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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1981)
sports Relay times drop, but Cougars win By JOHN HEALY Of Wm Emerald The 400- and 1,600-meter relays haven’t been a top priori ty for the Oregon men's track program the last few springs. Fast times were a rarity, and the prospect of either relay team scoring at the Pacific-10 cham pionships was negligible. Until now. Saturday in Pullman, in a dual meet against Washington State, Oregon posted a new school April | Specials j Haircuts $8.00 Perms $28.00 I including haircut With this coupon Ask for Carol Hubbard at the Turning Point Call for an appointment 2660 Oak 343-4813 j record of 39.84 in winning the 400 relay and 3:07.66 in the 1,600 relay. Ironically, the Ducks’ 86-77 loss to the Cougars could have been averted if their 1,600-relay team had been able to pull out a win. But David Mack’s 45.0 final leg wasn’t enough to catch the Cougars' Chris Whitlock (WSU posted a 3:07.47), and Oregon fell three yards shy of claiming their third dual meet win of the year. 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But it was Oregon’s relay teams which produced the sur prises. “There is a lot of pride run ning on the 1,600-meter relay team,” says Oregon assistant coach Dennis Whitby, who coaches the 400 relay team and assists head coach Bill Del linger with the 1,600 squad. “We have six guys who want to run on the that relay team, so there is a lot of competition.” The three mainstays in the long relay this spring have been Miller dips below 14-seconds; Ducks set top marks in Pullman Despite a lack of consistent competition from the Washington State Cougars, Oregon's women’s track team posted some impressive marks Saturday in Pullman en route to a 89-37 win. The high point of the meet was Lexie Miller’s win in the 100-meter hurdles. Her 13.67 clocking was a personal, meet and Oregon record, and it marked the first time an Oregon athlete dipped below the 14-second mark. The old record of 14.04 was set by Miller two weeks ago ver sus UCLA. Miller’s new mark ranks among the top collegiate times this season. Oregon, which had already qualified six athletes in nine i events for nationals, added two more Saturday. Quenna Beasley took a rest 1 from the shot put to concentrate See your travel agent. Or give us a call at 800-426-5049. In Washington, call 800-562-5222 Dana 19 leadoff man Parrish Nixon, an chorman Mack and Don Ward, who runs the third leg. The fourth spot has been bouncing between Nate Harrison and Larry Bradley. The lineup on the short relay has remained consistent all year, with Nixon, Bradley, Mark James and Jerome Walker do ing almost all of the stick-han dling. “In previous years the short relay has never had the feeling of closeness that it has right now,” Whitby says. "This is the first year we have had a consis tent 400-meter relay team.” Much of the consistency can be attributed to the Ducks’ suc cess at passing the baton. “Our handoffs are probably as good as anyone in the Pac-10,” says Whitby. “We’ve been working since February for one or two hours a week on the relay. We worked on the mechanics of giving the baton for the first six weeks, and since then we’ve concentrated on passing in the zone." But baton-work hasn’t been the only key, says Whitby. “We probably have as good a depth in the sprints as anyone in the Pac-10.” Whitby believes the Ducks could have dipped down to 39.5 in the short relay against the Cougars, but problems on the first and second handoffs lost Oregon “at least three yards, and that’s .3 seconds.” There is even more room for improvement in the 1,600 relay. Against the Cougars, Nixon and Harrison contributed 47.4 legs while Ward timed a 47.2 effort. on the discus, resulting in a event-winning 158-2 toss. Her effort was almost five feet further than her previous best. Sally Harmon uncorked a 161-3 throw in the javelin to surpass the AlAW-qualifying mark of 156-0. Harmon’s previous best this season had been 153-10. The javelin, however, was one of only four events in which the Cougars scored a victory. Jack ie Henry defeated Harmon with a 165-8 throw. In addition, Laurie Bush led a WSU sweep in the shot put with a 43-5 toss; Cheryl Byers beat Oregon’s Sally Hamilton in the 400, 57.44-57.60; and Lisa Wood cock took the 1,500 with a 4:37.52 clocking. Oregon scorers were led by Miller, who also won the long jump with a 18-7% effort. Team mate Kris Costello won the 200 (25.41) and took second in the 100 hurdles (14.10) and 100 (12.50). Lisa Nicholson also tallied several Oregon points by win ning the 400 hurdles in a per sonal-record 1:01.99 and par ticipating in both winning relays. The Ducks will return to Hayward Field Saturday to face the California Bears, who fin ished second behind Oregon in last year’s dual meet rankings. Warren nabs 800 win, McDonald claims discus Oregon sent only a two-per son team to the Kansas Relays last weekend, but that was all that was necessary as each recorded a win in her specialty. Freshman Karen McDonald unleashed a 167-10 throw to win the discus competition Friday. Then on Saturday, sophomore Leann Warren clocked a 2:01.30 to beat four-time Olym pian Madeline Manning Mims in the 800. Both marks were Oregon records. In addition, Warren’s time is the best outdoor mark in the nation this season. McDonald’s effort marked the third time she has broken the Oregon record. Her previous best was 164-6. The old Oregon record in the 800, held by Warren, was 2:02.58. Warren passed Mims coming into the main straight on the first lap. She went through the first quarter in 57 seconds. 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