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Oregon's wary of Fresno State
By John Healy
Of the Emerald
When it comes to track and field,
Oregon State’s "Orange Express”
seems to be permanently stalled. But
that doesn't mean the Oregon men's
track team can just idle through
Saturday's meet at Hayward Field.
Not with Fresno State in town.
"The addition of Fresno State
makes this weekend into a tougher
dual meet,” says Oregon coach Bill
Dellinger. "I don't want to overlook
Oregon State, but in terms of exten
ding our team, we face a team much
like UCLA and Cal in Fresno State."
For the Ducks, that could mean a
long afternoon. Oregon managed to
nip UCLA at home 86-77 on the
strength of a win in the mile relay,
then squeezed by California 83-80.
However, both California and and
UCLA pummeled the Ducks in the
sprints, relays and a couple weight
events. Those are also strong areas
for the Bulldogs.
Dellinger and the Ducks will
answer that challenge with an area
Oregon has become renowned in —
the distance events.
The Bulldogs, defending Pacific
Coast Athletic Association cham
pions, are 6-1 in duals this season.
They were beaten badly by UCLA,
but Dellinger says that was because
the Bulldogs came out second best
in the sprints.
Those same sprinters, if times are
any indication, won't have to settle
for many seconds against the Ducks
and Beavers. Fresno State will bring
a sprint contingent to Eugene that
has Terry Neely (10.55) and George
Gaffney (10.59) in the 100; Larry
Walker (46.96) and Robin lohnson
(47.22) in the 400; and Sam Chance
(21.1) and Neely (21.78) in the 200.
Add up all those Fresno State
points in the sprints and relays, and
the Ducks trail 36-1.
But Oregon should dominate in
anything 800 meters and above. Bas
ed on times, Oregon should sweep
the steeplechase and 1,500, finish 1-2
in the 5,000, and win the 800 against
Fresno State. That would be a 31-5
Oregon margin, which would effec
tively counterbalance the Bulldogs'
sprint margin.
Which means the jumps and
weights — especially the former —
will be pivotal Saturday.
"Our vaulters will be challenged,
they are strong in the hurdles, and
we face one of the best hammer
throwers (Matt Milehan, 244-8) in the
NCAA," says Dellinger.
Other keys: In the pole vault,
Oregon's Kory Tarpenning (17-8'/2)
faces Fresno State's Doug Fraley
(17-2) and Mark Heppner (I7-0U); in
the long jump, Oregon will pit |.|.
Birden (25-3Vi) and Chris Bolden
(25-1) against the Bulldogs' Gaffney
(25-11) and David Williams (24-3 74);
and the triple jump matches Uchen
na Agu (50-6) with FSU's Clint
Williams (51-10 7.).
Suns drop Blazers
out of NBA playoffs
PORTLAND (AP) -- The Phoenix Suns, paced
by the second half outside shooting of guards
Walter Davis and Kyle Macy, knocked off the
Portland Trail Blazers 117 105 Thursday night in
the fifth and deciding game of their National
Basketball Association playoff series.
The Suns, who beat the Blazers twice on
Portland's home court during the series, advanc
ed to take on Utah in a best-of-seven Western
Conference semifinal series starting Sunday in
Salt Lake City.
Davis scored 21 of his 29 points in the second
half, while Macy scored 17 of his 20 after intermis
sion as the Suns pulled away from the depleted
Blazers.
Portland was playing without center Mychal
Thompson, who broke his right elbow in Tuesday
night's game in Phoenix.
Starting forwards Calvin Natt and Kenny Carr
also were hobbled by injuries.
Maurice Lucas and Larry Nance scored 19 each
for Phoenix. )im Paxson topped Portland with 24
points, while Natt added 20 and Valentine 19.
Ducks eyeing No. 1
dual-meet standing
A road-weary Oregon
women's track and field team
returns to Hayward Field Satur
day afternoon to host Oregon
State and Fresno State in a co-ed
double-dual beginning at noon.
The Ducks, 3-0 in dual meets
this season, are making a strong
bid to become the national dual
meet champions. This year,
Oregon has knocked off two
time defending NCAA cham
pion UCLA (91-43), Washington
(70-56) and Washington State
(82-44).
A pair of wins Saturday would
give the Ducks a 5-0 slate and
make them the odds-on favorite
to become the top women's
dual-meet team in the land.
But Oregon will be without
the services of three, possibly
four, performers for this
double-dual as Ranza Clark,
Claudette Croenendaal and Kay
Garnett travel to Walnut, Calif.,
to run in the Mt. SAC Relays.
Lisa Nicholson is another possi
ble entrant for the meet.
“They are going to get some
high-powered competition
down there,” says Oregon assis
tant coach Mark Stream. “It is
one of the biggest meets
around. It will be an excellent
opportunity for them to get
some good times and run
against n a t i o n a I-c a I i b e r
athletes."
Clark and Groenendaal will
run in the 800, Garnett will take
part in the 100 hurdles and
Nicholson may be entered in
the 400 hurdles.
Even without four of their top
performers, the Ducks are
favored to sweep the double
dual, which begins with the
long jump.
"lust looking at the entries,
this looks like a meet we're surd
to win," says Oregon coach
Tom Heinonen.
With the addition of Fresno
State, the meet promises full
fields in almost every event. In
the 100 and 200, for example,
there will most likely be eight
competitions instead of three or
four were this strictly a Duck
Beaver dual.
One of the best events pro
mises to be the long jump.
Oregon State's Colleen Gibson
heads the field with a 19-7 mark,
Oregon freshman Janell
Thorsland has a best of 19-2 'A
this season, and Fresno State of
fers 19-1 % jumper Renee
jackson.
With Clark and Groenendaal
absent, the door is open for
Brenda Bushnell and Kim Roth,
who is running in her first race
of the season, to win the 800 and
1,500 meters.
Sports shorts
Oregon's men's track team
has boosted its signings for
next season to three with the
addition of hurdler Gerald
Ellis Wednesday. He is from
Seattle, Wash., and attended
the same high school — Gar
field — as Oregon's LaMar
Hurd. He is expected to fill
the void left by the gradua
tion of Hurd and Don Ward.
The Ducks have already
made in-state inroads by
signing 1983 1,500 and
3,000-meter champ Tracy
Garrison of Klamath Union
and 800 titlist Chris Quade of
Springfield.
Both Garrison and Quade
are nationally-ranked run
ners, but each declined to
visit other schools. Quade
has a best of 1:53.76 in the
800.
• • •
Oregon's softball team
hosts a pair of NorPac Con
ference opponents today and
Saturday. University of San
Francisco invades Oregon
Field today at 2 p.m., while
University of the Pacific is
here at 1 p.m. Saturday.
• • •
Oregon's golf team, fresh off a
win in the Rippling River
Portland State Invitational
Tournament last Monday,
leaves this weekend for the
Pac-10 Championships in
Tucson, Ariz., Monday
through Wednesday.
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