AR.\F KVALHEIM—Collegiate two-mile record holder
sets sights on Kennedy Games in Berkeley Saturday.
Outdoor program
Monday
Rock Climbing—A car is leaving Rm. 23 at 7 p.m. for a rock practice on
the Skinner’s Butte Columns.
Tuesday
Rock Climbing—A basic rock practice on the columns leaving Rm. 23 at 7
* Three Sisters—an organizational meeting for the weekend climb is meeting
In the program room in the evening.
Wednesday
Technical Rock Climbing—From 6 p.m. to dark the Coburg Caves will be
the scene of some advanced rock technique. Call Steve Schaffers.
Rock Climbing—At 7 p.m. a car is leaving Rm. 23 for basic rock practice
at the Skinner’s Butte Columns.
Thursday
Kayak Clinic—From 11 a m. to 1 p.m. basic kayak instruction will take
place on the Millrace. Come to the canoe shack with suit and towell.
Thursday and Friday
Mr. Washington—A snow climb with experienced people is leaving Thurs
day at 5 p.m in able to reach base camp for an early start up Washington
Fridav morning. The> will tr> to be back Saturday for those who have to
study Call Canny 0'Flanner> <345-2171 > or check in the program room for
more information.
Weekend
Three Sisters—A group is leaving at 8 a m. Friday to climb the Three
Sisters. Check in the program room or at the meeting on Tuesday in the
program room for more information.
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Arne Kvalheim excels
as long distance runner
By STEVEN RAU
Of the Emerald
It’s too bad there isn’t a flat 3000 meter
race (a happy medium between the 1500 and
5000), because Oregon’s Arne Kvalheim would
be among the world’s premier runners at that
distance.
The lean and lanky Norwegian has been com
peting on a semi-international scale since 1962,
when he was a member of the National Junior
team of Norway. A veteran of the 1968 Olympic
Games, where he disappointingly failed to reach
the finals, Arne has already decided to work to
ward the ’72 Games.
In his three years as a Webfoot. the ‘Oslo
Flyer’ has gained wide recognition as one of the
nation's top collegiate distance men.
He currently holds four school records, and
in a grueling duel with Washington State’s great
Gerry Lindgren last year he set the college two
mile mark (8:33.2). This season Arne is ranked
either first or second in the nation in the one,
two, and three miles.
When Arne came to Oregon three years ago.
he was primarily a middle distance runner, but
last year he moved up into the longer races and
found himself among the top collegians in this
country. However, the 1500 meters (the “metric
mile”) was still his best event, and going into
Mexico City he was ranked fifth in the world.
LIKE JOGGING THREE LAPS’
“My first goal last year was to make the Olym
pic team. The whole season was a preparation
for the Olympics ... I was very disapponted
that I didn’t make it past the semis, but I didn't
run my kind of race ... it was like jogging
three laps then running a quarter ... I just don’t
have that kind of speed.”
Arne’s semi-final heat at Mexico City had 12
entrants, and all of them were sub-four minute
milers. Although he was ranked ahead of most
of them in world standings, Arne felt that he
would have made it if he had run his race. His
type of race is one with a “hard fast pace” in
stead of a fast finishing kick.
Arn.e first became interested in Oregon after
talking with a fellow Norwegian who attended
Oregon in the late fifties. Then, in 1965, he com
peted against former Oregon mile standout Jim
Grelle at a meet in Norway.
“It wasn't much of a contest,” Arne related,
“Grelle easily won.” After the race he talked to
Gx-elle and later began to communicate with
Duck track mentor Bill Bowerman. The rest is
history.
This season Arne has not been seriously chal
lenged in any of his races, and has a perfect
record. Although the Pacific-8 sports some com
petition, like USC’s Ole Olesen and Rick Riley
of WSU, most of the top runners are long
out of college.
ARNE STILL YOUNG
At the ripe old age of 24 (as of April 25),
Arne is still quite young as distance runners go.
The holder of more records than are even count
able, Australian Ron Clarke, is over 30 and is
still going strong.
The U.S. two mile record holder (8:22.0)
George Young just recently retired at the age
of 30, but not before completing the recent in
door season with an unblemished record (and
several world marks).
But Arne’s “'old age” has presented one prob
lem. Following his recent birthday he received
news that he would be ineligible for the NCAA
championships. The NCAA has a rule that for
eign athletes past the age of 24 cannot compete
in the national championships. This ruling has
also eliminated another Oregon star, Australian
Gary Knoke.
Although he wanted very much to improve
upon his fourth place finish from last year, it
will give Arne a chance to go home a little early.
Home for Arne is Oslo, where he will be
awaited by his wife and his baby daughter, whom
he has not yet seen. The Webfoot standout will
be leaving for home sometime next week. But
before he goes Oregonians will have a chance to
see him in a special twilight meet next Tuesday.
This weekend Kvalheim will head an Oregon
contingent traveling south to Berkeley to com
pete in the first annual Kennedy Memorial Track
and Field Meet. In both of his final state-side
races, Arne will probably compete in the mile,
hoping to improve upon his 3:58.5 clocking of
last year.
BACK FOR GRAD SCHOOL
Although he will be going home soon, Arne
thinks that he probably will be back in a year
or two to go to graduate school. He hopes to
enter the Norwegian foreign service, but first
he must serve in their army for a year.
As for the ’72 Olympics. Arne says that “my
plans are for the 5000 meters.” But that is still
a long way off.”
While the Webfoots are losing one Kvalheim.
they are gaining another—Arne’s brother Knut is
planning on enrolling here next fall.
Outfielder takes first
Ron Young, Duckling center
fielder, fired a four-over-par 39
to take first place in the first
and last annual Oregon Frosh
Baseball Golf Tourney Thurs
day.
Frosh Coach Jim Dietz was
runner-up with 41 strokes over
the nine-hole Oakway Golf
Course. Stan Woods had a 42.
Frosh golfers
top Spring Hills
Kim Wenger shot a 70 to
pace the Oregon Frosh to an
easy 18^ win over Spring
Hill Country' Club in Albany.
Wenger tied for medalist
honors with Stu Denham of
Spring Hills. Other Frosh scores
included Dave Miller 73, Don
Smith 74, Allen Brooks 75, Stu
McKenzie 76 and Terry Scrog
gin 79.
The Oregon squad finished
the season with an 8-0 record.
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