UNIVERSITY OF OREGON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 2016 OREGON TRACK & FIELD Pac-12 Championships Seattle, Wash. May 14-15, 2016 This Week: Oregon track and field will begin its march through the championship 2016 OUTDOOR SCHEDULE portion of the season, beginning with the Pac-12 Championships at Husky Track March 18-19 Willie Williams Classic in Seattle, May 14-15. The two-day meet will begin Saturday at 10 a.m., and will March 19 Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open continue on Sunday beginning at 9 a.m. April 1-2 Stanford Invitational April 9 Pepsi Team Invitational Coverage: Live results for the Pac-12 championships will be available here. The April 14-16 Oregon Relays meet will debut on the Pac-12 Networks at 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 22. Mt. SAC Relays Pac-12 Championships History: The Oregon men’s team has now won the last nine April 28-30 The 122nd Penn Relays Pac-12 Championship team titles while the women have won seven in-a-row. April 29-30 OSU High Performance Meet May 1 Payton Jordan Invitational The men’s streak is the longest in Pac-12 history, topping the eight-year streak by May 6 Oregon Twilight USC from 1948-1955 as part of the Pacific Coast Conference and again in 1957-1963 May 7-8 Pac-12 Multis Championships during the transition from the PCC to the Pac-8. The streak of seven years for the May 14-15 Pac-12 Championships Women of Oregon is the second longest in conference history behind UCLA eight- May 26-28 NCAA West Preliminary Round year streak from 1997-2004. June 8-11 NCAA Outdoor Championships Storied Program: A men’s team championships would be the 17th in program history, tying UCLA for the most in conference history. Oregon is currently tied with OREGON ENTRIES USC at 16 Pac-12 Championships for second most. Men Women 100 Devon Allen 100 Danielle Barbian Pac-12 Combined Events Championships: The Ducks enter the weekend with Christian Sourapas Hannah Cunliffe the men’s team lead after Mitch Modin and Joe Delgado scored 14 points at the Travonn White Alisha Rowlee 200 Devon Allen Deajah Stevens combined events championships last weekend. Modin took second in the decathlon Marcus Chambers Jasmine Todd with 7,450 points while Delgado was third with 7,341. 400 Marcus Chambers Ariana Washington Cameron Stone 200 Danielle Barbian 800 Grant Grosvenor Hannah Cunliffe Defending Champions: Oregon returns seven defending Pac-12 individual 1,500 Chris Brewer Deajah Stevens Jeramy Elkaim Ariana Washington champions from 2015. For the women, Jasmine Todd won both the 100 and long Blake Haney 400 Ashante Horsley jump, Raevyn Rogers won the 800 and Brittany Mann won the shot put. Matthew Maton 800 Brooke Feldmeier Sam Prakel Annie Leblanc 5,000 Chris Brewer Raevyn Rogers The Men of Oregon return Marcus Chambers who won the 400, Edward Cheserek Edward Cheserek 1,500 Emma Abrahamson won the 5,000 and Ben Thiel won the 400 hurdles. Jackson Darland Lilli Burdon Jeramy Elkaim Alli Cash Byran Fernandez Annie Leblanc Last Year at the Pac-12 Championships: The Ducks swept the team titles at the Jake Leingang Ashley Maton Matthew Maton 5,000 Sarah Baxter 2015 conference meet, as the men finished with 152 points, 31 points ahead of Matthew Melancon Frida Berge second-place USC. The women’s race was much closer and came down to the 4x400. 10,000 Edward Cheserek Lilli Burdon Jackson Darland Alli Cash Oregon held a five-point lead heading into the final race and finished second to the Bryan Fernandez Molly Grabill Women of Troy, holding on to win by three points, 185-182. Matthew Melancon Ashley Maton 110H Devon Allen Brianna Nerud Mitch Modin Maggie Schmaedick Rankings: Both the men’s and women’s teams held steady in the latest USTFCCCA 400H Ben Thiel 10,000 Molly Grabill Steeple Jackson Darland Maggie Schmaedick Rankings this week. The women are No. 3 while the men come in at No. 7. 4x100 100H Alaysha Johnson 4x400 Sasha Wallace High Jump Bradley Laubacher 400H Khadejah Jackson National Leaders: Devon Allen enters conference championship week as the NCAA Ben Milligan Alaysha Johnson leader in the 110 hurdles with a best of 13.40 this season which he set at the Willie Pole Vault Cole Walsh Steeple Frida Berge Williams Classic. The team Jasmine Todd, Deajah Stevens, Hannah Cunliffe and Long Jump Mitch Modin Brianna Nerud Travonn White 4x100 Ariana Washington lead the nation in the 4x100 with a school record time of 42.68, Triple Jump Chance Whitehurst 4x400 set at the Mt. SAC Relays. Discus Drake Brennan Long Jump Jasmine Todd Joe Delgado Triple Jump Sasha Wallace Mitch Modin Shot Put Itohan Aikhionbare Cullen Prena Brittany Mann Hammer Cullen Prena Discus Itohan Aikhionbare