It was a busy week in Duck sports. Lets check in on the teams not playing on the diamond.
A&T posts season-best score, but Baylor answers with its best to hand Ducks a loss
The Ducks delivered their highest score of the season Monday night, but it still took Baylor’s best performance of the year to keep Oregon from pulling off the upset.
In a regular-season finale that felt every bit like a championship preview, No. 2 Oregon fell 286.810 to 277.680 against No. 1 Baylor at Matthew Knight Arena. The loss dropped the Ducks to 5-2, but the bigger takeaway was the level they reached against the nation’s
top team. Oregon turned in its best meet score of the season, and Baylor needed its own season high to leave Eugene unbeaten.
That alone says plenty about how close Oregon is heading into the postseason.
The Ducks were sharp from the start and put together their best compulsory total of the season, helped by a season-high 9.700 in the acro heat. Oregon kept that momentum rolling in the acro event, which turned into the Ducks’ lone event win of the night. Oregon edged Baylor 29.250 to 29.200 there, with Cassidy Cu opening the event with a 9.900 and Angelica Martin closing it with a 9.850.
That stretch kept Oregon within striking distance. The Ducks trailed by just half a point late in the first half before Baylor created a bit more separation in pyramid. Oregon still got a standout 9.900 in the open heat from Ashlyn Parlett, Emily Rezner, Ava Gowdy, Blessyn McMorris and Selah Bell, but went into halftime down 97.450 to 96.950.
The second half brought more high-end moments for Oregon, even as Baylor gradually pulled away. In toss, Carly Garcia headlined a 450 Salto heat that also included Parlett, Rezner, Charlotte Lippa and Molly Dallagher, producing Oregon’s best toss score in any heat this season. In tumbling, Briya Alvarado posted a 9.850 in the six-element pass, the highest tumbling mark by a Duck on the night.
Oregon also got contributions from some fresh faces. Freshmen Addison Brodie and Regan Grigsby were called into action because of injuries, and both stepped in well under pressure. Brodie made her debut in the quad pass alongside Parlett, Shea Barnes and Avery Dodd, while Grigsby filled in during the team event.
The Ducks entered the team event down just one point, but Baylor finished strong to seal it. Even there, Oregon still managed its best team event score of the season, another sign that this was not a poor showing by the Ducks so much as a heavyweight fight between the top two teams in the country.
It was also Senior Night, with family and friends filling the arena to celebrate Oregon’s 11 seniors. The performance matched the emotion of the moment, even if the result did not. If Monday proved anything, it is that Oregon has the ceiling to push Baylor. The Ducks were at their best, and Baylor had to be at its absolute best to win.
Up Next
The Ducks wait for NCATA seeding ahead of the 2026 Championships, which run April 23-26 at Azusa Pacific.
Women’s tennis drops pair of road tests against UCLA and USC
The Ducks ran into another brutal stretch of ranked competition in Los Angeles over the weekend, falling 4-1 to No. 18 UCLA on Friday before suffering a 4-0 loss to No. 12 USC on Saturday.
Oregon has faced one of the toughest schedules in the country all spring, and this trip was more of the same. The Ducks battled in both matches and pushed multiple courts deep into singles play, but could not find enough traction against two more top-20 opponents. Oregon returns home at 11-10 overall and 2-7 in Big Ten play.
At UCLA: Mihulka provides Oregon’s point
Oregon’s lone point of the weekend came Friday from Bridget Mihulka, who picked up her 13th singles win of the spring in a straight-set victory at the No. 6 spot.
Mihulka beat UCLA’s Kayla Chung 7-5, 7-5, snapping a three-match skid and continuing what has been a strong dual season for the sophomore. She improved to 13-5 in dual play and gave the Ducks their only breakthrough in a 4-1 loss to the Bruins.
That result came against a UCLA lineup loaded with firepower, including the nation’s No. 29 doubles pair and two top-50 singles players in No. 17 Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer and No. 41 Mayu Crossley.
Oregon had some fight in doubles as well. Tilde Jagare and Olivia Symons held a 4-3 lead over UCLA’s top pair before the match was stopped once the Bruins secured the doubles point. Jagare later drew Lutkemeyer on center court, marking her third straight match against a ranked opponent and fifth such matchup this season.
