UO release - The Ducks’ relay moves to No. 2 on the NCAA descending order list this season.  BOSTON, Mass. – The Oregon men's distance medley relay broke the school record Sunday evening as part of the DMR Challenge at the Saucony Battle in Boston. The team of Simeon Birnbaum, Fuad Omer, Elliott Cook and Tomas Palfrey combined for a time of 9:14.88 at BU's Track & Tennis Center.  With their performance, the Ducks moved to No. 2 on this season's NCAA descending order list and are now the second-fastest quartet in collegiate history. Oregon becomes just the second program to run a sub-9:15 on a banked, 200-meter track (Virginia, 9:14.19, 2025), and the fourth to do so overall indoors.  Sunday's time also takes down the school record of 9:17.57 set in a runner-up finish at last year's NCAA Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach, Va. Cook, Omer and Palfrey were also part of that squad.  Based on times entering the day, the race produced three of the top-five marks in the country this year with Virginia Tech (9:15.05) and Virginia (9:16.75). It was the Ducks' second meet of the weekend after competing Friday at the Arkansas Qualifier.  At the end of the qualifying window which runs through conference weekend, the top 12 relays qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 13-14) in Fayetteville, Ark.  Up Next: The postseason starts Feb. 26-28 with the Big Ten Indoor Championships at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.