Phyllis Francis safely made her way into the next round of the women’s 400m after finishing second to Jessica Beard of Adidas, who is a two-time world outdoor 4x400m relay gold medalist.
The 19 points he earned for the Ducks pushed them past USC for the team title that year.Īfter finishing fourth at the NCAA track championships just a few weeks ago, Greg Skipper competed in the men’s hammer throw for a seventh-place finish overall with a mark of 69.38m. While in a Duck uniform, Acosta posted one of the most memorable performances in college track history with a nearly impossible triple at the 2010 Pac-10 track championships, finishing fourth in the steeplechase, second in the 1500m, and third in the 5,000m. Acosta earned his spot in the final of the men’s 1500m after finishing fourth in heat one in a time of 3:45.07. Two-time NCAA champ and Oregon alum Elijah Greer, who now runs for the Oregon Track Club, left nothing to chance after winning heat one of the first round of the men’s 800m to qualify for the semifinals.įormer Duck A.J. In a time of 2:01.64, Roesler out-kicked 2014 indoor bronze medalist Molly Beckwith and 2013 World bronze medalist Brenda Martinez. NCAA 800m champion Laura Roesler made a statement in the final heat of the first round of the women’s 800m with a win in heat four, and the competition was fierce. qualifier for the World Junior Championships, hosted by TrackTown USA of course. Incoming freshman Duck Ashlee Moore opened up Thursday’s competition with a win and personal best of 5,418 points in the junior heptathlon to become the first U.S. He currently holds the American record in both the 10,000m and the indoor 3,000m. While at Oregon, Rupp rewrote the record books with five NCAA titles. Rupp used a strong finishing kick to take the win in 28:12 over Bowerman Track Club’s Chris Derrick.
Here's a full breakdown of Thursday's action in Sacramento featuring athletes with Pac-12 connections:Ģ012 Olympic silver medalist Galen Rupp closed out the day in style by winning his sixth national 10,000m title in a row.
Current and former Pac-12 athletes battled to earn spots into the next round of competition, but the day was highlighted by a dominating win in the 10k final by former Oregon Duck Galen Rupp, who took home his sixth title in a row in a tight race with former Stanford standout Chris Derrick. The Conference of Champions continued to dominate at the national level at day one of the 2014 USATF Outdoor Championships at Hornet Stadium here in Sacramento.
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