The Oregon women’s track team opened up its 2001 indoor season in dramatic fashion Saturday, flying around the Lane County Fairgrounds to earn six wins in 12 events at the Eugene Indoor.
Among the most notable Duck marks Saturday were freshman Ann Sullivan’s personal best long jump — at 18 feet, 5 1/2 inches — and victory in the 60-meter hurdles. Oregon athletes took victories in the 50-meter dash, the weight throw, the shot put and the pole vault.
“A couple of our newcomers stepped right in at the top,” Oregon coach Tom Heinonen said. “We got a good start from several of our returning athletes.”
Heinonen was particularly impressed with returnees Endia Abrante, Maureen Morrison and Niki Reed, who won the 50 meters, the weight throw and the pole vault, respectively.
Abrante, a junior, added a second-place finish in the 300 meters to her previous victory in the 50 meters.
Heinonen said he was also impressed with newcomers Sullivan and Rachel Kriz. Sullivan was the only Duck to win two events, while Kriz came within two inches of winning the high jump.
Oregon piled up seven second-place finishes as a team in Saturday’s meet. On top of Abrante and Kriz’s second-place showings, Ducks were runners-up in the 600 meters, the pole vault, the triple jump, the shot put and the weight throw.
All told, Oregon had a first or second place finisher in every event in which it competed.
Oregon will compete next at the UNI Invitational in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Friday and Saturday.
Women’s track opens indoor strong
Daily Emerald
January 21, 2001
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