OREGON DUCKS DOMINATE!!!

Oregon has perhaps the best atmosphere for track and field. Extremely appreciative fans, the facilities and the money. This past weekend at the NCAA Indoor Champions the women of Oregon won the national title in dominating fashion. With the support of the university and it's fans, this may only be the beginning of what could be a consistent title contender or possibly a dynasty.

The Oregon Ducks women's track and field program was in serious trouble. When Vin Lananna and Robert Johnson arrived things definitely began to change. There was a serious change in the atmosphere and the level of recruiting has gone up. The Women of Oregon also have revamped their sprint core and are currently bringing in a stellar sprint class. There performance this past weekend scoring 61 points, 25 points more than Tennessee who finished second was remarkable. The Ducks had championship performances from senior Brianne Theisen in the heptahtlon scoring 4,396 points and the 4x400 meter relay clocking in at 3:32.97. This seems to be a sign of things to come.

Championship Highlights

60 meters - Blessing Okagbare UTEP 7.18

200 meters- Shaniqua Ferguson Auburn 23.09

400 meters- Francena McCrory Hampton 50.54 ( an American record, McCrory who began college with an unfortunate streak of bad luck, has set the track world on fire again in her senior year, hopefully we can see a sub 50 second performance this outdoor season).

800 meters- Phoebe Wright Tennessee 2:02.55

Women's Mile- Charlotte Browning Florida 4:35.66

3000 meters- Angela Bizzari Illinois 8:57.40

5000 meters- Lisa Koll Iowa State 15:39.65

60 hurdles- Queen Harrison Virginia Tech 7.95

Women's DMR- Tennessee ( Phoebe Wright, Ellen Wortham, Chanelle Price, Brittany Sheffey)

Women's 4x400- Oregon ( Jamesha Youngblood, Keisha Baker, Michelle Williams, Amber Purvis)

Long Jump- Blessing Okagbare UTEP 22-6.50 (Okagbare was the only athlete the whole meet that individually doubled having won the 60 along with the long jump. Okagbare's mark was meet record)

Triple Jump- Kim Williams Florida State 45-9.25

Shot Put- Miriam Kevkhishvilli Florida 61-0

Weigh Throw- D'Ana McCarty Louisville 74-8.25

High Jump- Elizabeth Patterson Arizona 6-4

Pole Vault- Kylie Huston Indiana State 14-9

Pentathlon- Brianne Theisen Oregon 4,396


The Outdoor season begins this weekend with some amazing competition around the country. Three meets to keep an eye on are the Hurricane Inviational in Miami, the Oregon Preview and the USC Trojan Invitational.