Sunday, January 15, 2012

Ducks Clear Season's First Hurdle at Boise Meet

Courtesy: GoDucks.com
Release: 01/14/2012

NAMPA, Idaho - Rebecca Rhodes, Phyllis Francis and Trevor Ferguson were double winners and newcomers Johnathan Cabral [Calabasis, Calif. (Agoura HS, CA)}, Arthur Delaney and Joeal Hotchkins were victorious in their Oregon debuts as the Ducks' track and field teams opened the 2012 indoor season Saturday at the Blue and Orange Opener.
Between the men's and women's teams, Oregon won 12 events at the Idaho Center, which will host the 2012 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in March.

"Overall, it was a really good meet," said Oregon associate head coach Robert Johnson. "Both the men and women definitely got what they wanted out of the meet.

"We had some solid competition against BYU and UTEP and we also needed to get some people out on a banked track and see the facility that will be hosting the NCAA Championships since we haven't been here in a few years."

Rhodes, a senior from Salem, Ore., established a big personal best of 8.62 seconds in winning the 60 meter hurdles for the top-ranked Women of Oregon. That easily beat her previous best of 8.78 and was also the third-fastest time in school history.

"That's a huge PR for Becca," said Johnson. "She put in a lot of effort in the fall and it paid off today."

Rhodes then came back and won the long jump with a best leap of 18-8/5.69 meters.

In addition to Rhodes in the women's 60 meter hurdles, freshman Alyssa Monteverde [Fresno, Calif. (Clovis West)]was second in 8.64, while Pearson was fourth in 8.68. Monteverde's time ranked No. 4 at Oregon.

In the men's 60 meter hurdles, Cabral was victorious in his Oregon debut. He won the final in 7.95 after capturing his preliminary heat in 7.89. The preliminary time tied the Calabasas, Calif., native for the third-best 60 hurdles in school history. Sophomore Dakotah Keys placed third in the final in 8.38 after running 8.36 in his preliminary race.

"The hurdles group could have been our MVP," said Johnson. "With Becca's huge PR and great opening times for the freshmen (Cabral and Monteverde), it was very good day."

Meanwhile, Francis won both the 200 and 600 meters on Saturday. The sophomore from Queens, N.Y., entered the Oregon top-five in both events. She took the 200 in 24.03 - No. 3 all-time for the Ducks and a lifetime PR - and the 600 in 1:31.53. That was the fourth-fastest time in school history, in an infrequently run event.

Ferguson swept both the men's long jump and triple jump. The redshirt freshman from Oregon City, Ore., captured the long jump with a mark of 23-0/7.01m and brought home the triple jump crown at 47-9.75/14.57m.

Delaney, from Gresham, Ore., had just enough in the tank to take the men's 200 meters. He crossed the line in 21.75, a tenth of the second faster than Brigham Young's Jason Hinds, who ran 21.85. Delany also took third in the 60 meters in 6.95 after running 6.91 in the preliminaries.

Hotchkins won the 60 meters in 6.94. The junior transfer from Las Vegas, Nev., recorded a personal best in the preliminaries of 6.82. Also in the 60 meters, sophomore Mike Berry ran a personal-best 6.94 in the preliminaries and finished fourth in the final (6.97).

English Gardner captured an exciting women's 60 meter dash, finishing in 7.34 seconds to just edge Endurance Abinuwa of Texas-El Paso by .01 (7.35). Gardner, a freshman in eligibility indoors, was just off her personal best of 7.29.

The women also took the 4x400 meter relay. The team of Alexandria Davidson, Devin Gosberry, Pearson [Santa Barbara, Calif. (San Marcos)] and Chizoba Okodogbe [Antioch, Calif. (Deer Valley)]won in 3:43.57.

The Ducks also had success beyond Francis in the women's 200. Okodogbe was second in 24.59, while senior Lauryn Newson [Richmond, Calif. (Laney CC, Oakland) (Pinole Valley, Pinole)]was third in 25.28.

