The school record in the women’s distance medley relay fell Friday night in Fayetteville, Arkansas, during the first day of an impressive weekend of performances for the Oregon track and field program at the Razorback Invitational indoor meet.
The team of Klaudia Kazimierska, Ella Clayton, Ella Nelson and Maddy Elmore won the DMR in 10 minutes, 47.50 seconds, a time that is now No. 1 in program history as well as the No. 2 on the all-time collegiate list. It also set records for the Razorback Invitational meet and the facility record at the Randal Tyson Track Center.
The previous Oregon record was 10:48.77 and set by Lilli Burdon, Ashante Horsley, Raevyn Rogers and Katie Rainsberger in 2017.
Jaida Ross shines in the shot put
The Ducks also added nine other top-10 program marks Friday and Saturday, including from Jaida Ross, who won the women’s shot put competition with an NCAA-leading and world-No. 2 measure of 61 feet, 9¾ inches.
During her series, Ross recorded three marks beyond her previous personal record of 60-8 and, in the process, became the No. 8 performer on the all-time collegiate indoor list. She also broke the Razorback Invitational meet record, besting the mark of 60-7¼ set by Raven Saunders in 2017.