The penultimate chapter of Oregon’s quest for a “Triple Crown” of women’s NCAA championships included several dramatic turns Thursday in Eugene at the NCAA Track & Field Championships, although there was no surprise twist at the end. Several UO women had to qualify for Saturday’s finals based on time in their preliminaries Thursday, including defending 100- and 200-meter champion Ariana Washington in both of her events. But ultimately the Ducks advanced essentially the exact contingent favored on form charts to win the team title at Historic Hayward Field, and give the program a sweep in the 2016-17 academic year of cross country, NCAA Indoor and NCAA Outdoor track and field championships.
