Ducks Win National Title, June 16

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Fueled by three individual national champions Saturday, the Oregon men won their first team title at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Historic Hayward Field in Eugene since 1984. The Ducks needed 24 points entering the day to secure an outdoor title, after winning the NCAA Indoor title earlier this year, and got all that and more with wins from Mac Fleet in the 1,500 meters, Sam Crouser in the javelin and Devon Allen in the 110 hurdles. Tanguy Pepiot (steeplechase) and Arthur Delaney (200) also scored for the UO men, who put up a meet-record 88 points. Florida was second with 70, after collecting three event titles of its own Saturday at Hayward Field. Oregon’s margin of victory was the largest at the meet since 1994. The three individual champions followed Edward Cheserek’s win in the 10,000 meters Wednesday. In between the Ducks augmented their score with points elsewhere, including a 2-3-4 finish in the 5,000 on Friday that embodied the team’s “Strength in Numbers” mantra. Oregon’s women (59) were third to Texas A&M (75) and Texas (66). Sophomore Jenna Prandini scored 24-points for the Ducks. She won the Long Jump, was third in the 100 and second in the 200.