Oregon will send seven individuals to the Husky Last Chance Qualifier on Saturday in Seattle. Competition gets underway at 10 a.m.

OREGON ENTRIES

The Ducks will enter seven competitors in Seattle in an effort to strengthen their chances for an NCAA bid. That list includes Mandy White in the women’s 60 meters, Zoe Buckman and Chloe Steinbeck in the women’s 800 meters, Jordan Roskelley in the women’s pole vault, A.J. Acosta in the men’s mile, Colin Witter-Tilton in the men’s pole vault and Scott Wall in both the mile and 3,000 meters.

A complete list of entries can be found on www.gohuskies.com.

RESULTS

For live results, check www.gohuskies.com. Final results will also be posted on www.GoDucks.com.

WOMEN CAPTURE MPSF TITLE

The Women of Oregon won their first MPSF title Feb. 26-27 in Seattle on the strength of wins by Amber Purvis, Anne Kesselring, Jordan Hasay and the distance medley relay team.

The Oregon women won the crown with 133 points. Stanford was second with 113 points, followed by Arizona (109) and Arizona State (75). The men were sixth with 59 points. UCLA won with 108.5.

Hasay, a freshman from Arroyo Grande, Calif., got the women rolling with a win in the mile. Her time, 4:35.01, was a three-second personal best, and was less than :02 off the school record, 4:33.26, set 28 years ago by Leann Warren. Hasay’s mark was also an MPSF meet record and an NCAA Championships automatic qualifier. Senior Nicole Blood was right behind Hasay in a personal-best 4:38.88, the fourth-fastest mile in school history.

Purvis, a sophomore from Hercules, Calif., added another 10 points to the women’s total by winning the 60 meters in a Dempsey Indoor Facility record 7.30 seconds. That NCAA provisional time lowered her own school record by .03. Oregon also received four points from junior Mandy White’s fifth-place 60 meter finish in 7.51.

Kesselring, a freshman from Nurnberg, Germany, was the third women’s individual victor, taking the 800 meters in an NCAA provisional 2:05.72, which ranked third all-time at Oregon. She led an onslaught of Duck scoring in the 800 – 22 points – as junior Zoe Buckman was fourth in a personal-best 2:06.78, freshman Chloe Steinbeck placed fifth in 2:08.65 and freshman Becca Friday was sixth in 2:10.22.

The women’s distance medley relay team of Kesselring, Camilla Dencer, Steinbeck and Blood finished in 11:17.71 to clip California by :02.

Other highlights for the women:

• In the 60 meter hurdles, sophomore Brianne Theisen broke her own school record in a third-place run in 8.40 that was also an NCAA provisional qualifier. Sophomore Lyndsay Pearson was sixth in that race in 8.62.

• Rita Santibanez had a PR by nearly a foot to take third in the shot put. The senior from Salem, Ore., threw 47-0.75 on Saturday.

• Senior Mattie Bridgmon placed third in the 3,000 meters in an NCAA provisional 9:25.20.

• In the pole vault, junior Melissa Gergel tied for third at 13-7.25 and sophomore Jordan Roskelley took sixth at 13-1.5.

• Junior Michele Williams captured fourth in the 400 meters in the second-fastest time in school history, 54.63.

• In the high jump Theisen tied for fourth with a clearance at 5-8.5. Jasmine Kelly also cleared 5-8.5 and was awarded sixth based on misses. That height moved the junior from Vancouver, Wash., to No. 4 all-time on the Oregon indoor list.

• The Ducks’ 4x400 meter relay team of Theisen, White, Camilla Dencer and Alexandria Davidson placed third in 3:42.33.

• Claire Michel got the Duck women on the scoreboard with a third-place finish in the 5,000 meters. She ran a personal-best 16:28.03 to post an NCAA provisional qualifying time.

• Keshia Baker took third in the 200 meters in 24.12, with White fourth in 24.23.

• Jamesha Youngblood took eighth in the 200 in 24.56 and sixth in the long jump with a leap of 19-9.75.

