EUGENE, Ore. – The Oregon track and field team has collected 44 entries for the upcoming NCAA West Preliminary. Regional selections and national qualifiers in the combined events were released Thursday. This year’s meet will be contested May 22-25 at John McDonnell Field in Fayetteville, Ark.
The Ducks’ 44 entries—17 men, 27 women—are represented by 37 individuals and three relays. Oregon will have four competing in two individual events with Jadyn Mays (100/200), Devin Hart (5,000/10,000), Jaida Ross (shot put/discus) and Shelby Moran (hammer/discus).
Oregon will have a trio of entries in three events: Elliott Cook, Rheinhardt Harrison and Tomas Palfrey in the men’s 1500; Klaudia Kazimierska, Mia Barnett and Melissa Berry in the women’s 1500; and Maddy Elmore, Şilan Ayyildiz and Dalia Frias in the women’s 5,000 meters.
For a second-consecutive season, the Ducks’ multis duo of Rafael Raap and Taylor Chocek earned NCAA spots in the decathlon and heptathlon, respectively. The UO men have had at least one decathlon entry in 15 of the past 16 NCAA meets.
To mirror the format of the national meet, the preliminary rounds will be contested over four days with alternating men’s and women’s programs. The NCAA East Preliminary will take place the same weekend in Lexington, Ky., hosted by the University of Kentucky. The top 12 in each event from both sites qualify for the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 5-8) at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
UO Entries | NCAA West Preliminary
* – from this past weekend
@ – adjusted mark for altitude; actual mark in ( )
MEN (17)
100 Meters
PJ Ize-Iyamu – 10.13@ (10.10*)
800 Meters
Matthew Erickson – 1:47.77@ (1:48.45*)
James Harding – 1:48.74
1500 Meters
Elliott Cook – 3:38.55
Rheinhardt Harrison – 3:41.14@ (3:46.54*)
Tomas Palfrey – 3:42.63
5,000 Meters
Devin Hart – 13:47.56
10,000 Meters
Devin Hart – 28:36.10
Izaiah Steury – 28:52.27
3,000m Steeplechase
Benjamin Balazs – 8:45.36
Giuliano Scasso – 8:49.80
4x100m Relay
Anthony Trucks – Rodrick Pleasant – Jack Normand – PJ Ize-Iyamu – 39.76
High Jump
Osawese Agbonkonkon – 2.13m/6-11.75
Jack Normand – 2.10m/6-10.75
Pole Vault
Harrison Canfield – 5.17m/16-11.5
Hammer
Mason Strunk – 69.11m/226-9
Javelin
Gavin Korkeakoski – 63.23m/207-5
WOMEN (27)
Jadyn Mays – 11.04@ (11.01*)
Lily Jones – 11.35
200 Meters
Jadyn Mays – 22.53@ (22.46*)
400 Meters
Katriina Wright – 52.68@ (52.57*)
Ella Clayton – 52.75@ (52.64*)
Ella Nelson – 2:04.22
Klaudia Kazimierska – 4:08.43
Mia Barnett – 4:14.55@ (4:20.76*)
Melissa Berry – 4:22.50
Maddy Elmore – 15:15.79
Şilan Ayyildiz – 15:15.84
Dalia Frias – 15:56.33
Anika Thompson – 32:54.97
100m Hurdles
Aaliyah McCormick – 12.81
400m Hurdles
Shana Grebo – 56.33
Katie Clute – 9:59.06
Lily Jones – Jadyn Mays – Shana Grebo – Ella Clayton – 43.12@ (43.00*)
4x400m Relay
Shana Grebo – Ella Clayton – Katriina Wright – Shaniya Hall – 3:27.78@ (3:27.34*)
Cheyla Scott – 1.88m/6-2*
Emily Fitzsimmons – 4.08m/13-4.5*
Long Jump
Alysah Hickey – 6.43m/21-1.25
Shot Put
Jaida Ross – 19.71m/64-8
Discus
Jaida Ross – 59.74m/196-0*
Shelby Moran – 57.28m/187-11*
Shelby Moran – 70.02m/229-9
Kohana Nakato – 51.27m/168-2
Annika Williams – 48.40m/158-9
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