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|o train for the 1(JK4 Canadian Olympic team. But even that
.rmist wait for this season to play itself out.
Despite the recent losses to l'SC and UCLA, Smith’s most
iurgent goal is to help the Ducks reach the NCAA playoffs in
March This will be the final chance for Hciny to bring perhaps
•the most potent weapon in women's collegiate basketball to bear
for a team that will certainly miss her next season.
“It’s hard to express in words what Bev has meant to me
and the program. You |ust end up talking about the kind of
person she is, and you say "I’ll take 12 of them. She will be hard
to forget. She has done more than anyone for this program.”
“I have really good thoughts about what could happen here
after I’ve left,” Smith says. “Especially if the coaches are
successful in recruiting the high school class that’s coming out of
Oregon this year.
“I think the kind of leadership that’s starting to emerge in
people like Mary Ann Stoican and Alison Lang will keep
Oregon in the running. I think they w ill have a problem if they
worry about me not being there.
“If they just go on, and if people in the media and the
community don’t reflect on the past and look ahead to the future
and see how strong a program we can have here, then I think
we’ll be all right.”
Yes, life without Bev at Oregon will go on. Oregon will
continue to participate in women’s basketball next year, and
with some help from recruiting, should be rather competitive
again.
But the saga of Bev Smith will have come to a close and the
empty Mac Court stands will only ring with the memory of
Smith's voice echoing encouragement to the team.
“I would like people at Oregon to remember that I was a
competitor,” she says.
She doesn’t care if you think she’s really good enough to he
all-world. She just wants to he known for giving it her all.
Story by JEFF DICKERSON
Photos by BOB BAKER
and STEVE DYKES
Cover photos by BOB BAKER
RUN-AM - A new group is forming,
join them on Mondays, Wednesdays
starting February 8 at 7:15 am at the
Esslinger main entrance on University
Street Stretch out in the lobby then
match up with others running your
distance Lori will be there to help you
open your eyes and get you started
Open to all students, faculty and staff
Choose your distance Start your day
right
FUN RUN - February 15 at 3:45 pm at
the Intramural Track. This will be our
2nd annual Valentine Partner Run
Teams are made up of a guy and gal
running alternate laps Winner is the
team covering the greatest distance in
one hour.
Century Club for beginner,
intermediate and advanced joggers.
Interested participants pick up regis
tration form and set your own dis
tance goal RIM will log and chart your
progress
Share A Course - Do you have a
favorite run around town? If you do
and would like to share it with others
draw up a map and turn it in to the RIM
ofice, we will post it for all to use
Thanks.
NEW EVENT - Footbag Tourney will
be held February 7 from 1.00 pm-6:00
pm in Gerlinger Annex, B-54. Come
and play or watch Over The Net
Footbag, novice and advanced foot
baggers welcome. Also see during the
afternoon world record attempts at
consecutive kicking, juggling, master
sack makers, footbag collections and
more
FOR ALL
THAT YOU DO
THIS RIM NEWS
RECREATION & IS FOR YOU
INTRAMURALS
Event
Racquetbalt Mixed Doubles
Footbag Tourney
Inner Tube Race
Free Throw Contest
Billiards - 8 ball
Fun Run
Scotch Doubles - Bowling
Badminton Tourney
Sport Photography Contest
COMING EVENTS
Entry Deadline Event Date
February 5
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no entry show up
no entry, show up
no entry, show up
February 19
February 19
March 5
ceb 6. 10 am
Feb 7, 1 pm
Feb 8, 4 30 pm-7 45 pm
Feb 11,3 30-6 00 pm
Feb 11.3:15
Feb 15. 3 45
Feb 20
Feb 20
Judging, March 9
Location
Outdoor oourts
Ger X B-54
Gerlinger Pool
Ger X B-54
EMU
IM Track
EMU Lances
Ger X B-54
Ger 103 -
GET EXCITED AND DO
THESE THINGS JUST
FOR FUN
Inner Tube Race - February 8 at Ger
linger Pool A race will be run every 45
minutes starting at 4:30 pm and end
ing at 7:45 pm. How fast can you make
2 lengths of the pool in a tube? Tubes
are provided Drop in no formal entry
needed
Free Throw Contest - February 11 at
Gerlinger Annex B-54, between 3:30
pm and 6:00 pm. Men and Women’s
Divisions Best of 25 Show the varsity
how it’s done.
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students Interested In recreation and intramur
als. Publication ol RIM Nows should not be
Interpreted In any way an endorsement of the
sponsor's product by the University of Oregon.