Saturday, March 28
Los Angeles, CA
All Day
University of Oregon
at
Jim Bush Legends Meet
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Graves-Blanks Runs NCAA Lead at UCLA
03/28/26 | Track and Field
The Ducks combined for eight personal bests Saturday at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational.
LOS ANGELES – Junior Kai Graves-Blanks posted the early season national lead in the 110-meter hurdles Saturday at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational hosted by UCLA. Graves-Blanks and Liisa-Maria Lusti both had top-10 program performances and the Ducks' sprints and multis groups combined for eight lifetime bests.
Graves-Blanks stopped the clock in a new lifetime best of 13.47 and became the fourth fastest over the 110-meter hurdles in program history. He entered the day with a best of 13.51 from last year's Big Ten Championships while he was competing for Iowa. Joining him in the top five, Aiden Carter had a new PB of his own with a time of 14.23 to finish second in his section and fifth overall.
Lusti, the NCAA pentathlon champion, opened her outdoor campaign with a personal-best time of 13.58 and a third-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles. That effort puts her in a tie for 10th place on the UO all-time list.
PJ Ize-Iyamu lowered his personal best to 20.67 over 200 meters and led a trio of Ducks inside the top 10 of the event. With his outdoor-opening outing, Ize-Iyamu replaced his previous best of 20.70 from 2024. Grant Valley (21.09) and Graves-Blanks (21.14) finished sixth and eighth, respectively. Graves-Blanks had his second personal best of the day.
Amirah Shaheed was the top performer for the UO women in the 100 and 200 meters, posting times of 11.53 and 23.75, respectively. Both of those times represents personal bests for the UO sophomore. In her outdoor debut off an NCAA title in the 60-meter hurdles, Aaliyah McCormick finished eighth (24.12) in the 200.
Shaheed teamed with Brazil Neal, Lily Jones and Niya Clayton to finish third in the 4x100-meter relay in 44.16. Neal added an outdoor personal best of 24.36 in a top-15 finish over 200 meters.
Up Next: The outdoor season picks up with a three-meet weekend that will send the distance crew to the Stanford Invitational, sprints crew to the UNLV Rebel Elite and the throws crew to the Triton Invite.
Ticket packages for the Ducks' outdoor home schedule are currently on sale. The team is set to host the Oregon Team Invitational (April 18) and Oregon Twilight (May 8), along with the NCAA Championships in June.
Saturday Results
Jim Bush Legends Invitational (Los Angeles, Calif.)
MEN
100 Meters
10. Grant Valley – 10.59
200 Meters
2. PJ Ize-Iyamu – 20.67 (PB)
6. Grant Valley – 21.09
8. Kai Graves-Blanks – 21.14 (PB)
110m Hurdles
1. Kai Graves-Blanks – 13.47 (PB, UO #4)
5. Aiden Carter – 14.23 (PB)
WOMEN
100 Meters
3. Amirah Shaheed – 11.53 (PB)
6. Brazil Neal – 11.69 (-0.5)
7. Lily Jones – 11.71
10. Niya Clayton – 11.83
200 Meters
6. Amirah Shaheed – 23.75 (out. PB)
8. Aaliyah McCormick – 24.12
13. Brazil Neal – 24.36 (out. PB)
15. Lily Jones – 24.47
19. Niya Clayton – 24.59
100m Hurdles
3. Liisa-Maria Lusti – 13.58 (PB, =UO #10)
4x100m Relay
3. Neal/Jones/Clayton/Shaheed – 44.16
For more news and information about Oregon cross country and track and field, follow @OregonTF on Facebook, Instagram and X.
Graves-Blanks stopped the clock in a new lifetime best of 13.47 and became the fourth fastest over the 110-meter hurdles in program history. He entered the day with a best of 13.51 from last year's Big Ten Championships while he was competing for Iowa. Joining him in the top five, Aiden Carter had a new PB of his own with a time of 14.23 to finish second in his section and fifth overall.
Lusti, the NCAA pentathlon champion, opened her outdoor campaign with a personal-best time of 13.58 and a third-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles. That effort puts her in a tie for 10th place on the UO all-time list.
PJ Ize-Iyamu lowered his personal best to 20.67 over 200 meters and led a trio of Ducks inside the top 10 of the event. With his outdoor-opening outing, Ize-Iyamu replaced his previous best of 20.70 from 2024. Grant Valley (21.09) and Graves-Blanks (21.14) finished sixth and eighth, respectively. Graves-Blanks had his second personal best of the day.
Amirah Shaheed was the top performer for the UO women in the 100 and 200 meters, posting times of 11.53 and 23.75, respectively. Both of those times represents personal bests for the UO sophomore. In her outdoor debut off an NCAA title in the 60-meter hurdles, Aaliyah McCormick finished eighth (24.12) in the 200.
Shaheed teamed with Brazil Neal, Lily Jones and Niya Clayton to finish third in the 4x100-meter relay in 44.16. Neal added an outdoor personal best of 24.36 in a top-15 finish over 200 meters.
Up Next: The outdoor season picks up with a three-meet weekend that will send the distance crew to the Stanford Invitational, sprints crew to the UNLV Rebel Elite and the throws crew to the Triton Invite.
Ticket packages for the Ducks' outdoor home schedule are currently on sale. The team is set to host the Oregon Team Invitational (April 18) and Oregon Twilight (May 8), along with the NCAA Championships in June.
Saturday Results
Jim Bush Legends Invitational (Los Angeles, Calif.)
MEN
100 Meters
10. Grant Valley – 10.59
200 Meters
2. PJ Ize-Iyamu – 20.67 (PB)
6. Grant Valley – 21.09
8. Kai Graves-Blanks – 21.14 (PB)
110m Hurdles
1. Kai Graves-Blanks – 13.47 (PB, UO #4)
5. Aiden Carter – 14.23 (PB)
WOMEN
100 Meters
3. Amirah Shaheed – 11.53 (PB)
6. Brazil Neal – 11.69 (-0.5)
7. Lily Jones – 11.71
10. Niya Clayton – 11.83
200 Meters
6. Amirah Shaheed – 23.75 (out. PB)
8. Aaliyah McCormick – 24.12
13. Brazil Neal – 24.36 (out. PB)
15. Lily Jones – 24.47
19. Niya Clayton – 24.59
100m Hurdles
3. Liisa-Maria Lusti – 13.58 (PB, =UO #10)
4x100m Relay
3. Neal/Jones/Clayton/Shaheed – 44.16
For more news and information about Oregon cross country and track and field, follow @OregonTF on Facebook, Instagram and X.
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