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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON ATHLETICS MEDIA SERVICES David Williford — Director • Chris Geraghty, Andy McNamara, Geoff Thurner, Andria Wenzel — Assistant Directors • Christina Hilliard — Intern Track & Field Contact — Greg Walker, Associate Director ([email protected]) 541-346-5488 (P) • 541-346-5449 (F) www.GoDucks.com 2012 OREGON TRACK & FIELD Oregon (No. 1 Women/No. 16 Men) hosts the Pepsi Team Invitational (Texas A&M, UCLA, Washington) Sat., April 7, 2012 (fi rst fi eld event: 10:15 a.m./fi rst running event: 12:30 p.m.) Historic Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore. Inaugural Pac-12 Championships Single Meet Tickets - Reserved: $15; General Admission: $12 Adults, $10 Children/ May 12-13 Historic Hayward Field Seniors. 2012 OUTDOOR SCHEDULE Promotions - One youth (12 and under) admitted free with each adult ticket March purchased. 18 Oregon Preview 12:30 p.m. Bowerman’s Pack - T-shirt giveaway to all University of Oregon students who join. 23-24 @ USC Trojan Invitational Hayward Field Ticket Window - Opens at 9 a.m. April Gates Open - 9:15 a.m. 2-3 @ Sam Adams Multi-Events 6 @ Stanford Invitational THIS WEEK 7 Pepsi Team Invitational 10:15 a.m. (Oregon, Texas A&M, UCLA, Washington) Oregon hosts one of the most anticipated scored meets of the 2012 season on 13 @ John Knight Twilight Saturday, April, 7 - the 23rd Pepsi Team Invitational with three-time defending 19 Oregon Relays (decathlon) 1:30 p.m. NCAA men’s and women’s champion Texas A&M and Pac-12 rivals UCLA and 20 Oregon Relays 10:30 a.m. Washington joining the Ducks for a classic track & fi eld showcase at Historic 21 Oregon Relays 10 a.m. Hayward Field. The early fi eld events get underway at 10:15 a.m., while the 26-28 @ Penn Relays 29 @ Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational running events, and the majority of the fi eld competition, begin at 12:30 p.m. May 5 Oregon Twilight TBA TELEVISION/WEB CAST 5-6 Pac-12 Multis TBA The Oregon Sports Network will webcast the Pepsi Team Invitational live in HD 12 Pac-12 Championships TBA for FREE on www.goducks.com beginning at noon. Former Duck track coach Tom 13 Pac-12 Championships TBA 24-26 @ NCAA West Preliminary Rounds Heinonen will handle the announcing duties; he will be joined by a number of June guest hosts throughout the meet. The fi rst-of-its-kind HD webcast of a collegiate 6-9 @ NCAA Championships track and fi eld meet is available free of charge on www.goducks.com. 21-Jul 1 U.S. Olympic Team Trials TEAM INFORMATION RESULTS Coaches: Assoc. AD - Vin Lananna; Assoc. HC For live results, schedules and accepted entry lists, check www.goducks.com. - Robert Johnson; Assoc. HC - Andy Powell; AC - Final results will also be posted on www.goducks.com. Jenni Ashcroft; AC - Jamie Cook; AC - Robert Weir; Vol. AC - Melissa Gergel; Vol. AC - Jackie Johnson; Vol. AC - David Klech; Vol. AC - Harry Marra; Vol. SCORING AC - Christina Scherwin; Vol. AC - Mandy White. The international scoring system will be in place for the Pepsi Team Invitational, Returning All-Americans - Men (8) which allows schools to score a maximum of two competitors in each event Mike Berry (400, i-400, DMR); Mac Fleet (mile, (one team per relay). Individual event scoring is 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Relays will DMR); Trevor Dunvar (i-3,000); Elijah Greer (800, be 9-7-6-5. 800-i); Boru Guyota (DMR); Luke Puskedra (10,000, i-3,000, i-5,000, xc); Parker Stinson (i-5,000); Travis TEAMS AT THE PEPSI Thompson (i-4x400, DMR). Saturday marks the 23rd Pepsi Team Invitational. The Oregon women have won Returning All-Americans - Women (12) the Pepsi 17 times, while the men have 16 Pepsi titles. Texas A&M returns to the Bronwyn Crossman (10,000, 5,000-i), Phyllis Francis (4x400, i-400, i-4x400); Becca Friday (1,500, mile, Pepsi meet for the second time in three years. During their last visit in 2010, the DMR); English Gardner (100; i-60); Jordan Hasay Aggies set fi ve meet records, but Oregon swept the competition, outscoring A&M (1,500, 5,000, mile, i-3,000, DMR, xc); Anne Kessel- 186-151 on the men’s side and 212-175.5 on the women’s side. Texas A&M would ring (800, mile, i-5,000, DMR); Alexandra Kosinski get revenge later that year; the Aggies won their second of three consecutive NCAA (1,500, 5,000, i-5,000, DMR, xc); Chizoba Okodogbe men’s and women’s outdoor titles that June at Historic Hayward Field. (400, 4x400; i-4x400, DMR); Amber Purvis (4x100, 4x400, i-60, i-200, i-4x400, DMR); Laura