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Oregon Set to Host Exciting Pepsi Team Invitational - goducks.comPublished by
Oregon hosts one of the most anticipated scored meets of the 2012 season on Saturday, April, 7 - the 23rd Pepsi Team Invitational with three-time defending NCAA men's and women's champion Texas A&M and Pac-12 rivals UCLA and Washington joining the Ducks for a classic track & field showcase at Historic Hayward Field. The early field events get underway at 10:15 a.m., while the running events, and the majority of the field competition, begin at 12:30 p.m. TELEVISION/WEB CAST RESULTS SCORING TEAMS AT THE PEPSI UCLA returns to the Pepsi meet for the first time since 1994. The Bruins swept both the men's and women's meet that year. UCLA was led by Marcus Reed's wins in both the 100 and 200 and John Godina's victory in the shot put. The Bruin women were led by an impressive double win by Karen Hecox in the 1,500 and 3,000. Amy Acuff also captured the high jump (6-0) and Valeyta Althouse won the shot put with a throw of 56-6/17.22m, one of the oldest meet records still standing. Washington returns to the Pepsi Team Invitational for the 14th time overall. The Huskies have one men's title (2006) and have finished second four times. The UW women have never won the Pepsi, but have four runner-up finishes to their credit FEATURED EVENTS 2011 PEPSI TEAM INVITATIONAL RECAP Freshman English Gardner's breakout performance included wins in the 100 and 200 meters in addition to her anchor leg on the winning 4x100 meter relay team. She won the 100 in 11.62, which was the fifth-fastest time in school history. She set a personal-best in winning the 200 in 24.06. She then joined with Mandy White, Amber Purvis and Lauryn Newson to win the 4x100 relay in 44.59, a time that ranks No. 5 in school history. Freshman Mike Berry was just as impressive for the men, dusting the field by nearly two seconds in winning the 400 meters in 45.79. That was fifth-fastest time in school history. He also anchored the 4x400 meter relay team which locked up the team title for the Duck men by winning in 3:10.93. Other rookie winners included freshmen Boru Guyota in the men's 800 meters, Laura Roesler in the women's 800 meters and Lanie Thompson in the women's 3,000 meters steeplechase, and transfers Steve Finley in the men's 3,000 meter steeplechase and Justin Frick in the high jump. For the men, Matthew Centrowitz and A.J. Acosta set the tone early by winning the 5,000 and 1,500 meters, respectively. David Klech ran the ninth-best time in school history to win the 110 hurdles. Klech also joined Berry, Bryan Harper and Greer on that winning 4x400 relay. Purvis ran the fourth-fastest time in school history in winning the 400 meters in 52.80. Junior Bronwyn Crossman set an :18 personal best in winning the 5,000 meters in 16:31.42. Senior Jamesha Youngblood captured the long jump at 20-2.5. USC TROJAN INVITATIONAL RECAP CABRAL IMPRESSIVE IN DEBUT FRESHMEN PUT ON PREVIEW SHOW OREGON WINS THIRD STRAIGHT NCAA INDOOR TITLE
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