Continued from page 5
since then, they've gone their
separate ways, although they've
remained friends.
"I want mature, thinking
athletes to come out of my pro
gram, and I think it is a disservice
if the athlete can't operate on her
own when she leaves," Heinonen
emphasizes.
Much of Heinonen's philosophy
of "laissez faire" coaching comes
because his cross country and
track programs "are sitting on
bedrock," as he says.
"Year in and year out, we have
been good," Heinonen says. "And
that's my goal, to be a contender
year in and year out."
But to be more than a contender
every year is something Heinonen
isn't quite sure Oregon can attain,
mainly because of a differnce in
emphasis between Oregon and
the other two top schools —
Virginia and Stanford.
"I suppose I could recruit as
many distance people as Virginia
or Stanford if I wanted to sacrifice
a well-balanced track team," says
Heinonen. "But I want to have an
all-around solid program, and
Virginia and Stanford don't have
to worry about providing enter
tainment each spring like we have
to.
So how does this year shape up?
Heinonen sees Virginia and
Stanford again ahead of the pack,
with Oregon trailing behind along
with North Carolina State and
Wisconsin.
"Everybody has question
marks," Heinonen emphasizes.
"Virginia's coach quit and we
don't know how long Stanford's
coach will be able to wind up his
kids and keep them going."
Both schools return three of
their top seven runners from last
year, and both had a great
recruiting year says Heinonen.
Oregon returns four of last
year's top seven, plus Leann War
ren, who redshirted last fall after
finishing second at the NCAA na
tional championships in 1981.
By John Healy
Photos by Dave Johnson
Beat
Continued from page 6
stands would hear the high
pitched wail of a synthesizer play
ing the theme from "Phantom of
the Opera." But they wouldn't be
able to locate what was playing
the noise because the synthesizer
and its operator would be masked
by swirls of smoke, says Paul.
This would go on for 20 seconds
or so, getting louder and louder,
and then the band would storm
onto the field, playing their in
struments at top volume.
To go with the new visual ef
fects, Paul will have this year's
band play nothing but custom ar
rangements done by Paul and
senior band members.
The only thing that is out of
Paul's control is how many
students he can attract to play in
this year's band. He sent 500 let
ters to incoming freshmen with
high school band experience, and
ajso hopes to attract back
everyone who played last year but
didn't graduate.
And although it would "be dif
ficult," Paul is still willing to ac
cept applications from students
interested in playing in the band.
But he emphasizes that the
three-a-day practices that a new
member will have missed may put
that person at a disadvantage.
But for those who just want to
sit and watch, buy a ticket for this
Saturday's home game against
Houston.
You're bound to see something
new, if Steve Paul has his way.
By John Healy
Photo by Mark Pynes
Oregon's
Continued from page 7
per carry) is Oregon's leading
ballcarrier this fall with 63 yards
after two games. Starting along
with him has been walk-on Kevin
McCall, a junior college transfer
who won a starting spot last spr
ing. McCall who has gained 33
yards this year, has split time the
first two games with heralded
Kevin Wilhite, who has gained 66
yards.
Although the Ducks lost three
of their top four receivers, a junior
college transfer and a sophomore
have filled the void. In tact, last
years leading receiver — Osborne
Thomas — has had to play a back
up role to JC transfer Lew Barnes
at flanker. Barnes picked up 64
yards against Pacific.
At Split end, sophomore Kwante
Hampton started the year with a
five-catch, 80 yard performance
against Pacific, and followed it
with four catches for 73 yards
against the Buckeyes.
By John Healy
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