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 OUTDOOR SCHEDULE 2018 OREGON TRACK AND FIELD MEET NOTES Date Meet (Location) March 23-24 SDSU Aztec Invitational (San Diego, Calif.) PEPSI TEAM INVITATIONAL March 30-31 Stanford Invitational (Stanford, Calif.) Who: Oregon, Washington, Washington State, BYU | When: Saturday, April 7 April 7 Pepsi Team Invitational (Eugene, Ore.) April 19-20 Bryan Clay Invitational (Azusa, Calif.) Where: Eugene, Ore. | Facility: Historic Hayward Field April 19-21 Mt. SAC Relays (Torrance, Calif.) Stream: Facebook Live (Pac-12 Plus) | Results: GoDucks.com April 20-21 Beach Invitational (Long Beach, Calif.) April 27-28 Desert Heat Classic (Tucson, Ariz.) April 27-28 OSU High Performance (Corvallis, Ore.) May 3 Payton Jordan Invitational (Palo Alto, Calif.) HISTORIC HAYWARD FIELD TO HOST 28TH PEPSI TEAM INVITATIONAL May 4 Oregon Twilight (Eugene, Ore.) EUGENE, Ore. – The Oregon track and field teams Winner Event Mark May 5-6 Pac-12 Multi-Event Championships (Palo Alto, Calif.) will return to Historic Hayward Field for the first of Braxton Canady 110M Hurdles 14.32 May 12-13 Pac-12 Championships (Palo Alto, Calif.) two regular season meets this Saturday as the Ducks Chaquinn Cook Long Jump 20-7.25 May 24-26 NCAA West Regionals (Sacramento, Calif.) welcome Washington, Washington State and BYU to Alaysha Johnson 100M Hurdles 13.48 June 6-9 NCAA Championships (Eugene, Ore.) Eugene for the 28th Pepsi Team Invitational. Keira McCarrell Javelin (Invite) 154-8 Alexis Rigmaiden Javelin (Open) 132-4 June 21-24 U.S. Outdoor Championships (TBA) After two solid weekends of competition to open the Ariana Washington 100 Meters 11.25 Meets in Eugene, Ore., at Hayward Field are in bold outdoor season, the Ducks are looking to put on a UO Women 4x100M Relay 44.38 show for the Hayward Field faithful as they continue UO Men 4x100M Relay 39.94 PEPSI TEAM INVITATIONAL ENTRIES to aim for NCAA West Regional qualifying marks. MEN WOMEN UO THROWERS START OUTDOORS STRONG 100 Meters 100 Meters Braxton Canady Jasmin Reed HOW TO FOLLOW Oregon’s throwers were especially strong in their Rieker Daniel Kaylah Robinson The Pepsi Team Invitational will be streamed for free outdoor debut at SDSU. Keira McCarrell won the Rocky Rainey Julius Shellmire 200 Meters on Facebook Live through the Pac-12 Plus account. women’s javelin invite (PR 154-8), and Maddie Rabing Shae Anderson Rashad Swank-Jones Venessa D’Arpino Live results are available on the track and field moved into sixth in UO history while taking third in Myles Webb Makenzie Dunmore Jasmin Reed schedule on GoDucks.com. Updates throughout the the hammer throw (190-7). Kiana Phelps hit a PR in 200 Meters Hannah Waller Rieker Daniel meet will be provided on Twitter via @OregonTF and the discus (168-5), exceeding her NCAA West Regional Chin Ng 400 Meters @Run4Ducks. qualifying mark from last year, and redshirt freshman Rocky Rainey Briyahna DesRosiers Julius Shellmire Rachel Vinjamuri Alexis Rigmaiden won the open javelin (132-4) in Myles Webb 800 Meters MEET FORMAT her Oregon debut. For the men, redshirt sophomore 400 Meters Lilil Burdon The Pepsi Team Invitational will give fans the Jackson VanVuren was second overall and first Orwin Emilien Susan Ejore Chin Ng Amanda Gehrich opportunity to watch a true team competition, among collegians in the men’s javelin invite, besting Jessica Hull Austin Torres Rennie Kendrick though the scoring will be different from the typical his previous PR by nearly 20 feet (225-4). VanVuren’s NCAA format. Only the top two finishers from each performance carries some extra significance, coming 800 Meters 1,500 Meters Sam Prakel Lilli Burdon team can score in each event, with nine points going exactly one year after he underwent elbow surgery. Mick Stanovsek Amanda Gehrich Cameron Stone Jessica Hull to first place, seven to second place, six to third place, Freshman Jared Briere threw a PR in the hammer Samantha Nadel five to fourth place, four to fifth place, three to sixth throw (178-9), and Sebastian Barajas hit a PR in the 1,500 Meters Sabrina Southerland Cooper Teare place, two to seventh place and one to eighth place. shot put (55-1). James West 3,000 Meters Carmela Cardama Baez If a team places first, second and third in an event, 3,000 Meters Alli Cash only the first and second-place athletes will be BURDON, NADEL LEAD SOLID DISTANCE OPENER Tanner Anderson Judy Pendergast Bryan Fernandez awarded