Ducks Net 12 Wins in Season Opener

Jenna Prandini and Sam Crouser impressed in their indoor debuts as Oregon collected 12 wins Saturday at the Blue and Orange Opener to kick off the 2013 season.
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Release: 01/12/2013

Arthur Delaney won the 60 meter in a personal best 6.84 seconds Saturday.
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Blue and Orange Opener Results (HTML) Blue and Orange Opener Results (PDF) Blue and Orange Opener Results (DOWNLOAD) NAMPA, Idaho - Jenna Prandini and Sam Crouser impressed in their indoor debuts as Oregon collected 12 wins Saturday at the Blue and Orange Opener to kick off the 2013 track and field season.
"It was a great opener for us coming off winter break," said head coach Robert Johnson. "We had a number of personal bests, which is usually a good thing this early in the season.

"It was a good opportunity to see us implement what we've been working on in practice," said Johnson. "At the same time, we also have a chance to realize some of the things we need to work on before our next meet."

Prandini, a redshirt freshman from Clovis, Calif., won the 60 meters in 7.48 seconds, which was the fourth fastest time in school history. She came back later in the meet to take second in the 200 meters in 24.07.

Crouser, a sophomore from Gresham, Ore., made his indoor debut for the Ducks a memorable one by throwing the shot put 57-9.75/17.62m to finish second behind Boise State's Chase Sexton, who had a mark of 57-11.75/17.67m. Crouser's throw was the second best in Oregon history, trailing only Colin Veldman's 58-8.75/17.90m effort in 2006.

Lauren Crockett and Chancey Summers both cleared 5-8.75/1.75m in the women's high jump. Crockett, a sophomore from Ogden, Utah, got the win based on fewer misses. Both jumpers made it into the UO indoor record book at No. 4.

Other winners for the Duck women included Junior Phyllis Francis who scorched the blue track to a time of 23.91 to win the 200 meters. Jillian Weir won the weight throw with a mark of 56-7.25/17.25m. Weir, a transfer from Long Beach State was making her Oregon debut on Saturday.

Junior Laura Roesler impressed in winning the 400 in 54.76. Redshirt freshman Alyssa Monteverde won the 60 meter hurdles in 8.68.

For the men, Boru Guyota led a 1-2-3 finish in the 800 meters. Guyota, a junior from Portland, Ore., won in 1:53.41 with Virginia transfers Patrick Todd (1:53.45) and Brett Johnson (1:54.27) in tow.

Sophomore Arthur Delaney set a PR to win the 60 meters in 6.84, while sophomore Johnathan Cabral just missed a PR in winning the 60 meter hurdles in 7.85. Junior Mike Berry was third in the 60 meters in 6.98.

Matt Hidalgo won the pole vault in his Oregon debut. The redshirt freshman from Banks, Ore., and senior Austin Ouderkirk both cleared 16-2.75/4.95m, but Hidalgo got the win based on fewer misses and set an all-conditions personal best in the process.

Sophomore Trevor Ferguson won the long jump with a leap of 23-4/7.11m, while junior Tyler Pinkney took the triple jump at 48-0/14.63m.

