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ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS T&F Contact: Nate Krueger Email: [email protected] Hayward Field | 15th Ave. and Agate St., Eugene, OR | @OregonTF | Facebook.com/OregonTF| GoDucks.com/trackandfield C: (253) 569-9468 | O: (541) 346-5475 2018 INDOOR SCHEDULE 2018 OREGON TRACK AND FIELD MEET NOTES Date Meet Time (PT) Jan. 13 UW Preview # 9 a.m. UW PREVIEW Jan. 25-27 Columbia Challenge $ TBD When: Saturday, Jan. 13 | Start time: 9 a.m. PT Feb. 9-10 Don Kirby Elite % TBD Feb. 9-10 Husky Classic # TBD Where: Seattle, Wash. | Facility: Dempsey Indoor Facility Feb. 23-24 MPSF Indoor Championships # TBD Watch: FloTrack.org | Results: TBA | Twitter: @OregonTF/@Run4Ducks March 9-10 NCAA Indoor Championships & TBD # at Dempsey Indoor Facility in Seattle, Wash. $ at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York, N.Y. % at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M. DUCKS SET TO OPEN 2018 INDOOR SEASON AT UW PREVIEW & at Gilliam Indoor Stadium in College Station, Texas EUGENE, Ore. – The Men and Women of Oregon and Tristan James could both make an impact in the COACHING STAFF will open the 2018 indoor track and field season this jumps right away after transfering to UO, and miler Saturday, January 13, at the UW Preview in Seattle. James West was a big-time transfer from England and Head Coach: Robert Johnson (6th year as HC, 13th at UO) will look to translate his international success onto the Associate Head Coach: Andy Powell (13th year) Less than a week after the student-athletes arrived track for the Ducks. Associate Head Coach: Curtis Taylor (5th year) back on campus to begin the winter term, the UW Assistant Coach: Seth Henson (1st year) Preview will serve as a rust-buster for the Ducks as WOMEN’S 2018 OUTLOOK: The Women of Oregon Assistant Coach: Maurica Powell (12th year) they transition back into competition form. are coming off the greatest season any women’s Assistant Coach: Erik Whitsitt (6th year) collegiate program has ever enjoyed, having “Lots of old faces and lots of newcomers making completed the historic Triple Crown by sweeping UW PREVIEW ENTRIES their debuts this weekend,” said head coach Robert the cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor MEN WOMEN Johnson, “so we’re excited about that because we track and field NCAA team titles in the same academic 60 Meters 60 Meters have no idea what they’re going to do. We’re going to year. Like the men, the UO women lose quite a bit of Rieker Daniel Shae Anderson Cravon Gillespie Chaquinn Cook go up there and just try to shake some of the rust off.” talent from last year’s squad, notably 2017 Bowerman Tristan James Venessa D’Arpino winner Raevyn Rogers and 2016 Olympian Deajah Rocky Rainey Briyahna DesRosiers Many of Oregon’s student-athletes will compete Stevens, but there is still a ton of talent returning Spenser Schmidt Makenzie Dunmore in events they will not necessarily specialize in and the Ducks have restocked in a lot of areas with Julius Shellmire Jasmin Reed Rashad Swank-Jones Hannah Waller throughout the season, like triple jumper Chaquinn dynamic freshmen and transfers with a lot of past Myles Webb Ariana Washington Cook in the 60 meters, but those are good success. Lauren Rain Williams opportunities to ease into the season without much 200 Meters pressure. Star sprinters Ariana Washington and Hannah Joseph Anderson 200 Meters Braxton Canady Shae Anderson Cunliffe are back to anchor the Women of Oregon in Rieker Daniel Venessa D’Arprino “If you look at the entries for this meet, our kids have 2018. Both captured NCAA indoor titles last year, and Orwin Emilien Briyahana DesRosiers a lot of different options,” said Johnson, “There’s some both will be watched closely on the national stage Jonathan Harvey Madi Greenleaf events we don’t usually run like the 1,000 and the 600. throughout the year. Sophomore Katie Rainsberger Chin Ng Alaysha Johnson Julius Shellmire Jasmin Reed In a low-key meet like this, it will be awesome for them has already established herself as a star in the distance Cameron Stone Kaylah Robinson to go up there and build up some confidence.” events, contributing to all three phases of the Triple Myles Webb Rachel Vinjamuri Crown as a freshman last year, and she is joined by Alli Hannah Waller HOW TO FOLLOW: The UW Preview will be streamed Cash, Lilli Burdon and Jessica Hull, among others, to 400 Meters live on FloTrack.org with a premium subscription, make up a deep and talented distance group. Chin Ng 400 Meters Khadejah Jackson and a link to live results will be available on the track 600 Meters Kylee O’Connor and field schedule on GoDucks.com. Updates will be In the jumps, the Women of Oregon return the Reed Brown provided during