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Ducks Open Outdoor Track Slate in Oregon Preview - GoDucks.comPublished by
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The University of Oregon men’s and women’s track and field teams rode
blustery spring winds to 11 wins (7W, 4M) and 11 regional qualifying
marks (8W, 3M) in Saturday’s outdoor season opener, the Oregon Preview
at Hayward Field. UO’s field event corps paced the women with wins in all four throws events and the pole vault. Redshirt senior Bree Fuqua won
the shot put (51-3 3/4) and discus (156-10) with regional qualifiers in
both. The NCAA shot put veteran was only 1 foot, 5 inches off her
outdoor shot put best from last season (52-8 3/4), and 7 feet, 3 inches
off last year’s discus PR (164-1). Redshirt senior Sarah Malone also braved 20-30 mph gales early in the day to win the javelin (150-11) over fellow All-America teammate Elisa Crumley (second,
142-6), as both easily topped the 141-6 regional qualifying mark.
Crumley made her first appearance for the Ducks since the summer of
2003 after she redshirted outdoors in 2004 after fall season arm
surgery. She last competed in an Oregon jersey in the 2003 NCAA (13th, 153-5) and USA Championships (15th, 133-3). In the hammer, redshirt and unattached Duck junior Britney Henry won
her Hayward Field debut (first, 201-2) over Team XO member and former
UCLA All-American Cari Soong (second, 198-11). Henry joined the Ducks
last fall and threw for LSU in 2004 (207-9 PR) and Southeast Louisiana
in 2003, and will sit out this year due to NCAA twice-transfer rules. Read the full article at: www.goducks.com
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