Sports
State athletes make Seoul
Seven athletes from the State
of Oregon will join distance
runner Mary Slaney in Seoul,
South Korea for the 1988 Sum
mer Olympics after qualifying
this week at the Track and Field
Trials in Indianapolis.
Slaney won the women’s
3,000 meters Sunday to secure a
spot on the team, and is now
looking to double in the Olym
pics by qualifying this weekend
in the 1,500.
Other women athletes joining
Slaney in Seoul will be former
Oregon State athlete and
Eugene resident Cindy Greiner,
who finished second behind
world-record-setter Jackie
Joyner-Kersee in the hep
tathlon; five-time Olympic
Trials competitor Karin Smith,
who captured second in the
javelin competition; and Lynda
Hughes-Sutfin, a graduate of
Newburg High School and the
University, who finished third
in the javelin.
Men earning spots on the
team this week include former
Duck Brian Crouser of Gresham,
whose throw of 260-8 was good
enough for second in the javelin
competition; former University
track member Ken Flax, who
captured first place in the ham
mer throw with his toss of
253-6; Lance Deal of Eugene,
the second-place finisher in the
hammer with a throw of 248-2;
and Eugene resident Steve
Plasencia, who finished second
in the men’s 10,000 with a time
of 29:08.58.
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Construction of new press box facilities at Aut/.en Stadium is well underway, and is expected to
be completed by late August.
Autzen press box project
moving ahead of schedule
By Gary Henley
Emerald Sports Editor
The construction of a new
press box at Autzen Stadium is
three weeks ahead of schedule
according to University Athletic
Director Bill Byrne, who added
that the project should be com
pleted by Aug. 20.
"It’s looking real good right
now,” Byrne said, referring to
the on-going construction.
“We’ll be ready for the
opener.”
The Ducks begin the season
with a home game against Long
Beach State on Sept. 10.
The new and improved press
box was designed by University
Sports Information Director
Steve Hellyer. After "years and
years” of complaints by media
personnel, the press box, nam
ed for Arthur M. Litchman, is
taking on a new look in a dif
ferent location.
The press box, formerly
situated atop the bleachers on
the north side of the stadium,
will now take that position on
the south side of the field.
Two main reasons for the
renovation and the switch of
location are to unite the print
media and the television
cameras on one side of the field
while at the same time creating
more space for the working
press and giving television
crews a place more suitable for
shooting the action.
The press box formerly ac
commodated 42 members of the
press in a three-tier press area
with larger booths for radio and
television announcers.
A lounge area for members of
the media and meetings with
recruits also will be available in
the new press box.
“The press area will definite
ly be more spread out, more like
Oregon State’s,” Byrne said.
“There’s going to be space for
about twice as many people.
“One of the main problems
with the old press box is that
they built it on the wrong side
of the field,” he continued.
"The TV cameras were shooting
right into the sun.”
The television cameras will
now be positioned in a bay area
right below the print media on
the south side of the stadium.
The print media also will
benefit as members of the press
will now have access to instant
replays via closed circuit TV.
The accommodations in the
new press box will not be state
of the art, Byrne said, but will
take on the look of the more up
to-date, modern press boxes.
“They won’t be lavish, but
they’ll be a lot more comfortable
because of the increase in
space,” he said.
"They’ll be more set up for
TV broadcasts, visiting school
radio networks, and visiting
athletic directors," he added.
Sky boxes, or sky suites, will
take the place of the old press
box.
Nine of the suites will be
available for sale to sponsors
and donors, while the other two
suites will be reserved for the
University’s president and
athletic director.
The sky boxes will feature
lower-level private suites and a
top level master suite.
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