By Collin Catman On a day where a torrential rain came down sideways, thanks to gusts of wind up to 49 miles-per-hour, Vallery Korir of Washington State won the women’s 3,000 meters Saturday at the Pepsi Invitational, edging out BYU’s… Continue Reading
By Nate Mann Although Ja’Maun Charles is from Pleasanton, California, training in the rain of Pullman, Washington, prepared him for races like Saturday’s 100 meters at the Pepsi Team Invitational. In fact, he had endured a similar environment at Hayward… Continue Reading
By Bryce Dole Walk-on turned three-time All-America Mick Stanovsek was one of three Ducks who set the pace in the men’s 800 meters Saturday at the Pepsi Invitational in trying conditions of rain pushed sideways by winds averaging upwards of… Continue Reading
By Jenny Sanchez Oregon freshman sprinter and hurdler Shae Anderson has been dreaming about sprinting at Hayward Field since becoming a Duck. That dream came true at Saturday’s Pepsi Team Invitational as Anderson helped her team win the 4×100-meter relay… Continue Reading
By Katelyn Hansen Heavy downpour and fast headwinds typically hinder an athlete’s race, but not for freshman Jasmin Reed on Saturday in the women’s 100 meters at the Pepsi Team Invitational. Finishing second behind her teammate Venessa D’Arpino, Reed ran… Continue Reading
Oregon’s Ariana Washington expected to run three races in Saturday’s Pepsi Invitational, but only two of them were familiar. She was comfortable running the 200-meter dash and 4×100 relay, but hadn’t run a 100-meter dash since her prep career at… Continue Reading
Adoree’ Jackson hovered over the tape measurer, anxiously awaiting his announcement on the distance of his final long jump attempt. Jackson’s jump was the last of the event, and he needed a mark better than 25 feet, 7¼ inches to… Continue Reading
The Oregon men’s track team didn’t lose the Pepsi Team Invitational on Saturday, but that wasn’t enough to make coach Robert Johnson happy. “I freaking hate ties,” Johnson said, “and I hate losses even more. A tie kind of feels… Continue Reading
Even a breakfast of corned beef hash and eggs with a pancake and four events wasn’t enough to stop Devon Allen at the Pepsi Invitational Saturday. The sophomore plowed through his event schedule, winning the 110-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles,… Continue Reading
The 5,426 Oregon track and field fans in attendance for the Pepsi Invitational on Saturday had likely penciled in a win for Edward Cheserek in the men’s 5,000-meter race. They did not know that before the race, the Oregon coaching staff tried… Continue Reading