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
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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.
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