EUGENE, Ore. – On the final day of competition at the Mt. SAC Relays and Bryan Clay Invitational, the Oregon track and field team collected two wins, four top-10 program performances and 11 combined personal and season bests. Alysah Hickey and Jorinde van Klinken claimed victory in the long jump and discus, respectively.
Making her season debut in the event, Hickey registered a winning mark of 6.71m/22-0.25 and moved from fourth to third on the program’s all-time list. She becomes the third UO woman with a wind-legal measure beyond 22 feet, joining Jasmine Todd and Jenna Prandini on that short list. Hickey also moves to third on the NCAA list this season based on marks entering the day.
The Women of Oregon were well presented in the competition with past UO standouts Todd and Rhesa Foster finishing in second and third, respectively.
The Ducks got their second win of the day from van Klinken in the discus. The two-time NCAA champion posted a day’s best of 64.45m/211-5 and bested an elite field that included fellow Oregon22 competitor Laulauga Tausaga-Collins. Van Klinken added two more 64-meter throws to her storied career docket.
Shelby Moran added a top-10 program mark in the hammer Saturday afternoon. With a season best of 66.13m/216-11, she became the No. 3 performer in program history. Moran finished in eighth overall but fourth among collegians in the field. Four of Moran’s five legal marks traveled farther than her old season best.
In the first result of the day, the UO women finished third overall and second among collegians in the 4×100-meter relay. Aaliyah McCormick, Jadyn Mays, Shaniya Hall and Ella Clayton registered a season-best time of 43.72 to secure the top-three finish. The Ducks finished ahead of a pair of all-star groups from Cote d’Ivoire and Canada.
McCormick added an individual third-place effort in the 100-meter hurdles while moving from sixth to third on the program’s all-time list. She stopped the clock in 13.03 to win the first of two sections, and established a new personal best in the event.
Also returning to the track after relay duties, Mays recorded an all-conditions best of 11.09 to finish in third place in the 100 meters. The wind was just over the allowable reading at 2.2 during the race. She began the season with an 11.19 at the SDSU Aztec Invitational (March 25) and previously owned an all-conditions best of 11.12 from last year’s NCAA West Preliminary.
Mays was back on the track…
CLICK HERE to Read the Full Original Article at University of Oregon Athletics…