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sports Ducks win opener Men’s track team crushes Fresno State By Allan Lazo OdtalMnU Luckily, the only surprises on a damp Saturday afternoon at Hayward Field were pleasant ones for the Oregon men's track and field team as they opened their dual meet season with a 108t6-54 V* win over the Fresno State University Bulldogs. Although, in the end. the Ducks clearly outdistanced Fresno State, many had ex pected the meet to be much closer, perhaps only a three or four point difference in either direction. But Oregon managed some early surprises in the field events, which set the tone for the rest of the day. “The one-two Finish in the long jump was not really ex pected. and the one-two in the triple lump, we didn’t really ex pert. Most of the events went that way where we came through and scored more points than we expected to.“ said a “satisfied" Oregon coach Bill Dellinger. “Well. 1 guess 1 am surprised that it was that lopsided.” Dell inger said. “We thought it was going to be a close meet, and it turned out to be not so close." Helping lead a field crew that gave the Ducks 59Vi out of a possible 72 points in eight events, senior Jeff Hultberg turned in a stellar performance. Hultberg captured two first places and two thirds in all four of the throwing events. The Sheldon High School graduate set a personal best en route to capturing a victory in the shot put (58-1 ¥«) while also winnning the discus with a throw of 175-2. He also got his best season marks in third place efforts in the hammer (172-2) and the javelin (210-11). Hultberg joined the Ducks with only one year of eligibility remaining after a stint at Linn Benton Community College. The transfer was Linn Benton’s most valuable competitor in the field events after two seasons and after Saturday’s perfor mance his help would be a big plus for the Ducks as the season progresses. Oregon’s Ken Flax took first in the hammer throw with a toss of 226-3, beating out Fresno State’s Machan Littleton at 206-5. The Ducks’ Brian Grouser (286-0) and Bob George (215-6) led a Duck sweep in the javelin. Grouser, making his season debut after bypassing last week’s Oregon Invitational, said he had a “sporadic” per formance. The senior from Gresham hit the 286-0 mark, his third best throw, ever, bn his opening toss and then failed to ' come close to it again. "I felt pretty good, although maybe a little shaky. It's just that I haven’t done any throw ing since last August, so it’s shaky, but it’s coming around.” said Grouser who felt that he i'.. ■ & ;"> S:'' ' 1 V ' 'rtfMiwriTitlMTi-Ufi Photo by |im Marks Oregon 'a Kory Tarpenning made his outdoor debut with a jump of 17-4 V* as the men's track and field team defeated Fresno State University Saturday at Hayward Field. was “missing the fine-tune tim ing, but it’ii come with time.” “I'm way ahead from what I expected. I don’t really know what to expect anymore because staying healthy is the big thing, and if I can do that, then the rest will come. At this point. I’m ahead as far as health; usually. I’m hurt by this time.” Oregon also showed promise in the jumping events as juniors Uchenna Agu and Jerry Luttrell each captured a first and a se cond, swapping places in the long and triple jumps. Agu won the long jump with a personal best 23-8 V«, while Luttrell captured a season-best Continued on Page 16 i We Pay I To Help [You! There is no other way. We need plasma and we will pay to get it. Without plasma we could not make the life saving products you need. * Learn more about why we pay. Contact: Hyland Plasma Center. New Donors anc donors who have not been in during the past six months, bring in this ad for an additional $5 bonus on your first donations. Hours Mon., Tues, Thurs, Fri 6 AM - 5 PM Wed. 6 AM - 2. 50 PM Giving Comes From The Heart HYLAND PLASMA CENTER 40 East 10th Street Eugene 683-3953 for appointments Key duplication Make a spare. 65* at your Bookstore Tear Yourself Away Continental Breakfast now served 9-11 Monday thru Friday ti\Ot3D6K.)Je -C*\Pt3 Restaurant * Cate * Bar 754 E- 13th 342-6963 Gourmet To Go! Quick light pastries every day* MONDAY Wheat croissants fitted with ham & cheese, mushrooms or cheese TUESDAY Turkey & cheese, spinach or herbs & cheese fitted wheat croissants. WEDNESDAY Wheat croissants tiffed with ham & cheese, mushrooms or cheese THU RSDAY Poppyseed croissants fitted with turkey & cheese or spinach. FRIDAY Fitted croissants with your choice ■ of ham & cheese, mushrooms or herbs & cheese EUGENE’S 881 East 13th Ave next to UO Bookstore 484-1662 Mon-Fn 8-6. Sat 8-3 Summer Session '85 l ruversitN >>t