individual national championships.
UO WOMEN COMING OFF TRIPLE CROWN
The Women of Oregon are looking to build off last year's magical season in 2018 after becoming the first NCAA DI women's program ever to complete the Triple Crown, with national titles in cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field in the same academic year. The UO women began the historic run with a thrilling one-point win in the 2016 NCAA Cross Country Championships, and then dominated at the NCAA Indoor Championships for their seventh indoor title in the last eight years with a meet-record 84 points. With history on the line, the Ducks pulled out a narrow victory over Georgia at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, with the 4x400 relay team running a collegiate record 3:23.13 to pull out a must-have victory in the final event and complete the Triple Crown (more on pages 12-13).
FOSTER, CARDAMA BAEZ WIN MPSF TITLES
Two Ducks came away with conference titles two weekends ago a the MPSF Championships in Seattle, with Rhesa Foster winning the long jump and Carmela Cardama Baez taking the 5,000 meters. The Men and Women of Oregon both finished third in the conference, with USC winning both team titles.
UP NEXT
The Ducks' outdoor season will begin March 23-24 at the SDSU Aztec Invitational in San Diego, Calif.
The NCAA Championships will begin at Gilliam Indoor Stadium on Friday, March 9, and will conclude on Saturday, March 10. The top four teams on both the men's and women's side will return home with a trophy, with one men's and one women's team claiming the national championship.
"This is the meet we've been waiting for all year," said head coach Robert Johnson. "The goal is always to come back with a trophy and to be competitive at the highest level, so we're going to go there and give it our best shot and see what we come away with."
The Women of Oregon have a total of 12 entries for the national indoor meet, tied for the most of any women's team in the nation, with all but one of those coming on the track. The Men of Oregon will bring six entries to College Station, with five entries in distance events as well as the distance-medley relay."This is the meet we've been waiting for."@Run4Ducks previews this weekend's #NCAATF Indoor Championships in College Station, Texas. #GoDucks #TougherTogether pic.twitter.com/QKvLmzB8fb
— Oregon Track & Field (@OregonTF) March 5, 2018
HOW TO FOLLOW
The NCAA Indoor Championships will be aired live on ESPN3, and live results can be found on ncaa.com or on the track and field schedule on GoDucks.com. Updates throughout the meet will be provided on Twitter via @OregonTF and @Run4Ducks.
RANKINGS
The Women of Oregon are currently ranked No. 7 in the nation, while the Men of Oregon slot in at No. 16.
BREAKING DOWN THE WOMEN'S ENTRIES
Tied for the national lead with 12 entries, the Women of Oregon will once again be a force to be reckoned with on the national stage. Sophomore Makenzie Dunmore will hold down the 60 meters for the Ducks after ranking sixth in the nation, and Alaysha Johnson will run the 60-meter hurdles at the national indoor meet for the third year in a row. Three Ducks - Shae Anderson, Briyahna DesRosiers and Hannah Waller - will be in the 400 meters, with Waller leading the way with a No. 9 national rank. Redshirt senior Sabrina Southerland will look to carry on UO's recent success in the 800 meters, and another transfer, Susan Ejore, will hold things down in the mile. Jessica Hull and Lilli Burdon will look to cap a tremendous indoor season with a strong showing in the 3,000 meters, and ChaQuinn Cook will represent the Ducks on the infield in the triple jump. The 4x400 relay and the DMR finish up the entries for the UO women.
BREAKING DOWN THE MEN'S ENTRIES
The distance runners have shined for the Men of Oregon this indoor season. Oregon will send three men to College Station to run the mile: Sam Prakel, Reed Brown and Mick Stanovsek. Prakel owns the ninth-best mark in the nation, Brown is just two spots behind as a true freshman and Stanovsek, a former walk-on, has also qualified. Junior transfer James West qualified for the 3,000 meters in his first indoor season as a Duck, and Tanner Anderson earned a spot in the 5,000 meters as he builds on his productive finish on the track last season. The Men of Oregon will also run the distance-medley relay.