In the field, freshman Greg Skipper finished second in the men's weight throw. The Oregon City, Ore., native had a best effort of 56-1/17.09m.

Freshman Russell Hornsby clocked the third-best men's 600 meter time at Oregon, 1:19.88, in a third-place finish.

Gosberry was the runner-up in the 300 meters with the second-fastest time in school history, 40.30, while Bryan Harper won the men's 300 in 34.80. That was the fifth-best 300 time at Oregon for the senior from Junction City, Ore.

SEATTLE, Wash. - Boru Guyota won his section of the 600 meters to lead the Oregon men's track team at the UW Indoor Preview Saturday at the Dempsey Indoor Facility

Guyota, a sophomore from Portland, Ore., ran 1:19.95 to place to place second overall. His time was the third-fastest in school history. Senior Travis Stanford was third in the same heat and fourth overall in 1:21.05, which ranks No. 5 on the Oregon list.

In the men's 3,000 meters, freshman Daniel Winn won his section in 8:14.52. His time was second overall. Sophomore Cole Watson finished second in the same section in 8:14.55 with the third-fastest time overall.

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Name
Pos.
Ht.
Yr.
Hometown (Prev School)
Men
Alexander, Colby DIS 6-0 RFr. Strongsville, Ohio (Strongsville)
Alviso, Jordan PV 5-10 Jr. Granite Bay, Calif. (Mt. San Antonio College) (Granite Bay)
Augustyniak, Walker DIS 6-1 RJr. Eugene, Ore. (South Eugene)
Barner, Kenjon SP 5-11 RJr. Riverside, Calif. (Notre Dame HS)
Beck, Kelley SP 5-10 RFr. Central Point, Ore. (Crater)
Bell, Matthew MD 5-11 Fr. Santa Monica, Calif. (Santa Monica)
Berry, Mike SP 6-0 So. Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach)
Brewer, Chris MD 5-9 Fr. Vista, Calif. (Rancho Buena Vista)
Brown, Korey SP 5-9 RJr. Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Pasadena City College) (Hacienda Heights)
Burbank, Bruce DEC 6-0 RSr. Newport, Ore. (Lane CC) (Newport)
Burgess, Bryce DIS 5-10 RJr. Portland, Ore. (Franklin)
Cabral, Johnathan HUR 6-4 Fr. Calabasas, Calif. (Agoura)
Contreras, Noe TH 6-2 RFr. Santa Maria, Calif. (UC Merced) (Pioneer Valley)
Costin, Tim DIS 5-11 RSo. Springfield, Ore. (Springfield)
Crouser, Sam TH 6-5 RFr. Gresham, Ore. (Gresham)
DeJarnette, Ben DIS 5-8 RSo. Mechanicsville, Va. (Atlee)
Delaney, Arthur SP 5-11 Fr. Gresham, Ore. (Barlow)
Dunbar, Trevor DIS 5-11 RSo. Kodiak, Alaska (Portland) (Kodiak)
Elkaim, Jeramy DIS 5-11 Fr. Livingston, N.J. (Livingston)
Fellows, Alec DEC 6-2 Fr. Woodway, Wash. (Edmonds-Woodway)
Ferguson, Trevor J 6-6 RFr. Oregon City, Ore. (Oregon City)
Fleet, Mac DIS 6-3 RSo. San Diego, Calif. (University City)
Galpin, Jack SP 6-0 Fr. Medford, Ore. (Crater)
Godfrey, Kevin DEC 5-11 Sr. Roseburg, Ore. (Lane CC) (Douglas)
Greer, Elijah MD 6-1 Jr. Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego)
