As they get deeper into the season, the Oregon men’s and women’s track teams just keep expanding.
The Ducks will compete at the Wolf Pack Invitational in Reno, Nev., Saturday, and the women will bring a team larger than any that has competed so far this season.
A total of 26 Oregon athletes — 18 women and eight men — will compete at Nevada’s meet. The meet will mark the first time this season both the men and women will compete together.
On the women’s side, senior Holly Speight will try to repeat her performance from the Great Northwest Open last weekend, where she scored a personal best and NCAA provisional mark 12-foot-6 in the pole vault.
Other notable women competing include Rachael Kriz and Jenny Brogdon in the high jump, Ann Sullivan in the long jump, Mary Etter in the shot put and weight throw, and Maureen Morrison in the weight throw. All of those Ducks have already qualified for the Mountain Pacific Championships.
On the men’s side, eight athletes will compete in six different events.
Notable Duck competitors include Terry Ellis in the 55-meter hurdles, Cody Howell and Jason Slye in the pole vault, Foluso Akinradewo in the triple jump and Adam Kriz in the hammer throw. Those men are among the 13 Ducks who have qualified for the Mountain Pacific Championships.
Oregon will compete all day Saturday. The men will next travel to the Iowa State Classic Feb. 9-10, while the women will take part in the McDonald’s Invitational those same days.