Friday, February 10
Boston, MA
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David Hemery Valentine Invitational
Hickey Breaks Own Record in Albuquerque
02/10/23 | Track and Field
Friday featured four top-10 program marks, two each in Albuquerque and Boston.
EUGENE, Ore. – Alysah Hickey re-set her own school record in the long jump Friday evening at the Don Kirby Invitational in Albuquerque. The performance was one of four top-10 program marks for the 10th-ranked Women of Oregon on the first day of a busy weekend that features competition at three meets around the country.
Between the Don Kirby meet, BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston and Husky Classic in Seattle, the UO men and women combined for an additional seven lifetime bests Friday.
Hickey took down her own school record in the long jump with a NCAA-leading 6.79m/22-3.5 measure in the opening round. In addition to taking over the national lead in the event, she moved to No. 3 on the world list this season and No. 11 on the NCAA all-time list. Hickey entered the day with a season best of 6.30m/20-8 at the Texas Tech Open (Jan. 27).
The Coronado, Calif., native first broke the UO record last season with a jump of 6.66m/21-10.25 at the 2022 Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville.
In the Ducks' final track event of the night, Jadyn Mays dipped below 23 seconds indoors for the first time with a victorious 22.86 to become the fifth-fastest woman in program history. She came into the meet with a best of 23.04 from two weeks ago. With the conversion for altitude, Mays' time adjust to 22.93 in NCAA qualifying and sits sixth in the nation based on times entering the weekend.
In Boston, Izzy Thornton-Bott moved from seventh to fifth on the Ducks' all-time mile list with her time of 4:33.15 at the BU Valentine meet. She knocked nearly a full second off her previous best with Friday's performance, a time of 4:34.10 from the UW Invitational (Feb. 28). With her race, Thornton-Bott moves past Leann Warren (4:33.26) on Oregon's top 10.
Just behind her teammate, freshman Klaudia Kazimierska posted a time of 4:33.67 for a personal best of her own, and is now the No. 7 performer in UO history in the mile. Friday marked the first indoor mile of her career. She came into the meet off a 2:05.43 showing over 800 meters at the UW Invitational.
Overall, the UO pair finished sixth and seventh, respectively, but third and fourth among collegians.
In a pair of runner-up finishes and season-best efforts, J Kai Yamafuji had a 4.89m/16-0.5 clearance at the Don Kirby Invitational while Mason Strunk got out to a mark of 18.85m/61-10.25 in the weight in Seattle. Freshman Hunter Angove had an identical clearance to Yamafuji but finished in fifth based on misses throughout the competition.
Eugene natives Maddy Elmore and Melissa Berry each posted big personal bests in the 3,000 meters. Elmore, running in Boston, took more than eight seconds off her best in the event, crossing the finish line in 9:11.70—from 9:20.05—in section three. Berry, at the Husky Classic, lowered her lifetime best from 9:41.83 to 9:27.12 with her performance Friday.
FRIDAY RESULTS
BU Valentine Invitational (Boston, Mass.)
WOMEN
800 Meters
64. Mia Moerck – 2:10.99
Mile
6. Izzy Thornton-Bott – 4:33.15 (PB) [No. 5 UO]
7. Klaudia Kazimierska – 4:33.67 (PB) [No. 7 UO]
3,000 Meters
27. Maddy Elmore – 9:11.70 (PB)
Don Kirby Invitational (Albuquerque, N.M.)
MEN
400 Meters – unseeded
32. Nathan Poff – 50.50
High Jump
27. Rafael Raap – 1.86m/6-1.25
Pole Vault 'B'
t2. J Kai Yamafuji – 4.89m/16-0.5 (SB)
5. Hunter Angove – 4.89m/16-0.5 (PB)
Long Jump
9. Rafael Raap – 7.33m/24-0.5 (PB)
12. Jonah Tactay – 7.24m/23-9
WOMEN
200 Meters
1. Jadyn Mays – 22.86 (PB) [No. 5 UO]
4x400m Relay – invitational
4. Shaniya Hall/Ella Clayton/Katriina Wright/Jordyn Blake – 3:42.75
Long Jump
1. Alysah Hickey – 6.79m/22-3.5 (PB) [SR]
11. Colleen Uzoekwe – 5.88m/19-3.5 (PB)
26. Hannah Ganashamoorthy – 5.69m/18-8
47. Lexi Ellis – 5.53m/18-1.75 (SB)
57. Taylor Chocek – 5.40m/17-8.75
61. Gianna Bullock – 5.36m/17-7
High Jump
11. Tori Sloan – 1.72m/5-7.75
Husky Classic (Seattle, Wash.)