The Ducks also made UCLA work in singles. Three sets were pushed to 7-5 margins, showing how close several courts were even if the final score looked decisive. Oregon’s ability to keep taking at least one team point against elite competition remained intact Friday, continuing a trend that had followed the team through a difficult conference slate.
No. 60 Oregon at No. 18 UCLA
4/3/2026 at Los Angeles, Calif.
(Los Angeles Tennis Center)
No. 18 UCLA 4, No. 60 Oregon 1
Doubles:
- Tilde Jagare/Olivia Symons (ORE) vs. No. 29 Olivia Center/Kate Fakih (UCLA) 4-3, unfinished
- Mayu Crossley/Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. Hinata Furutani/Juliet Santitto (ORE) 6-1
- Kayla Chung/Ahmani Guichard (UCLA) def. Virginia Crocker/Bridget Mihulka (ORE) 6-2
Singles:
- No. 17 Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. Tilde Jagare (ORE) 6-1, 6-0
- No. 41 Mayu Crossley (UCLA) def. Olivia Symons (ORE) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
- Virginia Crocker (ORE) vs. Kate Fakih (UCLA) 5-7, 6-6, unfinished
- Ahmani Guichard (UCLA) def. Patsy Daughters (ORE) 7-6 (4), 6-1
- Hinata Furutani (ORE) vs. Olivia Center (UCLA) 3-6, 6-6 (1-2), unfinished
- Bridget Mihulka (ORE) def. Kayla Chung (UCLA) 7-5, 7-5
Match Notes:
UCLA: 10-6, 4-4
Oregon: 11-9, 2-6
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,2,6,4)
At USC: Ducks swept for first time this spring
Saturday was a tougher result. Oregon was swept for the first time this season in a 4-0 loss to No. 12 USC, another ranked team with high-end talent throughout the lineup.
The Trojans entered the match with the nation’s No. 28 doubles team and two singles players ranked inside the top 60, and they used that depth to control the day. USC claimed the doubles point and then closed out singles before Oregon could turn a few competitive matches into points.
Jagare again drew one of the nation’s best at the top of the lineup, facing No. 23 Jana Hossam. After dropping the first set 6-2, Jagare responded by taking the second 6-3 to force a third, but the match went unfinished once USC secured the clinching point. It was Jagare’s fourth consecutive match against a ranked opponent and her seventh ranked matchup of the spring.
Juliet Santitto also delivered a solid response after a rough start. Making her first Big Ten singles appearance at No. 6, Santitto dropped the opening set 6-1 before bouncing back with a 6-2 second set. Her third set was also left unfinished at 1-1.
In doubles, Virginia Crocker and Mihulka had built a 5-2 lead on court three before that match was halted after USC clinched the point.
No. 60 Oregon at No. 12 USC
4/4/2026 at Los Angeles, Calif.
(David X. Marks Tennis Stadium)
No. 12 USC 4, No. 60 Oregon 0
Doubles:
- No. 26 Lily Fairclough/Krisha Mahendran (USC) def. Tilde Jagare/Olivia Symons (ORE) 6-3
- Emma Charney/Immi Haddad (USC) def. Hinata Furutani/Juliet Santitto (ORE) 6-0
- Virginia Crocker/Bridget Mihulka (ORE) vs. Jana Hossam/Simone Kay (USC) 5-2, unfinished
Singles:
- Tilde Jagare (ORE) vs. No. 23 Jana Hossam (USC) 2-6, 6-3, unfinished
- Immi Haddad (USC) def. Olivia Symons (ORE) 6-2, 7-5
- No. 58 Emma Charney (USC) def. Virginia Crocker (ORE) 6-2, 6-0
- Hinata Furutani (ORE) vs. Krisha Mahendran (USC) 4-6, 2-2, unfinished
- Lily Fairclough (USC) def. Bridget Mihulka (ORE) 6-2, 6-2
- Juliet Santitto (ORE) vs. Simone Kay (USC) 1-6, 6-2, 1-1, unfinished
Match Notes:
USC: 15-5, 8-1
Oregon: 11-10, 2-7
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,5,2)
The bigger picture
This road trip was another reminder of the level of competition Oregon has had to navigate. Nine of the Ducks’ 10 losses have come against teams ranked inside the top 60, and the list of opponents keeps getting tougher. Even so, Oregon has remained competitive on a number of courts and continues to find chances to push ranked teams into long matches.
