On Sunday, at the University of Washington track, the Oregon track and field accomplished exactly what they planned: a 10th consecutive sweep for the men and an eighth straight title for the women.
The women’s team finished with a whopping 185 points, more than 70 points ahead of second place USC, while the men’s finished with 155.60 points.
Two Ducks, Hannah Cunliffe and Devon Allen, also both earned Athlete of the Meet honors to put the icing on the cake for Oregon.
Though the whole team put in work for the title Sunday, the sprints were the main scorers for the Ducks over the championship weekend.
The women’s 4×100 meter relay team opened the day with a win and meet record, 42.71, while the men took third, 39.84.
Three-quarters of that women’s team went on to sweep the 100 and 200 meters. Cunliffe took the win in each: 11.08 in the 100 and 22.49 in the 200.
With a 22.5 point-day, Cunliffe earned the women’s Athlete of the Meet title.
On the men’s side, Allen earned his Athlete of the Meet recognition after taking wins in the 200 meters and 110 hurdles, as well as a third place finish in the 100. He also helped the 4×100 relay to some extra points at the start of competition Sunday.
Allen’s short relay teammate Marcus Chambers backed up the men’s sprints when he won his second straight 400 meter title, as well as a third place finish in the 200 meters.
Though the men’s team won the day with a hefty margin, the Ducks held just a one point lead after the men’s 1,500. A second- third finish from Matthew Maton and Sam Prakel in the 1,500 earned the Ducks some much needed points before the remaining sprint events.
The women’s team on the other hand, kept hold of their Saturday lead to propel through day two of the conference finals.
Other than the regular sprint events, the women’s team also dominated the 800 meters and 100 hurdles.
Raevyn Rogers and Annie Leblanc each broke the track record in the 800 to take first and second in the event, 2:02.41 and 2:03.62. And in the short hurdles, Sasha Wallace and Alaysha Johnson added 16 points to the Oregon total when they went one- three.
After another successful Pac-12 Championship weekend, the Ducks are now looking to the NCAA Championships in June. The West Preliminaries begin Thursday, May 26 in Lawrence, Kansas.
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Oregon men earn tenth straight Pac-12 title, women eighth straight
Madison Layton
May 14, 2016
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