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Dual meet will be tough for the Ducks

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Adam Schneider   Apr 18th 2009, 1:06pm
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Just to state it off the top, 83-80 for the Ducks.  The form chart I have says 90-73 but that includes Eaton scoring in both the 100 and 200 which is likely he won't run both.  Butcher would likely score in one of the events.

The middle distance events will likely be a lot of fun.  The top time in the 800 meters for division one athletes so far this year is 1:48.25 by Mason McHenry of ASU and in the 1500 it is 3:37.99 by Lee Emanuel of New Mexico (Mt SAC) and second is 3:41.62 for Austin Abbott of Washington.  The top time in the Pac-10  Steeplechase is and the top time in the 5,000 meters is by Brandon Bethke of ASU in the 5,000 meters 13:27.79 (Mt SAC).  We could see times to challenge or surpass these times at the meet today.

The sprints and throws will likely not see great turnover.  The 100 and 200 will be dominated by UCLA.  Oregon is likely to go 1-2 in the 400, 110 hurdles, and 400 hurdles and Oregon could sweep the 110 hurdles.  UCLA is likely to sweep the Shot Put, the Discus Throw, and Oregon will sweep the Javelin Throw.  Last year Oregon pulled a huge surprise by going 1-2 against 4 time all-American Boldizor Kocsor in the  hammer throw.  That first event of last year's meet propelled Oregon to a victory in the dual meet. 

The jumps will likely determine the results of the meet.  The long jump could go sweep for either team.  Oregon could score a second in the triple jump or 2-3 in the triple jump.  Oregon surprised UCLA in the high jump last year and may very well again.  UCLA used high finishes to score 28 1/2 points in the last event, pole vault, of the MPSF indoor championships to win the meet after being in fifth (they won by 2 1/2 points). If Colin Witter Tilton had cleared 17-3 on his last attempt Oregon would have won the meet.  As it was he finished sixth in a near pr of 16-11 1/2.

This should be a great meet.     

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