Greyson Glivinski headlines day one of Oregon Team Invitational field events

The first day of competition at the Oregon Team Invitational kicked off on Friday afternoon, with athletes from Kansas State, Weber State, Wichita State, Oklahoma State, the University of Utah, and Clackamas Community College coming to compete against the Ducks. Javelin thrower Greyson Glivinski was the star for Oregon after breaking her personal best and rising to eighth all-time in javelin for the Ducks.

The first event of the day for the field portion of the meet was the men’s long jump, which garnered extra attention from fans with Oregon football star wide receiver Dakorien Moore competing for the first time at the collegiate level. Moore finished sixth overall with a best of 7.48 meters (24-06.50), a centimeter off his personal best and the new Division I No. 57 long jump of 2026. 

“I couldn’t do [anything] but smile,†Moore said afterward. “I almost started cheesing on the runway. Our whole offense was waving, clapping, doing everything they could, and hyped me up during meetings about it.â€

Titouan Bizet was just ahead of Moore in fifth place with a best of 7.60 (24-11.75) meters. Bizet only had two of his six jumps count, with four being called back for fouls. His best jump was also the new Division I No. 35 long jump of the year.

On the other side of Hayward Field, Tyler Burns was the lone Duck competing in pole vault. He ended up not placing after passing until 5.20 meters and being unable to clear in three attempts. 

In women’s javelin, Oregon dominated with both Greyson Glivinksi and Hayden Williams-Downing at the top of the leaderboard in first and second place. Glivinski kicked things off with a throw of 50.43 meters (165-05), the best of the first round, with Williams-Downing, a freshman from West Linn High School, committing a foul on her first attempt. She managed to bounce back after the foul with her best throw of the day at 47.04 meters (154-04) to jump to second place. 

After two fouls and a shorter throw of 46.82 meters (153-07), Glivinski launched her personal best 51.53-meter throw (169-00) in the first round of the finals, which secured her the win and the eighth-best throw all-time in javelin at Oregon.

“I just really wanted to break into that top ten mark,†Glivinski said. “I wanted to leave my name on there if I could, really close to that 170-foot mark, which was the season goal.â€

In the women’s long jump, Loren Webster and Maleigha Canaday-Elliot led the Ducks, with both jumpers reaching 5.73 meters (18-09.75), a season best for Webster. Webster and Canaday-Elliot placed seventh and eighth, respectively. 

Just a couple of feet away from the long jumpers, Alicia Khunou and Taylor Wiseman competed in women’s shot put, where they placed first and third, respectively. Wiseman threw first with a distance of 11.79 meters (38-08.25) before Khunou threw 15.12 meters (49-07.25), which was just four centimeters ahead of Oregon State’s Beatrice Pettersson. 

The second round saw some movement in the standings, with Wiseman moving up to sixth after throwing for 13.11 meters (43-00.25) after Khonou committed a foul. In the third round, Wiseman moved up to fourth place with a throw of 13.76 meters (45-01.75) just before Khunou threw for 14.70 meters (48-02.75). Wiseman improved in the fourth round with a throw of 13.94 meters (45-09.00) before Khunou committed a foul. 

Wiseman continued to improve with a 14.61-meter toss (47-11.25) in the 5th round to move up one spot in the standings to third before Khunou committed her second foul in a row. The sixth and final round saw Khunou launch her best throw of the day at 15.48 meters (50-09.50) and Wiseman closed it out with a foul.

In the final field event of the day, Kobe Lawrence and Ben Smith placed fourth and first in men’s discus. Lawrence started strong with a throw of 52.70, the second best of the first round, before Smith followed up with a foul to close out the round. 

After Lawrence committed a foul in the second round, Smith registered his first measured throw with a distance of 45.14 meters, which put him in ninth place heading into the third round. Lawrence improved in the third round with a distance of 53.34 meters on an absolute line drive of a toss out of the cage. Smith soared in the standings with a massive 57.94-meter toss out of the cage to jump to first from tenth. 

In the fourth round, both throwers committed a foul before Lawrence threw for 51.92 meters (170-04.00), before Smith launched his second-best throw at 56.87 meters (186-07.00). The final round came to a close with Lawrence throwing his best discus of the day at 53.77 meters (176-05.00) and Smith securing the first-place finish with a throw of 57.80 (189-07.00).

The second day of the meet will start on Saturday, April 18, at 3:45 p.m. with the men’s hammer throw.