Mo Farah of Great Britain and Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa of Kenya lead the pack in the men’s 5000 meter distance race. Farah and Longosiwa placed second and fourth respectively. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

French olympian Renaud Lavillenie reacts to beating the world lead record with a height of 5.95 meters during the Prefontaine Classic Saturday, June 1. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

Silas Kiplagat of Kenya raises his fist in celebration of winning the Bowerman mile with a time of 3:49.48. Kiplagat matched Asbel Kiprop’s world lead during the Prefontaine Classic. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

Amantle Montsho high-fives fans while on her victory lap after winning the women’s 400 meter dash in the Prefontaine Classic. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Mutaz Essa Barshim celebrates after setting an area record and meet record with a high jump of 2.40 meters in the men’s high jump competition at the Prefontaine Classic. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Ukrainian Olha Saladukha flies through the air in the women’s triple jump event at the second day of the Prefontaine Classic. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Ethiopian long distance runner Tirunesh Dibaba leads the pack around the turn in the women’s 5000 meters at the second day of the Prefontaine Classic. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Gerd Kanter of Estonia prepares to throw in the men’s discus competition at the Prefontaine Classic. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Mary Cain reacts to the final results for setting U.S.A. High School National record in the 800 meters with a time of 1:59.51 at the second day of the Prefontaine Classic. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Lashinda Demus clears the hurdle during the women’s 400 meter hurdles during the Prefontaine Classic. Demus finished fifth with a time of 55.25 seconds. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

Kenyan long distance runner Hellen Obiri waves to the crowd as she passes the finish line of the women’s 1500 meters event at the second day of the Prefontaine Classic. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Reigning Olympic decathlon gold medalist Ashton Eaton high-fives fans after being recognized for his accomplishments this past summer in the London Olympics. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Edwin Cheruiyot Soi thanks the crowd after winning the men’s 5000 meter, setting a new world lead at 13:04.75. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

Mary Cain has a moment with the press after setting the U.S.A. High School National record in the 800 meters with a time of 1:59.51 at the second day of the Prefontaine Classic. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Justin Gatlin walks down the stretch of track during warm ups before competing in the men’s 100 meters race at the second day of the Prefontaine Classic. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Ediwn Cheruiyot Soi lifts his hands in praise after winning the men’s 5000 meters at the second day of the Prefontaine Classic. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Athletes try to get good position during the first lap of the men’s 3000 meter steeplechase. Conseslus Kipruto set a meet record of 8:03.59 during the Prefontaine Classic. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

(Part 1 of 3): Kenyan runner Ezekiel Kemboi receives a slight nudge from his county mate Conseslus Kipruto during the last stretch of the men’s 3000 meter steeplechase. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

(Part 2 of 3): Conseslus Kipruto breaks away for the lead as Ezekiel Kemboi reacts to the initial shove during the last stretch of the mens 3000 meters steeplechase. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

(Part 3 of 3): (left) Ezekiel Kemboi and Conseslus Kipruto watch the replay on a computer monitor of the men’s 3000 meters steeplechase. Kemboi was disqualified from the race. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Ethopian long distance runner Tirunesh Dibaba gives the crowd a thumbs up after winning the women’s 5000 meters at the second day of the Prefontaine Classic. Dibaba ran a 14:42.01 and set a world leading time of the year for the women’s 5000 meters. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

United States distance runner Monica Hargrove heads the pack in the women’s 800 meter race. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Garrett Heath leads the men’s 5000 meter pack as the pace-setter during the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday afternoon. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

U.S.A. Olympian runner Galen Rupps looks at the results in disappointment after placing fifth in the men’s 5000 meters at the second day of the Prefontaine CLassic. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Mutaz Essa Barshim smiles at the crowd after winning the men’s high jump competition during the Prefontaine Classic. Barshim finished with a height of 2.40 meters, setting the new area and meet record. (Ryan Kang/Emerald)

