Track & Field Teams Open Action in West Regional

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Published: Fri, 26 May 2006 07:00:00 PST

PROVO, Utah - Junior Tommy Skipper and freshman Rachel Yurkovich paced the University of Oregon track and field teams in first day action Friday in the NCAA West Regional Championships at Clarence E. Robison Track on the Brigham Young University campus. Yurkovich opened the women's javelin competition with a throw of 161-8 that led the field for most of the meet until Fresno State junior Mallory Webb improved more than four feet on her final throw to finish as the runner-up (163-3). Luckily for Yurkovich she had also improved the previous series on her fifth throw with her daily best (165-7), and her series follows - 161-5 (49.28m), 159-11 (48.47m), 151-1 (45.75m), 165-7 (50.48m) and 156-9 (47.79m). Friday's best was the seventh time in as many meets she's topped 160 feet in 2006, and Friday's daily best was her fourth-best of the season behind her winning throws in
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