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I'rtlrn dnSilv.i, nho took thr I’m-III i.hmiifiiniishift in thr
i.ithlon, is thr hnoritr to t.ikr thr n.ition.il litlr in thr \t
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Men could challenge for title
Strengths in distances
By Ashley Conklin
t rnFfHIJ S{X>'!.< fll’plI'V
I font lir 1(H) surprised it (he
gun men’s t rai k i ivac li Hill Del
linger hrnn'i home Ins second
national championship team
this weekend
\tlei finishing tonrth at Iasi
s ear ’s \( A A ( hampiouships
the I )m ks are pruned to make a
run tot the team title at this
year's \< A A meet. whil I) ku ks
off U e d n e s d as a n d r u n s
through Saturday at the Duke
Imversils i ampus in Durham
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Although Dellinger won’t
r ome out and sas it t begun
t ould he reads to dethrone de
fending i hatnp Louisiana State
and trs and outdistam e the rest
ol the team favorites \s lot h in
eludes sprint strong Morula
and Texas A,s\1
All 1 moss about the NCAA
meet is what I read Dellingei
said I lies say that ! lot uia
Louisiana State tind I eve. \.s\l
and ourselves are the leading
contendei s in the \( A A I just
want out guss to go out and
compete like they're cap.due
ot
If the Dm ks do indeed ( oiu
pete as they .lie i apahle the I'a
c 11 it tn Conference champs
should he in the thu k of the
battle (hegon ha- 1 1 i|ualitii-rs
(or this \imi s meet .uul three iit
them hammer thrower Scott
\t ( l . ec del at ll I el e IV it ro
daSilva and Damn hope/ in
the i (tOt)-meter steeplet base
ate -.triing favorites to win miii
\ llluill titles
the i tm k ■. will also lie i iding
a surge nl momentum into the
\t AA meet which could In-Ip
them
l ilegon easily lolled ovei the
the competition a! I lie I’m 1 It
meet almost two weeks igo
and sis of the Dm ks 14 ijlialifi
. is have met \< \A standards
in the last two w eck s
Dellinger said that winning
the I’.n in title could really
help Oregon at the \< \ A meet
I think the I’ac 10 meet
shows a truer test of a track
team than the \( \ A meet
where you can win with tom or
live outstanding athletes he
said I think the I’ac 111 ( on
lerctu e is the toughest link
i onierent e m the nation
\i cording to I i.ii k a / irh!
\m s il appear s the Southeast
ecu ! i ideieni e is the toughest
conference in the nation with
1st and Honda going I in
its pie meet torn! r lid ft lol ■
lowed h\ lesas UM Oregon,
I lt I A Arkansas and Hay lot
Hut most ot I .SI I lot ida and
lesas A AM points will come
In the sprints while the Dm ks
will i on ill it with d istii me
strength in lilt’ l.fiUll. steeple
i base .mil III l)(H) meters S< in
mg is civil lur llic tup eight
places oil a II) H li i I I .' I iiil
sis. .mil with llii' Tigers, li.ilms
.uni Aggies taking |i(iinls .lu.ii
Irom one <inothtti m tin- sprints.
I begun might in’ able In emerge
.IS till’ lop tl'.llll
\Itliiinch daSilva ,iih1 Mi (lee
.in hi it .iin- lire w lrun’is llii'\
st,iml ,i gomi ( ll.UK (’ ill t’ilsilv
winning limit e\cuts
I laSii v.i w,is iin- I'.K in .11ni
N< A \ i unnet up last season,
.mil has hei’it llic \( \.\ favor
lie si 111 C llic begUllllHg I 'I I li"
sciisuii DaSilva non tin' I'.k 111
litlc this vc,ii ami c.irlii’t si (ircil
.in \i \.\ loading Hill points
,il llic I hegon liivil.itioii.i!
I lie onh i imi cin llic 1 iin ks
have is whether daSilva i an
iivck (.me a twisted knee silt
feted while competing in the
open pule vault competition at
file I '.ii 1 It meet
' W ith I’eiht. we i in I afford
to have him mil liei anse there s
ill points right there I lellin
eel said
Hut Ifie decathlon ( uiupeli
Hull W ill nut gel Ulldel w ,(\ 111!
Ill 1 i ula\ and daSilva should
he readv I'1 go vvitll alniusl two
weeks u! rest
like daSilva Ml.t.ee ha s
been the favorite sum e the he
ginning ot the season m the
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