Ducks Collect 19 Entries for NCAA Championships

Friday, March 13

Albuquerque, NM

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University of Oregon

NCAA Championships

03/03/20 | Track and Field

NCAA Qualifiers - Men NCAA Qualifiers - Women Meet Schedule

By: Zach Lawson

EUGENE, Ore. – With a combined 19 entries, the Oregon track and field team will be represented by 14 individual qualifies and both distance-medley relays at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 13-14) in Albuquerque, N.M. The full list of national qualifiers was announced Tuesday evening.

The 2020 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships will be held at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Both days of the national meet will be streamed live on ESPN3 and through the ESPN app.

Brianna Duncan
Event: 60 Meters
Qualifying Mark: 7.21

First appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships … time of 7.21 makes her the No. 9 performer in school history … entered the year with a personal best of 7.29; from 2018 while at North Carolina … runner-up at the Razorback Invitational (Feb. 1); ran qualifying time of 7.21 in the final … ran 7.26 to win the Don Kirby Invitational (Feb. 14).

Susan Ejore
Event: 800 Meters
Qualifying Mark: 2:04.77

Third appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships … first-time qualifier in the 800 meters … ran the mile in previous two appearances … established a new personal-best time of 2:04.77 to win the 800 meters at the Razorback Invitational (Feb. 1) … No. 9 performer in UO history … established mile PR of 4:34.68 at the Husky Classic (Feb. 14) … ran opening leg of DMR qualifying team (10:59.39) that won the MPSF Championships (Feb. 29).

Luis Peralta
Event: 800 Meters
Qualifying Mark: 1:48.10

First appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships … ran 1:48.10 to win the BU Last Chance (Feb. 28) … No. 5 performer in UO history … entered the BU race with a best of 1:48.69 to win the Husky Classic (Feb. 14) … ran 1:51.45 in first collegiate 800 meters, good for seventh at the Razorback Invitational (Feb. 1) … only freshman in the NCAA field.

Cole Hocker
Event: Mile
Qualifying Mark: 3:58.20

First appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships … ran 3:58.20 at the BU Last Chance (Feb. 28) … tied with Andrew Wheating for No. 15 performer in UO history … opened the season with a 4:08.84 at the UW Preview (Jan. 18) … ran a season best of 7:57.26 in the 3,000 meters at the Husky Classic (Feb. 15).

Charlie Hunter
Event: Mile
Qualifying Mark: 3:55.41

Second appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships … finished eighth in the mile at the 2019 NCAA indoor meet … clocked his second sub-4:00 mile of the season with a time of 3:55.41 at the BU Last Chance (Feb. 28) … became the No. 2 performer in UO history … entered the race with a season's best of 3:59.01 from the Husky Classic (Feb. 14) … ran 800-meter leg of DMR qualifying team (9:24.52) that set the NCAA record at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 31).

James West
Event(s): Mile, 3,000 Meters
Qualifying Mark(s): 3:57.43, 7:47.10

Third appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships … finished sixth in the 3,000 meters at the 2018 NCAA Championships, 15^th at the 2019 national meet … one of three Ducks qualified in two events … established personal bests of 3:57.43 (mile) and 7:47.10 (3,000 meters) at the Husky Classic … good for the No. 5 and 6 marks in UO history, respectively … ran the fastest indoor 1,500 meters in collegiate history (3:36.93) at the BU Last Chance (Feb. 27) … also posted an 800m PR of 1:48.67 at the BU meet … ran opening leg of DMR qualifying team (9:24.52) that set the NCAA record at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 31).

Carmela Cardama Baez
Event(s): 3,000 Meters, 5,000 Meters
Qualifying Mark(s): 9:01.67, 15:25.41

First appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships … one of three Ducks qualified in two events … broke the UO school record in the 5,000 meters with her time of 15:25.41 at the BU Season Opener … nearly 15 seconds faster than the previous record held by Jordan Hasay … established personal bests of 4:42.13 (mile) and 9:01.67 (3,000 meters) … No. 5 performer in UO history at 3,000 meters … anchored the DMR qualifying team (10:59.39) that won the MPSF Championships (Feb. 29).

Cooper Teare
Event: 3,000 Meters
Qualifying Mark: 7:46.45

Second appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships … finished fourth in the 3,000 meters at the 2019 NCAA Championships … established a personal best of 7:46.45 in the 3,000 meters at the Husky Classic (Feb. 15) … No. 5 performer in UO history … ran 3:55.50 in the mile at the BU Last Chance (Feb. 29) … became the No. 3 all-time UO performer in the mile … finished second behind teammate Charlie Hunter … anchored the DMR qualifying team (9:24.52) that set the NCAA record at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 31).

Jackson Mestler
Event: 5,000 Meters
Qualifying Mark: 13:36.62

First appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships … qualified for the national meet with a personal best of 13:36.62 at the Husky Classic (Feb. 15) … runner-up in the race … won the invitational section of the 3,000 meters in 7:58.89 at the Razorback Invitational (Feb. 1).

Event: Men's DMR
Qualifying Mark: 9:24.52 (Razorback Invitational – 1/3120)
Qualifying Team: James West - Jacob Miller - Charlie Hunter - Cooper Teare

Event: Women's DMR
Qualifying Mark: 10:59.39 (MPSF Championships – 2/28/20)
Qualifying Team: Susan Ejore - Gabby Beauvais - Taylor Chiotti - Carmela Cardama Baez

Rhesa Foster
Event: Long Jump
Qualifying Mark: 6.57m/21-6.75

Second appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships … finished fifth in the long jump at the 2018 NCAA Championships … became the No. 2 performer in UO history with 6.57m/21-6.75 to win the Don Kirby Elite Invitational (Feb. 13) … first indoor 21-foot jump of her career … added a 6.48m/21-3.25 leap later in the series … jumped 6.34m/20-9.75 to win the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 31) … set a personal best in the 60-meter hurdles (8.34) at the MPSF Championships.

Isaiah Griffith
Event(s): Long Jump, Triple Jump
Qualifying Mark(s): 7.79m/25-6.75, 16.19m/53-1.5

First appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships … one of three Ducks qualified in two events … established a personal best of 16.19m/53-1.5 to win the triple jump at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational (Feb. 14) … moved to No. 2 on the UO top-10 list … second UO jumper to surpass 53 feet in the indoor triple jump … qualified in the long jump with 7.79m/25-6.75 effort at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 31) … tied for No. 3 in program history.

Lexi Ellis
Event: Triple Jump
Qualifying Mark: 13.56m/44-6

First appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships … qualified for the national meet with a jump of 13.56m/44-6 at the Razorback Invitational (Feb. 1) … became the No. 2 performer in Oregon history … entered the meet with an indoor best of 12.75m/41-10 from last year's MPSF Championships … was third at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational (Feb. 14) with a best of 13.25m/43-5.75 in the second round.

Mathilde Rey
Event: Pentathlon
Qualifying Mark: 4,142 points

First appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships … posted qualifying score of 4,142 points at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 31) … finished third in the competition … moved to No. 2 on the program's top-10 list … just the third UO multi to eclipse 4,000 points in a pentathlon … one of two freshmen in the field.

Max Vollmer
Event: Heptathlon
Qualifying Mark: 5,843 points

First appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships … won the MPSF title in the heptathlon … qualified for the national meet with score of 5,843 points … established or tied personal bests in five of the seven events during the MPSF competition … became No. 3 performer in UO history.

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