Softball
The Oregon softball team traveled down to Las Vegas over the weekend and went 3-2 at the UNLV Softball Classic.
On Friday, the No. 20 Ducks defeated Wisconsin, 2-0, but lost to Nebraska, 2-1. Oregon bounced back on Saturday and knocked off Kansas, 8-6, but fell to Loyola Marymount by a score of 7-4.
The Ducks finished the tournament with a solid 1-0 victory against Central Michigan to raise their total season record to 10-7.
Men’s Track and Field
Led by the sophomore combination of Terry Ellis and Adam Kriz, the Oregon men’s track and field team finished second behind Stanford Saturday at the Holiday Inn Invitational in Reno, Nevada.
Kriz set a personal record in the weight throw with a launch of 60 feet, four inches, good enough for third place. Ellis captured first place in the 55-meter hurdles with a season-high time of 7.53 seconds.
The Ducks also won the 4 x 400 relays (3:16.39) and Fouso Akinradewo took first in the triple jump (49-5).
Women’s Golf
The Oregon women’s golf team finished the first day of the Wildcat Invitational in last place with a score of 325. Host Arizona leads the three-day, 16 team tournament with a score of 293.
Football
Freshman outside linebacker Ryan Jackson was dismissed from the Oregon football team due to a “failure to meet team rules and regulations,” according to head coach Mike Bellotti.