Former Concordia athlete Jesse Staub, who has recently returned the sport of track and field after taking a break, finished third in the men’s javelin Friday at Hayward Field for the Oregon Twilight Meet. His third-place throw of 209 feet, 1… Continue Reading
As Treniere Moser hit the home stretch of the 1,500 meters, with second place right on her heels, the voice of former American track record holder and Boston Marathon winner, Alberto Salazar, echoed in her head. “Going the last 100,”… Continue Reading
Oregon’s shot put record holder, Brittany Mann, continued her winning ways with a sweeping victory in the women’s shot put at the Oregon Twilight meet Friday night. Mann won Friday’s competition with a throw of 56′ 6¾, just short of… Continue Reading
Ashton Eaton crossed the line in familiar fashion Friday night as he finished second at the Oregon Twilight meet in the men’s 400 meters to former Duck Mike Berry. Eaton was a runner-up last year when he lost to Nike’s Bryshon… Continue Reading
Half the distance, but double the joy. Quarter-miler Phyllis Francis, a 2014 Oregon graduate, competed in her first ever 100-meter event Friday night at the Oregon Twilight Meet, clocking a time of 11.34 seconds. She had initially been trailing, but… Continue Reading
Had it not been for his Ultimate Speed Athletics teammate Joe Morris, Arthur Delaney— a 2015 Oregon graduate and ranked No. 3 on the all-time 200-meter Oregon performance list — may have never become a professional athlete. “I wasn’t really… Continue Reading
The last few runners crossed the finish line, catching their breath and waiting to congratulate Eric Jenkins, the winner of the men’s mile at the Oregon Twilight meet. But Jenkins was preoccupied. He and second-place finisher Will Geoghegan huddled around Oregon signee… Continue Reading
One year ago, Brett Ely watched the Oregon Twilight meet from the stands as friends and Team Run Eugene teammates competed at Hayward Field. At the time, Ely was running just 10 minutes a day as she was recovering from… Continue Reading
They should run the men’s 1,000 meters more often. “That was the first time I’ve been pushed to the line in a year,” said Mac Fleet, a seven-time All-American at Oregon and current member of the prestigious Nike Oregon Track… Continue Reading
With next week’s Pac-12 championships on the minds of many Oregon coaches and athletes, participation by Ducks in the Oregon Twilight Meet was cut back. Jenna Prandini, who recently set UO records in the 100 meters and 200 meters at… Continue Reading