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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1985)
Ducks need miracle in Austin By Allan l.azo IK Mm Kmarald It has been one year since the Oregon men's track-and-field team captured the NCAA track title in front of a delighted home crowd at Hayward field. But 12 months have passed and things will be markedly dif ferent when the Ducks compete in Austin. Texas. Wednesday for this year's national cham pionship meet The Ducks have qualified on ly eight men for the NCAA meet this year compared to last season's squad of 16. which in cluded loaquim Cruz, winner of the 800 and 1,500 national titles. Instead of gearing up for a big title defense. Oregon is realistically looking to finish anywhere from third to fifth. The Ducks have struggled to a 4-3 dual meet record and their national team is one of quality moire than quantity like last year. . ."We would.need a miracle to win it. and it wouldn't have anything to. do ow'ith us." Oregon assistant, coach John ° Gillespie said. "We could have every athlete-we have going win • and°stlll'couldn.’t-win the meet. Arkansas, (the'meet” favorite) is' • loaded.". ■ Th’e .Ducks - have, four . Pacific; 10- Conference churn .-plods lieAustln.ken Flax (liam •• ine'r),. Brian'-Gro'tiser (javelin), Kory .Tarponnjng .(pole vault) .- and -Dub Myers (800-meter champion.: but "will run. the 4.500- meters at the NCAAs) have been competing well -all. . year. All should be among-the top competitors for individual national crowns. Flax will be the first among ' them to take the stand in Austin when his qualifying round begins at 10 Wednesday morn ing. Flax is Oregon's best chance to bring back a national title to*Eugene. "Nothing's going to be hand ed to me, and I am not the favorite," Flax insisted after defending his Pac-10 hammer crown against Washington State University's Tore Gustafsson. "1 beat him (Gustafsson) last week, but now 1 have two Swedes on mo instead of just one. 1 think it's going to be a good competition, but I just have to go out and compete bet ter than I have ever competed before if 1 want to win.” >. The other Swede on Flax's' trail is San lose State Univer sity's Kjell Bystedt, who down-. Km.r.ld HI* photo Oregon's Ken Flax will have some lough competition in the hammer throw Wednesday at the NCAA Championships..in Austin. Texas. • »" ed Custafsson . at the Pespi Relays eadier this year. Bystedt . finished second at the NCAAs last year, while Flax .finished' seventh. . . Next for Oregon will tie. Tarpenning irt the pole vault. Qualifying in the event begins" at 1 p.m. Wednesday. ° Tarpenhing will have lo’con tend, with Oklahoma State’s Joe Dial, who.twice this year has sot .the American-pole-vault record. Dial's latest markis at. 19-2'A. while Tiirpenriing has’.been to' a careerrbost 1B-6V1 this season. Tarpenning finished, second' • to .Dial last year and says '.'Last time 1 competed against him (Dial) He heat hie. and any com- - : petitor wants to get another crack, at soihebady' who .beaf' them previously.” In the. javelin. Grouser (28R-0) will need to come up with some - big-throws when he. meets the University of. Washington's Bob Rockett, who heat hijm .earjier .this year.-Grouser also wifl'have to contend with two other col legians who have throws, near or above the 300;foat mark, ■ Grouser won the national title as. a freshman but missed his sophorhdre year, because of an • ’ elbow injury. The .Gresham natjve came back to-, finish fourth a ye.ar agq:; • Junior Dub Myere, who has* qualified for both-thfc 800 and 6 ■1.500. will be among the;.. leaders for the 1,500 crown.-,He finished fifth in the event as a . freshman and third last year, Oregon's other- NCAA ijuuiuicm mi; ivum; uiat.Miiuio = in the 3,000., Matt McGuirk m . the steeplechase and shot put: tors . 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