Jordan & Watson Leap into UO Record Books

Saturday, April 9

Eugene, Ore.

Noon (approx.)

University of Oregon

M-1st, W-2nd

Indiana-Missouri-Washington

Leonidas Watson, 2004 Oregon Track & Field.

04/09/05 | Track and Field

By: GoDucks.com

EUGENE - The Duck men's and women's teams took first and second respectively, Saturday in the 16^th annual Pepsi Team Invitational at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field.

The Duck men won their 10^th team crown with 180 1/2 points, and edged Washington (second, 169 1/2), Indiana (third-tie, 140 1/2) and Missouri (third-tie, 140 1/2).

The UO women fell just shy of the win with 171 points, a half point behind Missouri (first, 171 1/2), and ahead of Washington (third, 164 1/2) and Indiana (fourth, 107).

Individually, the Ducks accounted for 13 wins (seven women, six men), 21 regional qualifiers (nine women, 12 men), two women's school records, two USA Championships ?A' qualifiers, another ?B' qualifier, and one meet record.

Junior newcomer Lauryn Jordan claimed a pair of wins in the long jump (19-0 1/2w, w:2.7) and triple jump (40-11 3/4, w:-0.8), while the latter mark moved her to fourth all-time for UO in the event. Jordan also scored points for the Ducks as its top finisher in the high jump (second, 5-7) and 100 (fourth, 12.43).

A pair of Duck throwers ? junior Brittany Hinchcliffe and redshirt senior Bree Fuqua ? rewrote school records in the hammer (199-2) and shot put (53-11 1/4). In her first official season for the Ducks, Hinchcliffe reset the mark previously owned by NCAA hammer qualifier Jordan Sauvage (191-4, 2003), while Fuqua had moved atop the UO list two weeks ago in the Montana Open (53-9).

The All-America duo of Roslyn Lundeen and Elisa Crumley reunited on the javelin runway for the first time in a meet since 2003's NCAA Championships. Lundeen won her season debut (156-5), and Crumley followed in second place (144-9).

On the track, senior Sofie Abildtrup paced the women's sprinters with points in the 4x400 (first, 3:43.10), 200 (second, 24.46), and 4x100 (third, 46.95).

In the 400 hurdles, freshman Kasey Harwood won her collegiate debut at the distance (61.08), just ahead senior teammate and Pac-10 scoring vet Kayla Mellott (second, 61.66). Harwood moved to 10^th all-time for the Ducks, and her time was .36 seconds behind Mellott who stands seventh with her 2004 personal best (60.72).

In the distances, redshirt senior Laura Harmon ran a nearly three-second outdoor best in the 3,000 (third, 9:42.77), and redshirt junior Sara Schaaf was less than a second off her personal best in the 800 (fourth, 2:08.52).

Among top overall women's meet performances, Washington sophomore Ashley Lodree tied the 100 hurdles meet record (first, 13.55, w:0.0) owned by former Husky Claudine Robinson (13.55, 1994). UW's NCAA indoor pole vault runner-up Kate Soma missed attempts at a meet record 14-5 1/4 and settled for the win at 14-0. Missouri's Amanda Bales vaulted Missouri to the half-point win late with a win in the penultimate 3,000 (9:33.26). The Tiger junior took second earlier in the day in the 1,500 (4:20.53) behind UW's indoor mile All-American Lindsey Egerdahl (4:19.07). Mizzou's Ashley Patten was .66 seconds off the meet record in the 800 (first, 2:06.02), while Indiana's Stacey Clausing won the 200 (24.00, w:-2.3) and 400 (54.36) comfortably.

The Men of Oregon scored six wins of their own, spread among the sprints (2), distances (1), hurdles (2) and jumps (1).

