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Photo by Sieve Schneider
Jim Ketch nabbed an 8.75 for his performance on the side horse Friday
night against Arizona State, but the Ducks needed a bit more from
everyone on the event as they dropped a narrow loss to the Sun Devils,
their first loss in 25 straight dual meets.
Ducks rebound after streak ends
By BARRY BREEDE
Of the Emerald
Hospitality can only last so
long for visiting teams as far as the
Oregon gymnastic team is con
cerned.
Saturday night the University of
New Mexico found just how long,
as the Flying Ducks pinned an
easy 217-208.6 victory over the
outmanned Lobos. The Oregon
victory came after a tough loss
Friday to a flashy Arizona State
team in one of the season’s best
meets.
The injury-plagued Lobos, with
three of their top gymnasts unable
to compete, realized how hard it is
to battle the nation’s number three
ranked team. Especially when
your opponent has had a win
streak of 25 snapped the night be
fore.
Using three individual-event
wins by Mark Knupp, the Ducks
never looked back on the Lobos.
Knupp opened up with a 9.35 vic
tory in the floor exercise and con
tinued his domination by sweep
ing both the high bar and vault.
Knupp, however, was not alone
in his winning efforts as his team
mates also found the groove.
Sweeping the ring competition
with Jerry Bush, Scott McEldow
ney, Gene Christensen and Jim
Kelch placing one through four re
spectively, the Ducks found the
depth in their squad that they
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sorely missed the night before
against ASU.
Although the victory over
UNM was fine for the Ducks in
terms of the win column, the “real"
meet as far as Flying Duck follow
ers were concerned occured 24
hours earlier against ASU, as
the Sun Devils slipped past the
Ducks for a 219.10 to 218.05 vic
tory.
Living up to its billing as one of
the most dynamic teams in the na
tion, ASU used some true razzle
dazzle along with a steady per
formance from its top gymnast
Scott Barclay to pull out the
come-from-behind victory.
After taking an early lead in the
floor exercise competition, thanks
largely to the inventive moves of
Gary Rust (9.5) and Steve
Economides (9.35), the Sun De
vils slipped behind the Ducks in
the side horse which followed.
With the nation’s number one side
horse man Tom Truedson (9.7),
the Ducks were able to capture
the first place honors in the event
with ease.
Although the Ducks still owned
a slim eight-tenths of a point lead
coming out of the side horse, the
remaining four events showed the
Sun Devils’ strengths.
Even though the Ducks did
come out on the short side of the
team score, the meet was not
without several superb perfor
mances by Duck competitors.
Both Truedson and McEldowney
continued their national supre
macy in the side horse and rings
respectively. McEldowney used
his combination of strength, flexi
bility and imagination to set a
school record of 9.7 in the rings.
Christensen also set a personal
best of 53.7 in the all-around, tie
ing for second with teammate Jim
Kelch.
ARIZONA STATE 219,10, OREGON 218.05
Floor Exarclee— 1, Gary Rust. ASU. 9.5 2,
Stove Economides. ASU. 9.35 3. Mart Knupp,
Oregon. 9.3. 4. Jim Kelch. Oregon, 9.25 5. (tie)
Gene Christensen, Oregon and Scott Barclay.
ASU. 9.2.
Pommel More# — 1. Tom Truedson, Oregon.
9.7.2, Jerry Bush. Oregon, 9.4 3, Gary Rust, ASU,
9.4.4, Scott Barclay. ASU. 9.25. 5. Gene Christen
sen, Oregon. 9.10.
Vaulting — Jim Nelson, ASU, 9 55 2. R.D
Webster. ASU, 9.4 3, Jim Kelch. Oregon, 9.35 4.
(tie) Jell Dtsque and Scott Barclay, ASU, 9.30. 5.
Jim Hamilton, Oregon, 9.20
ParaHel Bara— 1, (Be) Mike Naddour and Scott
Barclay, ASU, 9.25. 3, (tie) Gone Chnstensen,
Oregon, and Lindsay Nytund, ASU. 9.15. 5, Jim
Kelch, Oregon, 9 05. 6, Dave Vilansenor. Oregon.
8.90.
High Bar—1.R.D. Webster, ASU. 9 35 2. Mart
Knupp, Oregon, 9.30. 3. (tie) Dave Martin, ASU,
and Jim Hamilton, Oregon. 9.25 4, Rick Hall,
ASU, 920 4, (tie) Gene Chnstensen, Oregon,
and Lindsay Nylund. ASU, 9.0 5, Jim Kelch,
Oregon, 8.9
All-around — 1. Scott Barclay. ASU, 54 10. 2,
(tie) Jim Kelch and Gene Christensen, Oregon,
53.70.
OREGON 217.0, NEW MEXICO 200.6
Floor Exorcloo— 1. Mailt Knupp. Of agon 9 35
2, John Bernal, UNM. 9.3 3, Jm Ketch. Oregon.
9.25 4, Chuck Wiggins. UNM. 8.9 5. Phil Gon
zales. UNM. 8 75
Pommel Horae — 1, Tom Truedson, Oregon.
9.6.2. Chuck Wiggins. UNM. 9.15.3, Gordon Hock
ing, Oregon, 8.75 4. Jm Kelch. Oregon. 8.7 5.
Dave Golf, UNM. 81
Rings — 1. Jerry Bush. Oregon. 9 45. 2, Scort
McEldowney. Oregon, 9.25. 3, Gene Christensen
Oregon, 9.25. 4. Jm Kelch. Oregon. 9.1. 5. John
Bernal. UNM. 8.9
VauM — Mark Knupp. Oregon, 9.45. 2, Phil Gon
zales. UNM. 9.4.3, (tie) Harry Ricks and Jm Hamil
ton, Oregon. 9.3. 4. George Martinez. Oregon.
Parallel Bara—1. John Bernal UNM. 9 45. 2.
Jim Hamilton. Oregon 9 15 3. Mark Knupp.
Oregon. 9.0. 4, Dave Villasenor. Oegon. 8.95. 5.
Phil Gonzales. UNM. 8.9
AH-around — 1. John Bernal. UNM. 53 75 2.
Jm Kelch. Oregon. 52.85. 3. Gene Christensen
Oregon. 51.85
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Women coaches step down
Karla Rice, women’s volleyball coach, and Diane Smith,
women's fieldhockey coach, have resigned their positions,
Oregon women's athletic director Becky Sisley announced Fri
day.
Both women were very successful while at Oregon, taking
their teams to national appearances. Both quit in order to pursue
academic interests.
Oregon bowlers roll past OCE
Trent Zabelle rolled a 611 series and Terri Gunter a 587
series, in leading Club Sports' men s and women’s bowling teams
to a sweep Oregon College of Education last Thursday.
Volleyball team loses match
Oregon’s Club Sports volleyball team dropped the final game
in a five game match, to lose to Oregon State in collegiate
volleyball action Friday night at Geringer Annex.
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