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EUGENE, Ore. – Between the Cougar Classic and UW Preview, the Oregon track and field team opened its 2023 indoor season with 19 top-three finishes including four wins, collectively, and a school-record showing by Jorinde Van Klinken in the women’s shot put. At weekend’s end, the Ducks had posted 13 marks ranked inside the top 30 nationally.
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Oregon also tallied six top-10 program times and measures. Among those efforts, freshman Aaliyah McCormick—one of nine Ducks making their UO debuts last weekend—became the fifth-fastest UO woman in the 60-meter hurdles (full list below).
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Jadyn Mays, third at 60 meters at last year’s NCAA Championships, was a double winner at the season-opening Cougar Classic with victories in the 60 and 200 meters. Her time in the 200 (23.18) is currently second in the NCAA. Micah Williams posted a time of 6.54—his ninth 6.55 or faster mark—took the top spot in the men’s 60 meters while Van Klinken led a 1-2-5 finish at the UW Preview in Seattle.
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Indoor Top 10 at Oregon
Women’s 200m
#8 – Jadyn Mays – 23.18
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Women’s 60m hurdles
#5 – Aaliyah McCormick – 8.20
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Women’s high jump
#10T – Colleen Uzoekwe – 1.73m/5-8
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Women’s shot put
#1 – Jorinde Van Klinken – 18.11m/59-5
#2T – Jaida Ross – 17.40m/57-1
#8 – Mine De Klerk – 15.65m/51-4.25
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Top 30 in the NCAA
60 METERS
Men
2. Micah Williams – 6.54 (1/13)
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Women
7. Jadyn Mays – 7.25 (1/13)
28. Lily Jones – 7.37 (1/13)
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200 METERS
Women
2. Jadyn Mays – 23.18 (1/13)
30. Shaniya Hall – 23.99 (1/13)
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800 METERS
Women
12. Mia Moerck – 2:08.90 (1/14)
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MILE
Women
15. Mia Moerck – 4:43.80 (1/14)
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3,000 METERS
Women
15. Izzy Thornton-Bott – 9:13.70 (1/14)
25. Maddy Elmore – 9:20.05 (1/14)
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60M HURDLES
Women
7. Aaliyah McCormick – 8.20 (1/13)
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4x400M RELAY
Women
15. Ella Clayton/Shaniya Hall/Katriina Wright/Jordyn Blake – 3:39.80 (1/13)
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SHOT PUT
Women
1. Jorinde Van Klinken – 18.11m/59-5 (1/14)
3. Jaida Ross – 17.40m/57-1 (1/14)
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At the end of the qualifying window, the top 16 declared athletes in each event and top 12 relays will advance to the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 10-11) in Albuquerque, N.M. The 2023 campaign continues with the Texas Tech Open & Multis (Jan. 26-28) in Lubbock, Texas, and UW Invitational (Jan. 27-28) in Seattle.
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