Final Weekend to Collect NCAA Qualifiers

EUGENE, Ore. – The University of Oregon track and field team enters the final pre-NCAA weekend of competition with 16 top-25 national marks—nine women, seven men—including six efforts ranked in the top 10. The Ducks' weekend begins Friday with Pac-12 Indoor Invitational in Seattle. The two-day meet begins at 12 p.m. with the start of the heptathlon.
 
The top 16 declared individuals and 12 relays are scheduled to be announced Tuesday, March 1, ahead of the 2022 NCAA Indoor Championships (March 11-12) at the CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala. The meet was previously held there in 2016 and 2019.
 
2022 Pac-12 Indoor Invitational
Feb. 25-26 | Seattle, Wash.
Watch: RunnerSpace
Results: Athletic Live
 
In addition to the Ducks competing at the Pac-12 Invitational, members of the UO distance crew will be racing Sunday afternoon at the BU Last Chance Meet. The meet will be streamed live by FloTrack.
 
Sophomore standout Alysah Hickey is tied for the national lead in the women's long jump by way of her school-record mark of 6.66m/21-10.25 at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 28). Reigning NCAA champions Emmanuel Ihemeje (mTJ), Kemba Nelson (w60) and Micah Williams (m60) are all ranked within the top five for their respective specialties.
 
How They Rank | Oregon in the NCAA Top 25
 
#1 – Alysah Hickey, long jump – 6.66m/21-10.25
#2 – Micah Williams, 60 meters – 6.48
#2 – Emmanuel Ihemeje, triple jump – 16.69m/54-9.25
#4 – Kemba Nelson, 60 meters – 7.16
#7 – Luis Peralta, 800 meters – 1:47.32
#10 – Ella Clayton/Shaniya Hall/Katriina Wright/Shana Grebo, 4x400m – 3:33.84
#13 – Aneta Konieczek, mile – 4:34.76
#14 – Aaron Bienenfeld, 3,000 meters – 7:46.09
#17 – Iman Brown, 200 meters – 23.25
#18 – Elliott Cook, 800 meters – 1:47.95
#19 – Jadyn Mays, 60 meters – 7.27
#19 – Jadyn Mays, 200 meters – 23.27
#19 – Jack Yearian, 3,000 meters – 7:47.29
#19 – James Gormley/Evan Mafilas/Luis Peralta/Jack Yearian, DMR – 9:31.07
#19 – Emilie Girard/Katriina Wright/Keely Small/Aneta Konieczek, DMR – 11:07.42
#21 – Lexi Ellis, triple jump – 13.24m/43-5.25
 
In Monday's release of the USTFCCCA National Rating Index (Feb. 21), the Women of Oregon are ranked 14th while the Men of Oregon check in at No. 16 in the country.
 
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