University of Oregon
OSU High Performance Meet
Ducks Get Six Wins in Corvallis
05/02/15 | Track and Field
EUGENE, Ore. - Six Ducks came away with event wins, Friday night in Corvallis, Ore., at the OSU High Performance track and field meet during a two-week stretch close to home for Oregon, with the Oregon Twilight on the horizon, May 8.
Ryan Hunter-Simms had a big day with a pair of personal bests and an event win. The junior won the discus with a throw of 179-10.25/54.81m, over five meters farther than second place. Hunter-Simms' day started in the shot put where he crossed the 60-foot barrier for the first time, throwing a personal best of 60-0.50/18.30m for a third-place finish. He is the first Duck to break 60-feet since Dusty Carlson did so in 1996.
Trevor Ferguson won the men's 110 hurdles, just missing his personal best, but setting an OSU High Performance meet record in 14.33. Sasha Wallace took second in the women's 100 hurdles, running 13.78.
The Ducks won both men's hurdles events after Ben Thiel crossed the finish line first in the 400 hurdles in 53.95.
Waverly Neer made her Oregon debut a successful one in the 5,000. The redshirt junior, who transferred from Columbia at the beginning of the season, won the event in a time of 16.12.64.
Sophomore Jackson Darland won the men's steeplechase with a meet record and personal best time of 9:03.96, well under his previous best of 9:13.03. Fellow Duck Chris Mulverhill took third in 9:16.72.
In the invitational section of the women's 800, sophomore Skylar Evans notched the first event win of her career in 2:10.09.
Liz Brenner took second in the women's javelin as she regains her form in the event. The two-time All-American threw 158-8.25/48.36m on her final attempt while teammate Felicia Odle continues to improve with a personal best of 145-9/44.42m.
The Ducks earned a pair of second-place finishes in the 1,500, Ashley Maton taking the runner-up spot for the women (4:25.34) while Chris Brewer did the same for the men (3:47.70). Maton was supported by teammates on her heels as Nikki Hiltz took third in 4:26.14 and Katie Porada in fifth in 4:26.27.
Oregon received a third-place finish from Alisha Rowlee in the 100 (11.95), along with fourth-place finishes from Bradley Laubacher in the high jump (6-8.25) and Bryan Fernandez in the 5,000 with a personal best of 14:27.97.
Some members of the Oregon team are in Stanford, Calif., for the Payton Jordan Invitational, where they will compete tomorrow night in the distance events beginning with the women's steeplechase at 6 p.m. The meet will be streamed live on Flotrack.com.
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