The Pac-12 Championships got off to a beautiful start today at Hayward Field with 78 degree temperatures and no clouds in site. Hayward Field’s pro-Ducks appearance was transformed into a pro-Pac-12 atmosphere where fans cheered for athletes no matter their school. Much of the track-specific events ran only preliminaries with the finals taking place tomorrow (with the exception of the men’s and women’s steeplechase and 10,000 meter run. All of the field-specific events that ran today went through preliminaries and finals. Tomorrow’s track finals start at 1 p.m. with several field events starting between 10:45 a.m. and noon.
Johnathan Cabral of Oregon finishes first in his heat of the 110 meter hurdles at the Pac-12 Championships on Saturday, May 12 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Cabral finished with a time of 13.69 and will lead the Ducks in Sunday’s final. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Phyllis Francis of Oregon wins her heat of the 200 meter run on Saturday with a time of 23.05. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon sophomore Phyllis Francis crosses the finish line in the women’s 400m dash. Phyllis placed first overall. (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon freshman and 2012 Pac-12 Decathalon winner Dakota Keys soars through the air in the men’s long jump. Keys would go on to finish 12th. (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon’s De’Anthony Thomas races his way to the finish in the men’s 4×100 meter relay on Saturday, May 12, 2012. The team finished second in their heat and will be competing in Sunday’s final. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon sophomore Trevor Dunbar crosses the finish lines and places first in Heat 2 of the men’s 1500m race. Dunbar would finish 6th overall. (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon runner Travis Stanford congratulates his teammate Chad Noelle as the pair comes in forth and fifth in the first heat of the 1500 meter run on Saturday, May 12 at the 2012 Pac-12 Championships. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
UCLA sophomore pole vaulter Michael Woepse reacts to successfully making it over the bar on one of his third and final attempts at a vault. (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Arizona State sophomore Bryan McBride launches himself toward the end of the runway in the men’s triple jump. McBride would place go on to place 9th.(Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon middle distance runner Laura Roesler begins her heat of the 800 meter race on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at the Pac-12 Championships in Eugene. Roesler won her heat and will be competing in Sunday’s final at Hayward Field. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Oregon redshirt sophomore Dior Mathis celebrates after his he qualified for the 100 meter finals with a second place finish in his heat on Saturday at the Pac-12 Championships in Eugene. Mathis will compete in the finals on Sunday. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
