Redshirt freshman Dakotah Keys@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4365&SPID=243&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=204971331&Q_SEASON=2011@@ used a strong showing in the 110-meter hurdles, discus, pole vault and javelin to finish as the top collegian in the decathlon at the Sam Adams Combined Events.
Keys set personal bests in the discus, javelin and pole vault, and he tallied 7,682 points total. He finished only behind Chris Randolph (7,840), who was competing in the meet for Sketchers.@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205408444&SPID=243&SPSID=4367&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500@@
Keys won the 110-meter hurdles in 14.87 before scoring 117-8/35.86m in the discus and 15-9/4.80m in the pole vault. In the javelin, his best effort traveled 209-1/63.74m, which was a 12-foot improvement over his high school best. He finished the 1,500 meters in fifth (4:37.92).@@see link above@@
Keys’ score marked the fifth-best decathlon total in the NCAA this season.@@see link above@@
Fellow freshman and Oregon teammate Alec Fellows@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4365&SPID=243&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=205271948&Q_SEASON=2011@@ placed sixth overall with 6,820 points in his first collegiate decathlon.@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205408444&SPID=243&SPSID=4367&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500@@ Six-time NCAA champion Brianne Theisen made an appearance in one heptathlon event Tuesday, throwing 111-4/33.93m in the javelin.
The next meet for the Ducks is the Pepsi Team Invitational on April 7. The meet features three-time defending NCAA men’s and women’s champion Texas A&M and Pac-12 rivals UCLA and Washington at Hayward Field. Competition kicks off at 10:15 a.m.@@http://www.goducks.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=500&KEY=&SPID=243&SPSID=4364@@