Women’s sports
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’’We’re not after national glory,” says women’s
volleyball coach Karla Rice. The team didn’t find
out one way or the other last year—there was no
money to attend the national meet.
Rice stresses that volleyball is primarily for the
participants’enjoyment and fulfillment—not to gain
^jory for Oregon or boost the Physical Education
^P>artment.
Participation requires about two hours of practice
time a day, four to five days a week. Teams are
broken up into A, B, and C squads so everyone has
the chance to play.
Last year Oregon hosted the Northwest Volleyball
Tournament and took part in two other big meets.
That included victories in six of seven matches
during an invitational in Ashland. Southern
Oregon College hosted an Oregon-California meet
which was won by the Ducks.
This year the schedule includes eight dual meets
plus tournaments. The national tournament is at
BYU this season.
Swimming
Virginia Arvidson, tanned and smiling, spoke
excitedly about swimming. Her enthusiasm was
infectious. Team spirit is the most important
commodity for the swim team, she offered. The
practice sessions are an individual thing. “It’s an
individual process of each woman discovering her
own limits and deciding how much time and effort
she wants to spend.”
This year more girls will have the opportunity to
swim in regular and conference competition
because the meets will be held on the basis of 12
places rather than six.
Last year the team earned money by sponsoring a
Swim-i-thon and then went to the national meet.
This season the schedule includes six dual meets.
Oregon is the host school for the Northwest Con
ference meet and the nationals are set for Idaho.
Track
Lois Youngen is interested in people with a zest
for running, field events, and rainy days. She isn’t
sure how much opportunity there will be to run on
the cross-country team this fall, but has a list of
wjqmen with whom to train. A list of meets and a
thorough training schedule will be released this
spring.
Last year the program included meets at OCE,
LCC, Ellensberg, Wash., and Hayward Field.
Again, attendance at the national meet was im
possible because of no money. This year it’s in
Idaho, which is somewhat closer than Tennessee,
the site of last season’s championship.
Bowling
The bowling team will begin practice this fall
under the coaching of Jeanine Bennett. During
winter quarter there will be six regular games plus
Regionals, the NCWSA Bowling Tournament, and a
jamboree. Practice time averages two hours a day,
two days a week, and the bowlers do an average of
20 lines per week.
Field Hockey
Becky Sissily’s team boasted four all-star players
last year, two members of the team were named
honorable mention. The team played 11 games, one
at Autzen Stadium, and among other wins knocked
off Southern Oregon College.
Oregon was also represented at the Northwest
Tournament in British Columbia last season.
GymnaMtic*
Gymnastics is the only WRA sport that does not
have a recreational counterpart. It is offered on a
competitive level only and although most of the
women who participate have come up through high
school programs, it’s not a prerequisite.
The sport requires about two hours practice a
day\ The team will have at least six dual meets
around Oregon and Washington this year plus
regionals, nationals, and a trip to Canada to meet
Victoria, B.C., and the University of British
Columbia. Last year Oregon took sixth in an 18
team Northwest meet field.
New team members this year include Ann Olsen,
a Sheldon High School of Eugene graduate and state
all-around champ. Other local high school standouts
who will compete this year include Lynn Aiken of
South Eugene, an all-around performer and star
vaulter, Debbie Brewer from Willamette High, bars
and vaulting, and Jyl Rice of Churchill, another
vaulter.
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