This afternoon, a contingent from the Oregon track and field team will head to Monmouth, Ore., to compete in the 6th annual John Knight Twilight.@@http://www.osubeavers.com/sports/w-track/spec-rel/041212aab.html@@
The Ducks will be facing athletes from Western Oregon, Oregon State, Portland State, University of Portland and Willamette — among many others.@@see above@@
Oregon will be competing in a plethora of events, but many of the program’s big names will stay home after competing in the Pepsi Team Invitational in Eugene last weekend.
Senior Brianne Theisen, a five-time NCAA champion, will be competing in the women’s shot put and javelin.@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4365&SPID=243&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=1279849&Q_SEASON=2011@@ Redshirt sophomore Laura Bobek,@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4365&SPID=243&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=3759231&Q_SEASON=2011@@ who has seen positive results in recent meets, will join Theisen in the shot put while also competing in the hammer and discus. Junior Taylor Wallace,@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4365&SPID=243&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=3759156&Q_SEASON=2011@@ a two-time Pac-10 scorer in the steeplechase, will be competing in the 1,500 meters.
On the men’s side, freshman sprinter Johnathan Cabral@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4365&SPID=243&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=205271873&Q_SEASON=2011@@ — who scored valuable points in the Pepsi Team Invitational by winning the 110-meter hurdles@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=243&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=205410605@@ — will take the track for the 400-meter hurdles. Redshirt sophomore Ben DeJarnette,@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4365&SPID=243&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=3759248&Q_SEASON=2011@@ a former NCAA Championships competitor in cross country, will be competing in the 5,000- and 10,000-meter races.
Field events will begin at 2:00 p.m., while running events will get started at 3:45 p.m.@@http://www.goducks.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=500&SPID=243&SPSID=4364@@