Sunday Brings Heartbreak At Hayward

EUGENE, Ore. — Sunday's session of the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field provided an encouraging finish by one UO track and field alum in the field, but heartbreak for Ducks in the running events.

Hurdler Devon Allen, on a quest for a world title less than a month after the passing of his father, was disqualified from his event final for committing a false start by a razor-thin margin. That followed semifinals for sprinter Kemba Nelson and 1,500 runner Johnny Gregorek in which they failed to advance to their finals, and capped a day that began with Galen Rupp fading over the final few miles of the marathon due to a back problem.

In the field, Jillian Weir of Team Canada came…