As Samantha Murphy jogged her victory lap by the west grandstand at Hayward Field Friday night, the crowd cheered her on as if she was still a part of the Oregon team. Despite losing her eligibility after competing four years… Continue Reading
As soon as Jake Mihelich got to Hayward Field on Friday, his mind was set on one thing: “Division III or Division I, it doesn’t matter.” Mihelich runs for Division III Linfield College, and he competed right next to Division… Continue Reading
For Kimber Mattox, Friday’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Oregon Twilight Meet felt tough. But it’s the steeplechase, she said, and “it’s always a tough race.” It didn’t appear that way, though. Mattox, a former Oregon distance runner who now competes… Continue Reading
Just last week, Portland’s Katherine Maus broke the Oregon State stadium record in the women’s triple jump with a jump of 40 feet, 7.75 inches. It was her third straight event recording a personal best. Today, she continued her success… Continue Reading
Oregon’s Jackson Darland dropped more than four seconds from his personal best in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase to win the event in 8 minutes, 59.95 seconds at the Oregon Twilight at Historic Hayward Field. He did it with help from… Continue Reading
Last weekend, Alexi Pappas ran her first 10,000-meter race at the Payton Jordan Invitational in Palo Alto, California. She also set her first Olympic “A” Standard time, crossing the line in 16th in 32 minutes, 2.22 seconds. She beat the… Continue Reading
Each of their experiences at the University of Oregon was different. But the seniors of Oregon’s track and field program can all agree: nothing will compare to their time representing the Ducks. In a Q&A session at this week’s TrackTown… Continue Reading
Ben Blankenship arrived without fanfare at TrackTown Tuesday in Eugene Tuesday, just days after breaking the world record in the U.S. men’s distance medley relay at the World Relays in the Bahamas. He wasn’t greeted by crowds or loud cheers,… Continue Reading
Oregon freshman Ashlee Moore dominated the heptathlon in her second meet at Hayward Field as a Duck, winning six of the seven events en route to a victory at the Oregon Relays. Her score of 5,457 points moved Moore into… Continue Reading
Warner Pacific sophomore Alyssa Neal only needed one legal jump to win the women’s triple jump Saturday in the Oregon Relays at Hayward Field.