Ducks Look to Take Next Step at Washington Invitational

Published by Oregon SID on September 28, 2016

EUGENE, Ore. – The Ducks break fall camp with the Washington Invitational on Saturday at Jefferson Park Golf Course in Seattle, Wash. The women's race is at 11 a.m., while the men go at 11:45 a.m.

Both the men's and women's races will be early-season contests between the Ducks, Huskies and other rivals. The Duck women are fourth nationally, while the Huskies check in at No. 12. On the men's side Oregon is No. 3 with Washington at No. 21. The men's race also has No. 24 Washington State and No. 29 Colorado State, while Harvard (also receiving votes) is in the women's field.

The Washington Invitational will mark the 2016 debut of three-time defending NCAA champion Edward Cheserek, who won this event for Oregon last season (23:15.4). Sophomore Matthew Maton could open the 2016 season in Seattle as well; he was eighth in this race in 2015.

For the women, look for 2015 Gatorade national high school runner of the year Katie Rainsberger, a freshman from Colorado Springs, Colo., in her first race as a Duck.