Greg Skipper Hammer Brittany Mann Javelin Cody Danielson Madeline Middlebrooks Joe Delgado Javelin Liz Brenner John Nizich Annie Whitfield Pac-12 Athlete of the Week: (4/19) Devon Allen and Hannah Cunliffe were named Pac-12 University Quick Facts Track Athletes of the Week on April 19. Allen won four events at the Oregon Relays while running the fifth-fastest time in Oregon history in the 200 (20.68). Cunliffe was a member President: Michael Schill of the winning 4x100 team, won the 100 and finished second in the 200 at the Mt. SAC Athletic Director: Rob Mullens Relays. Cunliffe ran 10.99 in the 100 and 22.71 in the 200, both of which put her among Faculty Representative: Tim Gleeson Facility: Hayward Field (10,500), founded 1919 the top four in Oregon history. Conference: Pacific-12 (www.pac-12.org) Enrollment: 24,500 (3/22) Devon Allen, Annie Leblanc and Cody Danielson were each named Pac-12 Athletes Location: Eugene, Oregon of the week during the first week of the outdoor season. At the Willie Williams Classic, Mascot: Ducks Allen picked up three wins (100/200/110 hurdles) while Leblanc won both the women’s Colors: Yellow and Green 800 and 1,500. Danielson won the javelin with the No. 4 mark on the NCAA list. (Pantone 567, Pantone 107) Duck Ticket Office: (541) 346-4461 Bowerman Watch: Jenna Prandini became the second-consecutive Oregon woman to 1-800-WEB-FOOT win the Bowerman Trophy, following Laura Roesler in 2014. The USTFCCCA named Devon Athletic Dept. Phone: (541) 346-4481 Allen and Edward Cheserek to the men’s watch list for 2016 and Raevyn Rogers on the Athletic Dept. Phone (TTY): (541) 346-5418 Athletic Communications Contact: Casey Johnon women’s side. SID E-mail: [email protected] Media Services Phone: (541) 346-5488 NCAA Indoor Sweep: Oregon swept the 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships, marking Media Services FAX: (541) 346-5449 the 27th and 28th championships by Oregon track and field and cross country teams. The Press Box Phone: (541) 346-4497 or 346-4496 team sweep has only happened four times in NCAA history, and now twice by the Ducks Web Site: www.goducks.com (2013/2016). Indoor A-A Performances Returning/Lost: Men: 8/11 Women: 6/6 Outdoor All-Americans Returning/Lost: Men: 4/8 Women: 9/7 NCAA Championships: 28 Men’s Outdoor Track: 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1984, 2014, 2015 Men’s Indoor Track: 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016 Women’s Outdoor Track: 1985, 2015 Women’s Indoor Track: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 Men’s Cross Country: 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 2007, 2008 Women’s Cross Country: 1983, 1987, 2012 Conference Championships: 66 Men’s Track & Field: 1924, 1934, 1965, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1990, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Women’s Track & Field: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Men’s Cross Country: 1969, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008 Women’s Cross Country: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2012, 2014 Oregon Men’s 2016 Outdoor Top Marks updated 5/9/16 100 Meters Mark NR Date 3,000-meter Steeplechase Mark NR Date Devon Allen 10.36 48 3/18/16 Jackson Darland 9:00.22 84 4/16/16 Marcus Chambers 10.48 3/18/16 Ryan Gil 9:02.05 93 4/9/16 Travonn White 10.60 4/16/16 Chris Mulverhill 9:06.88 4/16/16 Tatum Taylor 10.50w 4/30/16 Kyle Levermore 9:21.94 4/30/16 10.67 4/16/16 Christian Sourapas 10.52w 4/30/16 10.78 4/16/16 4x100 Meter Relay Mark NR Date Kirk Merritt 10.60w 5/6/16 Sourapas, Allen, White, Chambers 39.61 25 5/6/16 10.69 4/9/16 Allen, Merritt, Brooks-James, Chambers 40.06 57 4/9/16 200 Meters Mark NR Date 4x400 Meter Relay Mark NR Date Devon Allen 20.68 31 4/16/16 Galpin, Grosvenor, Stone, Laubacher 3:15.50 4/16/16 Marcus Chambers 20.94 68 4/16/16 Christian Sourapas 21.51 4/9/16 Cameron Stone 21.71w 5/6/16 High Jump Mark NR Date Ben Milligan 7-0.25 46 4/28/16 Bradley Laubacher 6-10.75 89 3/18/16 400 Meters Mark NR Date Marcus Chambers 46.82 70 4/9/16 Cameron Stone 48.33 4/30/16 Pole Vault Mark NR Date Jack Galpin 48.70 5/6/16 Cole Walsh 17-9 12 4/16/16 Matt Hidalgo 16-11.50 68 5/6/16 800 Meters Mark NR Date Grant Grosvenor 1:48.85 52 4/9/16 Long Jump Mark NR Date Travonn White 24-7.75w 62 4/16/16 24-3.5 4/16/16 1,500 Meters Mark NR Date Blake Haney 3:40.46 7 5/1/16 Sam Prakel 3:40.84 11 5/1/16 Triple Jump Mark NR Date Matthew Maton 3:42.68 32 5/6/16 Chance Whitehurst 49-9.25 84 4/16/16 Chris Brewer 3:44.56 82 5/6/16 Jeramy Elkaim 3:45.32 5/1/16 Jake Leingang 3:47.40 4/16/16 Shot Put Mark NR Date Brett Willyard 3:49.91 4/30/16 Austin White 56-1.25 4/9/16 Kyle Levermore 3:51.06 4/16/16 T.J.