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Track & Field - 2012-13 Roster Season
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Name
Pos.
Ht.
Yr.
Hometown (Prev School)
Men
Cameron Acosta JAV 5-11 Fr. Portland, Ore. (Westview)
Colby Alexander DIS 6-0 RSo. Strongsville, Ohio (Strongsville)
Jordan Alviso PV 5-10 Sr. Granite Bay, Calif. (Mt. San Antonio College) (Granite Bay)
Kevin Anding SP 5-11 RSr. Houston, Texas (Virginia) (Kinkaid)
Mike Berry SP 6-0 Jr. Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach)
T.J. Brassil TH 6-2 Fr. Clayton, Calif. (De La Salle)
Chris Bray MD 5-10 Fr. Kyoto, Japan (The Friends' School)
Chris Brewer MD 5-9 RFr. Vista, Calif. (Rancho Buena Vista)
Korey Brown SP 5-9 RSr. Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Pasadena City College) (Hacienda Heights)
Nejmi Burnside HUR 5-11 Jr. Nassau, Bahamas (South Carolina) (St. Andrews)
Johnathan Cabral HUR 6-4 So. Calabasas, Calif. (Agoura)
Tim Costin DIS 5-11 RJr. Springfield, Ore. (Springfield)
Sam Crouser TH 6-5 RSo. Gresham, Ore. (Gresham)
Ben DeJarnette DIS 5-8 RJr. Mechanicsville, Va. (Atlee)
Arthur Delaney SP 5-11 So. Gresham, Ore. (Barlow)
Trevor Dunbar DIS 5-11 RJr. Kodiak, Alaska (Portland) (Kodiak)
Jeramy Elkaim DIS 5-11 RFr. Livingston, N.J. (Livingston)
Alec Fellows DEC 6-2 So. Woodway, Wash. (Edmonds-Woodway)
Trevor Ferguson J 6-6 RSo. Oregon City, Ore. (Oregon City)
Mac Fleet DIS 6-3 RJr. San Diego, Calif. (University City)
Jack Galpin SP 6-0 RFr. Medford, Ore. (Crater)
Kevin Godfrey DEC 5-11 RSr. Roseburg, Ore. (Lane CC) (Douglas)
Elijah Greer MD 6-1 Sr. Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego)
Boru Guyota MD 5-10 Jr. Portland, Ore. (Jefferson)
Tanner Harris TH 5-11 RJr. Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon)
Matt Hidalgo PV 5-10 RFr. Banks, Ore. (Banks)
Joe Holvey DIS 5-6 Fr. Eugene, Ore. (South Eugene)
Russell Hornsby MD 6-2 So. Williamsburg, Va. (Georgetown Prep)
Joeal Hotchkins SP 5-10 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Central Arizona College) (Chaparral)
Mitchell Hunt DIS 5-10 RJr. Fremont, Neb. (Fremont)
Ryan Hunter-Simms TH 5-11 Fr. Highland, Calif. (San Gorgonio)
Matt Jablonski MD 5-8 RFr. Cockeysville, Md. (Loyola Blakefield)
Brett Johnson MD 5-8 Sr. Ocean City, N.J. (Virginia) (Ocean City)
B.J. Kelley SP 6-2 So. Fresno, Calif. (Central HS)
Blake Kemp DEC 6-1 RFr. Coos Bay, Ore. (Marshfield)
Dakotah Keys DEC 6-2 RSo. Sweet Home, Ore. (Sweet Home)
Caleb Kruse J 5-7 RJr. Coos Bay, Ore. (Marshfield)
Jordan Latt SP 6-0 RSo. Tigard, Ore. (Lane CC) (Tigard)
Bradley Laubacher J 6-2 Fr. Bend, Ore. (Summit)
Dior Mathis SP 5-9 RJr. Detroit, Mich. (Cass Tech HS)
Marcus McArdle TH 6-2 RFr. Independence, Ore. (Western Oregon) (Central)
Matthew Melancon MD 6-0 RFr. Eugene, Ore. (Sheldon)
Matt Miner MD 6-0 RSr. Ashland, Ore. (Dartmouth) (Ashland)
Hank Morrison DIS 5-10 Sr. Carmel, Calif. (Carmel)
Chad Noelle MD 6-0 So. Greene, N.Y. (Greene Central)
Austin Ouderkirk PV 6-2 RSr. Newport, Ore. (Washington) (Newport)
Ron Perkins TH 6-0 RSo. Redmond, Ore. (Redmond)
Ryan Pickering DIS 6-1 RFr. West Palm Beach, Fla. (John I. Leonard)
Tyler Pinkney J 6-5 Sr. Everett, Wash. (Moanalua)
