Women runners claim first-ever
Pac-10 conference championship
By Darren Foss
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The Oregon women's cross
country team became a part of
Pacific-10 Conference history,
winning the first-ever women's
Pac-10 cross country champion
ship on the Stanford University
Golf Course Monday.
It was a good day all around
for the Ducks, as junior Penny
Graves continued her streak as
the teams’ number-one runner
and claimed the women's
Pac-10 individual title, clocking
a time of 16:51.7.
“Historically, the meet is
more important than the Region
VIII meet because now we are
the first women's champion
ever in the Pac-10. and Graves is
the first individual woman to
win a championship in a given
sport.” said head coach Tom
Heinonen.
"Graves ran a great race,” he
said. “She stayed in control,
ran from behind and moved up
smoothly and took the lead at
the mile and three-quarter
mark." He said this point was
the steepest point of the hill on
the course.
Freshman Liz Wilson remain
ed the team’s number-two run
ner with a fifth-place finish
overall (17:25.6).
juniors Lisa Johnson and
Deanna Schiedler finished third
and fourth, respectively, for the
Ducks, johnson was 12th
overall (17:43,0), while
Schiedler finished 21st
(18:05.1).
Oregon's fifth and final scor
ing position went to freshman
Karen Rayln, who finished four
tenths of a second behind
Schiedler for a 22nd-place
Finish (18:05.5).
The Ducks' championship
showing proved to Heinonen
that his team can run well
against tough competition and
should elevate their national
ranking from their current 16th
seat spot.
‘‘This (the championship)
should get us ranked in the
top-10 (nationally).” Heinonen
said. "So if we end up the third
team at the Regions, we have
something to fall back on and
could earn an at-large spot into
nationals.”
The mens' team also had a top
showing at the championships,
finishing runner-up for the se
cond straight year. This time to
the University of Arizona by a
convincing 25-point margin
(49-74).
The pre-meet favorites —
Oregon and Stanford University
— ended up battling it down to
the wire for second place with
the Ducks edging the Cardinals
by two points (74-76).
The Ducks placed four run
ners among the top-15 finishers.
Senior Shemi Sabag led the way
for Oregon with a ninth place
finish overall (31:07.8).
Senior Dub Meyers came
across the line second for the
Ducks (12th overall at 31:35.2).
while freshman sensation Brad
Hudson came in behind Meyers
in 13th place (31:41.1).
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would set up a deterrent for
people to think twice before tak
ing drugs. Chase believes.
Another worry Chase has is
the safety of athletes during
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“Out on the football field, or
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tivity where people are jumping
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The senate unanimously
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proposed by Senate member
Karen Frymoyer.
Frymoyer proposed that the
senate form a committee to
research possible alternatives to
the University Administration's
drug testing policy.
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