Coming down the straightaway toward the finish line of the 400 meters, Bryshon Nellum and Ashton Eaton kicked so intensely that they grimaced. The two crossed simultaneously as the crowd roared. Not knowing which of them had crossed first, the… Continue Reading
As the Oregon Twilight meet wound down to its last few events, the cheers and signature rhythmic claps amped up. Hayward Field, with 5,717 in stands, was ready to see sophomore sensation Edward Cheserek gut it out with former Oregon… Continue Reading
Senior Lauren Crockett finished her regular-season event at Hayward Field on a high note, winning the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 10 inches Friday. A member of the Pac-12 All-Academic team, the Utah native is currently leading… Continue Reading
Brianne Theisen-Eaton thought her coaches were crazy. Working with Tom Tellez, who coached Olympic champion long jumper Carl Lewis, Theisen-Eaton has been practicing a “slow to fast” philosophy for her long jump, something completely alien to her. “You only really… Continue Reading
The women’s 1,500-meter run at the Oregon Twilight Meet provided Olympic hopefuls Kerri Gallagher and Geena Gall-Lara another tune-up before the Prefontaine Classic later this month. Gallagher won in 4:12.94, roughly four seconds off the U.S. Olympic standard, and Gall-Lara finished… Continue Reading
Johnathan Cabral marked his final regular-season meet as an Oregon Duck at Hayward Field with a win in the men’s 110-meter hurdles Friday in the Oregon Twilight Meet. He finished in 13.75 seconds, but pulled up grabbing his right hamstring… Continue Reading
University of Oregon thrower Ryan Hunter-Simms led all the way through the men’s discus competition Friday afternoon at the Oregon Twilight Meet at Hayward Field. “I was just trying to push it and go for it through the first couple… Continue Reading
Oregon sophomore Alisha Rowlee, who officially represented the Ducks for the first time just a month ago, held off a charge in the 100-meter dash from former Oregon sprinter Mandy White, who still holds the program’s sixth-best time, Friday night… Continue Reading
Kei-Jian Buckley was up in Eugene for Mother’s Day weekend, and decided he would enter the Oregon Twilight Meet high jump competition while he was here. Turns out the Portland native, alumnus of Liberty High, made a wise decision, as… Continue Reading
Greg Skipper took home first place in the mixed hammer throw in the Oregon Twilight Meet on Friday with a winning throw of 227 feet, 5 inches. The redshirt junior, ranked No. 2 all-time in the University of Oregon hammer throw… Continue Reading