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Abou! the only person who isn't predict ing a title for the Ducks is Del linger himself, who is not about to let his team become cnmplu t ent rat 1 taller "Sun;, wo have most of our loam returning," Dollingnr said, "but Washington has added some and Washington Stale is always tough It's Uxi early to say how the season will pro University Service Center • Major and Minor Repairs Foreign and Domestic • Specializing in Volvo and V.W. • All Technicians ASE Certified (close lo campus) 1905 Agate St. open 8 6 Mon through Fri 344-3577 HARVEY NDERSONS SPORTING GOODS SALEM • ALBANY • CORVALLIS • EUGENE !> Downhill and Cross Country Skiing Hossignoi Salomon Marker Atomic Nordica bun Ice Northface Roffe Burton Lange Shoes and clothing bv: Nike Reebok Asics Tiger Adidas Danner Plus . . . backpacking equipment, hunting sup-^1* plies, fishing equipment, sunglasses by Vuarnet, Bolle, Serengetti, and a complete rental depart ment for skiers and climbers. Come check out the bargains in our new Annex! 343-7830 HARVEY FOX’S NDERSON'S SPORTIMG GOODS 1 EUGENE • 199 W. 8th St. 484-7344 gress What we have to do is work hart) in practice. Then we should bo fairly successful in the late season meets." Besides the l’ac-10 competi tion, Dellinger is worried about the health of his number one runner of a year ago, Pat Haller. Haller, who became an All American last year with his i6th place in the NCAA meet, developed a stress fracture over the summer and is not expected to run in the oarly season meets. In Haller's absence, Dellinger will be looking for veterans Colin Dalton (second place in the lotto Pac-10 meet), Tye Van Schoiack, Andy Maris (ninth place in the 1090 District VIII Meet), and Kick Mestler to pick up the slack. In addition to his returning NCAA meet runners, Dellinger will be counting on Coley Can daele (noth in the 1000 Pac-10 meet), Mike Shannon and Alan Poster for the depth necessary to make a run at the NCAA championship. Freshman Tracy Hollister, the 1991 Oregon high school cross country champion, is the team's top recruit, but he will have difficulty cracking the top seven of such a veteran squad. Another runner who has a i banco to make the top seven is John Damoff, a transfer from Washington. After sitting out a year because of the transfer, Damoff said hi; is eager for the season to begin W omen's C o a c h T o m Heinonen is also anticipating another successful season us he welcomes back five members ol the Due ks' 1990 fifth-place NCAA team. In addition to the returnees, the Ducks have add ed the strength of Melody I'air ( hild, arguably the top prep fe rn ale runner in history Although she has never run a collegiate race, Fairchild should be one of the team’s top runners. At age 18, she brings with her from Boulder, Colo , two national cross country ti tles and u third place finish in the World Junior Champion ships. On the track, Fairchild was the national two-mile champi on, clocking the first sub- 10 minute high school time in his torv Fairchild chose Oregon over several other scholarship offers due to Oregon's tradition ally strong distance program and Fugene's city atmosphere, which she believes is similar to Boulder. Heinonen emphasized that tiie Ducks have other talented runners besides Fairchild, how ever. "We have a strong group of returning athletes this season, including Lucy Nusrala, Nicole Woodward, Lisa Kamopp, Car ol Holmen and Erika Klein," Heinonen said. Although unlikely tiiat tin; Ducks will be able to match Liz Wilson and Stephanie Wes sell's one-two finish of a yeur ago in the Pac-10 meet (both graduated last year), Heinonen said he believes this year's team may be just as good Both the men's and women's teams will open their season at the Emerald City Invitational in Seattle on Saturday. The only home meet will be the Drenth Memorial Meet to be held Oct. 19