June 8 — Rob Robbins looks to throw the javelin during the first heat of the men’s javelin competition on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Ryan Kang/Emerald MediaWire)
June 8 — New Mexico’s Floyd Ross soars through the air during his performance in the men’s triple jump on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
June 8 — Lauren Crockett of Oregon leaps over the high jump bar on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Ryan Kang/Emerald MediaWire)
June 8, 2013 — Florida senior Leonardo Seymore runs to his teammate in celebration after winning the final men’s 4×100-meter relay on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Mason Trinca/Emerald MediaWire)
June 8, 2013 — Dedric Dukes of Florida crosses the finish line a spilt hair faster than his SEC rivals for the final of the men’s 4×100 meter relay on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Mason Trinca/Emerald MediaWire)
June 8 — Arizona’s Lawi Lalang is interviewed after his performance in the men’s 5,000 meter race on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Lalang placed first with a time of 13:35.19. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
June 8 — Chris Carper begins his throw at the men’s javelin competition on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Ryan Kang/Emerald MediaWire)
June 8, 2013 — Oregon sprinter Phyllis Francis hands off the baton to English Gardner during the final of the women’s 4×100-meter relay on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Mason Trinca/Emerald MediaWire)
June 8 — Oregon’s Phyllis Francis bursts out of the starting blocks during the women’s 4×100 meter relay on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. The Oregon team finished fourth with a time of 43.80. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
June 8 — The group of women head down the stretch during the women’s 1500-meter run on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Ryan Kang/Emerald MediaWire)
June 8, 2013 — Oregon junior Mac Fleet screams in celebration after winning the final men’s 1500-meter race on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Mason Trinca/Emerald MediaWire)
June 8 — Oregon’s Mac Fleet points to the crowd after winning the men’s 1500-meter run on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Ryan Kang/Emerald MediaWire)
June 8, 2013 — Spencer Adams of Clemson has a moment before the start of the final men’s 110-meter hurdles on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Mason Trinca/Emerald MediaWire)
June 8 — Oklahoma State’s Natalja Piliusina reacts to winning the women’s 1500-meter run on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Ryan Kang/Emerald MediaWire)
June 8 — Oregon’s Kevin Anding, second from left, points upward toward the sky after handing off the baton to his teammate Mike Berry during the men’s 3,000-meter relay race on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Oregon’s final time of 3:03.61 was good enough for a third-place finish. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
Oregon’s Chizoba Okodogbe and Clemon’s Dezerea Bryant cross the finish line in the women’s 4×100-meter relay on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Tess Freeman/Emerald MediaWire)
Alabama’s Imani Brown jumps in the last round of the men’s triple jump on day four of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.(Tess Freeman/Emerald MediaWire)
June 8 — LSU’s Damar Forbes clutches his necklace prior to the men’s 4×100 meter relay on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The LSU team finished fourth with a time of 38.78. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
June 8 — The pack of competitors moves down the front straight during the men’s 3,000 meter race on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
June 8 — Kent Stat’es Danniel Thomas’s fiery hair was on full display during her performance in the women’s shot put on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
June 8 — Indiana’s Emma Kimoto clears the bar during the women’s high jump on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
June 8 — New Mexico’s Floyd Ross crashes into the sand during the men’s triple jump on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
Brigetta Barrett greets the crowd after missing the bar on her third attempt to set a collegiate record of 2 meters on day four of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. (Tess Freeman/Emerald MediaWire)
Chizoba Okodogbe receives the baton from Jenna Prandini in the women’s 4×400 meter relays on day four of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. (Tess Freeman/Emerald MediaWire)
June 8 — Hayward Field is reflected in Billy McKinney’s polarized sunglasses as the track coach for Lincoln High School in Portland, Ore., enjoys his first day of the NCAAs on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. McKinney competes in masters track & field on a national level. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
June 8 — Eight-year-old Cal Pickhardt peeks underneath the covered fencing on the perimeter of Hayward Field’s track on Day 4 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)
June 8, 2013 — Florida athletes celebrate after winning the men’s 4x400m relay on Day 3 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Alezx McDougall/Emerald MediaWire)
June 8, 2013 — Hurdlers compete in the men’s 110m hurdles on Day 3 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Alex McDougall/Emerald MediaWire)
Colorado’s Emma Cogburn won the women’s 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9.35 minutes on Day four of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. (Tess Freeman/Emerald MediaWire)
June 8, 2013 — Eastern Kentucky’s Wade Meddles douses himself with water after finishing 11th in the men’s 5000m on Day 3 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Alex McDougall/Emerald MediaWire)
June 8, 2013 — Becca Friday lags behind the pack during the women’s 1500m on Day 3 of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. (Alex McDougall/MediaWire)
Competitors in the men’s 110 meter hurdles on day four of the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. (Tess Freeman/Emerald MediaWire)