Ducks and Kenyans square off Saturday
By MARK STEWART
Of the Emerald
Oregon’s men’s cross country
team gets its first taste of scoring
competition in Saturday’s Pac-10
Northern Division meet in Pull
man, Wash.
While coaches from Oregon,
Oregon State, Washington and
Washington State aren’t taking
the meet too seriously because
they're looking ahead to the
Pac-10 meet in two weeks, the
meet will feature the first head
to-head competition of the year
between Oregon and Washington
State.
“I’d prefer not to run against
Washington State the next three
weeks, but it (the northern division
meet) will let us know where we
stand,” coach Bill Dellinger says.
Just because Dellinger may be
looking past the meet toward the
Pac-10 and national meets, that
doesn't mean the athletes are
looking past Henry Rono and crew
from Washington State.
“I’m looking forward to running
against them,” junior college
transfer Ken Marten says of the
Cougars’ Kenyans. "I’ve never
ran in competition like this before
and I want to see what it’s like.
They are world-class guys and I
really want to see where I stack
up.”
Don Clary said he thinks that
running against Washington State
on its home course will be a plus
for the Ducks because the Ken
yans can’t cope with a varied ter
rain.
"Last year we beat them badly
because they couldn’t run on the
hills,” Clary says. “They run better
on a flat course.”
Another factor that the Ducks
think will help them is that they
know what to expect — both run
ning against the Kenyans and na
tional class competition — be
cause of their experience.
"The Kenyans will try to take us
out hard and burn us out,” Clary
says.
The Kenyans have a technique
they use to leave other runners
eating dust — the surge. But this
year Chapa and Salazar will be
ready.
“Al and myself talked about it
last year,” Chapa says of the tac
tic. “We’ve been working on it
hard this year.
"Every year we’ve become a lit
tle more calloused to the tactic
they use,” Salazar said.
"They have really worked over
the first two years,” Chapa con
tinues. “I’m more confident and
sure of myself and will try to race
more agressively this yar. We
know what they will do. We know
where they will burst.”
Both Chapa and Salazar, and to
a lesser extent the rest of the
team, have been working on
the surging technique. Basically,
the surge is an attempt to break a
competitor’s spirit by speeding up
over a short distance and leaving
him behind.
“The fact they (Chapa and
Salazar) didn’t get to go to Europe
(to run) for the summer has them a
little hungry,” Dellinger say. That
and an article in Track and Field
News last year which stated that
injuries to Washington State and a
sub-par performance by Texas-El
Paso allowed Oregon to sneak in
the back door for the title, has the
team more than hungry for
another championship. Saturday
will be the first step in the Ducks’
quest for a second straight title.
Team analysis—
OREGON — The team is fit, but
could be a bit tired from not having
tapered for the meet. The Ducks
return all five scorers from last
year’s meet, when all five finished
in the top 10. Depth and experi
ence could be deciding factors —
Salazar finished ninth, Clary 12th,
Chapa 27th and McChesney 28th
in last year’s national meet, which
the Ducks won. Top newcomer is
junior college transfer Ken Marten
from Lane CC, who finished fourth
last year in the national junior col
lege meet. COACHES CON
SENSUS — FIRST.
OREGON STATE — The
Beavers are improved from last
year, according to coach Steve
Simmons, but most team mem
bers are walk-ons. They finished
fifth out of 22 teams in the Ft.
Casey Invitational earlier this fall
in Washington. Senior Dan Ful
ton, who finished ninth, was
Oregon State’s top scorer. The
last time the Beavers won a NCAA
title was 1963, but it will take more
than a miracle for the Beavers to
win another this year.. COACHES
CONSENSUS — FOURTH.
WASHINGTON — Injuries
have decimated the Husky ranks.
Bill Stolp, the number one runner
the past two years, has a chronic
tendonitis condiion that will
hamper his effort, Chris Villani has
a blood disorder and Mark Van a
touch of pemonia. Bill McClement
has become the Huskies number
one runner by default, but does
not have the talent of Stolp Coach
Dixon Farmer said McClement is
aggressive and has savvy, but it
will take a lot of both to overcome
the talent of Oregon and Washing
ton Atate. COACHES CONSEN
SUS — THIRD.