Guyota, Boru MD 5-10 So. Portland, Ore. (Jefferson)
Harper, Bryan SP 5-10 RSr. Junction City, Ore. (Embry-Riddle/Lane CC) (Junction City)
Harris, Tanner TH 5-11 RSo. Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon)
Heidegger, Josh JAV 6-3 Sr. Medford, Ore. (Northwest Nazarene) (Cascade Christian)
Hersey, Eric HUR 6-0 RSr. Los Altos, Calif. (Los Altos)
Hidalgo, Matt PV 5-10 Fr. Banks, Ore. (Banks)
Horn, Randall TH 6-2 RSr. Los Gatos, Calif. (Los Gatos)
Hornsby, Russell MD 6-2 Fr. Williamsburg, Va. (Georgetown Prep)
Hotchkins, Joeal SP 5-10 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Central Arizona College) (Chaparral)
Huff, Josh SP 5-11 RFr. Houston, Texas (Nimitz HS)
Hunt, Mitchell DIS 5-10 RSo. Fremont, Neb. (Fremont)
Jablonski, Matt MD 5-8 Fr. Cockeysville, Md. (Loyola Blakefield)
Jantzer, Elliott DIS 6-3 RSo. Medford, Ore. (Phoenix)
Kemp, Blake DEC 6-1 Fr. Coos Bay, Ore. (Marshfield)
Keys, Dakotah DEC 6-2 RFr. Sweet Home, Ore. (Sweet Home)
Kruse, Caleb J 5-7 RSo. Coos Bay, Ore. (Marshfield)
Kwiatkowski, Chris DIS 5-9 RSr. Bellingham, Wash. (Bellingham)
Latt, Jordan SP 6-0 So. Tigard, Ore. (Lane CC) (Tigard)
Marconi, Danny J 6-3 Sr. Klamath Falls, Ore. (Henley)
Mathis, Dior SP 5-9 RSo. Detroit, Mich. (Cass Tech HS)
Melancon, Matthew MD 6-0 Fr. Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon)
Morrison, Hank DIS 5-10 Jr. Carmel, Calif. (Carmel)
Nelson, Britton JAV 6-1 RSr. Aurora, Ore. (Canby)
Noelle, Chad MD 6-0 Fr. Greene, N.Y. (Greene Central)
Norris, Cam TH 6-2 RSr. Vancouver, Wash. (Central Catholic)
Ouderkirk, Austin PV 6-2 RJr. Newport, Ore. (Washington) (Newport)
Perkins, Ron TH 6-0 RFr. Redmond, Ore. (Redmond)
Pickering, Ryan DIS 6-1 Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla. (John I. Leonard)
Pinkney, Tyler J 6-5 Jr. Everett, Wash. (Moanalua)
Powell, Ethan JAV 6-5 RSo. Tenmile, Ore. (Douglas)
Puskedra, Luke DIS 6-4 Sr. Salt Lake City, Utah (Judge Memorial Catholic)
Schaudt, Brian J 6-6 Sr. Philomath, Ore. (Philomath)
Shrader, Brian MD 5-11 So. Flagstaff, Ariz. (Sinagua)
Skipper, Greg TH 6-4 Fr. Oregon City, Ore. (Oregon City)
Stanford, Travis MD 5-11 RSr. Peyton, Colo. (Northern Colorado) (Peyton)
Stinson, Parker DIS 5-8 So. Austin, Texas (Cedar Park)
Thompson, Michael JAV 6-3 RJr. Beaverton, Ore. (Southridge)
Thompson, Travis MD 6-0 6Sr. Newport, Ore. (Lane CC) (Newport)
Walk, Miles TH 6-0 Jr. Lilburn, Ga. (Lane CC) (Parkview)
Watson, Cole MD 5-11 So. Rogue River, Ore. (Rogue River)
Winn, Daniel DIS 6-2 So. Portland, Ore. (Cleveland)
Young, Zach HUR 5-9 Jr. Gresham, Ore. (Mt. Hood CC) (Barlow)
Women
Andrews, Sarah DIS 5-7 So. The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands)
Bobek, Laura TH 5-6 RSo. Astoria, Ore. (Astoria)
