– Hayward Field will play host to the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships from Tuesday through Sunday. Oregon will have three current and three future track and field athletes representing the team at the championships. Ashlee Moore (heptathlon), Raevyn Rogers (800) and Ariana Washington (100) will compete at Hayward Field for the Junior Championships and run for the Ducks next season. Fellow Junior Championships competitors Christian Brennan (400), Maggie Schmaedick (5,000) and Cole Walsh (pole vault) will be sophomores for Oregon next season.

– Emerald sports reporter Ryan Kostecka named Diamond Woods golf course and Oakway Golf Course as two of the top courses in the Eugene area.

– The Eugene Emeralds fell 3-2 on Sunday night to the visiting Hillsboro Hops. With the victory, the Hops clinched a playoff spot in September by winning the Northwest League South Division’s first-half championship.

– Oregon head coach Mark Helfrich, quarterback Marcus Mariota and linebacker Derrick Malone will be at Pac-12 Media Day on Wednesday from Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.

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