Ducks grab second in Pac-10
By John Healy
Of the Emerald
True to form, the Oregon
men's track team finished se
cond behind expected winner
Washington State Friday and
Saturday in the Pacific 10 Con
ference track and field cham
pionships in Pullman, Wash.
But while the team race
followed the expected format —
with the Cougars scoring 1571/)
points — a number of Oregon's
less-publicized athletes used
the conference championships
to successfully introduce
themselves to the rest of Pac 10.
"We performed up to — and
beyond — my expectation,” said
Oregon coach Bill Dellinger.
"Everyone we had out there
competed very well."
Although the Ducks were ex
pected to be challenged by
Arizona, Arizona State, Califor
nia and UCLA for the runner-up
spot behind defending con
ference champ Washington
State, they ended up in a
spirited battle with USC for
second.
Women's crew
takes title race
The Oregon women's
Lightweight-8 crew finish
ed first in the Pacific 10
Conference champion
ships Sunday.
The women, who beat
USC for the conference ti
tle, also finished third in
the race for the Western
Intercollegiate Rowing
Association title.
Members of the team in
clude coxswain Kristi Knif
fen, stroke Gayle Johnson,
and crew members Marge
Kughn, Twila Johnson, An
nie Donahue, Teresa
Hukari, Shellie Downs,
Celine Carvalho, and
Becky Weeks.
Oregon used its distance
strength to turn back USC's
sprinters, 98-94, but it was some
second-stringers who gave the
Ducks their cushion.
As expected, Oregon got wins
on Friday from Brian Crouser in
the javelin (272-7, a new meet
record) and Kory Tarpenning in
the pole vault (17-4). Hammer
thrower Ken Flax provided a
mild upset with his win in the
hammer (229-9, Oregon school
record) over Stanford's Shaun
Picknell. And on Saturday, Jim
Hill won the 1,500 in 3:42.29, Joa
quim Cruz won the 800 in a
world-leading 1:45.12, Dub
Myers finished second in the
800 in a personal record of
1:47.51, and Don Ward finished
second in the 400 intermediate
hurdles in 51.28.
Unexpectedly, the Ducks got
points from Bobby George and
Frode Stormyr in the javelin,
Kerry Porter in the pole vault,
John Zishka in the 1,500, Chris
Hamilton in the 5,000, and Todd
Post in the high jump.
George, who prepped at Plea
sant Hill High School, has been
hindered by injuries the last few
years. But on Friday, he uncork
ed a throw of 260-1 — almost 20
feet further than his previous
best — to grab second. Then
Stormyr — throwing for the first
time in months becasue of an
elbow injury — threw 254-9 for
fourth.
Porter, who had a previous
best of 16-5, vaulted 17-03/4 to
claim third and provide the
Ducks with their third surprise
performance Friday.
On Saturday, Zishka stepped
down from his usual race — the
5.000 — and ran the 1,500,
finishing third behind Hill and
the Cougars' Omar Ortega.
Hamilton, who will run the
10.000 in the NCAA meet, came
through with another third
place finish. He clocked 13:50.5,
a PR by six seconds, and beat
the Cougars' vaunted Peter
Joaquim Cruz
Koech. Finally, Post tied for fifth
in the high jump with a leap of
6-10%.
“Everyone should be pleased
with their performance," said
Dellinger. “Our runners should
gain a lot of confidence for the
NCAA out of this."
Cruz, picked to win the NCAA
800 and 1,500 by Track and Field
News, and Hill, tabbed to win
the 5,000, were especially im
pressive Saturday.
Cruz led the 800 from start to
finish — something he almost
always does — to win his second
straight conference 800, and
pronounced himself after the
race in need of a little speed
work before "I will-be running
in the 1:44s."
Hill, who won the Pac-10 1,500
.title in 1982 before redshirting
last spring, used his new-found
kick to blow by the pack on the
final lap.
"I knew I could kick the
whole last lap and still have
enough left to kick again the
final 100 if anybody was still
with me," said Hill.
Oregon also got points from
Brad Simpson in the 10,000
(sixth in 30:33.16), Mike
Blackmore in the 5,000 (sixth in
14:00.5), and Harold Kuphaldt in
the steeplechase (sixth in
8:56.90).
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