points. In the relays, only the top squad from Oregon’s distance runners enjoyed an impressive 100M Hurdles Travis Neuman Rhesa Foster each team can earn points. Points will accumulate outdoor opener of their own last weekend at the Cooper Teare Madi Greenleaf Khadejah Jackson throughout the meet to determine a men’s and Stanford Invitational. Lilli Burdon, coming off all- 110M Hurdles Kylee O’Connor women’s team champion. America cross country and indoor season, won Joseph Anderson Kaylah Robinson Braxton Canady Keera Stephen the 5,000 meter invite in a personal-best 15:42.65. Jonathan Harvey 400M Hurdles PEPSI TEAM INVITATIONAL HISTORY Samantha Nadel made her 2018 debut in style, 400M Hurdles Madi Greenleaf Saturday’s meet will mark the 28th edition of the Pepsi running an impressive 33:01.82 in her first-ever 10,000 Jonathan Harvey Khadejah Jackson Kylee O’Connor Team Invitational at Hayward Field, and the first since meter race, an event that also featured the 2018 track 3,000M Steeplechase Keera Stephen 2016. The Ducks swept the four-team field in both debuts of Katie Rainsberger and Alli Cash. The Reed Brown 3,000M Steeplechase Jackson Mestler Judy Pendergast 2015 and 2016, with both fields featuring Washington, outdoor distance debut for the Men of Oregon was 4x100M Relay and have not lost on the men’s or women’s side since highlighted by the 1,500 meter invite, in which Sam 4x100M Relay 2013. Prakel (3:39.75), Mick Stanovsek (3:39.96) and Reed 4x400M Relay 4x400M Relay Brown (3:40.28) finished 3-4-5 for the three fastest High Jump High Jump RANKINGS collegiate times in the nation so far. Burdon’s 15:42.65 Ben Milligan Ashlyn Hare Austin Torres Keira McCarrell The Women of Oregon are currently ranked No. 2 in the 5,000 is also currently an NCAA lead. Long Jump Long Jump in the USTFCCCA team rankings, while the Men of Tristan James Chaquinn Cook Oregon are ranked No. 4 in the nation. BYU is No. 24 RECORD BOOK MOVEMENT Spenser Schmidt Rhesa Foster Damarcus Simpson Kylee O’Connor in the men’s rankings. Five Ducks made moves in the Oregon outdoor top- Triple Jump 10 lists during their outdoor openers. Samantha Triple Jump Chaquinn Cook Tristan James Rhesa Foster WINS, PERSONAL BESTS ABOUND IN SAN DIEGO Nadel ran the fourth-best mark all-time in the 10,000 Drew Russert The Ducks’ throwers, jumpers and sprinters got their meters at the Stanford Invitational, and Lilli Burdon’s Javelin Javelin JoJo Ananouko outdoor seasons off to a fast start two weekends ago win in the 5,000 moved her to No. 7 all-time at UO. John Nizich Keira McCarrell Jackson VanVuren Alexis Rigmaiden at the SDSU Aztec Invitational, winning eight events At SDSU, Maddie Rabing moved into sixth in the and recording a flurry of personal bests. The Women hammer throw (190-7/58.09m), Chaquinn Cook took Discus Discus Sebastian Barajas Kiana Phelps of Oregon won six events, while the Men of Oregon over the No. 8 spot in the long jump (20-7.25/6.28m) Drake Brennan Maddie Rabing won two. After an indoor season that didn’t meet and Lauren Rain Williams’ 11.50 in the 100 meters Shot Put expectations, the Ducks’ productive outdoor debut put her at No. 9 all-time. Shot Put Kiana Phelps Sebastian Barajas Maddie Rabing was a good first step to getting back to “The Oregon Austin Torres Hammer Throw Way.” UP NEXT Hammer Throw Maddie Rabing Oregon will split its squad for the Mt. SAC Relays in Jared Briere Sydnee Walker Max Lydum Torrance, Calif., and the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif. 1 2018 Oregon Track and Field Meet Notes PEPSI TEAM INVITATIONAL - MEET SCHEDULE Saturday April 7, 2018 FINAL MEET SCHEDULE FIELD EVENTS RUNNING EVENTS 11:30 a.m. Hammer Throw Men 1:50 p.m. Head Coach Introductions 11:30 a.m. Discus Throw Women Infield 1:55 p.m. National Anthem 1:00 p.m. Hammer Throw Women 2:00 p.m. 4x100 Meter Relay Men 1:00 p.m. Discus Throw Men Infield 2:05 p.m. 4x100 Meter Relay Women 1:30 p.m. High Jump Men East Apron 2:15 p.m. 3,000 Meter Steeple Men 2:00 p.m. Pole Vault Women East Runway 2:30 p.m. 3,000 Meter Steeple Women 2:15 p.m. Long Jump Men East Runway 2:45 p.m. 1,500 Meters Men 2:30 p.m. Long Jump Women West Runway 2:52 p.m. 1,500 Meters Women 2:30 p.m. Javelin Throw Women 3:00 p.m. Masters Mile Run Men & Women 2:30 p.m. Shot Put Women West Ring 3:10 p.m. 110 Meter Hurdles Men 2:30 p.m. Pole Vault Men West Runway 3:20 p.m. 100 Meter Hurdles Women 3:45 p.m. High Jump Women East Apron 3:30 p.m.