Published: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 07:00:00 PST
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In fourth and final day action Saturday in the NCAA Outdoor Championships, the University of Oregon track and field squads claimed top-15 team finishes and six more All-America honors (4W, 2M) in the event hosted by Sacramento State University at Hornet Stadium. In the women's team races, the Duck women claimed 11th with 23 points and were one of five Pac-10 teams that finished top-15 overall. Auburn won the overall crown with 57 points, ahead of USC (second, 38 1/2), South Carolina (third, 38) and Arizona State (fourth, 37), while returning champion Texas followed in sixth place (36). The Oregon women's previous best recent NCAA outdoor team finish was 17th in 2003 when they scored 14 1/2 points with top-eight efforts in the pole vault (2) and javelin, and their next most recent top-20 finish was in 1993 when they placed fourth with 35
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