Up Next
The Ducks head back to Eugene for their final home weekend of the regular season, where they will host Wisconsin on Friday and Minnesota on Sunday. After a demanding run through the heart of the Big Ten, Oregon gets a chance to reset on its own courts.
Men’s tennis drops home matches to Michigan and No. 20 Michigan State
Oregon could not recover from early deficits in either of its home matches over the weekend, falling 4-1 to Michigan on Friday before a 4-0 loss to No. 20 Michigan State on Sunday.
The Ducks had chances to make both matches more competitive, especially in unfinished singles courts against the Spartans, but doubles trouble put Oregon in a hole both days. Oregon now heads back on the road looking to regroup against Ohio State and Penn State next weekend.
Against Michigan: Ducks get one point from Matthew Burton
Friday’s match followed a familiar script. Oregon dropped the doubles point, then could not make up enough ground in singles to turn the match around.
Cameron Burton and Lachlan Robertson supplied the Ducks’ only doubles win, beating Michigan’s Mert Oral and Nicholas Steiglehner. But Michigan claimed the point with wins from the teams of Max Dahlin and Pierce Shaya, plus Alex Cairo and Bjorn Swenson.
In singles, Matthew Burton gave Oregon its lone team point with a win over Oral. The Ducks were beaten in the other completed matches, with Vlad Breazu falling to Dahlin, Pierre Mouesca losing to Swenson and Sam Olszakowski dropping his match to Steiglehner.
Two more courts were still in progress when the match ended. Robertson’s match against Shaya went unfinished, as did Cameron Burton’s against Arnav Bhandari.
Against No. 20 Michigan State: Ranked Spartans finish the sweep
Sunday was even tougher against a ranked Michigan State team that controlled doubles and then closed out singles before Oregon could build any comeback momentum.
The Spartans took the doubles point with victories on courts one and three. Ozan Baris and Matthew Forbes beat Matthew Burton and Pierre Mouesca 6-1 on court one, while Taym Alazmeh and David Saye topped Cameron Burton and Robertson 6-4 on court three. The court two doubles match featuring Breazu and Declan Galligan was left unfinished.
In singles, Michigan State clinched with three straight wins. Aristotelis Thanos beat Breazu 6-3, 6-2, Alazmeh defeated Olszakowski 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, and Mitchell Sheldon was awarded the win over Robertson after Robertson withdrew because of injury.
The final score did not capture how many other matches were still in play. Mouesca was ahead 5-2 in the second set after dropping the first against No. 13 Matthew Forbes. Matthew Burton was down 4-1 in the third set, and Cameron Burton had a 4-2 lead in the second after losing the first set in a tiebreak.
Doubles coming into focus
For Oregon, the weekend again underscored how important the doubles point has become. The Ducks spent both matches chasing from behind, and against strong Big Ten opposition that left little room for error.
Even so, there were signs of life in singles, especially Sunday, when several unfinished courts suggested the final score could have looked different if the match had played out fully.
Up Next
Oregon heads east for another difficult trip, with road matches looming against Ohio State and Penn State.
Track and field piles up wins and all-time marks across packed weekend
Oregon split its weekend across three meets and still managed to make noise everywhere it showed up.
The Ducks posted four wins and six top-10 program performances on Friday, then came back with nine more wins on Saturday to cap a loaded weekend at the Stanford Invitational, Triton Invitational and UNLV Rebel Elite. Between the distance crew, throws group and sprinters, Oregon turned in the kind of broad, high-level showing that underlined just how much firepower this team has across the roster.
At Stanford: Birnbaum headlines the distance group
Simeon Birnbaum delivered the signature performance of the weekend Friday night, winning the invitational section of the 5,000 meters at Stanford in a personal-best 13:19.73.
The Oregon junior closed with a blistering 56.47 final lap to pull away from the field, break the meet record and move to No. 6 in program history. It was the first new Oregon top-10 entry in the event since 2021 and one of several major distance results for the Ducks in Palo Alto.
