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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1982)
emerald sports Women take on OSU Ducks depth should defeat Oregon State By Mike Riplinger Of On Bmmrmtd The Oregon women's track team, on the strength of its depth alone, should find Saturday's meet with the Oregon State Beavers little more than a warm up for next weekend's big meet in Montana The Beavers have some good athletes, but they don't compare as a team to the powerful Ducks, who are preparing to defend their regional crown at the Northwest Women's Collegiate Sports Association championships in Missoula May 7 and 8 "Oregon State will be much like Washington this year,' said Ore gon coach Tom Heinonen, whose team beat the Huskies 79-47 "They've got some national-class athletes who II push us in several events, but overall they can't match our depth Oregon will be trying to keep their hopes for national dual-meet championship alive by beating the Beavers After their close, earty season loss to last year's national champion Tennesse. and their wins over UCLA and Arizona, the Ducks have a shot at the title if they can perform well against OSU But the Beavers led by their heptathlete Sonya Crowther will be trying to put a hurdle in the Ducks' path Crowther set the OSU record last week in the heptathalon and is entered in the long jump (19'/4). the 100-meter hurdles (14 18), and the high jump (6-0) Asa Pennington, the Northwest 100 champion last year, should be strong in the sprints Connie Case will give the Ducks compe tition in the 1,500 (4:30 1) and 3.000 (9 34 16) OSU will be hurt though, with sprinter/long jumper Colleen Gibson out because of an injury But Oregon's depth will be too much for the shallow Beavers The Duck's real competition won't Photo by Bob Baker Leann Warren returns to action against the Beavers Saturday, after missing last week's meet with Arizona with a virus. be so much against the Beavers, as against the clock, with Ducks struggling to qualify for the NCAA meet Oregon already has 13 athletes qualified in 23 events The team score against the Beavers will probably be further apart than it normally would because Heinonen, who usually moves his athletes around to different events to make for better competition against weaker teams, will have his athletes in their specialties so they can meet the NCAA qualifying times Cathy Hayes leads the Ducks with the fastest times in the nation in both the 3,000 and 5,000 Leann Warren, who also has a national best time in the 800, will run against the Beavers after missing last week's meet against Arizona because of a virus TRACK TOWN PIZZA The only thing that surpasses our pizza is our personality. Track Town now Delivers! Delivery Hours: 5 pm - Closing: Weekdays 3 pm - Closing: Sat. and Sun. $1.00off 1809 Franklin •-Coupon offer-—/ any Medium, Large or Giant Pizza s with this coupon Also good with Deliveries 484-2799 __— ——— — Offer expires May 10 • Not valid with any other coupon RACE 11a.m. Category III/IV 16 miles Noon Novice — Men & Women 8 miles 1 p.m. Category I/II 32 miles Anyone may enter. Men and women prized and placed separately ENTRANCE FEE $2.50 (limit 50) Registration begins 10 a.m.. In front of 15th St. tennis courts. For Information, calf 880-3733. Promoted by EMU Club Sports BIKE Sunday, May 2 ON CAMPUS CRITERIUM &vuC Featuring in our lounge: Hot Whacks Thursday—Saturday 9 pm till 2 am Happy Hour 4—7 pm Monday—Friday Well Drinks $1.00 Free Hor d’ oeuvres Only at the Holiday Inn Holidome SUNDAY, MAY 9 WE MAIL MOTHER’S DAY FREE GIFT WRAP 5TH STREET PUBUC MARKET 343-1303 drop by for a cup YOUR CHOICE: A HOUSE BLEND 1 DECAF-5KINDS1J SPECIAL- At OF-THE-DAY 24th & Hilyard \l.l..\\,\ BROS. TRADCTIONAl i| «o*stlrs^m v7 m ysiNtf i^r 'rWJI
