Oregon on schedule for top-10 finish
Photo by Mark Pynes
Ranza Clark (left) fell behind briefly in her heat of the 800 meters,
then rebounded to win it Thursday at Hayward Field.
Groenendaal, Clark triumph in 800 heats
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Of the Emerald
Torn Heinonen really couldn't ask for much
more.
Before the NCAA track and field champion
ships got underway at Hayward Field, the Oregon
women's track coach had hoped for a top-10 finish
and a national champion from his team.
Well, there are still two days left in the meet,
and Heinonen has witnessed one of his goals — a
collegiate record-smashing victory from Kathy
Hayes in the 10,000 meters. Heinonen will no doubt
realize the other goal when the meet concludes
Saturday.
Claudette Groenendaal and Ranza Clark both
are seeing to it that the Ducks climb into the top 10
in the team race. Both qualified for the 800-meter
final by winning their heats Thursday, and both are
set to compete in the finals in the 1,500 today and
800 Saturday.
In today's 1,500 final, Groenendaal is con
sidered one of the favorites because she ran one of
the quickest preliminary times (4:18.81). Clark also
is expected to place high and score big points.
"There are probably six people who could win
it," Heinonen said. "Claudette could win, but she
and Ranza are doubling, so we may have to
sacrifice a place or two in each event. Ultimately,
though, we'll score more points.”
Oregon also advanced Eryn Forbes to the finals
of the 5,000 Saturday (she ran a 16:44.20 in her heat),
but 100-meter hurdler Kay Garnett didn't survive
the qualifying round in her race.
The Ducks are still tied with Nevada-Las Vegas
for the team lead with 15 points, thanks to Hayes'
first-place in the 10,000 on Wednesday. Oregon
isn't expected to remain there, though, as Florida
State, Tennessee and Stanford will wage the battle
for the top spot.
Hayes could have scort 1 more than 15 points
for the Ducks, but she ele ted not to run in the
5,000 Thursday.
I think one national championship is
enough," kidded Heinonen. "The Olympic Trials
are coming up (June 16-24) and if she were to run
the 5,000, that would be 50 laps in four days. That's
a bit too much."
There was the possiblity of Hayes running the
5,000 were it just a final without preliminary races.
That nearly happened too, as several runners pull
ed out, leaving a field of 16 runners to fight for 14
spots.
"She (Hayes) was the last one to scratch — we
were waiting to see (if she could run a final without
qualifying)," said Heinonen.
Hayes' no-show in the 5,000 aside, the highlight
of Oregon s Thursday was the performances of
Groenendaal and Clark. Both had to fight a strong
headwind on the backstretch while leading their
races. Groenendaal led from start to finish to win in
2:06.37 while Clark led, fell back briefly, and rallied
to win in 2:07.22.
Groenendaal said the 800 left her feeling the af
fects of Wednesday's 1,500 qualifying race,
although she still managed to control her race.
"I really didn't want to lead but the first lap
wasn't very fast (61 seconds), so I decided to go,"
Groenendaal said. "I was going to sit back and then
kick, but I got a little nervous, so I went for it."
For Clark, the 800 felt much better than her
1,500 race a day earlier.
I m starting to get into the flow of things
now, Clark said. "I think I can relax now for 24
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Ducks, Cougs —lrom p"Ke 4A
Hill wasn't thrilled with the erratic pace
in his heat, which Korir led for all but the
last few laps, but he decided to stay with
the pack until the end to conserve himself
for Saturday's final.
"I would have tried to run a steadier race
if the wind was calmer, but I didn't want to
fight the wind,” Hill said.
"I think we all can score high,” offered
Hill. "John looked super, and Mike was
right behind me. We're trying to pull
together and do the best we can."
Hill said he isn't too concerned with
how the Ducks will stack up against the
Cougars in the 5,000, one of the few events
the two schools will go head-to-head in.
"When I'm going into that final lap, I'm
not going to be looking at the color of the
jerseys,” Hill said. "I'll just be trying to
beat everyone there."
Cruz, who usually likes to lead from start
to finish, wasn't worried about finishing
second in his heat to Arkansas' Paul
Donovan in 3:41.80.
“The guy pushed hard the last two laps,"
said Cruz. “I just wanted to make sure I
would qualify."
"I'm feeling great," said Cruz, who add
ed he isn't bothered by having to run four
races in four days at the NCAA meet
because he is used to working out harder
in practice.
"I don't think he fears anybody," said
Luiz de Oliveira, Cruz' coach. "Any time
you race you feel a little nervous, but he
doesn't fear anbybody."
Myers was also happy with his race,
although he finished in the runner-up-spot
behind Arkansas' Tom Malone in the se-'
cond heat.
"I didn't push harder (at the end)
because I couldn't see any reason to,” said
Myers, who clocked a 3:42.79. "A second
place finish in the heat would guarantee
me a spot. But the last 100 I felt pretty con
fident I could kick with anyone.
"It's such a high-class field,” added
Myers. "I think everyone has a chance to
win. Cruz has the strength, but he has to
run the 800. If it doesn't affect him, then I
guess he's Superman." ’
Oregon sent three performers —
Crouser, Stormyr, and Bobby George — in
the javelin for the NCAA meet, but George
could only manage a non-qualifying 225-8
on his final heave Thursday.
Crouser qualified with a throw of 244-8,
which was the eighth best throw Thurs
day, while Stormyr settled in one place
ahead of Crouser with a mark of 248-11.
After his third throw, Crouser declared
himself finally free of the elbow and back
problems that have plagued him the last
two years.
"My technique is fine and everything
feels good," said Crouser. "This is by far
the most relaxed I've ever been on the
runway."
The only sour note for Crouser was a
continual wind from the north that gusted
into the javelin throwers' faces.
'In this kind of wind, nothing is going to
be perfect," observed Crouser. "The wind
is going back and forth so you have to
check it each time. But if the wind will
calm down, everything will be fine."
Whether everything will be fine for the
Cougars or Ducks in the race for the
NCAA crown probably won't be decided
until Saturday night.
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