Walker's Pace: NCAA Championships Friday Live Blog
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Friday, June 12
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Friday is day three of the NCAA Track and Field Championships and it's an important one for the Ducks. The Pace will again be posting updates throughout the day, so be sure to check back frequently. We'll post the newest info at the top of the blog.
8:45 p.m. PDT
Cyrus Hostetler will finish fourth in the javelin with a throw of 238-6 to score five team points. That will give Oregon 36 points and the overnight lead heading into Saturday's finals.
8:30 p.m. PDT
Galen Rupp capped his remarkable senior season by winning the 5,000 meters in 14:04.12.
It wasn't an easy one for the six-time NCAA Champion. He nearly lost a shoe on the first lap, and David McNeill of Northern Arizona was with Rupp until the end, finishing second in 14:05.79.
But Rupp has done something that no one has ever done before: winning six NCAA distance races in one academic year.
He also became the first person to pull off a double in the 5,000 meters and the 10,000 meters since Brad Hauser of Stanford in 2000.
After pausing to fix his shoe, Rupp measured the race from the back of the pack until moving up gradually with three laps remaining. He went for the lead with 600 meters remaining and only McNeill kept pace to the finish..
The Ducks also picked up a point from Shadrack Biwott, who ran eighth in 14:11.45.
The men's javelin competition is still going on. Cyrus Hostetler is currently in fourth with a throw remaining.
7:30 p.m. PDT
Updated women's team scores: Oregon - 31, USC - 21, Arizona State, Florida State and Texas tied for third with 20, Texas A&M - 19, Florida - 18.
The women's 5,000 meters is underway and Melissa Gergel is competing in the pole vault.
7:00 p.m. PDT
Rachel Yurkovich has won her second consecutive NCAA javelin title with a throw of 195-7! Her last throws were 195-7, 195-4 and 195-6.
6:45 p.m. PDT
Keshia Baker advanced to Saturday's final in the 400 meters by finishing third in her semifinal in 52.33.
The women's javelin has moved to the finals and Rachel Yurkovich has moved into the lead with a personal-best of 195-7.
6:30 p.m. PDT
Rachel Yukovich improved to 183-11 on her third attempt in the javelin. Kara Patterson of Purdue continues to lead at 188-6.
6:20 p.m. PDT
Kara Petterson of Purdue improved to 188-6 on her second attempt to move into the lead. Rachel Yurkovich also improved in round two to 179-3 and is in second.
6:10 p.m. PDT
Rachel Yurkovich leads through the first round of the javelin with a throw of 177-3. Kara Patterson of Purdue is second at 171-9.
6:05 p.m. PDT
Set your watches for 7:45 p.m. Pacific. That's the start time for both the men's javelin, where Oregon has Cyrus Hostetler and Alex Wolff, and the 5,000 meters, where the Ducks have Galen Rupp and Shadrack Biwott.
Up next for the women, Rachel Yurkovich who opened at 177-3 in the javelin, Keshia Baker in the 400 meters, Melissa Gergel in the pole vault and Nicole Blood in the 5,000.
6:00 p.m. PDT
Chris Winter gave it a good run, but just missed scoring in the men's 3,000 meter steeplechase. He ran 8:46.06. Through seven events, Oregon and Louisiana State are tied with 20 points, Arkansas is third with 18 points and Florida is fourth with 16 points. On the women's side, Oregon leads with 21 points, followed by Florida State with 20 points, Arizona State with 17 points and USC with 14.
5:45 p.m. PDT
In a huge development in the men's team race, Texas A&M has been disqualified in the men's 4x100 meter relay. The Aggies finished third, but were ruled out of the zone on the third exchange.
Also, Oregon's Claire Michel ran 10:29.16 to finish 12th in the final of the 3,000 meter women’s steeplechase.
5:00 p.m. PDT
Building off the momentum from her crucial third-attempt PR in the javelin, Brianne Theisen won the 2009 NCAA heptathlon title by scoring a school record 6,086 points. Kalindra McFadden used a furious charge in the 800 meters to finish sixth with 5,683 points. The women now lead the competition with 21 points.
Theisen became just the second Duck to win the heptathlon, joining Kelly Blair, who won in 1993. The sophomore from Humboldt, Sask., also broke Blair's 1993 school record, 6,038 points, by 48 points.
