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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2015
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Oregon men hold lead in NCAA championships
By NEIL BRANSON
For the Daily Astorian
EUGENE — With a new
format for the NCAA Track
& Field Championships as
men and women competed
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belonged to the men, save for
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heptathlon.
The Men of Oregon took
full advantage of their oppor-
tunity scoring 34 points taking
the early team lead over Flori-
da (16) and USC (15) at His-
toric Hayward Field Wednes-
day.
Individual championships
by senior Sam Crouser in the
javelin (259 feet, 9 inches) and
sophomore Edward Cheserek
(28 minutes 58.92 seconds in
the 10,000 meters) made for a
quick 20 points.
Right on the heels of
Cheserek was Duck Eric Jen-
kins (28:59.13) for another
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points came from a third place
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hammer (PR 233-9).
For Cheserek, it was his
seventh individual NCAA
Championship. Of his cham-
pionships, he said “the main
point is the win and getting
more points for the team.”
Putting themselves in po-
sition to pick up big points
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champion will be crowned,
the home team qualified
three to the finals in the
1,500 meters and one in the
400.
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AP Photo/Don Ryan
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Oregon’s Edward Cheserek, left, crosses the finish line
ahead of teammate Eric Jenkins as they finish 1-2 in the
men’s 10,000 meters during the NCAA track and field
championships in Eugene Wednesday.
The crowd watches as Oregon’s Jillian Weir competes in
the hammer throw during the NCAA track and field cham-
pionships in Eugene Thursday. notforsale
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one last chance to pull out the
victory but fouled.
What a day for Prandini, as
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Home) decathlete Dakota GD\¶V¿QDOVE\SODFLQJVHFRQG the 100 and 200, anchored the
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Jenna Prandini, who an- nals and picked up eight points
two-day completion in fourth
place with 4,072 points, 168 chored the relay, came back for her team with the second
back of event leader Pau Ton- to qualify in the 100 meters place in the long jump.
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(11.03) behind Morolake Aki-
nesen of Arizona.
the 1,500 was freshman Nikki
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3UDQGLQLQRVRRQHU¿QLVKHG Hiltz (4:18.26). She will come
into Day 2 as he said “that was
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the long jump competition. sibility of getting into the top
have had in a long time.”
In the 5,000 meters, Or- She left the long jump prelims eight for team points.
With her 2:06.94 in the
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like she could be a force in the
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Day 2 – Ladies Rule
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Having passed her fourth
of the day, as their 400-meter
last 150 meters to easily win
her heat.
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board for the ladies was Jul-
lian Weir with a 218-11 throw
in the hammer. The event was
won by junior DeAnna Price
of Southern Illinois (234-6).
Another four points came
from Brittany Mann in the shot
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event came when Raven Sanu-
nders, a freshman from South-
ern Illinois, went from fourth
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with a toss of 60-2½, and in
the process improved on her
American Junior Record. On
her last throw Raven passed
Wisconsin junior Kelsey Card,
who posted a best of 58-11 ¼.
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behind, Raven also won the
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any muscle in the distance rac-
es, the Oregon ladies changed
all that has they picked up nine
points in the 10,000 with ju-
nior Molly Grabill and senior
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respectively, in 33:26.62 and
33.26.98.
The day ended as it started
for the Ducks as they lead the
competition with 31 points,
followed by Arkansas with 22
and Georgia 21.
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ishing up Thursday, the Or-
egon men picked up another
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third-place, which will send
the men into the last day with
40 points. A long way back,
but loaded with speed, are
Florida and USC.
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