Roesler UCLA returns to the Pepsi meet for the fi rst time since 1994. The Bruins swept (800, 4x400, i-800, i-4x400, DMR); Brianne Theisen both the men’s and women’s meet that year. UCLA was led by Marcus Reed’s wins (heptathlon, 4x400; i-pentathlon, i-4x400); Lanie in both the 100 and 200 and John Godina’s victory in the shot put. The Bruin women Thompson (steeplechase). were led by an impressive double win by Karen Hecox in the 1,500 and 3,000. Amy Len Casanova Athletic Center • 2727 Leo Harris Parkway • Eugene, Oregon 97401 • (541) 346-4481 • Fax (541) 346-5031 An equal-opportunity, affi rmative-action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Pepsi Team Invitational 2-2-2-2-2 Acuff also captured the high jump (6-0) and Valeyta Althouse won Women’s 5,000 Meters the shot put with a throw of 56-6/17.22m, one of the oldest meet A potential battle between All-Americans Alex Kosinski of Or- records still standing. egon and Natosha Rogers of Texas A&M in this event. Washington returns to the Pepsi Team Invitational for the Men’s 5,000 Meters 14th time overall. The Huskies have one men’s title (2006) and An underrated race two runners currently ranked in the national have fi nished second four times. The UW women have never top 10 (No. 8 Chris Kwiatkowski of Oregon and No. 10 Kevin won the Pepsi, but have four runner-up fi nishes to their credit Burnett of Texas A&M), plus All-America newcomer Trevor Dunbar of Oregon and fi ve Bruins, led by Dustin Fay and Kent FEATURED EVENTS Morikawa. As always, the Pepsi Invitational brings together an intriguing Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles mix of each team’s strengths. The 2012 version is no different, NCAA combined events champ Brianne Theisen will see third- with more than three dozen All-Americans combined between ranked Donique’ Flemings in the short hurdle race. the four men’s and women’s teams. Some of the events to watch: Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles Women’s 200 Meters One of the feature short races of the afternoon pits Wayne Davis Oregon’s 60 meter indoor NCAA champion English Gardner of Texas A&M, an All-American and ranked sixth nationally, leads a fast fi eld. against Oregon’s Johnathan Cabral, the national freshman hurdle Men’s 200 Meters leader who is ranked ninth overall. Fifth-ranked Prezel Hardy, Jr. of Texas A&M headlines a fi eld 3,000 Meter Steeplechase that also includes James Alaka and Ryan Hamilton of Washington Watch for distance specialist and All-American Henry Lelei of and Karlton Rolle of UCLA. Alaka, Rolle and Hamilton are also Texas A&M for the men and tenth-ranked Taylor Wallace of all in the 100. Oregon for the women. Transfer Kimber Mattox (Bend, Ore./ Women’s 400 Meters Willamette University) is also slated to make her Oregon debut. Jordan Carlson, who ran the 400 meter leg on Washington’s Women’s High Jump NCAA champion distance medley relay team, lines up against Oregon freshman Chancey Summers is ranked No. 10 nationally. Oregon All-Americans Phyllis Francis and Chizoba Okodogbe. Women’s Pole Vault Men’s 400 Meters Could be an interesting competition between All-Americans All-Americans Mike Berry of Oregon and Ricky Babineaux of Laura Asimakis of Texas A&M and Logan Miller of Washington. Texas A&M are the top two seeds. Men’s Pole Vault Women’s 800 Meters All-American Michael Woepse of UCLA will be joined by Eu- Intriguing middle distance race featuring Washington’s Katie gene native JJ Juiffs of Washington. Flood, who anchored the Huskies’ NCAA champion distance Hammer medley relay team, and 2011 NCAA outdoor champion Anne UCLA features a pair of big-time performers in the hammer. Ida Kesselring of Oregon. Ducks’ All-American Laura Roesler, the Storm was the 2012 NCAA runner-up in the women’s indoor 2011 Pepsi 800 champion, is also in the strong fi eld. weight throw and is ranked fi fth nationally in the hammer, while Men’s 800 Meters Alec Faldermeyer was fourth in the men’s hammer at the 2011 No. 6-ranked Travis Thompson of Oregon leads a fi eld that also NCAA meet and is ranked second nationally in the event. includes All-American Bradley Whitley of Washington. Men’s Javelin Women’s 1,500 Meters In what could be the feature fi eld event of the afternoon, All- All-Americans Megan Goethals and Christine Babcock of American and top-ranked Sam Humphries of Texas A&M Washington are joined by Duck All-Americans Becca Friday squares off against freshman Sam Crouser of Oregon, ranked and Lanie Thompson. sixth nationally, and Joe Zimmerman of Washington.