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Post by arizonaduck on Mar 8, 2024 19:14:59 GMT -8
I'm interested to see the splits for the DMR. Silan must have had a good one in order to move into 5th. I also noticed in her mile prelim, she was all over the track with bumps and stutter steps.
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Post by mallardg on Mar 8, 2024 19:18:14 GMT -8
The Oregon women had a very good first day of action at Boston, and ended the day with 4 points in the bank from the DMR finals. The Preliminary events went very well, with across the board performances exceeding most expectations. In fact, everyone advanced except for Ayyildiz in the mile, and she was not penciled in as a scorer in any event.
Jadyn Mays' 4th in the 60 meters was about what is being projected for her, but she had an exceptional 200 meter PR, to advance as 2nd fastest on the day. McCormick had the 6th fastest 60 meter hurdle time and Klaudia Kazimierska got a bonus qualifier to the mile finals. So, at this point, the Oregon Women are nearly 10 points ahead of the 30 total that I projected earlier in the week. Of course, that can change quickly tomorrow depending on Jaida Ross in the Shot Put. I have a lot of confidence in her ability to step up at the big meets. We can anticipate that Maddie Elmore will be in the top 5 in the 3K. Expectations for the 4 X 4 relay team is not high (perhaps a point or two). So, Oregon's podium chances/position really lie on Jaida Ross, Maddie Elmore and whether or not Jadyn Mays and Alyssia McCormick can match their prelim performances. A tall order, but Ross and Mays are the most experienced and reliable members of this team.
Arizonaduck inquires about the DMR splits. The official results showed Elmore running the 1600 in 4:31.44 (not Silan Ayyildiz). If that is accurate, Elmore will be doubling with tomorrow's 3K race. If not accurate, she will have fresh legs tomorrow. Interestingly, Oregon's 800 meter split (Ellie Nelson) was only 2:10+), but Ella Clayton ran another blistering 52+ on her leg.
Edit: I see now where Arizonaduck was correct in that Silan Ayyildiz did run that spectacular final 1600 in 4:31.41. Also, we now have an explanation for Nelson's 2:10.01 time in the 800. By the way, Clayton's 400 time was 52.58. In summation it seems this relay team showed tremendous guts and resourcefulness in dealing with the situation and getting back into the race. Gotta be awfully proud of them.
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Post by everlast on Mar 8, 2024 19:54:34 GMT -8
For those spared ESPN+ coverage, the Oregon and Washington 800 runners in the DMR tripped over a prostrate Providence runner and fell to the track . I think the Providence runner clipped the heal of a runner ahead of and fell to track.
Nelson ran gamely/brilliantly to get Oregon back in contact with the second pack. ESPN focused almost entirely on the lead pack, I couldn’t tell who ran anchor for Oregon
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Post by ducktafnut on Mar 8, 2024 20:35:45 GMT -8
From Boston: after a very disappointing leg by Barnett, Clayton ran a spectacular split considering the traffic she ran around, then Nelson was moving up tremendously - I think she could have lead following her leg - before the incident, then Ayyildiz also ran a spectacular split considering the traffic she also had to navigate after running the mile prelims when she was pushed around at least a half-dozen times. It was pretty a spectacular result given the subpar first leg and the fall.
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Post by mallardg on Mar 9, 2024 0:08:56 GMT -8
Here is the race. I am surprised that Ayyildiz hung in there and finished 5th, as she was trailing badly for most of the race.
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Post by chileduck on Mar 9, 2024 8:13:25 GMT -8
Here is the race. I am surprised that Ayyildiz hung in there and finished 5th, as she was trailing badly for most of the race. Yes Ayyildiz did a remarkable run especially given her near miss effort in the Mile prelim. This time she surged ahead of the 5th place runner at the end, unfortunately not quite shown in the video. Okay, so this race changes my tune about the first 3 legs not mattering in the DMR. If Nelson would have been in a better position, the fall in front of her wouldn't have mattered and Silan would have had a better chance of placing even higher. And of course the best thing is that Oregon recovered from the fall much much better than Washington did.  Here is a nicely edited video of the Oregon women's DMR effort. Nice to see the happy enthusiasm displayed by the team. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4SAs30MKJJ |
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Post by ducktafnut on Mar 9, 2024 8:40:51 GMT -8
So funny when Ella Nelson said "I fell down!"
In the heptathlon, after a couple good practice vaults, Raap got his hamstring worked on by a trainer, then did one more run through. I think he is still competing.
Edit: It appears Raap is not going to continue.
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Post by chileduck on Mar 9, 2024 10:59:24 GMT -8
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Post by arizonaduck on Mar 9, 2024 18:01:46 GMT -8
A wonderful meet for the ladies. They could have been third were it not for the "if only's". The 6 seconds lost by the fall in the DMR and the rolling finish in the hurdles probably cost at least 4 or 5 points.
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Post by chileduck on Mar 9, 2024 20:12:57 GMT -8
The final formchart tracker top ten for women:  |
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Post by chileduck on Mar 10, 2024 7:06:48 GMT -8
Being a narrow focused Duck fan, I was expecting Kazimierska, Oregon's indoor mile record holder, to place higher at the national championships despite being in a field with six athletes with better times. What I didn't expect was that so many of them would run personal bests while Klaudia also ran well, just missing her Oregon record by 0.32 seconds. I'm shaking my head.  |
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Post by bruce3404 on Mar 10, 2024 8:55:21 GMT -8
A wonderful meet for the ladies. They could have been third were it not for the "if only's". The 6 seconds lost by the fall in the DMR and the rolling finish in the hurdles probably cost at least 4 or 5 points. And let's not forget that Ross completely out threw the Colorado State winner who really had but one good throw in her |
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Post by bruce3404 on Mar 10, 2024 9:01:24 GMT -8
I should give a shout out to coach Jerry. We sat right behind him for the shot and he was very engaging with Chile, Ducktafnut and myself and my impression as to whether he wants to be here has definitely changed. Lots of enthusiasm and, with a few students and asst coaches, we made a lot of noise cheering on Jaida. Both nights Chile and I closed two bars, though with an asterisk, since both closed at 11pm. Also enjoyed hanging with NateB and absorbing his terrific knowledge, enthusiasm and the most winning smile on this board.
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Post by bruce3404 on Mar 10, 2024 11:10:59 GMT -8
Looking at the form chart tracker, only GA (+12) and BYU (+20!)
outperformed the Ducks +6. Shame about UW taking the UNDERPERFORMANCE crown with a sizzling -18.
On the men's side, UW doubled its championship tank title by going -19! VA Tech went +17 to win the men's crown for over performance
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Post by mallardg on Mar 10, 2024 12:29:13 GMT -8
Bruce, good comment on VA Tech. And who, other than Ben Thomas, is their coach? As somewhat a friend, I was rooting for Ben to get the Oregon Job, but it is hard to argue with Jerry Schumacher's selection. He definitely has the personality, patience and skills to raise Oregon back to the top. Too bad about UW (not).
BTW: here is a video of the 60 meter hurdles. It appears that Aaliyha McCormick was in the thick of this race until crashing into the last hurdle and falling across the finish line.
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