EUGENE, Ore. – On the strength of two wins at the SDSU Aztec Invitational including an NCAA-leading performance at 100 meters, redshirt senior Cravon Gillespie has been named the Pac-12 Track Athlete of the Week. The Pasadena, Calif., native was also part of the Ducks' victorious 4x100-meter relay.
 
In his first competition since a fourth-place NCAA finish at 60 meters, Gillespie clocked a of 10.04 which tops the early NCAA performance list and, based on times entering the weekend, is No. 3 all-conditions (+2.2) in the world. The time is also just off Gillespie's all-conditions best of 10.02 (+2.3) from last year's NCAA Championships.
 
Earlier in the day, Gillespie teamed up with Braxton Canady, Rieker Daniel and Oraine Palmer to post a winning time of 39.33 in the 4x100-meter relay. The time ranks fourth in the NCAA through the first two weeks of the outdoor season. Collectively, the relay team now ranks No. 4 in the UO records book.
 
Overall, the Ducks opened their outdoor season with eight wins, nine personal bests and three program top-10 marks at the SDSU Aztec Invitational.
 
In the SDSU Winners' Circle…
100 Meters – Cravon Gillespie
3,000 Meters – Soren Knudsen
100m Hurdles – Emily Sloan
110m Hurdles – Eric Edwards Jr.
4x100m Relay – Braxton Canady, Cravon Gillespie, Rieker Daniel, Oraine Palmer
4x100m Relay – Makenzie Dunmore, Venessa D'Arpino, Jasmin Reed, Brianna Duncan
Javelin – Jackson VanVuren
Javelin – Keira McCarrell
 
Oregon will send distance runners to this weekend's Stanford Invitational and return in full to the Sun Angel Classic (April 5-6) in Tempe, Ariz.
 
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