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Top athletes head Portland’s Oregon Indoor
By KIM SPIR
Of the Emerald
Seventeen Olympians, a handful of world
record holders, a spattering of Oregon prep
champions and athletes from universities
across the country highlight the list of com
petitors for the 17th Annual Oregon Indoor
trackmeet Saturday in Portland s Memorial
Coliseum
Aleksandr Barishnikov from the Soviet
Union, a 72-2V« shot putter who set the
world outdoor mark last year and finished
third in Montreal in that event, will be joined
by silver medalist and teammate Yevgeniy
Mironov Mironov ranks sixth in the world at
70-7% Mac Wilkins, world record holder
and Montreal gold medalist in the discus
(and formerly from the University of
Oregon) is entered with a 68-4'/? best along
with former world record holders Al Feuer
bach (71-7) and Terry Albritton (71-8’/2).
Oregon's Howard Banich (59-2) and
freshman Jeff Stover are also listed to com
pete Stover was fourth in the nation last
year m the shot put as a prep
The pole vault meet record of 17-3 might
topple with the entry of Dan Ripley, world
indoor record holder at 18-3% Montreal
silver medalist Antti Kalliomake of Finland
(18-1%) should test Ripley at the heights
along with school record holders from four
Pacific state universities Oregon's fresh
man Tim Huntanaus, last year s top prep
pole vaulter, has also entered with a best of
16-4V?.
In the 60 meter dash, Olympian Don
Quarne from Jamaica joins San Jose
State s Ron Whitaker (9 4 100 meters) and
Oregon s Duran Wooton (9 5), Robert
Curry (9.6), and Olympian Al Dukowski
(9.5). Quarrie, co-world record holder at
200 meters and 220 yards at 19 8 and 19 9
respectively, placed second in the 100 in
Montreal and took the 200 meter gold in
202
Dwight Stones, the controversial world
record high jumper at 7-7V'* outdoors and
7-61/2 indoors, will meet five other lumpers
who have cleared 7-1 or better including
Tom Wonjs, fifth in the world this year at
7-5'/2 Rory Kotinek (7-5) and Rod Livers,
who stands only 5-9 but has cleared 7-4’/2.
Oregon s Greg Fries (6-1IV2) is also listed
to compete
In the women's high jump, Olympian Jom
Juntley, American record holder at 6-21/2,
faces Canada's Olympian Debbie Brill
(6-2V2). Pam Spencer and Patsy Walker,
Falcon Track Club, are entered with bests
of 6-’/2 and 5-10 respectively.
Viktor Saneyev, three-time gold medalist
in the triple jump, will compete in that event
with a 57-2V4 along with Washington
State's lean Campbell, a 53-4V2 jumper
from Australia
Dedy Cooper. NCAA 110 meter hurdle
champ, with a best of 13.6 who recently
beat bronze medalist Willie Davenport in
the Sunkist Invitational, heads a list of
60-meter hurdle entrants. Others include
Washington s Robert Gaines (13.5), Greg
Foster of UCLA (13.2) the nation's top prep
hurdler last year, and Oregon's Phil Bran
son (13 5) and Stan Whigham (13.8)
In the 500 meters, Oregon Olympian
Dacre Bowen meets Pablo Franco, who
holds the University of Washington record
in the 100 (9.3) and 200 (20 5).
Mike Boit from Kenya, who missed the
Olympics due to the African boycott, makes
his Oregon debut in the 1000 meter run
Boit is ranked second in the world in the 800
meters at 1:43.6 and faces Greg Gibson
(1:48.6), Oregon State s Jake Groth
(1:49.2m), and Oregon's Gary Sievers
(1:51.2) and Eric Lindsey.
The mile field brightened up considerably
with the addition of Paul Cummings
(3:56.4), who recently won the Sunkist In
door mile in 3:59.2. He'll be joined by last
year s Portland Indoor winner in Oregon's
Peter Spir, and runnerup Matt Centrowitz.
Spir, Canadian Olympian and defending
Pacific-8 mile champion, has a best of
3:40.1 in the 1,500, equal to a 3:57.7 mile.
Centrowitz, also an Olympian after his third
place finish in the U S. Olympic Trials this
summer, boasts a 3:36.7 1,500 best,
roughly equivalent to a 3:54.0 mile.
Henry Rono, NCAA cross country
champion from Washington State and
Kenya has also entered Rono recently won
the three-mile run in the Moscow, Ida. In
door with an outstanding 13:08.04
Francie Larrieu Lutz, holder of five world
indoor records from 1,000 meters to two
miles, enters the Portland mile with 4:31.6
mark She faces challenges from Olympian
Cindy Poor of the San Jose Cindergals
(4 06.8 1500m ), Eryn Forbes (4:48.6),
Canada's Themla Wright (4.29), Debbie
Quatier (4.22.5 1500) and Oregon's Debbie
Roth (4:51.1)
The feature race of the indoor meet is the
3,000 meter run and the 10-man field in
cludes Nick Rose, Western Kentucky;
Sampson Kimombwa and Joshua Kimeto,
Washington State; Don Kardong, Jim
Johnson, and Oregon’s Rudy Chapa, Terry
Williams and Steve McChesney.
Kimeto is the defending NCAA 5,000
meter champion and 12th in this year’s
NCAA cross-country meet. His teammate
Kimombwa was second in the NCAA meet
and third in the NCAA 5,000 last year.