On the men’s side, Wheating won the mile in an indoor personal-best 3:58.20, a time that ranks fourth at Oregon. The Ducks also had a second and a fourth-place finish in the 60 meters hurdles. Eric Hersey took second in 7.96, while junior Justin Cross was fourth in 8.22. Hersey, a junior from Los Altos, Calif., cracked 8.00 in the 60 hurdles for the first time in his career and also moved into a tie for fourth on the UO indoor list.

Also, the men’s 4x400 meter relay improved its NCAA Indoor chances by running a season-best 3:07.61 to finish in second. The team of Matt Butcher, Ashton Eaton, Travis Thompson and Chad Barlow improved upon the Ducks’ previous season best by more than a second.

Other highlights for the men:

• Eaton established an all-conditions PR in the pole vault with a clearance at 17-3 that was good for a tie for fourth place. Eaton’s mark was also an NCAA provisional qualifier.

• In the heptathlon, Marshall Ackley won the 1,000 meters in 2:41.06 to take third overall, scoring a personal-best 5,324 points. That score was just one point shy of being an NCAA provisional qualifier.

• Sophomore Danny Marconi placed fourth in the high jump with a clearance at 6-11.5, which was also a personal best.

• Junior Chad Barlow was sixth in the 400 meters in 47.80.

• Junior Jordan Stray took sixth in the weight throw (61-0).

• Vernell Warren took seventh in the long jump (23-6.25).

• The men were also seventh in the distance medley relay (9:53.68).

• Sophomore Brian Schaudt tied for seventh in the triple jump with a leap of 48-5.5.

• Senior A.J. Acosta was eighth in the 3,000 meters in 8:06.69.

HIGH MARKS AT THE HUSKY CLASSIC

The Ducks put on quite a show Feb. 12-13 at the Husky Classic and Tyson Invitational That weekend produced 20 NCAA qualifying marks and eight school records:

Andy Wheating, men’s 800 meters (1:46.36)

Mac Fleet, men’s mile (3:57.70)

Amber Purvis, women’s 60 meters (7.32; broken at the MPSF meet)

Amber Purvis, women’s 200 meters (23.47)

Nicole Blood, women’s 5,000 meters (15:51.59)

Brianne Theisen, women’s 60 hurdles (8.47)

Women’s 4x400 meter relay (3:33.31)

Jamesha Youngblood, women’s long jump (21-6.25; best all-conditions jump in school history)

Also noteworthy from the Feb. 12-13 weekend:

• Anne Kesselring in the women’s mile, running 4:37.94.

• Elijah Greer’s time in the 800 from Seattle, 1:47.33, is No. 2 all-time. He and Wheating were in different heats.

• Ducks ran the top three women’s 200 meters times in school history in Arkansas. Purvis went 23.47, Baker 23.92 and Mandy White 24.13.

NATIONAL LEADERS

Oregon leads the nation in four events:

Andy Wheating (men’s 800/1:46.36)

Men’s Distance Medley Relay (9:29.82)

Ashton Eaton (heptathlon/6,265)

Women’s Distance Medley Relay (10:59.64)

Others Among the National Top 10:

Mac Fleet (No. 2 men’s mile/3:57.70)

Nicole Blood (No. 2 women’s 5,000/15:51.59)

Brianne Theisen (No. 2 pentathlon/4,198)

Elijah Greer (No. 3 men’s 800/1:47.33)

Jordan Hasay (No. 3 women’s mile/4:35.01)

Women’s 4x400 Relay (No. 3/3:33.31)

Jamesha Youngblood (No. 3 women’s long jump/21-6.25)

Andrew Wheating (No. 4 men’s mile/3:58.20)

Amber Purvis (No. 6 women’s 60/7.30)

Keshia Baker (No. 6 women’s 400/52.79)

Men’s 4x400 Relay (No. 7/3:07.61)

Anne Kesselring (No. 7 women’s mile/4:37.94)

Melissa Gergel (No. 7 women’s pole vault/14-1.25)

