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DMR Improves NCAA Ranking in Seattle
02/15/19 | Track and Field
EUGENE, Ore. – Looking to solidify a national spot in the always competitive DMR field, the Ducks posted a time of 9:28.62 Friday evening at the UW Last Chance College Elite meet in Seattle. Based on marks entering the weekend and earlier results, that time currently ranks No. 6 in the NCAA.
At the time for NCAA selections, the top 12 relay teams will advance to the national meet. The 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships will be held March 8-9 in Birmingham, Ala. Another loaded DMR race expected to impact the event standings will take place Saturday at the Alex Wilson Invitational hosted by Notre Dame.
The Ducks' quartet was composed of James West (1,200), Jacob Miller (400), Reed Brown (800) and Cooper Teare (1,600). In addition to posting a top-six national time, the foursome recorded the No. 5 performance in program history.
Top 5 DMRs in Program History
1. Fleet/Berry/Greer/Centrowitz – 9:26.78 (2011)
2. Cheserek/Chambers/Gregorek/Jenkins – 9:27.02 (2015)
3. Brown/Emilien/Stanovsek/Prakel – 9:27.17 (2018)
4. Maton/Thiel/Grosvenor/Cheserek – 9:27.27 (2016)
5. West/Miller/Brown/Teare – 9:28.62 (2019)
The invitational section of the mile in Seattle will be contested Saturday at 3:20 p.m. (PT). West and Brown are scheduled to return for the race along with Blake Haney, Jackson Mestler and Charlie Hunter. The group will be looking to dip below four minutes and get into the national conversation—top 16—for the mile.
In Oregon's only other race Friday, sophomore Jack Yearian ran to a personal-best time of 4:04.50 in the mile. Teammate Soren Knudsen had a time of 4:05.88 in his first mile as a Duck. Yearian's effort replaced his previous best of 4:04.63 from 2017.
Friday Results
UW Last Chance College Elite
Dempsey Indoor (Seattle, Wash.)
Mile
4. Jack Yearian – 4:04.50 (PR)
5. Soren Knudsen – 4:05.88
DMR
2. West/Miller/Brown/Teare – 9:28.62 [No. 5 in UO history]
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At the time for NCAA selections, the top 12 relay teams will advance to the national meet. The 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships will be held March 8-9 in Birmingham, Ala. Another loaded DMR race expected to impact the event standings will take place Saturday at the Alex Wilson Invitational hosted by Notre Dame.
The Ducks' quartet was composed of James West (1,200), Jacob Miller (400), Reed Brown (800) and Cooper Teare (1,600). In addition to posting a top-six national time, the foursome recorded the No. 5 performance in program history.
Top 5 DMRs in Program History
1. Fleet/Berry/Greer/Centrowitz – 9:26.78 (2011)
2. Cheserek/Chambers/Gregorek/Jenkins – 9:27.02 (2015)
3. Brown/Emilien/Stanovsek/Prakel – 9:27.17 (2018)
4. Maton/Thiel/Grosvenor/Cheserek – 9:27.27 (2016)
5. West/Miller/Brown/Teare – 9:28.62 (2019)
The invitational section of the mile in Seattle will be contested Saturday at 3:20 p.m. (PT). West and Brown are scheduled to return for the race along with Blake Haney, Jackson Mestler and Charlie Hunter. The group will be looking to dip below four minutes and get into the national conversation—top 16—for the mile.
In Oregon's only other race Friday, sophomore Jack Yearian ran to a personal-best time of 4:04.50 in the mile. Teammate Soren Knudsen had a time of 4:05.88 in his first mile as a Duck. Yearian's effort replaced his previous best of 4:04.63 from 2017.
Friday Results
UW Last Chance College Elite
Dempsey Indoor (Seattle, Wash.)
Mile
4. Jack Yearian – 4:04.50 (PR)
5. Soren Knudsen – 4:05.88
DMR
2. West/Miller/Brown/Teare – 9:28.62 [No. 5 in UO history]
For more information about Oregon Track and Field, follow @OregonTF on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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