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Sports Oregon squeaks out a ‘bizarre’ victory in California By Jasen Emmons Or III* fcro*r»ld Oregon track coach Bill Dellinger summed up the general feeling about his team s 80-79 victory over the University of California Golden Bears very well. "It was a bizarre ending to a hell of a track meet.” Dellinger said. With three remaining events. Oregon needed only to go 1-3 in the triple jump and 2-3 in the 5.000 meters, while assuming the sprint-laden Bears would take the mile relay. Uchenna Agu was leading the triple jump and Spencer Williams was third. In the 5.000 Oregon had three entrants and Califor nia only one. which meant the Ducks were assured of going 2-3. At the bell lap of that race. Oregon's Mark McMonigal led California’s |ay Warden and Rick Bergesen. who had just caught up to the leaders. Marden. seeing Bergesen come up. tried to sprint past McMonigal before Bergesen did and ended up tripping and nearly falling. When he regained his balance, Marden won the race and Bergesen and McMonigal were second and third. With Williams in third in the ongoing triple jump. Dellinger figured the Ducks had won the meet. But the meet officials disqualified Bergesen end McMonigal for “intentional boxing” and suddenly Oregon needed Williams to finish second because the Ducks were expected to lose the mile relay. On his final jump. Williams leaped a personal best 51-9 to beat California's Mike Harris for second by 1 Vt inches and give Oregon its one point victory. Dellinger, however, was upset that Bergosen and McMonigal had been disqualified for something they had not done. “There's no way there was any game playing or boxing on Marden." t)cl|inger said. “In-all my years of coaching I've never seen anything like that.” Dellinger wanted to appeal the decision, but Was told the head official had already left the meet. .Dell inger discussed .the ruling with California head coach Krv Hunt, but Hunt agreed with the officials. . “I don't have any idea whose fault it was," Hunt said. “But I’ve always told our distance runners not to get into situations like that. 1 think that just tells you how Oregon is coached. They’re very good, about coaching distance runners and getting the most out of them." " • v ’ .' Dellinger thought Hunt’s statement was ludicrous. "I can’t believe he would make a statement that I teach my guys to box." Dellinger said. “If you talked to any of the runners I've coached, all of them would tell you I don’t teach them how to box." In the end the decision did not make a difference in the results. What did were several key performances. Oregon did not expect to do well in the hurdles and sprints and did not. hut they made up for it elsewhere. Agu and Williams went 1-2 In the long jump and triple jump. Agu getting a personal.best of 52-t)'« In the triple jump. Kevin Oarr woii the discus throw on his final at tempt at a point in the meet when the team scores were tied. His throw of 198-It was more than four feet beyond his lifetime best. ' ; •• Richard .!Cui$is .also performed well in the 400-metor intermediate hurdles, getting a crucial so-, •. oond in 51.44'. . " • •••..' . ; - Except for the dtoqualtficatiQft in the 5t000..Oregon-. domiiiateil the distance events^ .Dub Myers Avon- the: ■ B(K>-meters and 1 .SOO-meters in 1:50,14 and,;i:44.80.- . Oregon's Dag, Jensen was second in .the. 800. wljile ■ .Harold Kuphaldt was second in the J.S0J1 Dan Nelson led a'1:2 finish in.’the steephn hase.'winning in' 8:53.48 ■■■■■■■■ COUPON ■■ MH H ■■ I PHOTO SPECIALS! | I ■ c o u p 0 N ■ 1 I GLOSSY PAPER ★ NO LIMIT 35mm 126 110 Develop and Print C-41 ★ 8 x 12 COLOR * PRINTS $2.79 each 35mm nef or slide only 24 Exp. Prints..$4.95 38 Exp. Prints..