Kardong was fourth in the Olympic
marathon at Montreal while his teammate
Jim Johnson, Club Northwest, is one of the
nation s top steeplechasers with a best of
8:28.8 in that event.
Oregon's Chapa is the high school na
tional record holder at 10,000 meters and
was ninth in the NCAA cross country
championships while Williams is one of the
top U S. 5,000 meter runners at 13.51.4.
In the afternoon developmental meet,
several more Oregon athletes will compete,
including prep All-American decathlete Jim
Smith (javelin and 60-meter hurdles) and
Alberto Salazar (3,000).
Oregon women scheduled to run in the
mile include Kim Spir and Leslie Hilman
while Katie Mountain and Kori Hassleblad
compete at 1,000 meters.
Mary Officer, fifth in the national AIAW
100 meter-hurdle race last year, will run the
60-meter hurdles along with teammates
Carol Amaral and freshman Lori Parsons.
Officer and Amaral will join teammate
Dawna Rose in the afternoon 60 meter
dash while Georgine Rose and Mary Lou
Armstrong are entered in the 500 meter run.
Like the Oregon men’s coaches who
view the Indoor as little more than a break
from winter training, women's distance
coach Tom Heinonen adds, "This is an
early season meet.. it gives us a chance
to see where people are and to see how fit
they are.”
The afternoon meet begins at 11 a m.
while the evening meet is scheduled for
7:30 p m. Tickets for both meets can be
purchased at the door.
On four-day trip
Tankers hit the road
Oregon faces a riptide in the
form of the Washington swim
team Friday as the Ducks travel to
Seattle in what will probably be a
preview of the Northwest champ
ionships in February
The women need super
human performances to knock off
the Huskies, especially because
Oregon is lacking in depth
“They ve got at least 12 girls
who are of national qualifying
caliber,” coach Virginia Van Ros
sen said, "and we only have four
— and two (of those) are still
doubtful in individual events
Van Rossen looks to Michelle
[ Ducks go
Eastern
Tired, 12-5 and wishing to
end a three-game losing
streak, Oregon takes it's Pac-8
style of play to Long Island,
N Y. Saturday for a non
conference battle with St.
Johns.
The game is televised, but
unfortunately only for East
Coast regional viewers. Loc
ally, KUGN (590) will start its
live coverage at 12:45 p.m.
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Because of the depth factor,
Van Rossen figures there will be
about six events we ll hand over
(to Washington ) on a platter"
However, she is a little more
optimistic toward the women's
Pacific Lutheran meet on Satur
day.
"If my strategy is right, well
have a chance to take that one,
she said.
As for the Oregon men, they'll
need the help of Neptune to defeat
the Huskies
Coach Don Van Rossen said
Washington is "beyond us this
year."
While Oregon has its supers
tar in swimmer Steve Hamilton,
the coach said Washington has a
team of superior individuals, all
equal or better than Hamilton.
After the Huskies, the Ducks
hit the road for Vancouver, B.C.
Saturday, to meet Simon Fraser.
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Weary grapplers face challenge
in Central Washington tonight
By GREG STILES
Of the Emerald
Contrary to common thinking,
the 14th rated Oregon wrestling
team may not smother the NAIA s
ninth ranked team, Central
Washington, at 7:30 tonight in
McArthur Court
Although the Ducks rolled
through some pretty tough com
petition last week to the tune of
5-0, they had some feathers ruf
fled
The injury toll for the season is
awesome, if not permanent. No
fewer than five starters will be
missing in tonight's confrontation.
Missing will be Steve Hart, who
was undefeated in dual competi
tion until a groin injury forced him
to default against Cal State
Bakersfield. The top two
134-pounders will also be absent,
for Randy Robinson has a bad
knee and Steve Starzenski has a
separated shoulder.
At 167, Tim Strobel is sidelined
with knee problems, as is
190-pounder Bob Bragg.
Heavyweight Terry Shanley is still
nursing an ankle injury incurred
earlier this month.
“We don t have any injuries that
can’t be healed,” said Oregon
coach Ron Finley, who is hoping
the Ducks will be in better shape
for their home dual meet with
Oregon State next Wednesday.
“It was a rough road trip,” said
Finley. “It was like wrestling in a
big tournament."
With the Ducks having to fill in at
five weights, the coach isn't so
worried about the quality of wres
tler he has to go with, as was the
case last year. The problem lies in
lack of experience.
"With the line-up we've got," he
said, "They're capable of beating
us because of our inexperience.”
Norm Knight, who hasn't seen
any varsity action since last year,
will be the 118-pounder, and
Reynold Capps (0-1) will get his
second start in the 134-pound
bracket. Either Jim Dickason (0-1)
or Shane Walters (0-0) may go at
167 in place of Strobel. Don
Brown (6-4), who turned in some
good performances last week, will
continue to go at 190.
Other starters are Susumu
Hagihara (126), Scott Bliss (142),
Dan Hollembaek (150), Kevin
Kramer (158), Buck Davis (177)
and heavyweight Brian Dunagan.
The big difference on our trip,"
said Finley, "was when we were
down and needed points, the guys
dug down and came up with the
kind of efforts we needed." He fig
ures the same may hold true
against Central Washington.
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