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NCAA Championships: Oregon Ducks Women Look To Make A Move

By Justin Phillips

NCAA Championships logo at Hayward Field getting set for Day 2 of the Track and Field Championships.Justin Phillips/KPNW Sports
NCAA Championships logo at Hayward Field getting set for Day 2 of the Track and Field Championships.Justin Phillips/KPNW Sports /
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The Oregon Ducks have 19 entries into the NCAA Track and Field Championship and a run at another National Title begins on Thursday at Hayward Field.

Oregon begins their run at 4:02 pm Pacific Time with 4×100 Meter Relay. The Ducks are in the third and final heat. The top two from each heat and the two next top times will advance to the final on Saturday. Oregon has a total of eight events on the track with participants. The rest are field events led by Rhesa Foster in the Long Jump.

Foster made a run last season at the NCAA Championships. Foster jumped 6.21 Meters to finish in third in the West Preliminaries stamping her ticket back to Eugene and the NCAA Championships for the second straight year. The Sophomore brings experience from last season and will be one to watch to get some points for the Ducks in the team race.

Despite losing talent from last season, the Oregon Sprinters will take center stage heading into the weekend. Arianna Washington returns experience. Both Washington and Jasmine Reed will be running in the 100 Meters and 200 Meters respectively. Thursday features the semifinal round with the final on Saturday awarding the team points.

Alli Cash is running in the 10,000 Meter Final just before the close of the day. Cash could give the Oregon Ducks important team points placing in the finish. With 19 participants from Oregon, the team is primed to make a run at another National Championship which would cap off back to back National Championships for the Oregon Women after last year’s finish in the 4×100 with the Ducks beating USC down the stretch.

This also marks the final weekend of Historic Hayward Field in its current configuration.

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