$6.75 REPRINTS....5 FOR $ 1 Coupon must be presented when film is brought in. Otter expires 5/5/86 OREGON PHOTO LAB On Campus 1231 Alder • 683 2500 South Willamette 2805 Willamette • 344-1224 I ■ C O u p 0 N 1 i COUPON BYU snips Ducks’ streak at 20 By Robert Collins Of the Kinrrald When Oregon women’s' track coach Tom Heirtonen took a look at the competition at this weekend’s double-dual meet against the Brigham Young University Cougars, and '* the California Golden Bears he knew his team's string of 20-straight dual meet victories was in jeopardy. "BYU is going to give us some problems, and. (ail has some great performers, but I don’t know if they have erimigh to, compete with us of BYU,’ lieinonen said prior to the’ meei' ile turned out to be a prophet as his team treat the Hears, 91-73. but lost to the C-bugars. 87-80. . ,‘We did .everything- we •. s wanted to do, except win the . meet.” Heinonen Said ‘‘It. real-, ly isn't fair to ask- this team to hold ii streak that was set mostly by other teams.” • • Heinonen mentioned that the. hulk* of the 'string -dating back to )9B3, was made while- name's like Warren,- Croenendaal. I lar inon. Beasley.and Hayes were wearing Oregon ’singlets. "We just don't have the guns we - I tad 'last' year - or other previous .teams,”. _ Hignpne'n \ .’said. ■ • ' .The loss of the streak did not come as surprise to.Heinonen., and it didn't disturb him that mueh-mainlv-beeau*e.-the-l-)u(-:k-s~ came up with some encourag ing marks in the meet. Yvette Brown continued to please Heinonen as she won the ' shot put with a lifetime best of 50-5 '/4. Yvette had the competition wongoingiiv io the last throw, go * she just' relaxed and everything fell together,'' Heinonen said pf her big throw. , The l-)uc.ks Were minus distance ace. Brenda-Bush hell, the only returning scorer from last years NCAA’championship team. who. came down with a sore hip Thursday. "Brenda was ready to run. but was sore Thursday and her , trainers told her not to run,” Metiionen said. . Instead .of dwelling bn-the loss of the meet lleino'nen was more cbrtcerrted and excited about the prospect of returning home to run. in the fa mi l iar con fines of Hayward Field. ’.'We've got the month of May coming up mostly at'home, and , it is going to ba good.” o Helnonen said "Hopefully the competition-, wdll be good, the weather will ba.good, and we know the fhi.is.wiH be good,"- ’ - The Oregon-I’epsi Relays am first on the Ducks agenda. May :t.‘and Heinorten is excited that Hhi*r I tiicks-w-ill—iaf-homerr and competing in such an important meet‘with the possibility of ad ding to the ■ list of NCAA qualifiers. ‘ "The i’epsi Relays is going to be a greut meet.'' I tei nonen said. "Right now there are three competitors listed at under two minutes for the BOO meters, and there are some, meets in the na tion that can't buy that kind of talent, and it looks like we are getting it for free. "I - don't ”know if we. have anymore (NCAA qualifiers) left,” Heinonen said. "This weekend should give us a chance to find out," Sports Shorts The. Oregoit wrestling team announced' the signing of Richey Ford, a t:tt>-pound A A statf < hampion from Ranier. to a nationaMet ler-of-intent accor ding to Ducks’ coach Ron Finley. Ford posted a 32-1, record his senior year at Kanier High School, and is projected to wrestle at 142 pounds for Oregon. In addition to his athletic talents. Ford accumulated a 3.9 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, and plans to major in accounting. The Oregon basketball team announced the hiring of Morris Hodges, a former assistant at California, and head coach at San ITancjsco Slate, to replace Rod Snook as an assistant coach for the Duc ks effective June 1.r>. Snook has accepted the head coaching job at Umpqua Com munity College in Koseburg Hodges posted a 15-IS record at San Francisco Stale! this past season, and was an assistant to former Cal coach Dick Kitchen from 19B2-1984. Hodges con tributed heavily to the recruit ment of Cal standouts Leonard Taylor. Kevin Johnson, and Chris Washington. Hodges ex pressed his happiness at return ing to Division I coaching, while Oregon coach Don Mon son expressed his happiness at gaining a man of Hodges ability to recruit and coach. Got resume on the mind?? For quality typaaattmg contact Oragon Daily EmaraW Production, EMU Room 300