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Duck men to concentrate on individual marks Saturday
By Aaron Knox
(M Um tmn.ld
Dctfipita unparalleled success
this season. Oregon's commit
ment to dual-meet excellence
has had its downside.
Several Duck runners have
had to sacrifice personal goals
in the interest of the team The
result has been that the best
athletes have found themselves
running two or more events to
maximize team scoring.
That will change beginning
tomorrow
For the first time this season,
the emphasis will be on in
dividual performance when the
Oregon men's track team hosts
the Oregon Invitational on
Saturday at Hayward Field.
Among those who have
sublimated themselvos for the
team, coach Bill Dellinger's
distance corps has suffered the
most. The Ducks have produced
NCAA champions at 800 or
1.500 meters four times since
1982. but no one has qualified
at either distance to date.
Transfers Mark Dunbar
(1.500) and Dave Anderton
(800) could change that on
Saturday, according to Dell
inger. "These guys have been
making a team effort, but now
it’s time to look for some in
dividual effort,” he said.
Dellinger was optimistic
about potential qualifiers in
every distance event coming in
to Saturday's action. Fifth-year
senior Harold Kuphaldt will run
in his first 5.000 meter race this
season, after qualifying for the
NCAA's at that distance a year
ago. Shemi Sabag and Chad
Bennion, both cross country
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a serious impact on the track,
will run at 10,000 meters. Sabag
was the Pacific 10 Conference
runner-up at that distance last
season.
The Chicks got some good
news when it was learned that
J.J. Birden. who was injured
during the high hurdles last
week, would miss no action
because of the spill. The junior
hyperextended his left knee
after colliding with California's
Rod Jett going over the final
hurdle, but emerged relatively
intact, said assistant coach John
Gillespie. “Fortunately he is a
football player, so he is used to
taking falls like that. A normal
hurdler could have been out for
weeks," he said.
Gillespie indicated that
Birden would join Pedro
Chimulera and Pat Lanning in
the intermediate hurdles on
Saturday, to minimize to impact
on his knee. It will be the first
time this season that Birden has
attempted the 400-meter hurdle
event. "We had promised to let
him run one a little later this
year, but right now is really the
ideal time for it." said
Gillespie.
This week's Invitational has
not attracted as much attention
as either the Twilight meet or
the Prafontaine Classic, but that
is because appearances can be
deceptive, according to
Gillespie. The perception has
largely been that the Invita
tional draws only local athletes
and Ducks trying to qualify for
the NCAA championships in
June.
"To talk about this as 'local'
talent is a misnomer," said
Gillespie. "Just because they all
train here doesn't necessarily
mean they are small potatoes
You are talking about some of
the finest athletes in the
world,” he said.
Oregon's NCAA hopefuls will
benefit from the presense of
several world-class athletes to
spur them on. thanks to
Brazilian coach Luiz de Olivera.
I)e Olivera runs a training
program based in Eugene, and
entries from his stable include
world indoor 800-meter cham
pion Jose Barbosa. Olympic
800-meter gold-medalist Joa
quim Cruz and veteran miler
Mike Boit. among others.
Other former Oregon athletes
expected to compete include
sprinter George Waldcott,
NCAA 10.(MtO-meter runner-up
Mark McMonigal. horizontal
jumper Uchenna Agu. and col
legiate record holder Ken Flax.
Flax, a hammer specialist, is ex
pected to try his hand at the
discus this weekend. Addi
tionally. Alberto Salazar may
compete in the 5.000. but his
entry has not yet been
confirmed.
Those athletes whose pro
gress this season has been slow
ed by injury will also be given
an opportunity to work their
way back into competitive
shape.
Some members of Dellinger's
squad will take advantage of the
weekend to rest, either from
nagging injuries or fatigue.
"One of the best things about
this week is that we don't have
to use or abuse our people."
Dellinger said.
Friday. May 1, 1987