In the NCAA track and field record books, the Oregon Ducks go by a different moniker.
At the Boston University Valentine Invitational on Saturday, senior distance runner Ilan Ayyildiz set a new indoor collegiate record for the women’s mile race with a time of 4:23.46.
At the Dr. Sander Invitational in New York in 2023, Katelyn Tuohy of NC State set the previous collegiate record with a time of 4:24.26 miles.
Itilan Ayyildiz broke the collegiate record, and I can’t believe it. #GoDuckspic.twitter.com/za1UbNnDa3
At the NCAA cross-country meet in November, the 25-year-old Ayyildiz, who is originally from Istanbul, Turkey, earned All-American status while the Ducks women placed fifth. She has won multiple international awards while representing her nation.
The time on Saturday is also a national record for Turkey.
WHAT HAPPENED JUST NOWAt the BU Valentine Invite, the NCAA women took the record book apart from cover to cover. With a collegiate record of 4:23.46 and a Turkish national record, @oregontfs Silan Ayyildiz led five top-10 finishers in the mile.image.twitter.com/HbZC3MtwyS
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