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Photo by Bob Baker
One of the best groups to ever run women's prep track in the state of Oregon — from left, Claudette Groenendaal, Kathy Hayes, and Rosa Gutierrez
Three who stand out from the crowd
By TERRY RHOADS
Of th* Emarata
Remember the 1978 Oregon state high school
track meet, when Corvallis Leann Warren cruised to
impressive 400 and 800 meters victories and Portland's
Eryn Forbes captured the 1.500 and 3.000 meters titles7
Some track experts called that year s class of
runners the finest in the state's history
Well Kathy Hayes. Rosa Gutierrez, and Claudette
Groenendaal, the ' cream of the crop" from last year's
group of Oregon high school runners just might want to
argue that point
Hayes. Gutierrez, and Groenendaal Remember
those names because the trio who amongst them have
captured 16 individual state running titles, have
followed Warren's and Forbes footsteps and become
Ducks
And they're wasting no time in making their mark
on the collegiate scene
Cream of the prep crop
now running for Oregon
"They've really stepped in to help us at an
important time." says Oregon coach Tom Heinonen
whose team is currently ranked fifth in the nation
"Several of our returning runners haven’t been
able to contribute this season due to injuries, and
they've stepped in at the perfect time to keep us a
national power
Hayes has been the Ducks' number two runner in
all four meets this season, behind Leann Warren, while
Gutierrez is fourth after Eryn Forbes and Groenendaal,
sixth behind Lisa (O'Dea) Martin
A look at the three freshmen s racing strategies
indicates the Ducks distance corps should be set for
the next four years
Claudette Groenedaal, a state 1,500 meters
champion in 1979 and runner-up three other years at
North Salem, is the fastest of the three newcomers says
Heinonen.
“She's got the best footspeed," observes
Heinonen of Groendedaal who will concentrate on tnc
800 (2:12 1) and 1,500 meters (4:24 56), next spring in
track “She's a fine cross country runner whose
strongest part of a race is her fast start "
"I have to go out hard,” explains Groenendaal who
chose Oregon over Stanford "Because if I fall back
very much early, it becomes a very hard race to run I
also tend to lose my concentration in the middle of a
race if I'm not around the lead pack.
Rosa Gutierrez, who won 10 state titles at Glendale
High School, can run any kind of strategy in a race,
usually going out strong and finishing strong, says
Heinonen.
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