Weekend Wrap | Razorback Invitational - University of Oregon Athletics

James Harding, Razorback Invitational 800 leader (Jan. 30)

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Weekend Wrap | Razorback Invitational

02/03/26 | Track and Field

Both teams are ranked among the top 10 in this week’s USTFCCCA release.

EUGENE, Ore. – The Oregon track and field team racked up five wins, two NCAA leaders and 17 top-10 program marks this past weekend at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., and 118^th Millrose Games in New York City. The Ducks also collected 21 top-25 national marks over the weekend.

As a result of their standout weekend in Arkansas, both teams moved up in this week's release of the USTFCCCA national rankings. The Men of Oregon check in at No. 3 and the Women of Oregon are now ranked No. 6 in the national. The Ducks are one of three programs with both teams inside the top 10.

Oregon's wins at the Razorback Invitational came from James Harding over 800 meters, Silan Ayyildiz in the mile, Ben Smith in a school-record showing in the shot put, Liisa-Maria Lusti in the pentathlon and Peyton Bair in the heptathlon. Bair and Wilma Nielsen, running 4:23.56 in the Wanamaker Mile, are the NCAA leaders in their respective events heading into March.

Top 25 in the NCAA
(* from this past weekend)

MEN
800 Meters
11. James Harding - 1:46.83* [UO #6]
12. Elliott Cook - 1:46.94*
14. Matthew Erickson - 1:47.26*
24. Simeon Birnbaum - 1:48.05* [UO #10]

Mile
6. Elliott Cook - 3:53.57* [UO #6]
8. Tomas Palfrey - 3:53.86* [UO #7]
24. James Harding - 3:55.78*

3,000 Meters
4. Simeon Birnbaum - 7:39.65 [UO #1]
6. Elliott Cook - 7:41.57 [UO #3]
17. Benjamin Balazs - 7:47.65

5,000 Meters
11. Abdel Laadjel - 13:24.17 [UO #4]

60m Hurdles
19. Kai Graves-Blanks - 7.69* [=UO #4]

Pole Vault
23. Tyler Burns - 5.40m/17-8.5* [UO #7]

Triple Jump
25. Tre Betts - 15.75m/51-8.25* [UO #6]

Shot Put
4. Ben Smith - 19.82m/65-0.5* [UO #1]
5. Kobe Lawrence - 19.81m/65-0 [UO #2]

Heptathlon
1. Peyton Bair - 6,371 points* [UO #2]
10. Aiden Carter - 5,790 points* [UO #6]

WOMEN
Mile
1. Wilma Nielsen - 4:23.56* [UO #2]
3. Silan Ayyildiz - 4:25.11*
13. Juliet Cherubet - 4:32.03* [UO #8]

3,000 Meters
4. Silan Ayyildiz - 8:42.29 [UO #1]
17. Juliet Cherubet - 8:52.30 [UO #3]
23. Diana Cherotich - 8:55.42* [UO #5]
25. Dalia Frias - 8:55.78 [UO #6]

5,000 Meters
12. Diana Cherotich - 15:16.72 [UO #1]

60m Hurdles
4. Aaliyah McCormick - 8.03*

Pole Vault
16. Emily Fitzsimmons - 4.30m/14-1.25*

Long Jump
12. Liisa-Maria Lusti - 6.43m/21-1.25* [UO #6]

Pentathlon
3. Liisa-Maria Lusti - 4,290* [UO #2]

Up Next: The Ducks return to competition Feb. 13-14 with a quartet of meets on the schedule: David Hemery Valentine Invitational (Boston, Mass.), Don Kirby Invitational (Albuquerque, N.M.), Jarvis Scott Invitational (Lubbock, Texas) and Tyson Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.).

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