Wednesday, April 17, 1991
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Stembers i't the L'luh SI'ort•< women'* w.itcr /’*»/»> te.im practice lor tho '['ring'* competi
tions in C .ili/orni.i.
Crew, polo hold competitions as goal
I racticc pays off as tkc tuo
teams aympctc in California
Evemnp i't iu>isv splashing m Leighton
Pix.l and mornings ot smooth, souixi
less rowing m IVxter Reservoir have ti
nails paid ott tor the Club Sports water polo
and »re\v teams.
Iliev’re going to C ulitornia
Tins spring, Ixith women’s teams are lieadtng
tor Mxithern waters to eomjxie with other uni
versify teams, lor the womens water polo
team, which com[x.*tes at the I nivcrsit\ ot t ah
tornia at I Vrkelev April N to 21, C alitornia is
the golden land
“California teams tend to be really
awesome, Kathleen 1 homp'on, the
team’s co-soordinator, says “We don’t
want to he over our head'. We're just out
there to have tun."
The l niversitv women haw entered the
tournament as tx’vicelevel diyision "l player'
lltev will head to (. alifornta attain m Mav tor a
tournament at Whittier ( ollege.
A regatta at s:k ramrnto State Mav I s
to l‘t is the destination ot the crevc lean)
(. oordmator Rixhellr Suzuki 'ays the
team's performance "looks very promts
mg" this season I he team has rowed in
three regattas since March, including the
t orcallis Invitational alls! the Covered
Bridge Regatta, sponsored hv the Oregon
Association of Rowers. I he women's car
sitv four-person boat placed first at the
Huskie Invitational at the l niversitv of
Washmgn in m March,
"\\ e ate t eally starting to build
■ WA lilt, Pa W
a name
Club Sports allow
alternative teams
and
Club Sports offers l Diversity students, t.is tilts
'(.lit .m athletu alternative
i he program .illosss meml'ers to lompcte m . ■!
inters olU-ei.ite sport', and relies entirely on student partly ipa
non and support.
Lee Sullivan, Club Sports ottue manager, says about SsV
to SV students are involves! in this year’s program. Students,
are responsible tor organising eat h club and sclenting a sol
unteer , oat h ft>r the team.
I'lub Sports teams compete svith other collegiate pro
grams In some sports, ( lub S
other college’s sarsits sports programs.
( lub Sports offers l "mversitv student
'ports teams compete against
• it ults and
■a.itt
sports that arc not ottered h\
tin- athlctii department, sir h
.iv swimming ami baseball
I In- onl\ sport Club Sport*
duplicates iv women’s vol
levball
1 In' program is main
iami'll partially through hh i
dental tecs, with a total
budget of about >('0,000. Sul
livan says a suhstantial
amount of the program’s
You really have
to want to he
involved. It’s a big
commitment for stu
dent coordinators. •
Lee Sullivan
money mmo from fundraising by the inilivulu.il sport
Club Spore- p.u tu ip.me may qualify foi national > ompc
ntioiis, hut to pas for the vumpetitions, athletes wash i ars,
hake i ookies atul - lean up after other sporting events
"You realls have to yyant to he insolved,' Sullivan says
"It's a hip commitment for student loordinators "
( luh Sports i- open to anyone. Students u ho yy.mt to add
ness sports to the program tan also bring their ideas to the
Club Sports other m the basement of the LMl , Room S
I he i 'tiu t is open Monday through hrulav, S: sO a.m to S
p.m l eam pr.utue si hedules are also posted outside the of
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