Ethan Powell JAV 6-5 RJr. Tenmile, Ore. (Douglas)
Greg Skipper TH 6-4 RFr. Oregon City, Ore. (Oregon City)
Parker Stinson DIS 5-8 Jr. Austin, Texas (Cedar Park)
Chris Stubbs SP 6-1 RSr. Eugene, Ore. (Lane CC) (Willamette)
De'Anthony Thomas SP 5-11 So. Los Angeles, Calif. (Crenshaw HS)
Patrick Todd MD 6-1 RSr. Dallas, Texas (Texas / Virginia) (Highland Park)
Philippe Ueng PV 6-0 Fr. Temple City, Calif. (Temple City)
Miles Walk TH 6-0 Sr. Lilburn, Ga. (Lane CC) (Parkview)
Trent Warren MD 5-11 RFr. Chula Vista, Calif. (Eastlake)
Cole Watson MD 5-11 Jr. Rogue River, Ore. (Rogue River)
Daniel Winn DIS 6-2 Jr. Portland, Ore. (Cleveland)
Women
Laura Bobek TH 5-6 RJr. Astoria, Ore. (Astoria)
Liz Brenner TH 6-1 RFr. Portland, Ore. (Jesuit)
Anetra Brown HUR 5-6 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central)
Daphne Chambers TH 5-8 So. Springfield, Ore. (Springfield)
Sammie Clark PV 5-8 Jr. North Bend, Ore. (North Bend)
Katie Conlon DIS 5-9 RSr. Jamestown, N.D. (Jamestown College) (Jamestown)
Lauren Crockett J 6-1 So. Ogden, Utah (Ogden)
Alexandria Davidson SP 5-7 Sr. DuPont, Wash. (Steilacoom)
Skylar Evans MD 5-4 Fr. Crozier, Va. (Midlothian)
Claudia Francis MD 5-11 So. Queens, N.Y. (Cardozo)
Phyllis Francis MD 5-10 Jr. Queens, N.Y. (Catherine McAuley)
Rebecca Friday MD 5-8 Sr. Bellingham, Wash. (Bellingham)
Megan Fristoe DIS 5-6 Fr. Bend, Ore. (Summit)
English Gardner SP 5-6 Jr. Voorhees, N.J. (Eastern Senior)
Molly Grabill DIS 5-5 So. Poway, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo)
Katie Gruys JAV 6-0 Fr. Maple Lake, Minn. (Annandale HS)
Jordan Hasay MD 5-4 Sr. Arroyo Grande, Calif. (Mission College Prep)
Ashante Horsley SP 5-4 Fr. McMinnville, Ore. (McMinnville)
Anne Kesselring MD 5-7 Sr. Nürnberg, Germany (Sigmund-Schuckert Gymnasium)
Annie Leblanc MD 5-6 Fr. Repentigny, Quebec (Jean-Baptiste Meilleur School)
Abbey Leonardi DIS 5-1 Fr. Kennebunkport, Maine (Kennebunk)
Brittany Mann TH 5-8 Fr. Beverly Hills, Mich. (Detroit Country Day School)
Ashley Maton MD 5-7 Fr. Bend, Ore. (Summit)
Alyssa Monteverde HEP 5-9 RFr. Fresno, Calif. (Clovis West)
Felicia Odle JAV 5-8 Jr. Camas, Wash. (Union)
Chizoba Okodogbe SP 5-7 Jr. Antioch, Calif. (Deer Valley)
Alexi Pappas DIS 5-5 RSr. Alameda, Calif. (Dartmouth) (Bishop O'Dowd)
Megan Patrignelli MD 5-4 Jr. Monroe, N.Y. (Monroe-Woodbury)
Sarah Penney MD 5-7 RJr. Paradise Valley, Ariz. (Xavier College Prep)
Maggie Pietka J 5-7 Sr. Vancouver, Wash. (Mountain View)
Jenna Prandini J 5-8 RFr. Clovis, Calif. (Clovis)
Laura Roesler MD 5-6 Jr. Fargo, N.D. (Fargo South)
Kortney Ross PV 5-11 Jr. San Diego, Calif. (Westview)
Lauren Sens TH 6-0 So. Elk Grove, Calif. (Elk Grove)
Rachel Sherrell TH 5-9 Jr. Parkdale, Ore. (Hood River Valley)
Chancey Summers J 5-7 So. Eagle Creek, Ore. (Estacada)
Lanie Thompson DIS 5-8 RJr. High Bridge, N.J. (Voorhees)
Jasmine Todd J 5-5 Fr. Chandler, Ariz. (Chandler)
Madelayne Varela J 6-0 Fr. Kent, Wash. (Kentwood)
Taylor Wallace DIS 5-9 Sr. Klamath Falls, Ore. (Henley)
Jillian Weir TH 5-10 RSo. Sunnyvale, Calif. (Long Beach State) (Homestead)
Annie Whitfield JAV 5-4 Fr. Sweet Home, Ore. (Sweet Home)
Allie Woodward DIS 5-6 So. Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame Academy)