Track & Field Teams Add 3 NCAA At-Large Invites; Will Send 21 to NCAA Outdoor Finale in Sacramento

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Published: Tue, 30 May 2006 07:00:00 PST

OEUGENE - The University of Oregon men's and women's track and field teams received word Tuesday that they received 21 invitations (10M / 11W) to the upcoming NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, scheduled for Sacramento, Calif., Wed.-Sat., June 8-11. The 88th men's edition and the 25th women's edition will be hosted at Hornet Stadium on the Sacramento State campus, and will feature live television on both Friday (CSTV) and Saturday (CBS). The UO men will send 11 different men to compete in 10 different events (including two relays), and the list of individual event entries includes two sprinters (200m, 400m), two hurdlers (110m/400m hurdles), and one distance runner (5,000m), pole vaulter, javelin and hammer thrower. The UO women earned 11 invitations by 10 athletes in eight different events, including three middle distance runners (800m-2; 1,500m-1), two hammer throwers, two heptathletes, one 400-meter hurdler, one javelin, one long jumper and one pole vaulter.
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