U.S.A. runner Phoebe Wright waves to her fans after winning the women’s national 800 meters at the Prefontaine Classic. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Oregon Ducks distance runners Annie Leblanc and Anne Kesselring launch themselves forward in the national women’s 800 meters. Leblance was the pace-setter. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Third-place finisher Tatyana Lysenko swings the hammer in the women’s hammer throw at the Prefontaine Classic. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Ethiopian runner Kenenisa Bekele crosses the finish line in the men’s 10,000 meters with a time of 27:12.08 at the Prefontaine Classic. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Reigning men’s 5,000 meters Olympic silver and gold medalist, as well as former Oregon Duck, Galen Rupp and Great Britain distance runner Mo Farah, respectively, speak to the media during the men’s 10,000-meter race.(Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Garrett Heath crosses the finish line in the men’s national 1500 meters with a 3:38.54 at the Prefontaine Classic. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Former Oregon Duck and current OTC Elite distance runner Andrew Wheating reacts to a fifth place 3:57.02 finish. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

United States distance runner Phoebe Wright celebrates as she crosses the finish line in first place in the women’s national 800 meters. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Kenyan distance runner Bitan Karoki leads the pack in the men’s 10,000-meter run. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Andrew Wheating acknowledges the crowd moments before the start of the men’s international mile at the Prefontaine Classic. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

German thrower Christina Obergfoll, who set a meet record with a 67.70 javelin throw, jogs down the straightaway as she finishes up her victory lap. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Russian long jumper Aleksandr Menkov set a world-leading mark with a 8.39-meter jump at the Prefontaine Classic. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Kenenisa Bekele, who placed first in the men’s 10,000-meter run with a time of 27:12.08, high fives children and fans as he completes his victory lap. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Mountain View High School decathlete Mitch Modin crosses the finish line and wins the 5A state championship in the 200-meter dash. Modin, following in the multi-sport footsteps of Olympic gold medalist and Mountain View alma mater Ashton Eaton, would finish the meet having placed first in the 110m hurdles, first in the 200, second in long jump and third in the 4×400-meter relay. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Molalla High School senior Claire Thomas takes off running the women’s 4A 4×400 meter relay. Thomas helped win the state title in the event by taking her teammates from sixth place to first place after completing her 400-meter run midway through the relay. The future Oregon Duck also set two meet records in the girls 4A 100-meter hurdles and the girls 4A 300-meter hurdles. Thomas went on to be named 4A female Athlete of the Meet by scoring 32.5 points by herself, more than any other athlete in the entire OSAA Track and Field State Championships. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Seaside High School distance runner Brett Willyard sprints down the lane as he finishes the final lap of the boys 3000-meter race in the 4A division of the OSAA State Championship. Willyard would go on to win a state title in the boys 800-meter race a day later. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Joe Delgado of Ontario High School prepares to leap the final hurdle in the 4A boys 110-meter hurdles preliminaries. Delgado would finish third in the 110 meter-hurdles finale, first in the 300 meter-hurdles finals, third in long jump finals and fifth in the 4x100m relay. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Beaverton High School distance runner and Oregon Ducks recruit Dan Oekerman runs in the 6A boys 3000-meter final. Oekerman placed third in both the 3000 and 1500 meters. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Oregon Duck recruit Maggie Schmaedick (Sheldon High School), far left, edges out St. Mary’s Academy runner Paige Rice, center, for third place in the 6A girls 3000 meter. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Thirteen-time state champion and Gresham High School star athlete Haley Crouser throws a 162-foot javelin toss. Despite re-aggravating a nagging groin injury and scratching the rest of her attempts in javelin, the national record-holder still won the 6A state title by almost 20 feet. Crouser would also go on to win a state title in girls shot put. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Sheldon High School senior and Oregon Ducks recruit, Jackson Darland, crosses the finish line and wins the OSAA 6A Track and Field 1500-meter race. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Molalla High School senior and Oregon Ducks recruit Claire Thomas launches herself across the finish line in the girl’s 4A 100 meter hurdles and sets a new state meet record (14.66). (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Gresham High School standout and Oregon Duck’s recruit Haley Crouser attempts a discus throw on an injured groin. Earlier in the day, Crouser won her 13th state championship in girl’s shot-put. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Molalla High School senior and Oregon Ducks recruit Claire Thomas takes off running the girl’s 4A 4×400 meter relay. Thomas, who helped win the state title in the event by taking her teammates from 6th to 1st after completing her 400 of the relay, also set two meet records in the girls 4A 100 meter hurdles and the girls 4A 300 meter hurdles. Thomas went on to be named 4A female Athlete of the Meet by scoring 32.5 points by herself , more than any other athlete in the entire OSAA Track and Field State Championships. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Sam Barlow High School sophomore Danelle Woodcock leans forward as she crosses the finish line and takes the state title in the 6A 100 meter dash. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)Sam Barlow High School sophomore Danelle Woodcock leans forward as she crosses the finish line and takes the state title in the 6A 100 meter dash. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Madison High School junior Schuller Rettig launches himself over the hurdles while competing in the boy’s 300 meter hurdles. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Newberg High School freshman thrower Maddie Rabing competes in the 6A Shot Put finals at the OSAA Track and Field Championships.(Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Sam Barlow High School athletes celebrate after taking the state title in the 6A 4×100 meter relay. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Madison High School junior Nick Baron flies out of the blocks and begins his 400 of the 5A boy’s 4×400 meter relay. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Liam Henshaw of Marist High School, clears the bar at 15-06 and places 1st in the boys 5a pole vault at the historic Hayward Field. Henshaw broke his personal record by 8 inches and established a new state record for this pole vault classification. (Andrew Seng/Freelance)

