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sports Bruins capture title with ease Three Ducks take individual championships By Paul Danzar OtltmEmmrmU Oregon had its moments, but it was UCLA’s day in the sun as the Bruins ran up 146 points to easily outdistance the rest of the field and claim the 1982 Pacific 10 Conference track and field championship Saturday at Hayward Field While the Bruins were scoring points in all but one event on the meet's second day, Oregon's Jim Hill gave the hometown tans something to cheer about when he left Oregon State's Mark Fricker in his wake on the final lap of the long awaited 1,500-meter showdown The 8,408 fans roared their approval as Hill crossed the fin ish line to win the race in 3:39.85. When Hill took off at the bell entering the final lap, Fricker faded to fourth and the civil war matchup took a back seat The Ducks had other moments, Dean Crouser, who was voted the meet's outstanding athlete, followed an easy shot put win on Friday with a meet-record 207-8 toss to win the discus on Satur day And David Mack broke free of the lead pack in the 800 to win his third consecutive Pac-10 crown But the Bruins had all the speed and depth they needed to overtake Washington State, Friday's leader, and coast to the Eric Brown crown. The Cougars had e nough left Saturday to claim second spot in the team race with 113 points, while the Ducks' 80.5 points was good enough for fourth. Arizona State, defending champion and pre-meet favor ite, had to settle for third place with 94 points. The Sun Devils just couldn't match the Bruins balance and depth, and with speedsters LaMont King and Ron Brown sidelined with injur ies, they couldn’t match the Bruins' speed either Eric Brown supplied the Bruin speed with wins in the 100 and 200-meter dashes. Brown ran a 10 25 100 and a wind-aided 20 41 200 Oregon’s George Walcott was a mild surprise, placing fourth in the 100 and 200 with times of 10 45 and 20 79, respectively. But it was while Hill was kick ing to a final lap of 55 8 that the Bruins put the lock on the title as Steve Whitcomb followed Hill across the line to give the Bruins eight points they didn’t expect. “I didn’t care about the time,” Hill said following his victory. "I thought with 200 to go that Fricker would be with me.” But Fricker was fighting what he called "lazy legs” — a tight, tired feeling in both legs — and Hill had it made. ”1 was real happy with the last lap,” Hill said “I’ve never even run a open quarter that fast.” If Hill was the man of the moment, Crouser was the man of the meet for Oregon. Friday, he put the shot farther on all six attempts than UCLA's John Brenner, the second place man. did on any of his. Crouser's winning toss was 67-5%, a full 4 feet better than Brenner. Perhaps equally amazing, though, was Crouser’s fourth place showing in the hammer, an event he has not competed in since March. Crouser’s best throw was a personal best (201-8). While Crouser was playing Superman, his younger brother Brian almost pulled off a sur prise in the javelin. The younger Crouser threw the javelin 266-8 on his final throw, just five inches short of the first-place throw. Mack’s third 800 crown also gave the spectators a thrill. 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