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/-Commentary —
‘Almost’ was
good enough
-Mike Marino
CORVALLIS — Even if you came here dead-set on the notion that
USC was going to win the Pac-8 track meet, Oregon’s performance had
to make you smile.
The Ducks, well, had their best meet in a long, long, time. And
despite the fact that nearly everybody and his brother tabbed Troy as
the favorite, Oregon made what might have been a yawner into a fun
and exciting two days.
To think that the Ducks actually had a chance to win the meet was in
itself a breath-taking feeling. They needed a dozen or more points in the
5,000, the second-to-last event — there was virtually no chance for
points in the mile relay — and coach Bill Dellinger decided to stack the
field with all the talent he had — Rudy Chapa, Matt Centrowitz, Don
Ctiary, Alberto Salazar and Art Boileau.
The Oregon crew faced Washington State’s Kenyans, Henry
Rono, Joel Cheruiyot, Samson Kimombwa and Josh Kimeto, and for the
first few laps the race looked like a dual meet between the two schools. It
was a neat sight.
Of course, the dream didn't pan out in the end. Rono took off with
four laps to go and looked like a quarter-miler through the finish. Chapa
finished fourth—any better than his 13:44.35 was too much to ask after
a 3:38.97 1500 earlier in the day — and Clary was sixth to give the
Ducks only five points.
And the Trojans won it with the relay.
But there were no long faces wearing green. Too many good things
happened. Most significantly, Don Coleman returned to the form that an
injury had kept him from for a month, finishing second to USC's great
Clancy Edwards in the 100 with a 10.39 clocking to Edwards’ 10.34.
Afterwards, though, it was Coleman who took the victory lap —
much to the delight of the 5,000 or so fans, most of them,I suspect,
transplanted from Hayward Field.
No one expected me to do well, but I did,” Coleman smiled. “I
didn’t have to win, but I had to take a lap because I felt so good, so
relieved. Coleman's non-victory jog caused a bit of confusion on the
sidelines, among meet officials, who knew he had finished second, and
especially with Edwards, who didn't know what was going on.
I finished my lap and Clancy came over to me and asked, ‘you
didn t win, did you?’ I said that I didn't think so, but that my fans wanted
me to take a lap.”
You could almost guess the jealousy that Edwards felt. Moreover,
you can anticipate what’s coming in the NCAAs in 10 days time. ‘‘I only
have to worry about the 100," Coleman said, “And that will help my
training so I can concentrate on the 100."
Lack of training was what likely cost Coleman the 100 Saturday. He
led the race for a good 75 meters before succumbing to fatigue and an
in-shape Edwards, and those final 25 meters are likely the result of his
layoff.
“Since the injury, I’ve been doing a lot of distance workouts, and
doing things like jogging backwards on Pre s trails to get the leg in
shape,” he explained. “But you just jog around and hang with Clancy
Edwards. You have to train and work out."
Which is what he and sprint-mate Andrew Banks — who was no
slouch with third in the 100 and fifth in the 200 — will be doing, hopefully
with the kind of sun that baked Wayne Valley Field for the weekend.
“Look at that beautiful sight,” Coleman laughed, staring at the
bright sky. “How come we couldn’t have had this a month ago? A
sprinter needs sun to warm up his whole body.”
The sun also put Coleman in the spotlight — people are going to
have to stand up and notice the 26-year-old who calls himself, “a
basketball player from Louisville, Ky.
“I’m just an old country boy from Kentucky,” he grinned. “No one is
going to notice me with all these California sprinters around.”
Don’t bet on it. Previously unknown Ducks had a knack of coming
out of the woodwork for a conference meet, like Bruce Nelson, who
trimmed three seconds of his best time for third place in the 1500, and
Vince Goldsmith, the football player-shot putter who finished fifth in the
latter with a 59-5% heave, which gave him a PR and closed him in on 60
feet.
“A couple of times I was over 60," Goldsmith said. “But I kept on
falling out of the darn ring when I made my good ones. But I've been
chasing it the whole year, and I know I can get 60 soon."
What was so significant about 59-5V? was that it was 5V2 inches
past the qualifying mark for the NCAAs. “All I wanted to do was to qualify
for the nationals,’’ he said. “Now I can come home and try for 60 in front
of our fans.”
As I said earlier, though, many Of them seemed to be in the stands
here over the weekend. “The weather was hot, but the fans were great,”
Chapa said. “It seemed like they made me run faster when I didn’t think
that I could."
Ir. blazing to his PR in the 1,500, Chapa perhaps exhausted his
supply of energy for the five. But even then, the fans chanted “ Rudy,
Rudy, Rudy,” and grew louder when he passed WSU's Kimombwa for
fourth place. And in the cheers, there was definitely anticipation of the
nationals in Eugene.
"You know, things are looking up,” Chapa assessed. “We never
really talked about winning nationals, but after this weekend, we might
have to start."
It’s not impossible. And wouldn’t it be something?
Pac-8
with his efforts.
“I'm pooped out, I didn’t have
what it took today,” Voorhees
said. “I’m happy to win. I’d much
rather win than throw far. I wanted
a bit throw but I needed' technique
and it wasn't there today.”
USC would have had a much
easier time winning the meet if it
hadn’t been for its disqualifica
tions and Don Coleman and An
drew Banks in the 100 meters.
Coleman ran his first race in a
month and finished second to
USCs Clancy Edwards and
Banks finished third, breaking up
what would have been a Trojan
monopoly at the top.