Brown, Anetra HUR 5-6 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central)
Chambers, Daphne TH 5-8 Fr. Springfield, Ore. (Springfield)
Clark, Sammie PV 5-8 So. North Bend, Ore. (North Bend)
Crockett, Lauren J 6-1 Fr. Ogden, Utah (Ogden)
Crossman, Bronwyn DIS 5-6 Sr. Bellingham, Wash. (Squalicum)
Davidson, Alexandria SP 5-7 Jr. DuPont, Wash. (Steilacoom)
Dencer, Camilla MD 6-2 Sr. Northridge, Calif. (UCLA) (West Valley Christian)
Ferrara, Olivia HUR 5-6 So. Portland, Ore. (Liberty)
Flynn, Bailey JAV 5-10 Fr. Beaverton, Ore. (Aloha)
Fogelstrom, Jill TH 5-6 So. Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon)
Francis, Claudia MD 5-11 Fr. Laurelton, N.Y. (Cardozo)
Francis, Phyllis MD 5-10 So. Queens, N.Y. (Catherine McAuley)
Friday, Rebecca MD 5-8 Jr. Bellingham, Wash. (Bellingham)
Gardner, English SP 5-6 So. Voorhees, N.J. (Eastern Senior)
Gosberry, Devin SP 5-7 RJr. Dyer, Ind. (Loyola, Ill.) (Munster)
Grabill, Molly DIS 5-5 Fr. Poway, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo)
Hasay, Jordan MD 5-4 Jr. Arroyo Grande, Calif. (Mission College Prep)
Henderson, McKenzie TH 5-9 So. The Dalles, Ore. (Lane CC) (Dufur)
Kesselring, Anne MD 5-7 Jr. Nürnberg, Germany (Sigmund-Schuckert Gymnasium)
Kosinski, Alexandra DIS 5-5 RSr. El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge)
Mattox, Kimber DIS 5-4 RSr. Bend, Ore. (Cornell/Willamette) (Bend)
Monteverde, Alyssa HEP 5-9 Fr. Fresno, Calif. (Clovis West)
Monteverde, Anginae PV 5-7 Fr. Fresno, Calif. (Clovis West)
Newson, Lauryn J 5-6 Sr. Richmond, Calif. (Laney CC) (Pinole Valley)
Odle, Felicia JAV 5-8 So. Camas, Wash. (Union)
Okodogbe, Chizoba SP 5-7 So. Antioch, Calif. (Deer Valley)
Patrignelli, Megan MD 5-4 So. Monroe, N.Y. (Monroe-Woodbury)
Pearson, Lyndsay HUR 5-7 Sr. Santa Barbara, Calif. (San Marcos)
Penney, Sarah MD 5-7 RSo. Paradise Valley, Ariz. (Xavier College Prep)
Perry, Rachel TH 5-9 So. Parkdale, Ore. (Hood River Valley)
Picknell, Hannah TH 6-3 So. Medford, Ore. (South Medford)
Pietka, Maggie J 5-7 Jr. Vancouver, Wash. (Mountain View)
Prandini, Jenna J 5-8 Fr. Clovis, Calif. (Clovis)
Purvis, Amber SP 5-8 Sr. Hercules, Calif. (Benicia)
Rhodes, Rebecca J 5-8 Sr. Salem, Ore. (South Salem)
Roesler, Laura MD 5-6 So. Fargo, N.D. (Fargo South)
Ross, Kortney PV 5-11 So. San Diego, Calif. (Westview)
Sens, Lauren TH 6-0 Fr. Elk Grove, Calif. (Elk Grove)
Summers, Chancey J 5-7 Fr. Eagle Creek, Ore. (Estacada)
Theisen, Brianne HEP 5-8 RSr. Humboldt, Sask. (Humboldt Collegiate Institute)
Thompson, Lanie DIS 5-8 RSo. High Bridge, N.J. (Voorhees)
Wallace, Taylor DIS 5-9 Jr. Klamath Falls, Ore. (Henley)
Weir, Jillian TH 5-10 So. Sunnyvale, Calif. (Long Beach State) (Homestead)
Woodward, Allie DIS 5-6 Fr. Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame Academy)

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