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Awesome Ducks
Women’s track team should be tough
By Todd Fletcher
Of the Emerald
What word best describes the 1982
version of the Oregon womens track
team? Awesome seems be appropriate
The Ducks return seven of the eight
scorers from last year’s national meet
return — Awesome
Last year's third-ranked team returns
virtually intact, save for five-time all
American Melanie Batiste, who graduat
ed — Awesome
The Ducks open their season March 13
at home in the Oregon Open
We expect to do better than last
year," says seven-year coach Tom Hein
onen. “We have a lot of depth and a good
balance among distance runners,
sprinters, throwers and jumpers No one
group will have to carry the load All we
have to do is stay healthy."
An added bonus that could benefit the
Ducks' tremendous depth this year is a
new scoring format that will be used at
the first NCAA championship for women
in Provo. Utah in June Heinonen sees
the new format helping the Ducks
chances at capturing a national title
In its initial year, the NCAA meet will
score 12 instead of the normal six top
finishers in each event — a move Hein
onen says will help teams like the Ducks
"We have a big strong team," the
coach says, "and we can bring a lot of
solid performers to the meet
"Last year we would have edged
ahead of Florida State (Oregon tied FSU
for third last year) if this new format had
been used."
Oregon returns national champions to
the distances, sprints, throws and jumps
In the distances, the Ducks are led by
three-time national champion, Leann
Warren, and all-Americans Eryn Forbes
and Lisa Martin Several newcomers,
including freshman cross country all
American Kathy Hayes will provide the
Ducks with plenty of depth
Warren, a junior, who was selected as
the 1981 Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics for Women athlete of the year,
qualified for the national meet last year in
the 400, 800, 1500 and 3000 meters,
along with the 1600-meter relay She
captured the 800 and 1500 titles last
year, and plans to double again this year
“I'm ahead of last year, strength-wise,
because of training year around, and the
experience from the summer meets,"
said Warren, who holds collegiate
records in the 800 meters with a time of
1:59 63 and the mile in a 4:30 36 clock
ing
In the 800 meters. Warren is joined by
sophomore Ranza Clark, who has a
2:04 19 lifetime best, and was an 1981
AIAW 800 finalist Karen Drake, a
transfer from Colorado, has run the 800
in 2:11.5 and should be the No 3 runner
The team will be strong in the 1500
meters, with Warren backed by Hayes
and freshmen Claudette Groenendaal
and Rosa Gutierrez
Martin, the school-record holder in the
3,000 meters with a time of 9:22 4. will be
race with Forbes, who holds University
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