Mitchum & Skipper Score NCAA Provisional Marks in Boise Second Day

Friday, February 3

Boise, Idaho

9 am

University of Oregon

United Heritage Invitational

Eric Mitchum, Akobundu Ikwuakor (L-R), 2006 Oregon Track & Field.

Mitchum & Skipper Score NCAA Provisional Marks in Boise Second Day

02/04/06 | Track and Field

By: GoDucks.com

(* A link to complete results is to the right in the ARTICLE LINKS box).

NAMPA, Idaho ? In second and final-day action Saturday in the United Heritage Invitational at Boise State's Jacksons Track, senior Eric Mitchum and junior Tommy Skipper scored NCAA provisional marks en route to wins in the 60 hurdles and pole vault, respectively.

Skipper upped his season best in the pole vault with his winning height (17-9). Saturday's mark improved on the returning NCAA champion's former provisional mark of 17-4 1/2 from mid-January, and was 3 1/2 inches from the NCAA automatic standard (18-0 1/2).

Mitchum and senior Akobundu Ikwuakor finished first and second in the 60 hurdles in times of 7.81 and 8.04 seconds, respectively. Mitchum's time easily met the NCAA provisional time (7.91) and was only .11 seconds off the automatic mark (7.70).

Ikwuakor added a personal best in the 400 (fifth, 47.92) and was only .09 seconds from the fifth-ranked Duck OF all-time (Howard Moore, 47.83, 2000).

The Calumet City, Ill., native Mitchum also led the team in the 200 and took fifth in the final (21.85) and was only .19 seconds from UO's fifth-ranked mark of all-time (Ronnie Harris, 21.66, 1992).

Other solid men's marks came from seniors Richard Del Rincon (60, third, 6.82), Travis Anderson (800, fifth, 1:54.65) and Jonathan Derby (pole vault, fourth, 16-9 1/4), and redshirt juniors David Moore (pole vault, seventh, 16-5 1/4) and Colin Veldman (shot put, sixth, 54-4).

On the women's side, redshirt junior Britney Henry upped her weight throw school record for the second straight week (third, 61-0 3/4), and was barely a foot away from the NCAA provisional mark (62-4). Her previous best and school record came last week in Seattle (60-10 3/4).

Redshirt senior Brittany Hinchcliffe followed in fourth place (fourth, 59-7) and upped her personal best by two inches that ranks second all-time for UO.

Senior Lauryn Jordan added second in the triple jump (39-8 3/4) and moved to third all-time for UO in her indoor event debut for Oregon. The second-year Duck already owns the school indoor record in the long jump (19-11 1/2) and stands fourth in the high jump indoors (5-10).

On the track, redshirt freshman Kalindra McFadden won the 60 hurdles Saturday (9.05), while her time from the prelims Friday (9.04) moved her to fourth all-time for UO.

In the 200, redshirt sophomore Irie Searcy took third with a .08-second personal best (25.27), and was only .25 seconds from UO's fifth-ranked sprinter of all-time (Janette Davis, 25.02, 2002). Freshman Leah Worthen crossed the finish line.22 seconds behind Searcy (fourth, 25.59).

Other solid women's marks came from sophomore Kasey Harwood (4000, 11^th, 58.90) and freshman Megan Maloney (weight throw, eighth, 53-1 1/2).

Complete final meet results are located at Boise State University's www.BroncoSports.com website.

FINAL RESULTS

United Heritage Invitational

Jackson Track

Boise State University

Nampa, Idaho

Saturday, February 4, 2006

Second-Day Oregon Men's Results

60 ? 3, Richard Del Rincon, 6.82.

200 ? 5, Eric Mitchum, Oregon, 21.85.

400 ? 5, Akobundu Ikwuakor, 47.92.

800 ? 5, Travis Anderson, Oregon, 1:54.65.

60 Hurdles ? 1, Eric Mitchum, 7.81. 2, Akobundu Ikwuakor, Oregon, 8.04.

4x400 ? 3, 3:23.62.

High Jump ? 8, Jeff Lindsey, Oregon, 6-4.

Pole Vault ? 1, Thomas Skipper, Oregon, 17-9. 4, Jonathan Derby, Oregon, 16-9 1/4. 7, David Moore, Oregon, 16-5 1/4. 8, Keegan Burnett, Oregon, 15-1 1/2.