Oregon Ducks Lead #NCAATF Championships Entering Finals
The Oregon Ducks Men added to their lead on Thursday with Dakotah Keys third place finish in the Decathalon extending a wide margin even wider to twenty six points over Florida, in second place with sixteen team points. Thursday was another day of solid performances for the Oregon Ducks, this time with the Women in the spotlight on the track. The standout performance of the day went to Jenna Prandini who qualified for three finals on Saturday including the 4×100 relay, the 100 meters and the 200 meters.
RT @Pac12Networks: Have a look at the team leaderboard through two days at the #NCAATF championships 😎😎 pic.twitter.com/Aik1GTn2On
— JustinPhillips (@JustinPhillips) June 12, 2015
On Wednesday night the Men’s 10,000 Meter final saw two Oregon Ducks finish in first and second place with Edward Cheserek and Eric Jenkins. The Oregon Women ran the race on Thursday night and Molly Grabill and Waverly Neer gave Oregon fans something to cheer about in the final lap as they finished fourth and fifth respectively.
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Neer, Grabill, and Prandini combined to give Oregon thirty-one points pushing them to the top of the standings ahead of Arkansas. Solid performances earlier in the day by Jillian Weir in the Hammer throw and Brittany Mann adding to the Ducks team total.
The action now shifts back to the Men of Oregon with all Final events on tap for Friday. The Final events for the Women will be on Saturday.