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WALK-ON Continued from Page 19 lot of h.iril work "It wasn't easy." ht* adds doth of them got off to a shaky start, hut they both had determination And they also had to !>e given a < hani e Neither Keitzug nor Hall were given mur.h attention from l’a< It) si hools doth .ire small by Pat. 10 standards Keitzug is 5-10 and 170 pounds, and Hall is ti-2 and 2r>M pounds and lack blazing speed, but both have intangible qualities that recruiters often can't see "Everybody looks for the big ger or faster players ” Hrooks said "Sometimes I don't know what (coaches) are looking for. including myself 1 mean, we make mistakes. Hopefully we don't make a lot of them, but we make them " Keitzug, a senior. was courted by Oregon he even visited Kugene but when the time came to sign there was no scholarship offered There were a few smaller schools in Wash ington and Oregon that recruit ed him. hut he liked the coach mg staff and atmosphere at Or egon enough that he de< ideil to give it a i hance "It was kind of tough being a walk-on." he said, "because si holarship players already have money invested in them so (iiaches have to give them preferences Hall agrees "When you're a walk on they do give you a chance but the coaches don’t really ex per t you to do it At first I was intimidated Keitzug a 22 year old Tacoma. Washington, native recalls "I wanted to show people I could do it that I believed in myself and do the things I knew I i on I d do to plav tor tills team 1 alway s knew that in the bai k of my mind After redshirting during the lutiti season. Keitzug ques tinned his desire to play for the Dm ks and left the team Hut he returned for the HtHH season and probably would have made morf* of an impact had he not suffered a broken thumb It was last season when his talents blossomed Keitzug placed in all 12 games and started three of them He made 14 receptions for 511 cards and three touch downs, including seven catch es for liltj cards against Brig ham Young and six for 12 1 cards against Tulsa in the Inde pendence Bowl Although last year was un doubtedly Keitzug's best for Or egon. Brooks saw flashes of what was to come during the Washington State game in 1<)HB. "Two years ago - when 1 didn't have a scholarship avail able for him at the time - he made an incredible catch at the Washington State game," he said "And there have been a bunch since then.'' "I kind of got lucky," Reit/.ug said “Coach Brooks has helped me out a lot. and I have a lot of respect for the coaching staff and Coach Brooks "He is an amazing man. I don't know if I would 1m- in the same position if I were in a dif ferent program hike Reit/.ug. Hall was given offers from smaller schools when he graduated from South Kugene High School in 1BBB, but de< ideil he wanted to take on <i tougher challenge. Since Kugene is his hometown, the decision to try out for the I )ui is h as an ease one "It was play here or I didn't want to play at all," he said "1 had always wanted to plav lor the Dm ks, and it was so much more finani ialh convenient living here Hall's decision paid off for t he I hit ks last y ear During the second quarter against Iowa Hall was called out to replat e Boatright A few weeks later. Hall received his lust starting assignment against Arizona State w hen the coat ties del ideil to trv a different tor nulla It worked and he ended up starting more games at een ter than anyone else, int hiding SKIS • ROSSIGNOL • ELAN • DYNASTAR • ATOMIC • K2 • PRE SKIS • OLIN • KARHU • FISCHER Your comphte ski headpuarters tor over 30 years P • PROFESSIONAL SKI REPAIR & ' SERVICES DOWNHILL A CROSS COUNTRY • SKI RENTALS • FEATURING SALOMON BOOTS A BINDINGS CLOTHING • ROFFE • NORTHFACE • SPYDER • DESCENTE • NEVICA • HEAD • PATAGONIA • COLUMBIA BOOTS » • SALOMON • NOROICA • LANGE • ASOLO • ALPINE VTSA OMEN DAILY lO-S FRI A SAT 10-0 683-1300 367 W 13TH CORNER OF 13TH & LAWRENCE OPEN SEPTEMBER THRU MAY a start in tin- Independence Bowl. "It felt like three years of hard work paid off." he said "It fell exi iting After not play ing for so long (I didn't play for three years), I didn't know what real playing time meant in a big time situation The feeling of playing in a game like that against Iowa in front of 80.000 people was really a great thing to be part of "Just the feeling, the playing part of it is enough motivation and excitement to make three years of hard work worth it." During his two years on the sidelines, Hall said consistency and believing in himself helped keep his motivation high "1 just kept telling myself that I can play regardless of my size." he said. "I just had to believe in myself and the op ponumiy wuuia come. Hall was realistic about his situation though, and he didn't expect to be a factor right away But he did have a goal to be a solid player. "1 think that is what kept me around," he said. "Telling my self that I was going to go through a lot of hard work I had more things going against me than 1 did for me 1 had to realize that Hall said that assistant head coach Neal /.oumboukos helped him in many ways "lie helped me keep mv goals in line He was always forward and up front with me." Hall recalls "lie told me once I see a light at the end of the tunnel, keep moving to ward it ' 1 kept Irving and it ti nolle paid oil Hall said he would like the opportunity to start again hut not under the same circum stnnc es as List year \\ ith the offensive line a soft point in Or egon s offensive attack, that op portunity might i orne around Mi ( Li 11 n in said that his sue i ess after w .liking on at C fregoii was driven by two main factors the desire to join his brother, who plavs for Washington, in the Cat 1(1 and his faith in i .ou vii i .mum rt'usnii icu m 1'IHH w ill'll ( trt'gmi had Kirk Dennis handle the kicking re spoils i h i I it ies came h.n k in I'M'l .1 mi bei .one the lust ()re gun placet ever to score met lilt) points m the season lie holds the ret mils tor the must field goals . i i and attempts (,t2|. and was perfect on all at tempts inside i'l van Is last sea son I lie 2 1-yeai old Irom Seattle was an important hit tor for the Ducks when the offense spot tereil neat tile goal line In l.u t he scored nine points in Ore gnu's i time Irom behind victim m the Independence Howl in i hiding the w inning held goal "Mv brother reallv got me stm k here because he kii ks for Washington and 1 wanted to follow in his footsteps.” he saitl "And then the Lord reallv kept me in here I relied on his strength in some of the times that weren't so good." Medalluin said perseverance was the main factor while he tried to make his mark He just tried to keep learning. "There were times when 1 just wasn't sure where I was going," lie said "When 1 walked on there were five kick ers. but I was real optimistic the whole time. I just kept watching the doors open." "I'm reallv proud of the job they've done." H rooks said "Thev are an example for ev ervone who wants to w ork hard tor something that is beyond their reach