MEN
Weight Throw
2. Mason Strunk – 18.85m/61-10.25 (SB)
WOMEN
3,000 Meters
17. Melissa Berry – 9:27.12 (PB)
34. Harper McClain – 9:34.05 (PB)
79. Anika Thompson – 10:02.72
5,000 Meters
15. Malia Pivec – 16:27.06 (PB)
For more news and information about Oregon cross country and track and field, follow @OregonTF on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Between the Don Kirby meet, BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston and Husky Classic in Seattle, the UO men and women combined for an additional seven lifetime bests Friday.
Hickey took down her own school record in the long jump with a NCAA-leading 6.79m/22-3.5 measure in the opening round. In addition to taking over the national lead in the event, she moved to No. 3 on the world list this season and No. 11 on the NCAA all-time list. Hickey entered the day with a season best of 6.30m/20-8 at the Texas Tech Open (Jan. 27).
The Coronado, Calif., native first broke the UO record last season with a jump of 6.66m/21-10.25 at the 2022 Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville.
In the Ducks' final track event of the night, Jadyn Mays dipped below 23 seconds indoors for the first time with a victorious 22.86 to become the fifth-fastest woman in program history. She came into the meet with a best of 23.04 from two weeks ago. With the conversion for altitude, Mays' time adjust to 22.93 in NCAA qualifying and sits sixth in the nation based on times entering the weekend.
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In Boston, Izzy Thornton-Bott moved from seventh to fifth on the Ducks' all-time mile list with her time of 4:33.15 at the BU Valentine meet. She knocked nearly a full second off her previous best with Friday's performance, a time of 4:34.10 from the UW Invitational (Feb. 28). With her race, Thornton-Bott moves past Leann Warren (4:33.26) on Oregon's top 10.
Just behind her teammate, freshman Klaudia Kazimierska posted a time of 4:33.67 for a personal best of her own, and is now the No. 7 performer in UO history in the mile. Friday marked the first indoor mile of her career. She came into the meet off a 2:05.43 showing over 800 meters at the UW Invitational.
Overall, the UO pair finished sixth and seventh, respectively, but third and fourth among collegians.
In a pair of runner-up finishes and season-best efforts, J Kai Yamafuji had a 4.89m/16-0.5 clearance at the Don Kirby Invitational while Mason Strunk got out to a mark of 18.85m/61-10.25 in the weight in Seattle. Freshman Hunter Angove had an identical clearance to Yamafuji but finished in fifth based on misses throughout the competition.
Eugene natives Maddy Elmore and Melissa Berry each posted big personal bests in the 3,000 meters. Elmore, running in Boston, took more than eight seconds off her best in the event, crossing the finish line in 9:11.70—from 9:20.05—in section three. Berry, at the Husky Classic, lowered her lifetime best from 9:41.83 to 9:27.12 with her performance Friday.
FRIDAY RESULTS
BU Valentine Invitational (Boston, Mass.)
WOMEN
800 Meters
64. Mia Moerck – 2:10.99
Mile
6. Izzy Thornton-Bott – 4:33.15 (PB) [No. 5 UO]
7. Klaudia Kazimierska – 4:33.67 (PB) [No. 7 UO]
3,000 Meters
27. Maddy Elmore – 9:11.70 (PB)
Don Kirby Invitational (Albuquerque, N.M.)
MEN
400 Meters – unseeded
32. Nathan Poff – 50.50
High Jump
27. Rafael Raap – 1.86m/6-1.25
Pole Vault 'B'
t2. J Kai Yamafuji – 4.89m/16-0.5 (SB)
5. Hunter Angove – 4.89m/16-0.5 (PB)
Long Jump
9. Rafael Raap – 7.33m/24-0.5 (PB)
12. Jonah Tactay – 7.24m/23-9
WOMEN
200 Meters
1. Jadyn Mays – 22.86 (PB) [No. 5 UO]
- Converts to 22.93 (altitude) for NCAA qualifying
4x400m Relay – invitational
4. Shaniya Hall/Ella Clayton/Katriina Wright/Jordyn Blake – 3:42.75
Long Jump
1. Alysah Hickey – 6.79m/22-3.5 (PB) [SR]
11. Colleen Uzoekwe – 5.88m/19-3.5 (PB)
26. Hannah Ganashamoorthy – 5.69m/18-8
47. Lexi Ellis – 5.53m/18-1.75 (SB)
57. Taylor Chocek – 5.40m/17-8.75
61. Gianna Bullock – 5.36m/17-7
High Jump
11. Tori Sloan – 1.72m/5-7.75
Husky Classic (Seattle, Wash.)
MEN
Weight Throw
2. Mason Strunk – 18.85m/61-10.25 (SB)
WOMEN
3,000 Meters
17. Melissa Berry – 9:27.12 (PB)
34. Harper McClain – 9:34.05 (PB)
79. Anika Thompson – 10:02.72
5,000 Meters
15. Malia Pivec – 16:27.06 (PB)
For more news and information about Oregon cross country and track and field, follow @OregonTF on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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