Photo by James Link
Pat McCornack
Though young,
tankers, divers
experienced
By DAVE HARMS
Of the Emerald
Usually in college sports, a young team made up of mostly fresh
men and sophomores means inexperience. The 1972-73 versions of the
Oregon swimming and diving teams are an exception to that rule.
Oregon has had one of its best recruiting years ever for swim
ming, according to diving coach Don McGavem. The Ducks have
added eight high school All-Americans to the list of those recruited for
this year, and have 14 non-recruited “walk ons" out for the team. This
is in addition to a sophomore dominated returning team which finished
sixth in the Pacific-8 and a respectable 17th in the NCAA cham
pionships last year.
i Lost because of graduation from last year’s team are two
swimmers the Ducks will be hard pressed to replace—co-captains
Mike Dirksen and Pat O’Malley. O’Malley is the school record holder
in the 400 yard individual medley, and Dirksen is an All-American,
former NCAA champion and school record holder in the 100 and 200
yard breaststroke.
Even with the personnel losses, swimming coach Don Van Rossen
will have plenty of talent available. Returning this year are:
—Sophomore Tony Ciochetti, the school record holder in the 200
yard freestyle and a freestyle sprinter capable of competing at
distances from 50 to 500 yards.
—Sophomore Gary Hidle, who holds the school record in the 200
yard butterfly.
—Sophomores Rick Basford and Jon Ramey, co-holders of an
Oregon school record in the backstroke.
—Sophomore Ron Bonaparte, who was a state breaststroke
champion and All-American in Colorado, and is the best hope to
replace Mike Dirksen.
—Sophomore Steve Williams, a specialist in the 1000 and 1650 yard
freestyle.
While the Oregon swimmers were earning sixth place last year in
the Pac-8, the Duck divers were continuing on their winning ways.
They chalked up their seventh consecutive Pac-8 team championship.
However, with the graduation of two seniors from last year’s team and
the loss of last year’s freshman star Jay Lerew because of disciplinary
reasons, the diving team will have to depend on the younger prospects.
Two of the stalwarts who will be expected to carry much of the load
this year are:
—John Dufficy, a sophomore and former high school state
champion from Denver, Col., who placed second in the 3 meter diving
event at the Pac-8 championships last year.
—Pat McCornack, a junior, and a former three-time Oregon state
champion and three-time high school All-American from South
Eugene High School. He finished fifth in the Pac-8 as a freshman.
Exact dates for this year’s swimming and diving schedule are not
yet available, but the list of opponents is. Home meets at Leighton
Pool include dual meets with Stanford, Washington State and Oregon
State, while in just one meet away from Eugene, the Ducks will meet
Utah, BYU, Colorado State, the University of Denver and the
University of Colorado. The Northern Division meet is in Seattle, the
Pac-8 in Santa Monica, Calif., and the NCAA championships are set
for the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Krause adds James to staff
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Mel Krause, University of
Oregon baseball coach, has
added Jeff James, former pitcher
with the Eugene Emeralds, to his
coaching staff for the coming
school year.
James, 32, graduated from
Indiana State University this past
school year with a B.S. degree in
Physical Education. While at
Oregon, he will be working on his
Master’s degree in Physical
Education.
James was a member of the
Emeralds' staff in the Pacific
Coast League in 1969 and 1970.
James also had major league
experience with the Philadelphia
Phillies. James played a total of
13 years of professional baseball,
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mostly in the Phillies
organization.
Krause indicates James will be
in charge of the Ducks’ junior
varsity team.
Gordon Knutson will remain on
the staff as Krause’s assistant.
Knutson, 28, is also a former
Emerald pitcher and member of
the Phillies organization.
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