WASHINGTON STATE — The
Cougars have four world-class
runners from Kenya in Henry
Rono, Joel Cheryiot, Samson
Kimombwa and Josh Kimeto.
Rono set the track world on fire
last summer with world records in
the steeplechase, 3,000, 5,000.
and 10,000 meters, but he is tired
and not in top condition. Neither
are Cheryuiot nor Kimombwa.
Kimeto is in good condition, but
has historically not been one of
the better Kenyans. Fifth-man
Rob Evans has little experience at
10,000 meters, which makes the
Cougars' depth suspect. Unless
Oregon falters seriously the
Cougars will see Lemon and
Green ahead. COACHES CON
SENSUS — SECOND.
Women booters set for action;
men resting after sound defeat
The Oregon women’s club soc
cer team will have two league
matches in Washington this
weekend, while the men will have
the weekend off.
The women face Washington
State in Pullman Saturday morn
ing, then come back Sunday to
face Whitman in Walla Walla.
Oregon has played both teams
this year, falling to the Cougars
6-1 and defeating Whitman by a
1 -0 score last Sunday. The Ducks,
owners of a 3-3 Northwest Col
legiate Soccer Conference re
cord, will have momentum coming
off two recent home victories.
Sharon Refvem scored
Oregon’s lone goal in the victory
over Whitman, while Nancy Lasse
booted home the game-winner in
the women’s Monday night 2-1
win over Lewis and Clark.
The game had been tied 1-1 ax
the half with Oregon’s goal com
ing from Leilani Luke who had
started the year as goalie until suf
fering an injury in the loss to
Washington State. Lasse’s
sports haps
Sailing
The sailng team will hold a meeting in the EMU
tonight at 7:30. The room number will be posted on
the EMU buletin board.
Golf
The Oregon men's intercollegiate god team will
participate in the three-day. 72
hole Stanford Invitational beginning today
Outdoors
The Eugene Mountain Rescue will present a
stde show at 7:30 p.m tonight in Room 107, Lawr
ence Hall
The pre-trip meeting for the Duffy Lake clean-up
will be held tonight at 7 p m. in the Outdoor Program
office, Room 23 in the EMU.
Intramurals
The manager's meeting tor the first and second
place football teams for drawings for championship
playoffs will be held today at 3:30 p.m. In 116 Es
singer Hat
The two-mile cross-country meet will be held at
the intramural track at 3:45 today.
Oregon Daily Emerald
game-winner came with about 10
minutes remaining in the contest.
The men’s league record drop
ped to 2-3 when they were de
feated 5-0 by Simon Fraser at the
Canadian school’s field. Oregon’s
defense, which had played well in
recent victories over Pacific
Lutheran and Western Washing
ton, couldn’t withstand the often
sive onslaught of the nation’s
fifth-ranked team.
The men will be idle until Nov. 4,
when they play host to Seattle at
Autzen Stadium.
“It was a combination of their
superior ability and our inexperi
ence,” said Duck Coach Mike
Davis. “We didn’t play too badly
actually."
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New recreational facility planned
A recreational facility to be located between the Willamette River
and the railroad tracks near the footbridge leading to Autzen Stadium is
in the early stages of planning according to David Row of the University
Physical Plant.
The facility will consist of four soccer fields, one rugby field and
other smaller courts for volleyball.
The playing fields, which will be of a special natural turf that dries
quickly for year-round use, are being built for Club Sports, physical
education classes and intramural activities, “not for intercollegiate
sports,” Row stresses.
After having discussed the idea for two years, the Club Sports, P.E.
department and Student Services organizations felt the playing fields
would provide the additional space so badly needed.
The construction will cost approximately one million dollars and will
be paid for with money from the student building fund and other general
funds.
* KIKI DEE featuring
DEE MURRAY & DAVIE JOHNSTON
of the Elton John Band
Wed. Nov. 1 *550
Flying Burrito Brothers
Friday Nov. 3 $4.50
Coming soon: John Mayall
Monday Night is Ladies Night!
Two drinks for the price of One for all unescorted ladies.
Tuesday Night is Tequila Night!
Two tequila drinks for the price of one.
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