“I didn't see Clancy until the 75
meter mark, then my lack of work
outs showed. I didn’t have the
speed endurance (to catch him),”
Coleman said after his 10.39.100.
"When I got to the 30 meter mark I
heard the crowd and thought it
must be for me.”
“I could have blown the whole
season today,” he continued. “I
was hoping and praying I’d do well
today.
Banks had his own reason for
wanting to finish well. “They told
me if I get a place we can win,”
Banks said after the 200, where
he placed fifth. That's all I really
wanted to do.”
Controversy surrounded
UCLA’s Mike Tully’s world record
Brown gets 30
as Sonics win
SEATTLE (AP) — Reserve
guard Fred Brown scored 16 of his
game-high 30 points in the final
9Vi minutes and the Seattle
SuperSonics erased a 19-Doint
third-quarter deficit to beat the
Washington Bullets 106-102
Sunday in the opening game of
the National Basketball
Association’s championship
senes.
It was the 21st consecutive
home-court triumph for the West
ern Conference champion Sonics
and was fashioned before a noisy,
capacity crowd of 14,098 at the
Seattle Center Coliseum.
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pole vault of 18-8 % on Friday.
Amateur Athletic Union and Inter
national Amateur Athletic Federa
tion rules state the bar must be
remeasured after the record vault,
but when meet officials were mov
ing the standards forward to re
measure, the bar blew off.
When the bar was replaced, it
was found to be too low. Tully mis
sed two more attempts at a “new”
18-8 %, but did not attempt a third
vault when he was told the first
vault would be counted.
“Everything was perfect today,
good weather, good track, except
for one thing, the meet officials,”
Tulty said after his record vault.
‘They could have been quicker. I
don’t think they've had too many
meets here.
“They changed the bar on me,
then measured the bar after it had
blown off by putting zero at the top
and measuring down. I’ve never
seen that before. I wish I had
some energy left, I’d go after
another world record, maybe over
19 feet.”
Saturday it was learned that
Tully’s record had to be remeas
ured after the jump and because it
was not, probably will not count.
Pac-8 meet results (two-day)
Hammer — 1. Scon Naitoon. Washington, 232-4.
0*ier — 2, John McArtte, Oregon. 196-7. 4. Hon
Partdna Oogon, 182-8. 5. Jeff Stover. Oragon,
1753
Steeplechase — 1. Don Clary, Oragon —
8:4537. Other — 3, Mke Friton. Oregon, 8 57.79.
Javelin — 1, Duncan Atwood. Washington,
261-8. Other — 7, Ron Periona, Oregon, 206-6
Long jump — 1. James Lofton, Stanford. 2S-9V,
Other — 8, Jon Ogerd, Oregon, 22-2*.
Shot put—1, Jeff Stover, Oregon 64-9* Others
— 3, Dave Vocrhees, Oregon, 62-10%. 5, Vince
Goldsmith, Oregon, 59-5*.
10,000 — 1, Henry Rono, Washington State.
27:45.56. Others — 3. Atoerto Salazar. Oregon
2927 34 5, BM McChesney. Oregon, 31:1132.
Pole vault —1, Mke Tulty, UCLA, 18-8* Other
— 4, Tom Hlntnaua. Oregon 17-0
400 Raley — 1. (JSC (Kevin WWams, Wiliam
Mullins, Clarence Edwards, James Sanford) 3927
1,500 — 1, Rudy Chapa Oregon, 338 97
Others — 3, Bruce Nelson, Oregon, 3:41.85. 4,
Matt Centrowftz. Oregon 3:44.23
High jump — 1. Dwayne Joseph. UCLA, 7-1.
Others — 7. Jon Ogard, Oregon 6-8. Jan From <9d
not place
High hurtles — 1, Greg Foster, UCLA, 13.68
400 — 1. Dorm Thompson, UCLA, 45.96
100 — 1, Clancy Edwards USC, 10.34. 2, Dan
Coleman. Oregon, 10 39. 3, Andrew Banks
Oregon, 10 56.
a»a* — 1. Deve Voorhees, Oregon. 198-6
Other — Amie Swan, Oregon. 172-5.
800 — 1, Conrad Suhr. UCLA, 1:48.78.2, Greg
Walton, Oregon, 1.49.16.
Intermedate hurdles — 1, Richard GreybeM.
USC, 49.98. Otier—8. James Bel. Oregon. 52 S0
200 — 1. Clancy Edwards. USC. 20 06 Other —
5. Andrew Banks, Onigon, 20 86
Triple Jump — 1, W1«e Barks, UCLA, 54-11.
Other — 9. Anthony Berry. Oregon. 29-3%
5,000 — 1. Henry Rono. Wadvngton State.
13:20.23. Other — 4, Rudy Chapa. Oregon,
13:44.35. 6, Don Clary, Oregon, 1407.70. 7 Matt
Centrowltz, Oregon. 1407 80 8. Atoerto Salazar
Oregon. 14:07 90. 10, Art Botleau, Oregon
14:4890
1.600 relay — 1, USC (Joel AnOews. Rayterk)
Beaton. James Sanford. IMlam MUIne) 30529
Other — 8, Oregon 3:18 07
Decathlon — 1, Bang! Larsaon, Oregon State.
7622 Other — 7, Paul Doyle Oregon 6986
Teem scores — 1. USC. 126. 2, Oregon. 119 3,
UCLA. 114. 4. WSU. 109% 5. Washington 80 6
Oregon Stale. 56%. 7, CaWomia. 38, 8 Stanford.
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