Redshirt senior Leonidas Watson won the afternoon's marquee event, the long jump, which featured three of the top six finishers from March's NCAA Indoor Championships. Watson's outdoor best of 25-10 3/4 (w:0.3) from Saturday moved him to seventh all-time for UO, while he added second in the triple jump (50-6 3/4, w:-1.4) behind NCAA indoor champion Aarik Wilson of Indiana (first, 53-0 3/4). Wilson, also the NCAA indoor long jump champ a month ago, finished second in Saturday's long jump (25-6 1/4, w:1.8), while Washington's All-American freshman Norris Frederick followed in third place (23-5 1/4).

The junior hurdle duo of Eric Mitchum and A.K. Ikwuakor doubled up and claimed wins in the 110 hurdles (13.72, w:0.0) and 400 hurdles (PR 51.47), respectively. The pair also claimed regional marks in the opposite hurdle event as Ikwuakor placed second in the 110 hurdles (14.14) only .05 seconds off his PR, and Mitchum staked third in the 400 hurdles (52.20).

Redshirt sophomore Jordan Kent took to the Hayward Field straightaway for the first time since '03, and won the 100 into a headwind (10.63, w:-1.1), while junior UO newcomer Richard Del Rincon took third (10.69).

Also in the sprints, the All-America duo of Matt Scherer and Kedar Inico placed second and third in the 400 in 46.26 and 47.70, respectively. At meet's end they teamed with Travis Anderson and Ikwuakor to win the 4x400 in a meet record and seventh-fastest time in school history (3:07.79). Inico, Del Rincon, Anderson and Kent also ran on the 4x100 (second, 40.45) that moved to ninth in school history.

Redshirt senior Eric Logsdon sped to UO's other victory on the oval in the 3,000 (8:09.74) over UW's Mark Mandi (second, 8:12.99). Duck senior Brett Holts followed with a personal best (third, 8:16.41), just ahead of freshman Scott Wall (fourth, 8:18.50) who made his collegiate debut.

In the 800, senior Roderick Dotts took fourth in his Duck best (1:52.40), while freshman and Eugenean Robert Gillespie clipped off a five-second personal best (sixth, 1:54.20).

In the throws, junior newcomer Matt Adams improved his javelin season best by nine inches (third, 203-2) and was less than 1 1/2 feet behind the winner, Washington's Rigel Wise (first, 204-7). UO sophomore Brandon Tower also notched a regional qualifier in the discus with his 4-foot, 2-inch personal best (second, 170-8), and also scored for UO in the shot put (fifth, 51-10) and hammer (eighth, 72-5).

Overall on the men's side, Indiana All-American David Neville won the 200 (21.37) and 400 (46.20), while Washington All-American and freshman Austin Abbott dictated the 1,500 plotline en route to the win (3:48.89). The Hoosiers' NCAA indoor triple jump champ Aarik Wilson was only 4 3/4 inches off the meet record in Saturday's triple jump win (50-0 3/4), and six inches off Latin Berry's long jump meet record (26-0 1/4) with his second-place mark (25-6 1/4).

Looking ahead, the Ducks will compete next Sat., April 16 to the Golden Bear Invitational in Berkeley, Calif. More meet info is available at the www.CalBears.com website.

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PEPSI TEAM INVITE - OREGON RECAP

Oregon School Records (w-2)
SP - Bree Fuqua, 1st, 53- 11 1/4, 16.44m
HT - Brittany Hinchcliff, 1st, 199-2, 60.71m

Other UO All-Time List Improvements (w-1, m-3)
TJ - 4th, Lauryn Jordan, 40-11 3/4, 12.49m, w:-0.8
LJ - 7th, Leonidas Watson, 25-10 3/4, 7.89m, w:0.3
4x100 - #9, Inico, Del Rinco, Anderson, Kent, 40.45
4x400 - #8, Anderson, Inico, Ikwuakor, Scherer, 3:07.79

