Saturday, March 9
Boston, MA
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NCAA Indoor Championships
Women of Oregon Fourth at NCAAs
03/09/24 | Track and Field
The Ducks finished with 31 points during the three-day national meet in Boston.
BOSTON, Mass. – The Oregon women's track and field team finished in fourth place at the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships that wrapped up Saturday evening. The Ducks were led by a runner-up showing from Jaida Ross in the shot put and bronze performances from Jadyn Mays in the 60 and 200 meters.
Collectively, the Ducks scored 31 points during the indoor national meet, just a couple points behind Georgia for a top-three podium finish. All seven of Oregon's scoring opportunities produced points in Saturday's evening session inside the TRACK at new balance facility. The Ducks scored in eight of the nine events they were entered with the addition of Friday's distance-medley relay.
Improving on her eighth-place finish a season ago, Ross delivered eight points in the UO women's first scoring opportunity of the nigh. She finished as the national runner-up in the shot put Saturday with a day's best of 18.47m/60-7.25 in the fourth round. Ross led through the first three rounds before being passed by eventual champion Mya Lesnar of Colorado State.
The top two in shot put were separated by just six centimeters. Ross registered three 18-meter marks during her series.
Now a two-time NCAA indoor scorer, Klaudia Kazimierska finished seventh in the mile to kick off finals on the track. The UO standout crossed in 4:30.65, the second-fastest time of her career and just three tenths off her school record—4:30.33—set on the track in Boston last month.
A year removed from two fifth-place national finishes, Mays upgraded to bronze in the 60 and 200 on Saturday. In the shorter sprint, she matched her career-best placing in the event from 2022. She ran a time of 7.12 to collect her first points of the evening. Approximately 40 minutes later, Mays circled the banked oval in 22.60 for another six points for the UO women.
Sophomore Aaliyah McCormick, making her second-career appearance in a national final, was seventh over the 60-meter hurdles. With a stumble over the final barrier, McCormick was able to maintain her footing well enough to get to the finish line in 8.26 and score two points. She ends the indoor campaign with a season best of 8.04 from Friday's semifinal.
In the final individual event of the weekend, Eugene native Maddy Elmore ran to an eighth-place finish at 3,000 meters. The school-record holder in the event crossed in 8:58.52 in her debut at the national indoor meet.
The Ducks' 4x400-meter relay closed out the night with a time of 3:30.89 to finish second in the first of three section, and seventh overall. As it has for most of the season, the quartet included Shana Grebo, Ella Clayton, Katriina Wright and Shaniya Hall. Originally, the team stood in eighth place after the three sections but after a disqualification in the last race, the Ducks elevated to seventh.
With the two points—instead of one—Oregon moved from a tie for fourth place with Ole Miss into sole possession of the spot.
Notable: After completing the 60-meter hurdles, Rafael Raap withdrew from the heptathlon prior to the start of the pole vault. The UO sophomore posted a time of 8.41 in the first event of the day. He will end his indoor season with a best of 5,757 points from the Ken Shannon Last Chance meet in late February.
Full Team Results
NCAA Indoor Championships, Day 3 | Boston, Mass.
WOMEN
60 Meters
3. Jadyn Mays – 7.12 [6 points]
200 Meters
3. Jadyn Mays – 22.60 [6 points]
Mile
7. Klaudia Kazimierska – 4:30.65 [2 points]
3,000 Meters
8. Maddy Elmore – 8:58.52 [1 point]
60m Hurdles
7. Aaliyah McCormick – 8.26 [2 points]
4x400m Relay
8. Shana Grebo/Ella Clayton/Katriina Wright/Shaniya Hall – 3:30.89 [1 point]
Shot Put
2. Jaida Ross – 18.47m/60-7.25 [8 points]
Team Standings (top five)
1. Arkansas – 55
2. Florida – 50
3. Georgia – 33
4. OREGON – 31
5. Ole Miss – 30
MEN
Heptathlon – Day 2/Final
--. Rafael Raap – DNF
13. 60m Hurdles – 8.41 [881 points]
--. Pole Vault
--. 1,000 Meters
For more news and information about Oregon cross country and track and field, follow @OregonTF on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Collectively, the Ducks scored 31 points during the indoor national meet, just a couple points behind Georgia for a top-three podium finish. All seven of Oregon's scoring opportunities produced points in Saturday's evening session inside the TRACK at new balance facility. The Ducks scored in eight of the nine events they were entered with the addition of Friday's distance-medley relay.