Tayson Echohawk added a win of his own by taking section three of the 5,000, while Oregon’s men also loaded up the all-time list in the invitational 10,000. Evan Burke ran 27:57.04 and Evan Bishop followed in 27:57.98, making them just the fourth and fifth runners in school history to break 28 minutes in the event. Luke Tewalt, making his Oregon debut, clocked 28:00.52 to become the No. 6 performer in school history.
Stanford also produced a strong finish from Cassandra Atkins on Saturday. Sitting third entering the final round of the triple jump, Atkins answered with a best mark of 13.39 meters on her last attempt, matching her personal best and again showing a knack for coming through late.
At Triton: Throws group keeps climbing Oregon’s record book
Oregon’s throws crew did plenty of damage in La Jolla.
Friday started with a sweep in the javelin. Freshman Greyson Glivinski won the women’s competition with a season-best 50.67 meters and led a 1-2 Oregon finish with Hayden Williams-Downing right behind her. On the men’s side, Pat Vialva came through with a clutch final throw of 69.57 meters to jump from second to first and steal the win.
The discus group added more movement on Oregon’s all-time list. Alicia Khunou threw 56.27 meters to move from No. 10 to No. 6 in school history, while Marie Josee Bovele-Linaka reached 55.25 meters to move up to No. 7. Khunou finished second and Bovele-Linaka took fourth in Friday’s competition.
Saturday brought more production. Ben Smith opened his shot put competition with a throw of 20.02 meters, good for the win and good enough to make him just the sixth man in Oregon history to go beyond 20 meters outdoors. Kobe Lawrence finished second behind him, giving the Ducks another 1-2 finish in the throws.
Khunou was back at it again in the shot put, posting a lifetime best of 16.37 meters to finish third and move to No. 7 on Oregon’s all-time list in that event as well. By the end of the weekend, she had added top-10 program marks in both the discus and shot put.
Emily Fitzsimmons rounded out the big weekend for the field events with a win in the pole vault. She cleared a season-best 4.31 meters, then took a shot at what would have been a school-record 4.48.
At UNLV: Sprints and hurdles rack up wins
While the distance crew and throwers were busy rewriting parts of the record book, Oregon’s sprinters and hurdlers stacked victories in Las Vegas.
The Ducks opened Saturday by sweeping the 4×100 relays. The men ran 39.86 in their first outdoor relay of the year, while the women posted a season-best 44.15 to edge host UNLV.
From there, the individual wins kept coming. Aaliyah McCormick won the 100-meter hurdles in 12.99, the fastest outdoor opener of her career, and Kai Graves-Blanks followed with a victory in the 110 hurdles in 13.61. Both also ran on the winning relay teams.
PJ Ize-Iyamu added another victory in the men’s 100, running 10.11, just .01 off his wind-legal personal best. In the women’s 100, Amirah Shaheed was Oregon’s top finisher with an all-conditions best of 11.35 after also matching her personal best in the 200 on Friday. Grant Valley turned in Oregon’s top men’s 200 result Friday with a 20.74.
The Ducks also got a pair of standout 400-meter efforts. Fuad Omer won the men’s race in a personal-best 46.80, while Lakely Doht-Barron took second in the women’s race and was the top collegiate finisher in 53.98, her first time under 54 seconds.
Team hitting its stride
This was not just one standout performance or one strong event group. Oregon got major contributions from distance runners at Stanford, throwers at Triton and sprinters and hurdlers at UNLV, which is exactly what a team wants to see this early in outdoor season.
Birnbaum’s 5,000 win, the trio of sub-28 performances in the 10,000, multiple additions to the all-time list in the throws and nine wins on Saturday all pointed to the same thing. Oregon did not just survive a split-squad weekend. The Ducks owned it.
Friday Results
Stanford Invitational (Stanford, Calif.)
