UO release - The Men of Oregon experienced some dramatic moments Wednesday, none bigger than Kobe Lawrence's effort in the shot put. By: Rob Moseley - A couple of Ducks had to sweat out results Wednesday. A couple others took things into their own hands. Kobe Lawrence in the shot put and Koitatoi Kidali in the 800 vaulted up the all-time UO performance lists Wednesday at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, with Lawrence finishing fourth to give the Men of Oregon their first points of the meet this week. Lawrence threw the shot 66 feet, 8 inches, moving up to No. 4 on the all-time UO performance list, while Kidali is now No. 6 in the 800 after finishing second in his heat Wednesday to automatically advance to Friday's final. Lawrence opened his day with a put of 63-9, and improved with each of his next four efforts. His fifth throw, the 66-8, moved him into second in the field, before two other competitors ultimately improved their marks to give Lawrence a fourth-place finish. "I was just staying calm," Lawrence said. "It's my best competition ever, on the biggest stage. So it's great. It was like, keep going, I got this; like, I can maybe win this thing. So it was great going through it. A very fun competition — a dream." He became the first UO male to finish in the top eight of the shot put since Jose De Souza in 1989, and had the program's best finish in the event since Dean Crouser was third in 1983. Lawrence's 66-8 was the farthest in program history since Crouser, who set the UO record of 69-1.5 in 1982.

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OSU release - CORVALLIS, Ore. – Making her first championship appearance, Sara Sanders will represent Oregon State University at the NCAA Championships. The senior will make her debut on Thursday, June 12, competing in javelin at 5:15 p.m. Sanders will walk away from the weekend as a javelin All-American. If she places in the top eight, she will be first-team All-American, second-team if she finishes in the top 16 and honorable mention if she places 17th-24th. If Sanders earns a national title, it would mark OSU's first NCAA championship and its first women's track and field title since Robin Blaine, Kathy Costello, Kristin Trom, and Kathy Weston secured the AIAW National Championship in the two-mile relay in 1979. The last individual national champion for Oregon State was Joni Huntley, who won the high jump and long jump titles in 1975. MARKS TO WATCH: 53.35m/175-00 - Oregon State School Record (Isabelle Esler, 2025); 64.19m/210-7 - Facility Record (Rhema Otabor - Nebraska, 2024); 64.19m/210-7 - Meet and Collegiate Record (Rhema Otabor - Nebraska, 2024). BEAVER SCHEDULE: Thursday, Javelin (5:15 p.m.), Sara Sanders.