Ducks Collect 20 Entries for NCAA Indoor Championships

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Ducks Collect 20 Entries for NCAA Indoor Championships

03/02/21 | Cross Country, Track and Field

NCAA Qualifiers - Men NCAA Qualifiers - Women Meet Schedule

By: Zach Lawson

EUGENE, Ore. – With a total of 20 entries, the Oregon track and field team will send 17 individual qualifiers and two distance-medley relays to the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 11-13) in Fayetteville, Ark. The complete list of national qualifiers was released Tuesday evening.

In addition to each team's DMR, the Men of Oregon have 10 individual qualifiers while the Women of Oregon check in with seven individual qualifiers. Cole Hocker is a two-time qualifier, earning spots in the mile and in the 3,000 meters.

Due to health and safety protocols, the 2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships will be contested over three days at the Randal Tyson Track Center with separate men's and women's sessions on days two and three.

Gaston Bouchereau
Event: 60 Meters
Qualifying Mark: 6.65*

First NCAA Indoor Championships selection … ran a personal-best time of 6.61 at the Championships at the Peak (Feb. 27); time was adjusted to 6.65 for altitude … time of 6.61 ranks No. 4 on the UO all-time list … entered the Air Force meet with a season-best time of 6.67 from a fourth-place finish at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 30) … posted a time of 21.03 over 200 meters at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 29).

Reed Brown
Event: Mile
Qualifying Mark: 3:56.61

Third NCAA Indoor Championships selection … also qualified in the mile in 2018, '19 … established a personal best of 3:56.61 in a runner-up showing at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 30) … No. 6 performer in Oregon history in the mile … one of five UO men to run a sub-4:00 mile during the season … posted a time of 1:49.47 for a personal best in the 800 meters at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 13).

Rieker Daniel
Event: 60 Meters
Qualifying Mark: 6.65

First NCAA Indoor Championships selection … established personal best of 6.65 at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 30) … moved into a tie for sixth on the program's all-time list for 60 meters … entered the year with a best of 6.71 from the 2020 MPSF Championships.

Brianna Duncan
Event: 60 Meters
Qualifying Mark: 7.24*

Second NCAA Indoor Championships selection … posted qualifying time to win the Championships at the Peak (Feb. 27) … crossed in personal best of 7.20; time was adjusted to 7.24 for altitude … currently ranks No. 9 in program history in the 60 meters … entered the final weekend with a season-best time of 7.28 from the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 12) … also qualified for the event in 2020.

Cole Hocker
Event(s): Mile / 3000 Meters
Qualifying Mark(s): 3:50.55 / 7:46.44

Second NCAA Indoor Championships selection … became the No. 2 performer in collegiate history with his time of 3:50.55 at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 12) … finishing behind teammate Cooper Teare (3:50.39), he also ran under the old NCAA record of 3:52.01 set by Edward Cheserek in 2017 … opened the season with a 7:46.44 in the 3,000 meters at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 30) … also ran 1:48.44 in the 800 meters at the Tyson meet (Feb. 13) … ran 1,200-meter leg of DMR qualifying team (9:19.42) that broke the NCAA record at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 29); split 2:49.89 on the opening carry … qualified for the mile as a freshman in 2020.

Charlie Hunter
Event: 800 Meters
Qualifying Mark: 1:45.59

Third NCAA Indoor Championships selection … first-time qualifier in the 800 meters; previously qualified for the mile in 2018, '19 … broke the school record and became the No. 5 all-time collegiate performer at 800 meters with his 1:45.59 performance at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 13) … recorded times of 3:53.49 and 3:54.54 in the mile during the season … ran 800-meter leg of DMR qualifying team (9:19.42) that broke the NCAA record at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 29); split 1:47.65 on the third carry … USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (Feb. 2) … named to The Bowerman Mid-Indoor Watch List … on back-to-back days, set Australian national records at 800 and 1,500 meters.

Emmanuel Ihemeje
Event: Triple Jump
Qualifying Mark: 16.41m/53-10.25

First NCAA Indoor Championships selection … broke the Oregon school record in his first jump as a Duck … won the triple jump at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 30) with his season best of 16.41m/53-10.25 … recorded his second win of the season at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 13), getting out to a day's best of 16.35m/53-7.75 in the third round; passed on remaining three attempts … second among freshman nationally in the triple jump.

Aneta Konieczek
Event: Mile
Qualifying Mark: 4:35.88

First NCAA Division I Indoor Championships selection … finished third in the 3,000 meters at the 2018 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships at Western State (Colo.) … established a mile PR of 4:35.88 at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 13) … entered the season with a best of 4:48.23 from 2020 … ran 1,200-meter leg of DMR qualifying team (10:56.79) that recorded the No. 7 time in UO history at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 12); split 3:21.86 on the opening carry.

