SPORTS LSU on track for another NCAA championship By Jake Berg Emerald Sports Reporter \\ hat i iinIti have been a great da\ fin I ainara limes at the \t A A l r.ii k \ 1 lelit ( ham pinnships was wrei k. il by a i ai i rash limes, a freshman sprinter fill ( begun was involved in an an tnmobile at* iilent Wednesday morning, pist hours in-tore she would make hoi \( AA t liam pinnships debut in the 4(1(1 me lei dash No one was seiioush injured in the wrei k "It was pretty traumata [ones said ot the ai indent. not the rai e "It just kind ot jolteil me She finished last in a time ot a a la m hei preliminary heal hut said tile wrei k probably hurl her more menially in the rni e than the sore b.n k she re i eived from it limes' hriithei w as killed in a i ai at i ident re i entlv "I pist ran a bad rate and that’s all. she said "Now I get to wall h the superstars Oregon (loach Tom lleinonen found loners' finish under stundnble bet ause ot the at i i dent '' Ismot ioiutllv stii' vvus prolta b 1 r u n n i n g o n e m p t y . I leinonen said dnu don't have a whole lot lett alter .1 1 .11 a< 1 ident Arizona Stale's Maine! Mn lone, the defending national 1 hampion in the 4(H). ran the fastest time in all ol the 401) meter heats I he Sun Devil sprinter ran against tile wind and rain to a 5 1 4.; finish In the heptathlon 1 ompeti lion, Oregon sophomore Kells It la i r was loth sv it h . 1. 1 > ■■ points alter the opening tour events U ednesdas I he heptathlon 1,0m ludes todas with the long jump. javelin and BOO meter run "I tell I had ,01 ( >K das eon s u ■c 5 Photo h* Mark \ l?n I s I \ Sharon /.iA/iWsAi >' ; in the high )iimp put Ihi' shut tti H)11 and finished the 200 meters in 2ft H ! Tor Kells getting the na tional < harnpionship experi eni.e as a sophomore is impor taut. I lei minen said You I u s t g i't better in the heptathlon Louisiana State's Sharon luklotsk} is III first pi,11 e ill the heptathlon uitli i tMi points ,md teammate jovenniu Ml Duf fie sits m sei unit plai e Idle 1 igers' 4x 100-meter re 1 lav team also has the lavoieii LSI team looking good allot iho lust dav Despite loss Ilian idoal conditions for sprinting tho relay to.llli ran lo a limn of t I -in in a prolimmarv hoal the host limo in tho world this voar and a I lav w ard I told mi ord It did (surprise us). I-SI U ion am hot I sther )onos said id getting iho ioi ord in tho ram We wore a little skepli i al because it rained when wo first got out there i.Slf is trying to set lire its tilth \l A \ title in a row and Is ott to a good start on it LSI ( aim h I’a! I lonrv said "We've had a good day 1 fours salt) We ve done what SSI' thought HI' I lltllll ill! toil.IV l lii' i ondilums lii'it' .in- tough on tin- multi esflit ntlilftfs High )iiiu|irr Luiri'l Kotifrts the only olhi'r (Irttgon i umpeti toi 1111.111ft• -i 1 fur U filiifsil.iv '■> events l.iilfil to i If.it tin1 open ing height of i •)'« Kohtirts s.ml the wet conditions were Mimewhiit dislr.icting hut ‘.hi ss.is thrllleil to he it the \( \,\s id the first [il.ii e You look lorvv.iril to h.iving .i mi e ihn hut l iu re.illy es i itfii I ill.nle it ill Huberts Nil III Roberts ss.is however, dis.ip pointed thill the opening height ot i ‘l ss.in set higher tli.ui she ss .is re.ids tor llllflllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll " I'li,- whole mental thing at > u is kind "l a sIhk k vail has c In tie iimrc melltalh pre pan'll Roberts said Ms ap prnai h .uni everything !*• 11 real Is good. but I don't think it ratlli' together real good l ight i innprtitnrs ipialilird for thr high pimp finals b\ i tearing i ‘l1 , hut right limn' on hiding Roberts didn’t l t I A senior lani'i'iii' Vu k rh a t ss 11 11 ini' didi' ml i n g \( \ \ liampinil in tin Hill hurdles, finished ssilh thr last rst tmil' iit thr inn luirdli’ limit> in >7 (11 fhi' iimi h ss anli'd nii to i mu I'lilrah- on the xi'i tilion ol tin' tain \ n kins said It turni'il out ss i'll for tin' \iuitliri defending titli'hohl a Sou la (> Sullivan ot \ 11 laimsa i nosed to an rasv ssm in her l lltin meter pteiimiiiars ( ) Spills an finished the t.tlllll in a 'I ti 'it' lime I m in it os erls i out tdeiil <1 Sullisau said ol her i ham es al a repeat "I'm just going to ss all ,tinl .. ss hat happens Georgia freshman Ingrid Mel/ I hi ess the ilisens I tai 1 and (in ii ge Mason’s I iiane (iuthne long pimped .11 t1 i to lead all athletes III till ise tss o rs ruts (Jrcgon Ians mas ui't then best look .it tup ()rfgun athletes this alter noun whfil )avelrn throwers Paula Hi-ri\ .mtl him IIviitt t.iki- ' enter si.mi1 ilutmg tlif |,iv•• 11n ifualitviiiK throws .it i It) p m Iterrs s 11„! 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