the meet on Twitter via @OregonTF defending Pac-12 champions in both the long jump Orwin Emilien 600 Meters and @Run4Ducks. (Rhesa Foster) and the triple jump (Chaquinn Cook), Jaxson Hoey Rachel Vinjamuri Mick Stanovsek and Alaysha Johnson is also back as the defending 1,000 Meters MEN’S 2018 OUTLOOK: The production that 17-time Pac-12 champion in the 100 hurdles. Sophomore Cameron Stone Lilli Burdon Austin Tamagno Susan Ejore NCAA champion Edward Cheserek provided over the Makenzie Dunmore will be another name to watch last four years is “irreplaceable,” as Johnson puts it, in the sprints after a very productive freshman year, 1,000 Meters Amanda Gehrich Reed Brown Jessica Hull but the Men of Oregon have a deep, young roster in and Brooke Feldmeier will be counted on in the Jaxson Hoey Rennie Kendrick 2018 and will try to make up for those points in other 800 with the loss of Rogers after a kicking to a third- Mick Stanovsek Mile areas. The Ducks also lose Kyree King, the 2017 Pac-12 place NCAA finish outdoors last year. Throwers Ronna Austin Tamagno Emma Abrahamson champion in the 100 and 200 meters, but a good crop Stone, Kiana Phelps and Maddie Rabing all had James West Carmela Cardama Baez of returners and an exciting influx of new talent will solid years last year and will now look to make more of Jack Yearian Judy Pendergast make the UO men a team to watch throughout 2018. an impact on the national scale for the Ducks. Sabrina Southerland Mile Bryan Fernandez 60 Meter Hurdles Senior middle-distance runners Sam Prakel and There is a ton of exciting new talent in 2018 for the UO Jackson Mestler Shae Anderson Blake Haney will be counted on for leadership women. Shae Anderson and Lauren Rain Williams Travis Neuman Madi Greenleaf Levi Thomet Khadejah Jackson as much as production, and other returners like are both highly-touted freshmen in the sprints, and James West Alaysha Johnson sophomore hurdler Braxton Canady, third-year Anderson should also make an immediate impact Jack Yearian Keira McCarrell sprinter Cameron Stone and redshirt sophomore in the hurdles. Kaylah Robinson is another big Kylee O’Connor distance runner Tanner Anderson will be expected addition in the hurdles as a freshman. The Women of 60 Meter Hurdles Kaylah Robinson Joseph Anderson to step up for the Ducks in 2018. Sprinter Julius Oregon also added a lot of talent by way of transfer, Braxton Canady 4x400 Meter Relay Shellmire is also back and is looking to carve out with middle-distance runners Sabrina Southerland Jonathan Harvey more of an individual role for the Ducks, and young (Georgetown), Amanda Gehrich (Utah) and Ruby High Jump throwers Sebastian Barajas and Max Lydum will try Stauber (LSU) coming over to help Feldmeier replace 4x400 Meter Relay Ashlyn Hare Keira McCarrell to step up after losing a lot of leadership in that group. the production lost from Rogers’ departure. Briyahna High Jump DesRosiers (Texas A&M) and Venessa and Kerissa Ben Milligan Long Jump The Men of Oregon will have a lot of new faces in D’Arpino (Oregon State) will be added to the Ducks’ Chaquinn Cook 2018, with an exciting mix of freshmen and transfers already loaded sprinting group, and returners like Long Jump Tristan James Triple Jump joining the squad. Freshman Joseph Anderson Ashlyn Hare (jumps) and Alexis Rigmaiden (javelin) Spenser Schmidt Elisa Trujillo should prove to be a dynamic addition in the hurdles, will be new faces to watch for Duck fans after sitting he took bronze for Team USA in the 110 hurdles at last out last season. Triple Jump Shot Put summer’s Pan American Championships, and rookie Drew Russert Keira McCarrell Kiana Phelps distance runners Cooper Teare and Reed Brown will UP NEXT: After opening the season at the UW Shot Put Maddie Rabing be fun to watch on the track after terrific collegiate Preview, the Men and Women of Oregon will take a Sebastian Barajas Ronna Stone debuts during the cross country season. Among week of rest before sending a large contingent to New transfers, sprinter Cravon Gillespie will be intriguing York for the Columbia Challenge (Jan. 25-27) at the Weight Throw Weight Throw Jared Briere Kiana Phelps to watch after coming over from Mt. SAC, as his 200 historic Armory Track and Field Center. Austin Glynn Maddie Rabing and 100 meter personal-bests would rank first and Max Lydum Ronna Stone fourth in UO history, respectively. Spenser Schmidt 1 2018 Oregon Track and Field Meet Notes MEN’S ROSTER BREAKDOWN 2018 MEN’S INDOOR ALPHABETICAL ROSTER BY CLASS Name CL Events Hometown (Previous School(s)) Redshirt Seniors (3) Joseph Anderson Fr. Hurdles Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Upland) Bryan Fernandez, Travis Neuman, Sam Prakel Tanner Anderson RSo.
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