Which Oregon Ducks are headed to the NCAA track and field Championships?
Micah Williams’ banner year got even better over the weekend.
Oregon’s superstar second-year freshman recorded the second-fastest 100-meter time ever by a collegian on Friday when he won his qualifying heat in 9.86 seconds during the NCAA West preliminary meet in Fayetteville, Ark.
Williams’ time was also the second-fastest in the world this year. It was a standout performance that set the tone for the day as 23 Oregon men and women qualified for June’s NCAA national championship meet in Eugene.
The Oregon women were led by a strong performance from their sprinters, with Jadyn Mays, Jasmine Montgomery, and Kemba Nelson all qualifying in the 100.
A handful of Ducks did have disappointing afternoons in Fayetville. Reed Brown entered the meet as the No. 3-ranked men’s 1,500 runners in the nation with a season-best of 3:36.44, but finished 18th at the regional meet.
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Alessia Zarvo owned the second-best 10,000 time in the nation prior to this weekend but finished 30th in her semifinal heat and did not qualify for nationals.
Aneta Konieczek, who ran the 3,000-meter steeplechase for Poland at the 2020 Rio Olympics, failed to qualify for the national championship meet as well.
Here’s a rundown of which Ducks will be competing at Hayward Field from June 8-11.
Women
- Iman Brown – 200 meters
- Mine De Klerk – shot put
- Lexi Ellis – triple jump
- Jaida Ross – shot put & discus
- Jadyn Mays – 100 meters
- Jadyn Mays/Kemba Nelson/Jasmin Reed/Jasmine Montgomery – 4x100m relay
- Jasmine Montgomery – 100 & 200 meters
- Kemba Nelson – 100 meters
- Malia Pivec – 3,000m steeplechase
- Dominique Ruotolo – triple jump
- Izzy Thornton-Bott – 1500 meters
- Alexandra Webster – 400m hurdles
Men
- Aaron Bienenfeld – 5,000 and 10,000;
- Elliott Cook – 1,500
- Ty Hampton – javelin
- Emmanuel Ihemeje – triple jump
- Rieker Daniel, Ryan Mulholland, Micah Williams, Xavier Nairne – 4×100 relay;
- Luis Peralta – 800
- Micah Williams – 100
- Max Vollmer – decathlon
