Records and Wins for Ducks in Arkansas

Published by Oregon SID January 30th, 2016

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Oregon track and field tacked on six more event wins and two more school records, Saturday at the Razorback Invitational, adding to a long list of accomplishments from the men’s and women’s teams over the weekend.

Edward Cheserek was back in action after a sub-4-minute mile anchor leg in Friday’s distance medley relay, this time competing in the open mile. After the rabbit left the track, Cheserek was in front the rest of the way with teammateBlake Haney following right behind. The junior pulled away during the final lap to record another blistering time of 3:57.38, while Haney crossed second in 3:59.10 and became the 16th Oregon athlete to break four minutes indoors. The event is always one of depth for the Ducks, and Sam Prakel made it a 1-2-3 finish for Oregon on the other side of the 4-minute barrier with a personal best of 4:00.13.

The Ducks received another win from two-time 60 hurdles All-American Sasha Wallace, who surpassed her own school record in the process. The junior ran two impressive races, first winning her prelim in 8.15 before crossing the finish line in 8.05 during the final. The time broke her previous record of 8.08 set as a freshman and is second-best in the NCAA this season.

While the focus for Oregon during the indoor season is to put itself in a good position for the NCAA Championships, head coach Robert Johnson said his athletes are always happy to cross the finish line with a win.