Oregon men win the indoor title
The Oregon Ducks had eight chances to score points in the men’s competition Saturday at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
They made the most of their opportunities.
Oregon stacked up the victories, winning five events and adding 66 points to its team total to bring home the national championship with 79 points. LSU finished second with 56 points.
Emmanuel Ihemeje leaped 56 feet, 7½ inches in the triple jump to win the event and post the sixth-best collegiate mark in history.
Cole Hocker set a meet record of 3 minutes, 53.71 seconds to win the mile by more than two seconds. Teammate Reed Brown took fifth with a time of 3:57.62.
Freshman Micah Williams sprinted to victory in the 60 meters, matching his personal best of 6.49 seconds. Oregon’s Gaston Bouchereau crossed in 6.65 to take fifth.
Charlie Hunter just edged Miami of Ohio’s Finley McLear to win the 800 meters in 1:45.90, with McLear crossing at 1:45.91.
And the Ducks went 1-2 in the 3,000 meters, with Hocker winning in 7:46.15 and Cooper Teare just behind in 7:46.23.
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