University of Oregon
Western Oregon Twilight
Harwood Lowers PR in Western Oregon Twilight
04/29/06 | Track and Field
MONMOUTH,
On the women's side, sophomore Kasey Harwood won the 400-meter hurdles in a 1.61-second season best (60.23) that also broke the former McArthur Field track record of 60.94 run by Linfield's Amber Larsen in 2001.
The Polson, Mont., native Harwood easily met the regional qualifying mark (60.82), and Friday's .50-second personal best moved her closer to UO's sixth-fastest hurdler all-time and former teammate Kayla Mellott (60.13, 2005).
In the same event, redshirt sophomore Amanda Santana followed in second place (61.90), and was only .06 seconds off her 2006 best of 61.84 from the Oregon Invitational last weekend.
In the throws, freshman Megan Maloney improved her season and personal best nearly seven feet in the hammer to move up three positions to seventh all-time for Oregon (second, 181-2), and redshirt senior Roslyn Lundeen won the javelin with a throw of 148-11 that was just shy of her season best of 149-0.
Redshirt senior Hannah Moore matched her season best in the pole vault (11-11 3/4) as did freshman Tara Rhein (10-11 3/4).
In the distances, freshman Zoe Nelson was one of six runners in the 1,500 meters and paced UO with a personal best to win the event (4:28.67). Junior Dana Buchanan followed in second place (4:29.59), while redshirt sophomore Sarah Pearson (third, 4:30.30) and redshirt senior Mandi Fitz-Gustafson (fourth, 4:32.68) scored personal bests.
On the men's side, redshirt junior Colin Veldman also claimed a McArthur Field stadium record in the discus (182-0), and broke the former mark of 168-8 by Western Oregon's Brian Crawford from 2000. The Fort Collins, Colo., native Veldman turned in a 1 foot, 4 inch season best and was just shy of his personal best from 2005 (184-6) that he threw for Moorpark College.
Freshman Duke Wasteney led a quartet of Ducks in the 800 meters and his season best (third, 1:53.61) - the fastest by a UO freshman this season. In the same event, the other three Duck entries scored season bests - senior Blake Flanders (fourth, 1:53.94), sophomore Robert Gillespie (seventh, 1:55.17) and freshman Adam Meyer (ninth, 1:55.60).
Another freshman, Andrew Perri, paced UO in the 1,500 meters (third, 3:56.50).
Other top men's marks came from a pair of throwers - freshman Matthew Maloney (hammer, fourth, 167-10) and junior Ryan Brandel (javelin, third, 201-10).
Final results are be posted at the
OREGON-ONLY RESULTS
WOMEN'S RESULTS
1,500 Meters
1 330 Nelson, Zoe Oregon 4:28.67
2 327 Buchanan, Dana Oregon 4:29.59
3 341 Pearson, Sarah Oregon 4:30.30
4 331 Fitz-Gustafson, Ma Oregon 4:32.68
8 338 Mathis, Emily Oregon 4:40.16
15 334 Heinonen, Liisa Oregon 4:51.43
400-Meter Hurdles
1 333 Harwood, Kasey Oregon 1:00.23 1
2 343 Santana, Amanda Oregon 1:01.90 1
*Harwood's mark was a McArthur Field track record (broke former mark of Amber Larsen, Linfield, 60.94, 2001).
Pole Vault
2 339 Moore, Hannah Oregon J3.65m 11-11.75
3 342 Rhein, Tara Oregon 3.35m 10-11.75
-- 329 Enders, Emily Oregon NH
Shot Put
10 332 Greenspan, Jennife Oregon 11.70m 38-04.75
Discus
3 335 Hinchcliffe, Britt Oregon 45.20m 148-03
4 328 Cridland, Lucy Oregon 44.01m 144-05
Hammer
2 337 Maloney, Megan Oregon 55.23m 181-02
Javelin
1 336 Lundeen, Roslyn Oregon 45.40m 148-11
MEN'S RESULTS
800 Meters
3 356 Wasteney, Duke Oregon 1:53.61
4 347 Flanders, Blake Oregon 1:53.94
7 348 Gillespie, Robert Oregon 1:55.17
9 353 Meyer, Adam Oregon 1:55.60
1,500 Meters
3 356 Perri, Andrew Oregon 3:56.40
NP 362 Werhane, Pat Oregon 3:58 approx.
7 359 Trujillo, Esteban Oregon 4:00.16
11 344 Alvarez, Vertin Oregon 4:02.14
High Jump
3 355 O'Connell, A.J. Oregon 1.95m 6-04.75
4 351 Lindsey, Jeff Oregon 1.90m 6-02.75
Pole Vault
-- 354 Moore, David Oregon NH
Shot Put
4 357 Reynoso, Ian Oregon 14.67m 48-01.75
Discus
1 360 Veldman, Colin Oregon 55.47m 182-00
-- 350 Johnson, Steven Oregon FOUL
*Veldman's mark was a McArthur Field record (broke former mark by Brian Crawford, Western Oregon, 168-8, 2000).
Hammer
4 352 Maloney, Matthew Oregon 51.17m 167-10
5 349 Hill, Mike Oregon 50.70m 166-04
-- 350 Johnson, Steven Oregon FOUL
Javelin
3 345 Brandel, Ryan Oregon 61.51m 201-10
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