MEN
1500 Meters – Sec. 2
2. Jeffery Rogers – 3:41.46
1500 Meters – Sec. 5
3. Ben Greene – 3:46.31 (PB)
1500 Meters – Sec. 7
5. Will Heslam – 3:49.70 (PB)
5,000 Meters – Sec. 1
1. Simeon Birnbaum – 13:19.73 (PB, MR, UO #6)
5,000 Meters – Sec. 3
1. Tayson Echohawk – 13:39.15
6. Anthony Fast Horse – 13:45.68
10,000 Meters – Sec. 1
6. Evan Burke – 27:57.04 (PB, UO #4)
7. Evan Bishop – 27:57.98 (PB, UO #5)
12. Luke Tewalt – 28:00.52 (UO #6)
10,000 Meters – Sec. 2
31. Jack Meier – 30:45.83
Long Jump – Invite
–. Titouan Bizet – NM
WOMEN
1500 Meters – Sec. 1
12. Ali Ince – 4:17.82
1500 Meters – Sec. 2
13. Ella Thorsett – 4:23.54
5,000 Meters – Sec. 1
5. Juliet Cherubet – 15:32.40
10,000 Meters – Sec. 1
6. Diana Cherotich – 32:19.06
Long Jump – Invite
9. Loren Webster – 5.59m/18-4.25 (-1.5)
Triton Invitational (La Jolla, Calif.)
MEN
Pole Vault – Elite
2. Tyler Burns – 5.20m/17-0.75
Javelin
1. Pat Vialva – 69.57m/228-3 (SB)
WOMEN
Discus – Elite
2. Alicia Khunou – 56.27m/184-7 (PB, UO #6)
4. Marie Josee Bovele-Linaka – 55.25m/181-3 (SB, UO #7)
15. Taylor Wiseman – 48.26m/158-4
Javelin
1. Greyson Glivinski – 50.67m/166-3 (PB)
2. Hayden Williams-Downing – 49.03m/160-10
UNLV Rebel Elite (Las Vegas, Nev.)
MEN
200 Meters
3. Grant Valley – 20.74w (+3.5)
9. Jaelon Barbarin – 21.16w (+3.5)
18. Fuad Omer – 21.49w (+2.5)
WOMEN
200 Meters
8. Amirah Shaheed – 23.75 (=PB)
16. Lakely Doht-Barron – 24.30w (+2.2)
17. Niya Clayton – 24.32w (+3.0)
Saturday Results
Stanford Invitational (Stanford, Calif.)
WOMEN
Triple Jump – Invitational
1. Cassandra Atkins – 13.39m/43-11.25
4. Maleigha Canaday-Elliott – 12.63m/41-5.25
Triton Invitational (La Jolla, Calif.)
MEN
Shot Put – Elite
1. Ben Smith – 20.02m/65-8.25 (UO #6)
2. Kobe Lawrence – 19.13m/62-9.25
Discus – Elite
9. Kobe Lawrence – 55.23m/181-2 (SB)
12. Ben Smith – 54.67m/179-4
WOMEN
Pole Vault – Elite
1. Emily Fitzsimmons – 4.31m/14-1.75 (SB)
Shot Put – Elite
3. Alicia Khunou – 16.37m/53-8.5 (PB, UO #7)
6. Taylor Wiseman – 14.92m/48-11.5
UNLV Rebel Elite (Las Vegas, Nev.)
MEN
100 Meters
1. PJ Ize-Iyamu – 10.11
5. Grant Valley – 10.50 (SB)
9. Jaelon Barbarin – 10.58
400 Meters
1. Fuad Omer – 46.80 (PB)
110m Hurdles
1. Kai Graves-Blanks – 13.61w (+2.2)
4x100m Relay
1. Graves-Blanks/Ize-Iyamu/Valley/Barbarin – 39.86
WOMEN
100 Meters
6. Amirah Shaheed – 11.35W (+4.8)
8. Lily Jones – 11.47W (+4.8)
8. Brazil Neal – 11.47w (+2.5)
12. Micaela De Mello – 11.66w (+2.5)
16. Niya Clayton – 11.70w (+2.5)
400 Meters
2. Lakely Doht-Barron – 53.98 (PB)
100m Hurdles
1. Aaliyah McCormick – 12.99
5. Annaleise Taylor – 14.00
400m Hurdles
3. Annaleise Taylor – 59.39
4x100m Relay
1. Neal/Shaheed/McCormick/Jones – 44.15 (SB)
Up Next
Oregon heads to the Bryan Clay Multis on April 9 and 10 in Azusa, followed by the Oregon Team Invitational on April 17 and 18 in Eugene.