DUCKS BRING HISTORY OF INDOOR DOMINANCE
The Men and Women of Oregon have frequently been at the top of the NCAA indoor track and field world over the past decade, winning 11 total indoor team titles since 2009. The UO women have won the last two indoor championships, including last year when they scored a meet record 84 points, and seven of the last eight. The UO men have won four indoor titles in the last nine years, including three straight from 2014 to 2016.
OREGON MEN SHINING IN THE MILE
The milers for the Men of Oregon have performed tremendously well so far for the Ducks, already posting eight times under the elusive 4-minute mark. Redshirt senior Sam Prakel leads the Ducks with a 3:56.89 mile, and true freshman Reed Brown is right behind at 3:57.23. Redshirt sophomore Mick Stanovsek has a season-best of 3:57.90, and senior Blake Haney (3:59.01) and freshman Cooper Teare (3:59.29) have also broken the 4-minute barrier. Prakel, Brown and Stanovsek have all gone sub-4 minutes twice already this season.
HULL AND BURDON RUNNING INTO UO HISTORY.@sprakel10 will be one of three Ducks entered in the men's mile this weekend at the #NCAATF Indoor Championships. Hear his thoughts on the success the men's distance group has had this year #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/naqjtRkwy0
— Oregon Track & Field (@OregonTF) March 5, 2018
Jessica Hull and Lilli Burdon have enjoyed great indoor seasons so far for the Ducks. Hull and Burdon became just the second and third Ducks ever to break nine minutes in the 3,000 meters on Feb. 10 at the Husky Classic in Seattle, and they both ran under the previous UO record in the mile two weekends ago at the MPSF Championships in Seattle. Hull (4:31.76) is the new UO record-holder in the mile and is No. 2 in the 3,000 (8:58.50), while Burdon ranks second in the mile (4:32.30) and third in the 3,000 (8:59.18). Top 16 nationally in both events, Hull and Burdon will focus on the 3,000 this weekend in College Station.
JOHNSON AMONG ALL-TIME GREAT COACHESFirst all-time at UO in the mile and second in the 3K, @jessicahull143 has enjoyed a tremendous indoor season so far. She'll run the 3K on the big stage this weekend in College Station #GoDucks #TougherTogether pic.twitter.com/NGiNyVaASC
— Oregon Track & Field (@OregonTF) March 5, 2018
In just his sixth year as the Ducks' head coach, Robert Johnson has already led Oregon to 13 team NCAA championships, placing him fourth on the NCAA all-time list. Only John McDonell (42), Pat Henry (35) and Ted Banks (17) have led cross country or track and field teams to more national titles. Under Johnson, the Ducks have won two NCAA championships in women's cross country, four in women's indoor track and field, three in men's indoor track and field, two in women's outdoor track and field and two in men's outdoor track and field. Additionally, Johnson led the Women of Oregon to the the historic Triple Crown in 2016-17. Johnson has also guided his student-athletes to 48 individual national championships.
UO WOMEN COMING OFF TRIPLE CROWN
The Women of Oregon are looking to build off last year's magical season in 2018 after becoming the first NCAA DI women's program ever to complete the Triple Crown, with national titles in cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field in the same academic year. The UO women began the historic run with a thrilling one-point win in the 2016 NCAA Cross Country Championships, and then dominated at the NCAA Indoor Championships for their seventh indoor title in the last eight years with a meet-record 84 points. With history on the line, the Ducks pulled out a narrow victory over Georgia at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, with the 4x400 relay team running a collegiate record 3:23.13 to pull out a must-have victory in the final event and complete the Triple Crown (more on pages 12-13).
FOSTER, CARDAMA BAEZ WIN MPSF TITLES
Two Ducks came away with conference titles two weekends ago a the MPSF Championships in Seattle, with Rhesa Foster winning the long jump and Carmela Cardama Baez taking the 5,000 meters. The Men and Women of Oregon both finished third in the conference, with USC winning both team titles.
UP NEXT
The Ducks' outdoor season will begin March 23-24 at the SDSU Aztec Invitational in San Diego, Calif.
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