Sunday, February 22
Boston, MA
3:00 PM
University of Oregon
at
DMR Challenge
Photo by: David Nguyen/FloTrack
DMR Breaks School Record in Boston
02/22/26 | Track and Field
The Ducks’ relay moves to No. 2 on the NCAA descending order list this season.
BOSTON, Mass. – The Oregon men's distance medley relay broke the school record Sunday evening as part of the DMR Challenge at the Saucony Battle in Boston. The team of Simeon Birnbaum, Fuad Omer, Elliott Cook and Tomas Palfrey combined for a time of 9:14.88 at BU's Track & Tennis Center.
With their performance, the Ducks moved to No. 2 on this season's NCAA descending order list and are now the second-fastest quartet in collegiate history. Oregon becomes just the second program to run a sub-9:15 on a banked, 200-meter track (Virginia, 9:14.19, 2025), and the fourth to do so overall indoors.
Sunday's time also takes down the school record of 9:17.57 set in a runner-up finish at last year's NCAA Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach, Va. Cook, Omer and Palfrey were also part of that squad.
Based on times entering the day, the race produced three of the top-five marks in the country this year with Virginia Tech (9:15.05) and Virginia (9:16.75). It was the Ducks' second meet of the weekend after competing Friday at the Arkansas Qualifier.
At the end of the qualifying window which runs through conference weekend, the top 12 relays qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 13-14) in Fayetteville, Ark.
Up Next: The postseason starts Feb. 26-28 with the Big Ten Indoor Championships at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.
Sunday Results
Saucony Battle for Boston (Boston, Mass.)
MEN
Distance Medley Relay
1. Birnbaum, Omer, Cook, Palfrey – 9:14.88 (UO#1, NCAA #2)
For more news and information about Oregon cross country and track and field, follow @OregonTF on Facebook, Instagram and X.
With their performance, the Ducks moved to No. 2 on this season's NCAA descending order list and are now the second-fastest quartet in collegiate history. Oregon becomes just the second program to run a sub-9:15 on a banked, 200-meter track (Virginia, 9:14.19, 2025), and the fourth to do so overall indoors.
Sunday's time also takes down the school record of 9:17.57 set in a runner-up finish at last year's NCAA Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach, Va. Cook, Omer and Palfrey were also part of that squad.
Based on times entering the day, the race produced three of the top-five marks in the country this year with Virginia Tech (9:15.05) and Virginia (9:16.75). It was the Ducks' second meet of the weekend after competing Friday at the Arkansas Qualifier.
At the end of the qualifying window which runs through conference weekend, the top 12 relays qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 13-14) in Fayetteville, Ark.
Up Next: The postseason starts Feb. 26-28 with the Big Ten Indoor Championships at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.
Sunday Results
Saucony Battle for Boston (Boston, Mass.)
MEN
Distance Medley Relay
1. Birnbaum, Omer, Cook, Palfrey – 9:14.88 (UO#1, NCAA #2)
For more news and information about Oregon cross country and track and field, follow @OregonTF on Facebook, Instagram and X.
Players Mentioned
Distance
/ Track and Field
Middle Distance
/ Track and Field
Sprints
/ Track and Field
Middle Distance
/ Track and FieldJerry Schumacher | Indoor Season Preview
Wednesday, January 14
Aaliyah McCormick | Indoor Season Preview
Tuesday, January 13
Peyton Bair | Indoor Season Preview
Tuesday, January 13
B1G Sweep: Oregon Cross Country Conference Champions Cinematic Recap
Wednesday, November 12