Improving on her eighth-place finish a season ago, Ross delivered eight points in the UO women's first scoring opportunity of the nigh. She finished as the national runner-up in the shot put Saturday with a day's best of 18.47m/60-7.25 in the fourth round. Ross led through the first three rounds before being passed by eventual champion Mya Lesnar of Colorado State.
The top two in shot put were separated by just six centimeters. Ross registered three 18-meter marks during her series.
Now a two-time NCAA indoor scorer, Klaudia Kazimierska finished seventh in the mile to kick off finals on the track. The UO standout crossed in 4:30.65, the second-fastest time of her career and just three tenths off her school record—4:30.33—set on the track in Boston last month.
A year removed from two fifth-place national finishes, Mays upgraded to bronze in the 60 and 200 on Saturday. In the shorter sprint, she matched her career-best placing in the event from 2022. She ran a time of 7.12 to collect her first points of the evening. Approximately 40 minutes later, Mays circled the banked oval in 22.60 for another six points for the UO women.
Sophomore Aaliyah McCormick, making her second-career appearance in a national final, was seventh over the 60-meter hurdles. With a stumble over the final barrier, McCormick was able to maintain her footing well enough to get to the finish line in 8.26 and score two points. She ends the indoor campaign with a season best of 8.04 from Friday's semifinal.
In the final individual event of the weekend, Eugene native Maddy Elmore ran to an eighth-place finish at 3,000 meters. The school-record holder in the event crossed in 8:58.52 in her debut at the national indoor meet.
The Ducks' 4x400-meter relay closed out the night with a time of 3:30.89 to finish second in the first of three section, and seventh overall. As it has for most of the season, the quartet included Shana Grebo, Ella Clayton, Katriina Wright and Shaniya Hall. Originally, the team stood in eighth place after the three sections but after a disqualification in the last race, the Ducks elevated to seventh.
With the two points—instead of one—Oregon moved from a tie for fourth place with Ole Miss into sole possession of the spot.
Notable: After completing the 60-meter hurdles, Rafael Raap withdrew from the heptathlon prior to the start of the pole vault. The UO sophomore posted a time of 8.41 in the first event of the day. He will end his indoor season with a best of 5,757 points from the Ken Shannon Last Chance meet in late February.
Full Team Results
NCAA Indoor Championships, Day 3 | Boston, Mass.
WOMEN
60 Meters
3. Jadyn Mays – 7.12 [6 points]
200 Meters
3. Jadyn Mays – 22.60 [6 points]
Mile
7. Klaudia Kazimierska – 4:30.65 [2 points]
3,000 Meters
8. Maddy Elmore – 8:58.52 [1 point]
60m Hurdles
7. Aaliyah McCormick – 8.26 [2 points]
4x400m Relay
8. Shana Grebo/Ella Clayton/Katriina Wright/Shaniya Hall – 3:30.89 [1 point]
Shot Put
2. Jaida Ross – 18.47m/60-7.25 [8 points]
Team Standings (top five)
1. Arkansas – 55
2. Florida – 50
3. Georgia – 33
4. OREGON – 31
5. Ole Miss – 30
MEN
Heptathlon – Day 2/Final
--. Rafael Raap – DNF
13. 60m Hurdles – 8.41 [881 points]
--. Pole Vault
--. 1,000 Meters
For more news and information about Oregon cross country and track and field, follow @OregonTF on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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