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Phoenix Brophy Prep star and Oregon Ducks two-sport athlete Devon Allen will focus on a professional track and field career and give up the remainder of his collegiate eligibility.

Allen, who played football and competed in track and field at Oregon, made the 110-meter hurdles final at the 2016 Rio Olympics and finished fifth.

This football season, he suffered a season-ending knee injury against Nebraska. He also suffered a similar injury in his redshirt freshman season.

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Allen had two seasons of track eligibility and one season of football eligibility. He will remain in Eugene, Ore., and enrolled at the university.

Allen won the NCAA title in the 110 hurdles in 2014 as a freshman. He then won the U.S. men's title in the same year. He repeated the feat this year.

He won the 60-meter hurdles at the NCAA Indoors meet and the 110 hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor meet this year. He also won the U.S. title in the 110 hurdles at a personal-record 13.03 seconds.

Allen caught 54 passes for 919 yards and eight touchdowns in his Oregon football career.

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