Sheldon High School junior Mitch Horning celebrates after winning the state championship in the boy’s 4×100 meter relay. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Madison High School track and field Assistant Coach Joey Hake, comforts junior Schuller Rettig who placed second after clipping the final hurdle of the boy’s 5A 300 meter hurdles and fell just short of the finish line. Rettig was passed at the last second by Summit High School senior Michael Wilson who went on to share the first place podium with Rettig, despite being the sole victor of the race. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

South Salem High School senior Jeremiah James flies through the air while competing in the boys 6A triple jump. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Siuslaw High School junior Mack Marbas celebrates after taking the 1500m race state title in the 4A division. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Gresham high school star athlete and Oregon recruit Haley Crouser, throws a 162 foot javelin toss. Sometime between this throw and her next (160-04), Crouser aggravated a nagging groin injury. She purposely scratched the rest of her attempts, but the 162-foot throw won Crouser her fourth consecutive state javelin title. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Mountain View High School decathlete Mitch Modin lands in the sand pit while competing the 5A men’s long jump final. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

The OSAA Track and Field Championships expanded their typical 4A, 5A, 6A meet at Hayward field to include the 1A, 2A and 3A classifications. The Track and Field Championships for the 1A, 2A, 3A classifications were generally hosted at McArthur Field in Monmouth, Ore. in the past. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

A Cleveland High School long distance runner is helped off the track after collapsing following the 5A men’s 3000 meter final. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Duck’s football recruit, Doug Brenner of Jesuit High School, competes in the 6A shot put competition. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Beaverton High School long distance runner and Oregon recruit Dan Oekerman runs in the 6A men’s 3000 meter final. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Marist High School long-jumper Liam Henshaw takes a hard hit in the sand in the 5A men’s long jump championship. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

South Salem High School thrower Devyn Holbrook launches the javelin in the 6A women’s javelin final. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

South Eugene High School senior Eric Clark crosses the finish line during the 6A girls 3,000 meter run, coming in first place with a time of 9:32.08. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Jesuit sophomore runner Dylan Hite, right, receives medical attention from OSAA medical official Connie Kuei shortly after Hite competed in the 6A girls 3,000 meter run. Kuei, an athletic trainer at Thurston High School and graduate student at University of Oregon, treated Hite for dehydration and a suspected panic attack. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Maggie Schmaedick, far left, edges out St. Mary’s runner Paige Rice, center, for third place in the 6A girls 3,000 meter run while Grant’s Ella Donaghu, right, receives attention from an OSAA medical official after Donaghu finished second with a time of 9:37.22. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