Nicole Blood (No. 8 women’s mile/4:38.88)

Jordan Hasay (No. 9 women’s 3,000/9:12.25)

Luke Puskedra (No. 10 men’s 5,000/13:50.87)

Nicole Blood (No. 10 women’s 3,000/9:12.54)

Mattie Bridgmon (No. 10 women’s 5,000/16:02.48)

Others in the top 25:

Anne Kesselring (No. 13 women’s 800/2:05.72)

Amber Purvis (No. 14 women’s 200/23.47)

A.J. Acosta (No. 15 men’s mile/3:59.48)

Luke Puskedra (No. 16 men’s 3,000 meters/7:57.42)

Scott Wall (No. 21 men’s 3,000 meters/7:58.20)

Zoe Buckman (No. 21 women’s 800/2:06.78)

Ashton Eaton (No. 22 men’s long jump/25-1.75)

Ashton Eaton (No. 24 men’s 60 hurdles/7.86)

Colin Witter-Tilton (No. 25 men’s pole vault/17-5)

OREGON’S NCAA QUALIFIERS

Through the Feb. 27 MPSF Championships, Oregon has accumulated 42 NCAA qualifying marks. That breaks down into 14 automatic marks and another 28 provisional qualifiers. Differentiating the NCAA list by gender, the men have 16 qualifiers (six automatic) and the women list 26 qualifiers (eight automatic). The men’s automatic qualifiers are Andrew Wheating (800 meters and mile), Elijah Greer (800 meters), Mac Fleet (mile), Ashton Eaton (heptathlon) and the distance medley relay. The women’s automatic qualifiers are Nicole Blood (3,000 and 5,000 meters), Jordan Hasay (3,000 meters), Mattie Bridgmon (5,000 meters), Melissa Gergel (pole vault), Jamesha Youngblood (long jump), Brianne Theisen (pentathlon) and the distance medley relay. See pages 4-5 for a complete list of Oregon’s NCAA qualifiers.

EATON SETS NCAA HEPTATHLON RECORD

Senior Ashton Eaton broke the NCAA heptathlon record Jan. 29-30 at the Texas A&M Challenge. The senior from Bend, Ore., scored 6,256 points to surpass Trey Hardee’s NCAA mark of 6,208 points set for Texas in 2006. Eaton’s score is also the fifth-best overall by any American heptathlete. Eaton had personal heptathlon bests in the 60 meters (6.78), long jump (25-1.75), shot put (41-2.5), 60 meter hurdles (7.86) and 1,000 meters (2:38.02) to go along with clearances of at 16-3.25 in the pole vault and 6-9.5 in the high jump.

All-time American heptathlon list:

1. 6476 Dan O’Brien 3/14/93

2. 6371 Bryan Clay 3/09/08

3. 6365 ** Clay 3/07/04

4. 6361 Tom Pappas 3/16/03

5. 6,256 Ashton Eaton 1/30/10

6. 6213 Steve Fritz 2/11/96

7. 6208 Trey Hardee 1/27/06

IN THE INDOOR RECORD BOOKS

The 2010 season finds a number of school indoor record-holders on the roster. The men’s list is headlined by the new NCAA record-holder in the heptathlon, Ashton Eaton (6,256 points). Other record holders for the men include Andrew Wheating in the 800 (1:46.36), freshman Mac Fleet in the mile (3:57.70) and members of the distance medley relay team (9:29.39). The women’s list is impressive with Amber Purvis holding the 60 meters (7.32) and 200 meters (23.47) marks, Keshia Baker at 400 meters (52.79), Nicole Blood at 5,000 meters (15:51.59), Brianne Theisen in the pentathlon (4,321 points) and 60 meter hurdles (8.54), Jamesha Youngblood in the long jump (21-1.25) and all four members of both relay teams: 4x400/3:36.16 (Youngblood, Purvis, Baker, Michele Williams) and the distance medley/10:59.64 (Jorday Hasay, Baker, Anne Kesslering, Blood).