Predictions continued from Page 5P
in the Pac-10 last year. It was so
horrendous that the Beavers
finished ninth in the Pac-10 in
total offense despite leading it
in passing.
For the entire season. OSU
could manage just seven
touchdowns and 400 yards
rushing, an average of less than
2 yards per carry. Opposing
defenses could key on Wilhelm,
and they did to the tune of 22
interceptions (compared to just
8 Til passes) and 328 yards on
losses.
The result was an offense that
could move at will between the
twenty-yard lines, but couldn’t
score on a bet. The Beavers were
dead last in scoring offense in
the Pac-10.
Kragthorpe has made the
Beavers a better defensive team.
OSU defensive backs have led
the Pac-10 in interceptions each
of the past two seasons, and All
Pac-10 senior Lavance Lor
thington returns to reclaim the
crown he won in 1985. when he
snared seven pick-offs.
Right starters return on
defense, including the entire
defensive backfield. two-thirds
of the linebackers, and half the
down linemen. Unfortunately,
the Heavers' schedule is tough
and won’t allow them to sneak
out any wins on the strength of
their defense alone.
10. Washington State
Cougars
Projected Record: 2-9 (0-7)
The Cougars have apparently
thrown in the towel on fielding
competitive Pac-10 teams in any
major sport. My sympathies go
out to new coach Dennis
Erickson, who must try to get a
rise out a team that was aban
doned by its former head coach
and athletic director.
The Cougars return little
defensively and nothing on of
fense. That is even less en
couraging in light of the fact
that VVSIJ finished last year
with the conference's worst
rated overall defense and
average offense.
The Cougar* will be the
Pac-Ill's lone holdover to the
once-prevalent 4-3 defensive
scheme in 1987. and three
down linemen are back along
with two linebackers. VVSU lost
heavily to graduation in its
secondary, so teams will look to
threw the trail first against a
green defensive barkfield.
The offense will be lucky to
tar on a first-name basis when
the season opens. The Cougars
lost their leading rusher, passer,
scorer and their top three
receivers from last season.
R u n n i n R b a t: k St e v e
Hroussard averaged 5.3 yards
per carry in limited action last
year, and Timm Kosenbach will
run the offense, which P.rickson
promises will Ire pass-oriented.
They will be supported by
potential all-star tight end Chris
iarighton and receiver Victor
Wood, who averaged nearly 18
yards per catch as the Cougs
number-two deep threat in
1986.
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"It's a very difficult goal.”
Heinonen said. "I mean that’s
running pretty fast. But it's
possible.”
Graves has had roadblocks of
her own.
She struggled as a freshman
attempting to compete in HOO
meters and experimented with
throwing the javelin and runn
ing the 1,500. She started run
ning cross country the next fall
only as a means to improve her
endurance.
In her first season she surpris
ed everyone by becoming the
team's number-two runner and
finishing fifth at the conference
championships and sixth at
regionals.
"I never tried cross country in
high school, so 1 didn't really
know what kind of a runner I
really was. a track runner or
more of a cross country one,"
she said.
Despite her success. Graves
had to fight off a case of the
sophomore blues.
The cross country season end
ed in disappointment when she
caught the flu and had to
withdraw from the NCAA
championships. The following
track season was particularly
frustrating as she was unable to
meet the NCAA qualifying stan
dard of 9:25 for the 3,000 after
she clocked a 9:27.81 for the
distance her first meet of the
season.
last fall a surprised Craves
watched her performance
blossom. The team's un
disputed number-one runner.
Graves won every race she com
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peted in except one, the NCAA
championships where she
finished 13th.
She became the first Oregon
woman to win a Pac-10 title (it
was the first season the Ducks
competed in the conference).
All this and only in her second
cross country season.
Her success continued in the
1987 track season as she
qualified for the NCAAs in the
1.500, 3.0(H) and 5.000. Craves
was slightly nervous when the
season began, remembering
well the frustration of the
previous spring, but at the first
meet of the season she qualified
for the NCAAs in the 3,(MH) and
reduced her I’K by 12 seconds
with a 9:18.21.
Craves lowered her time to
9:1215 tor the 3.000 and to
15:f>8.01 for the 5.000. Her l»K
of 4: 18.57 in the 1.500 won her
the Pac-10 title in the event
"I met some gratis I wanted
to," Craves said "Going to na
tionals and coining Iwck with
something was a main goal of
mine. I found it a really satisfy
ing season."
The season, however, ended
on a laid note with a prair per
fonnance at the The Athletic*
Congress in San lose. Calif., last
June Craves said her body was
telling Iter that it wus tired and
needed a break
Now Hand and Craves are
tuning up for the season and
shooting for the NCAA cham
pionships. which will be in
Charlottesville. Va., this tall
The Oregon women finished
fourth at nationals last tall, and
all of the team's five runners
that competed there are
returning.
Neither has set specific time
goals hut only hope to continue
improving and winning races.
Hand and Craves want to return
to nationals and better last year
finishes.
The U S. time trials for the
1M88 Olympic team will bo held
next summer and Hand and
Craves would like to be there.
Hand has met the trial's qualify
ing standard of ') 10.72 in the
3.0U0 and Craves is only 2
seconds shy of it.
Making the Olympic team
would require dramatic im
provement for both. Hut with
their intense training friendship
fueling them, it isn't out of the
question.
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