EUGENE, Ore. — One member of the Oregon track and field program captured a national championship Thursday afternoon, and two others left Hayward Field with some most welcome feelings of redemption.
Both the USATF Outdoor Championships and concurrent USATF U20 meet began Thursday at Hayward Field, and more than a dozen athletes with UO ties were in action. The meet began for the Ducks with a bang, as Bend native and current freshman Kohana Nakato won the U20 national title in the women's javelin.
Later, Micah Williams rebounded from a seventh-place finish in the NCAA Outdoor Championships by advancing to the semifinals of the men's 100 meters.