Kohlmeier Continued from Page 3S
en events on Monday and Tues
day. come back anil be .1 stu
dent for two days and then go
liaek to the Poe-10 meet,"
Stream first thought of tlie
idea of kohlrneier being a
heptathlete at the end of last
season, and her performances
in the different tests the coach
es conducted convinced them
of her potential
“Thom's *i lot of team testing
involved." Stream said, “in
speed, power and endurance
and she comes out rt*ally well
In all areas
"I'rn decent at a lot of
events.” hohlmeier added.
"We do a lot of testing in the
ix tathlon. which is eight little
events, and I was in the top
three in almost all of them
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Kohlmeier and Stream feel
that Kohlmeier'* background as
a gymnast has helped in track,
particularly In the heptathlon
‘‘I think it has helped a lot.”
Kohlmeier said. "There's a lot
ol discipline in both and espe
cially with the heptathlon,
there's a lot of technique in
volved so it's helped a lot in
that
"With her bat kgrotind in
gymnastic s she knows
kinetically pretty well what her
body’s doing." Stream said
"It s allowed her to adapt to
the different events relatively
i|tn< klv I think again with her
gymnastic s ba< kgrotind. diver
sification is something she
likes and enjoys And, she was
willing to give it a go
After competing in the
heptathlon for the first time at
the Oregon Invitational,
kohlmeier hopes the possibility
of hilling (lie NCAA standard
oi 5.2HO in the heptathlon at
the Pac-10 meet will be in
sight
"Nationals is not so unrealis
tic." she said "before trying it
I had never thrown before and
obviously HH feet in the javelin
isn't great It feels lietter every
lime 1 |iu k it up.'
I have to Im' realism but l
don't want to limit mys«lf."
Kohlmeier added "Mark and I
will sit down and figure it out.
There's a lot of points to pick
up Ixtcause last time I wasn't
oven < lose to my personal bests
in the long jump and high
jump."
While Kohlmeier is "really
not sure" what her favorite
event is. or that Stream
"doesn't know what her best
events are," she was disap
pointed not to make the Pao-10
qualifying in the long jump
(19-5 W), having a liesl of 18-11
and a wind-aided mark of 111-1
'1 would get so frustrated tie
cause I wanted to qualify in the
long jump." Kohlmeier said "I
didn't qualify and mavbe it was
because I got so frustrated
"I've bad a lot ol enjoyment
doing the heptathlon." she
rur rmnii
Kohlmeier has already qualified for the Pac-tO heptathlon
with a score of 4,879. joining teammates Stefanie Hunter and
Katie O'Brien.
added. "It's fun to throw the
shot and javelin. I like having
variety in track. My whole life
I've been like that. I like trying
something new."
Although she has had good
success in the individual
events. Stream feels
Kohhneier's future definitely
lies in the heptathlon.
"I think she certainly has a
viable option in it." he said "I
don’t know what her best
events are I think ultimately
she could be a pretty good
heptathlete."
Kohlmeier feels that being
part of a winning program, and
having a coach like Stream,
have led to her success.
"It's nice to be part of a nice
program." she said. "It has a
lot to do with my improve
ment. I'd say Mark has helped
a lot. He relates well with the
athletes and cares about you as
a person and athlete. That
helps a lot.”
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kohlmeier captured her lone high school state championship her senior year in the 100-meter
hurdles, and currently has Oregon's best this season 114.21) in the same event.
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