Oregon Communications sent out this info on the upcoming distance meet.
Men’s Distance Crew Set For UW Last Chance
EUGENE, Ore. – In search of more NCAA qualifiers, the Ducks are sending several member of the men’s distance crew to the UW Last Chance meet in Seattle. Competition begins Friday afternoon with Oregon scheduled to have entries in the mile and distance-medley relay.
What It Means
Reed Brown (3:58.22) and Cooper Teare (3:59.21) enter the weekend with the No. 8 and 13 mile times in the NCAA, respectively. Teare also ranks seventh in the nation at 3,000 meters with his outing last weekend at the Husky Classic. The Ducks have run one DMR this season with the quartet of Brown, Blake Haney, Jacob Miller and James West posting a time of 9:36.21 which ranks No. 3 in the NCAA.
Mile – Friday, 5:15 p.m.
Teare, Soren Knudsen, Austin Tamagno, Jack Yearian
DMR – Friday, 6:45 p.m.
(1) West/Miller/Brown/Teare, (2) Mestler/Tamagno/Yearian/Knudsen
Mile (Invite) – Saturday, 3:20 p.m.
Brown, Haney, West, Charlie Hunter, Jackson Mestler
Through its first three meets of the season,
Oregon has collected 20 NCAA top-20 event mark. The top 16 in each individual event—top 12 for relays—advance to the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 8-9) in Birmingham, Ala.
Moving Up the Ranks
The Women of Oregon are up to a season-high No. 4 in the Feb. 11 release of the USTFCCCA poll. On the men’s side, the Ducks are up seven spots to No. 12, matching their position in the preseason poll. The Week 4 release is the first of the year based solely on in-season marks.