_Sports_
Skipper sets javelin school record
One of three
to qualify for
NCAA finals
B\ Ashley ( onklin
f merald Sports Reporter
Sophomore Ail Skipper's
si hool-ret orcl perform,im e in
the javelin .it thr (Jregon Pre
i * * v\ Man li 1 7 highlighted
many outstanding perform
am es in a pail ol Irai k meets
for the Oregon men ovn spring
break
Not onh did Skipper break
Ins iiun st liool rei ord in the
hrst home meet i| the season .it
1 lav ward I ield, he w as also one
of three Due ks who addeel their
names to the list of e]iialiliers
foi the \'( AA (:hainpionshtps
Skipper, hammer thrower
Scott Mi (lee and distance run
net Brad Hudson joined ills
lam e runners Peter 1 'onset a
and Terrance Mahon as trai k
sters having earned a trip to the
national meet in Durham. N t
Ma\ iD-June 2
Unlike last season when
Skipper struggled to ijnalit\ in
the javelin, be wasted no time
tins season with a toss ol 2 48 I
easih breaking his record ol
228-2.
Mi (lee. who also ipialitied
lor the \t AA meet in last
year s Oregon Preview, tossed
the hammer 121) 7 - A to better the
national standard ol 204 2
I lowever, his best effort i ame
at the Sai ramento State Invita
tional last Saturdav where lie
set a personal record tor a
hear e of 22!)-(>. the fourth best
m.ii k iusi bool histors
Hudson, who was hampered
by viruses last season, (|ualitied
lor the 10.0(1(1 melees m a time
ol 28 48 i I at the (begun Pie
view . a PR 1 Unison is the third
I Jut k to ipialilv III the 10.000
joining I 'onset a and Mahon
Teammate Pat I lallei w ho
finished a 10,000 tor the lust
time ever. I lot keii 20 08 00 to
lust miss the qualifying stun
(iurd of 20 08
I lead coat h Bill 1 lellinger
was pleased with the perfor
main e of his team but wasn't
surprised to have three more
athletes qualifs tor \'( AAs so
early in the season.
"It doesn't surprise me that
our javelin thrower and ham
tiler thrower qualified." he
said "In the 10.000 meters I
can't say I'm totally surprised
(at Hudson qualifying), based
on what he did during truss
country."
Pole vaulters Brian Cullen
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