The Ducks celebrate a big two-run homer by freshman catcher Janelle Lindvall. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Wisconsin’s Stephanie Peace (22) connects with a pitch by freshman left-hand pitcher Cheridian Hawkins. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Oregon head coach Mike White argues with an umpire over a call that resulted in the Ducks third out of the inning. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Badger Kendall Grimm (17) barely misses reaching first base safely due to the ball coming home in the first basewoman’s glove beforehand. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Senior right-hand pitcher Jessica Moore (12) turns around and smiles at head coach Mike White (stationed at third base) after celebrating freshman catcher Janelle Lindvall’s home run that put the Ducks up 3-0 at the top of the 7th. She then shrugged at him and headed back to the dugout. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Badger Kendall Grimm (17) pulls back to make the easy catch of a pop-fly ball. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Wisconsin huddles during a change in innings. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Oregon’s Alexa Peterson picks up a nearly foul ball that rolled just short of crossing the line. Both she and a fellow teammate purposely let the ball roll, in anticipation that it would cross the line — though it ended up stopping an inch or so away from it. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Wisconsin’s Mary Massei (3) swings and hits the ball in the bottom of the 6th inning. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Badger Whitney Massey (2) and Duck Jessica Moore (12) find each other after the NCAA Regional final for a chat. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Hundred of students simultaneously launch corn flour into the air during the second “color toss” at the Indian festival of Holi. (Mason Trinca/Emerald)

Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, originates from India and holds its roots in Hinduism. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Students throw colored powder into the air in celebration of springtime colors as part of the Indian festival of Holi. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Freshman Spanish major Chrislyn Kircher flashes a wide grin as she experiences her first Holi festival. “It just looked cool!” Kircher noted, after discovering the Facebook event invite for the color fest. Kircher applied her own face paint. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

LeeAnn Sturrock is balanced upside down by her friend Tovi Ross. The South Eugene High School pair of seniors drew a crowd of onlookers as they displayed their acrobatic maneuvers among the grass. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

UO students gather at the EMU lawn to celebrate the Indian Holi Festival of Color, which is to commemorate the vibrant colors of spring time by throwing colorful powder at one another. (Andrew Seng/Freelance)

Pre-business freshman Archana Sriram pauses from a Super-Soaker fight with her friends during the third annual Holi festival. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

The evening’s second synchronized “color toss” kicks off as students hurl their handfuls of multicolored corn flour into the air in unison. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Sophomore biology student Nardos Tadesse’s face is an illustration of the multicolored packets of corn flour that are flung onto participants during a Holi celebration. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

LeeAnn Sturrock balances upon friend Tovi Ross in an acrobatic act displayed amidst the water- and powder-slinging of Holi. Ross and Sturrock are fellow seniors at South Eugene High School. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

A student receives a palm (caked in multicolored corn flour) to the side of his face as the event kicks off. The third annual Holi festival was celebrated at the UO on the EMU lawns. The event featured packets of multicolored corn flour thrown among a throng of students in celebration of the Indian tradition for the new spring season. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

UO student officers of the Indian Subcontinent provided over 200 pounds of colored cornflower imported from India to celebrate the Indian Holi Festival of Color held at the EMU lawn on Thursday, May 16. (Andrew Seng/Freelance)

Freshman Zoe Panchesson laughs heartily as she takes a break from the color madness of Holi. The cinema studies major found a quiet patch of grass to rest on near the edge of the EMU lawns where Holi took place. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

A student takes a shot of water to the face. Attendees were encouraged to bring water guns and water slingers. Several unsuspecting victims also saw large bins of water poured upon them. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

A wide assortment of colored powders were available for students to throw. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

Attendees were often soaked with water launched from a hose. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

A student watches as her friend throws colored powder into the air. (Nate Barrett/Emerald)

A student’s stained teeth provides some insight into the extent that the colored walls of corn flour permeated every crevice of participants in Holi. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Holi, the Indian festival of Color, took place on the EMU East Lawn on May 16, 2013. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)