Kemba Nelson
Event: 60 Meters
Qualifying Mark: 7.19

First NCAA Indoor Championships selection … No. 7 performer in UO history with season-best time of 7.19 to win the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 30) … matched that time in the preliminary round at the Championships at the Peak (Feb. 26) … also won the 60 meters at the Tyson Invitational in 7.24 … opened her Oregon career with a time of 23.53 over 200 meters at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 29).

Luis Peralta
Event: 800 Meters
Qualifying Mark: 1:47.61

Second NCAA Indoor Championships selection … established a personal best of 1:47.61 in the 800 meters at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 13) … time also set a Dominican Republic national record … entered the season with a PR of 1:48.10 … ran 400-meter leg of DMR qualifying team (9:19.42) that broke the collegiate record at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 29); split 47.29 on the carry … also qualified for the 800 meters as a freshman in 2020.

Hannah Reinhardt
Event: 5,000 Meters
Qualifying Mark: 16:01.67

First NCAA Indoor Championships selection … took nearly 15 seconds off her personal best with time of 16:01.67 to win the 5,000 meters at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 13) … entered the year with a best of 16:16.27 from 2018 during her career at Albany … anchored the DMR qualifying team (10:56.79) that recorded the No. 7 time in UO history at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 12); split 4:34.13 on the 1,600-meter leg.

Mathilde Rey
Event: Pentathlon
Qualifying Mark: 4,182 points

Second NCAA Indoor Championships selection … posted the No. 5 score in the country with a personal-best total of 4,182 points at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 29) … established bests in the shot put (13.22m/43-4.5) and 800 meters (2:17.74) at the Razorback meet … added 40 points to previous personal-best score … lowered her PR in the 800 meters with run of 2:13.25 at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 13) … national qualifier in the pentathlon as a freshman in 2020.

Dominique Ruotolo
Event: Triple Jump
Qualifying Mark: 13.38m/43-10.75

First NCAA indoor Championships selection … earned national spot with winning mark of 13.38m/43-10.75 at the Championships at the Peak (Feb. 27) … went into the the meet with a season-best mark of 13.15m/43-1.75 from the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 30) … currently ranks No. 3 in Oregon history … began the year with a personal best of 13.10m/42-11.75.

Emily Sloan
Event: 60m Hurdles
Qualifying Mark: 8.06*

First NCAA Indoor Championships selection … won the 60-meter hurdles at the Championships at the Peak with a personal best of 8.02; time was adjusted to 8.06 for altitude … ran 8.12 in the prelims … began the season with a PR of 8.18; ran faster five times during the 2021 regular season … ranks No. 3 in UO history in the event … set new personal best of 24.40 in the 200 meters at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 13).

Cooper Teare
Event: 3000 Meters
Qualifying Mark: 7:46.10

Third NCAA indoor Championships selection … also qualified for the 3,000 meters in 2019, 20; finished in fourth place at the 2019 national indoor meet … ran NCAA-leading time of 7:46.10 at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 30) … broke the collegiate record in the mile at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 12), surpassing the old mark of 3:52.01 set by Edward Cheserek in 2017 … day after the record-breaking mile, turned in a time of 1:49.29 at the Tyson meet (Feb. 13) in first collegiate 800 meters … anchored the DMR qualifying team (9:19.42) that broke the NCAA record; split 3:54.61 on the 1,600-meter leg … USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (Feb. 16) … earned a spot on The Bowerman Mid-Indoor Watch List.

Max Vollmer
Event: Heptathlon
Qualifying Mark: 5,734 points

Second NCAA Indoor Championships selection … runner-up in the heptathlon at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 30) … established personal bests in the shot put (15.39m/50-6) and 1,000 meters (2:43.49) during the two-day competition … score of 5,734 points ranks No. 6 nationally … owns a personal best of 5,843 points from the 2020 MPSF Championships … national qualifier in the heptathlon in 2020.

Micah Williams
Event: 60 Meters
Qualifying Mark: 6.53*

First NCAA Indoor Championships selection … national leader in the 60 meters with time of 6.49; time adjusted to 6.53 for altitude … broke his own school record and became the No. 7 performer in collegiate history (6.49A) with his time at the Championships at the Peak … first broke the UO record with winning time of 6.56 at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 30) … also won the 60 meters at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 13) in 6.60 … currently ranks second in the world in the event.

Men's DMR
Qualifying Team: Cole Hocker, Luis Peralta, Charlie Hunter, Cooper Teare
Qualifying Mark: 9:19.42

Women's DMR
Qualifying Team: Aneta Konieczek, Megan Bolton, Mia Moerck, Hannah Reinhardt
Qualifying Mark: 10:56.79

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