Coupled with Ashton Eaton's win in the decathlon on Thursday, Oregon became the first school ever to sweep the combined event titles at the same NCAA Championships.
Theisen won the 800 in 2:14.77 with McFadden second in 2:15.07.
In the final heptathlon standings, Liz Roehrig of Minnesota followed Theisen with 5,892 points. Then it was Bettie Wade of Michigan with 5,876 points, Nia Ali of USC with 5,824 points and Gayle Hunter of Penn State with 5,797 points.
McFadden took sixth place by just eight points over Hawaii's Annett Wichmann.
3:15 p.m. PDT
Brianne Theisen hit a PR in the javelin with a throw of 148-0 on her third attempt. She has now taken the overall lead in the event. Kalindra McFadden had a best toss of 125-0.
3:00 p.m. PDT
Scores from the heptathlon through five events:Betty Wade, Michigan, 4,554 points; Nia Ali, USC, 4,479 points; Liz Roehrig, Minnesota, 4,461 points; Brianne Theisen, Oregon, 4,424 points. Kalindra McFadden sits 11th with 4,160 points.
In the women's triple jump, Jamesha Youngblood had a leap of 42-0.5, but did not move on to the finals.
1:30 p.m. PDT
Brianne Theisen
set an outdoor personal best with a leap of 19-8.25 in the heptathlon's
long jump. That moved her into fourth place, at least temporarily.
Kalindra McFadden had a best jump of 18-5.
1:00 p.m. PDT
Due to the weather, the CBS College Sports live television window has been shifted an hour later. The three hour window will now begin at 5 p.m. Pacific time.
12:35 p.m. PDT
The NCAA just announced that competition will restart at 3 p.m. locally. Revisions to Oregon's schedule include (all times adjusted to Pacific):
1 p.m. Heptathlon long jump (Brianne Theisen, Kalindra McFadden)
2:15 p.m. Women's Long Jump (Jamesha Youngblood)
5:30 p.m. - Women's Javelin finals (Rachel Yurkovich)
5:30 p.m. - Women's Steeplechase finals (Claire Michel)
5:30 p.m. - Women's Pole Vault (Melissa Gergel)
5:45 p.m. - Men's Steeplechase finals (Chris Winter).
6:20 p.m. - Women's 400 Meters semifinals (Keshia Baker)
7:15 p.m. - Men's Javelin finals (Cyrus Hostetler, Alex Wolff)
7:20 p.m. - Women's 5,000 Meters final (Nicole Blood)
7:45 p.m. - Men's 5,000 Meters final (Galen Rupp, Shadrack Biwott)
10:30 a.m. PDT
This update
come to you not from John McDonnell Field, but from the Homewood
Suites, where the Duck teams are sheltered as a massive storm front is
barreling through Fayetteville. NCAA officials have suspended the meet
until further notice. Best estimate is that it will be at least a
two-hour weather delay. It appears to be a quick-moving front, and may
not have a huge impact on the running events scheduled for later
tonight, but it may play havoc with the field events and heptathlon, as
the women's hammer was underway when the storm hit and the men's hammer
was slated to begin at 1 p.m. locally.
9:30 a.m. PDT
Friday is a pivotal day for Oregon's hopes at the NCAA Championships, so here's a look at the schedule as it pertains to Oregon today (all times Pacific):
11:45 a.m. - Heptathlon (Brianne Theisen, Kalindra McFadden)
1:00 p.m. - Women's Triple Jump qualifying (Jamesha Youngblood)
3:30 p.m. - Women's Javelin finals (Rachel Yurkovich)
4:25 p.m. - Women's Steeplechase finals (Claire Michel)
4:40 p.m. - Men's Steeplechase finals (Chris Winter).
5:00 p.m. - Women's Pole Vault (Melissa Gergel)
5:15 p.m. - Women's 400 Meters semifinals (Keshia Baker)
5:30 p.m. - Men's Javelin finals (Cyrus Hostetler, Alex Wolff)
6:15 p.m. - Women's 5,000 Meters final (Nicole Blood)
6:40 p.m. - Men's 5,000 Meters final (Galen Rupp, Shadrack Biwott)
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