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Mays, Pre shine
in Oregon Indoor
mPAUL BUKER
T)f the Emerald
PORTLAND (SPECIAL) — You could call the
relationship between Al Hearvey and John Mays
special. Or you could call it fiercely competitive.
Either way, both men appear well on the way to
making the Oregon track team something it hasn’t
been lately—an NCAA threat in the sprints.
Mays beat Hearvey and Don Quarrie in the
finals of the 60-yard dash at Memorial Coliseum
Saturday night.
It certainly wasn’t the dominant feature of the
Oregon Indoor Invitational. In the same meet Al
Feuerbach muscled the 16-pound shot 60-5% to
establish a new indoor world record. And Steve
Prefontaine, the man running less and enjoying life
a whole lot more, broke the American two-mile
indoor record when he blazed home in 8:24.6.
For Mays, the transfer from Lane Community
College who constantly ran in Hearvey’s shadow
through the past outdoor season, his win Saturday
night was important.
“I thought I was going to run good. I had to," he
enthused. “I’ve been doing so poorly the last four
years.”
In a race that contained one of the world’s
fastest runners indoors and out, Quarrie, Mays was
more fearful of teammate Hearvey.
“I knew Al was the man to beat.”
Mays and Hearvey both won their heats, then,
in the final, John bolted off to a big edge at the start
and held off Al to the tape. Mays time was fast—6.1.
And his start?
“It was a false start—I know it was,” smiled
Hearvey later. “But it was a good race.”
The competitive fervor that drives Mays to
escape his teammate’s shadow doesn’t end at the
track. “To tell you the truth,” he said Saturday
night, “I think about Al in my sleep.
“I ran behind him all year last year. And I
worried about him. I just hope the team will accept
me more if I do better.”
If he keeps beating people like Quarrie, ac
ceptance will be no problem.
The next time you see Steve Prefontaine
drinking beer at the Stadium Club, don’t worry.
Pre looked in top outdoor form while winging
around the wooden track in record time.
“I’ve done things this year I’ve never done . ..
stayed out all night and had a lot of fim,” he grin
ned.
“I may just keep it that way. It doesn’t seem to
be affecting me.”
For the first time in three years, Pre didn’t get
the outstanding performer award. That went to
Feuerbach—who got his second world record in two
weeks here.
But more intriguing is Pre s reaction to what
happened at Munich. The resultant layoff—the
rumors about being out of shape—and then the big
victory over Lasse Viren and Frank Shorter at the
Sunkist meet. Now his sixth American record.
Clearly, his attitude is changing.
“I don’t get nervous for a race anymore. Well,
maybe 15 minutes before,” he nodded. “I think it’s
maturity. You can kind of take the races in stride.”
Pre wasn’t conscious of the record until he
heard the roar of the packed Coliseum crowd near
the end. By then, he’d beaten off a mid-race
challenge by Don Kardong and was by himself.
The last quarter-lap was probably the fastest
he’s ever run.
“He (Kardong) inspired me because the pace
was just going along,” said Pre. “I was just running
the way I felt. That’s sort of my philosophy now.”
Second-ranked Indiana
team defeats gymnasts
On a mid-west roadswing over the weekend,
Oregon's ‘flying dude’ gymnasts met with not only
victory over teams from Wheaton and Ball State,
but also suffered their first defeat of the season at
the hands of second ranked Indiana State, 161.15
150.45. Freshman Steve Roskam also set an all-time
Oregon record performance in the all around
con petition on Friday night, with a 49.50, and then
By JAMES RUSSELL
Of the Emerald
followed it up with a 47.50 against Indiana State on
Saturday.
Now garnishing a 5-1 record, the Ducks scored
152.0 points in a double dual meet on Friday night to
easily beat both Wheaton (136.80) and Ball State
(131.35). Oregon captured all but two individual
event championships, and the meet was highlighted
with double dual wins by freshman Bob Rikli (free
exercise 8.8), freshman Jim Lester (pommel
horse 8.7), Steve Roskam (parallel bars 8.35),
senior Warren Weiseth (high bars 9.15), and
Roskam again in the all around at 49.50.
Other standouts included, single dual wins by
Steve Roskam on the rings 8.4 over Wheaton, and
freshman Mike Blumenstein winning on the long
horse vault 8.85 also against Wheaton. Completing
the overall depth win were, freshman Don Lester
second in floor exercise 8.55, sophomore Joe Per
cival second on the pommel horse 8.65, junior Kevin
Cornelius second on the rings 8.35, freshman Tom
Phillips second on the parallel bars 8.15, senior
Greg Maxwell 9.0 second on the high bar, and fresh
man Roskam 8.45 for third on the high bar.
Roskam’s all-time performance in the all
around competition at 49.50 bettered the old mark of
47.60 set by present senior, and injured team mate,
Trey McDowell last season. The long horse vault
was definitely Oregon ’sweakest event against these
two teams in double dual meet confrontation.
While Friday night’s wins over Wheaton and
Ball State were relatively easy ones, the con
frontation against second ranked Indiana State was
a totally different story Beaten 161.15 to 150.45, the
Oregon team was only able to capture a tie for one
individual event championship as freshman Bob
Rikli saved face for the Ducks setting another
all-time Oregon record performance, this time in
the floor exercise.
Tying with Indiana State specialist Dean
Mellum at 9.25, Rikli broke the old standard set by
former Oregon great gymnast George Shoemaker
in 1970 of 9.20. Highlighting the meet for the Ducks,
freshmen Jim Lester took a third place on the side
with a 9.0, junior Kevin Cornelius tied for second
with Indiana State specialists Barry Woodward and
Paul Blasko, all at 8.80, on the rings, freshman Mike
Blumenstein captured a third place on the long
horse vault at 8.70, Warren Weiseth had a third
place on the high bar at 9.05, and Steve Roskam took
third in the all around with a 47.50 mark.
This Indiana State squad is the defending NCAA
national champion and are evidently among the
strongest teams in the country again this year
Unlike Friday night the parallel bars proved the
weakest event in comparison to the competition,
and the long horse vault saw improvement
statistically, over the previous night.
Despite the “flying ducks” first defeat of the
gymnastics season, at least one thing was proved by
the mid-west roadswing and a previous victory over
Chico State 154.15-150.20. Oregon’s youngblood
team consisting of a vast majority of freshmen has
made an improvement on their first dual meet
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...I, °7Jg0tl COach BiU Ballester Stated then, that
this team is capable of sewing up to 155 w 158
points right now.” After three dual meets away
from home, and two all-time individual event
performances including a 173 season team high
154^15 score, the flying ducks’ may not have much
farther to go. before they realize their full potential