Oregon Winners (w-7, m-6)
400H - Kasey Harwood, 61.08
4x400 - 3:43.10
LJ - Lauryn Jordan, 19-0 1/2w, 5.80m, w:2.7
TJ - Lauryn Jordan, 40-11 3/4, 12.49m, w:-0.8
SP - Bree Fuqua, 53- 11 1/4, 16.44m
HT - Brittany Hinchcliff, 199-2, 60.71m
JT - Roslyn Lundeen, 156-5, 47.69m

100 - Jordan Kent, 10.63, w:-1.1
3,000 - Eric Logsdon, 8:09.74
110H - Eric Mitchum, 13.72, w:0.0
400H - A.K. Ikwuakor, 51.47
4x400 - 3:07.79
Long Jump - Leonidas Watson, 25-10 3/4, 7.89m w:0.3

UO Regional Qualifiers (w-9, m-12)
800 - Sara Schaaf, 4th, 2:08.52
PV - Emily Enders, 3rd, 12-5 1/2, 3.80m
LJ - Lauryn Jordan, 1st, 19-0.5w, 5.80m, w:2.7
TJ - Lauryn Jordan, 1st, 40-11 3/4, 12.49m w:-0.8
SP - Bree Fuqua, 1st, 53-11 1/4, 16.44m
DT - Bree Fuqua, 2nd, 164-8, 50.19m
JT - Roslyn Lundeen, 1st, 156-5, 47.69m
JT - Elisa Crumley, 2nd, 144-9, 44.13m
HT - Brittany Hinchcliffe, 1st, 199-2, 60.71m

400 - Matt Scherer, 2nd, 46.26
110H - Eric Mitchum, 1st, 13.72, w:0.0
110H - A.K. Ikwuakor, 2nd, 14.14, w:0.0
400H - A.K. Ikwuakor, 1st, 51.47
400H - Eric Mitchum, 3rd, 52.20
4x100 Relay - Inico, Del Rincon, Anderson, Kent, 2nd, 40.45
4x400 Relay - Anderson, Inico, Ikwuakor, Scherer, 1st, 3:07.79
LJ - Leonidas Watson, 1st, 25-10 3/4, 7.89m, w:0.3
TJ - Leonidas Watson, 2nd, 50-6 3/4, 15.41m, w:-1.4
DT - Brandon Tower, 2nd, 170-8, 52.02m
JT - Matt Adams, 3rd, 203-2, 61.94m
HT - Paul Etter, 2nd, 191-7, 58.39m

UO USA Champs ?A' Qualifiers (w-1, m-1)
110H - Eric Mitchum, 1st, 13.72, w:0.0
SP - Bree Fuqua, 1st, 53-11 1/4, 16.44m

UO USA Champs ?B' Qualifiers
LJ - Leonidas Watson, 1st, 25-10 3/4, 7.89m, w:0.3

Meet Records (w-1, m-1)
100 Hurdles (tied) - Ashley Lodree, Washington, 13.55, w:0.0
4x400 Relay - Oregon (Anderson, Inico, Ikwuakor, Scherer), 1st, 3:07.79

Notable UO Outdoor Personal Bests
100 - Lauryn Jordan, 4th, 12.43, w:-1.3
400 - Michelle Donovan, 4th, 56.65
3K - Laura Harmon, 3rd, 9:42.77
400H - Kasey Harwood, 1st, 61.08
TJ - Lauryn Jordan, 1st, 40-11 3/4, 12.49m w:-0.8
SP - Bree Fuqua, 1st, 53-11 1/4, 16.44m

800 - Rob Gillespie, 6th, 1:54.20
1,500 - Kyle Alcorn, 2nd, 3:49.34
3K - Brett Holts, 3rd, 8:16.41
400H - AK Ikwuakor, 1st, 51.47
LJ - Leonidas Watson, 1st, 25-10 3/4, 7.89m, w:0.3
SP - Brandon Tower, 5th, 51-10, 15.80m
DT - Brandon Tower, 2nd, 170-8, 52.20m
JT - Matt Adams, 34d, 203-2, 61.94m