SPORTS
Women’s big three to chase victory
By Dave Charbonneau
Emerald Sports Reporter
Women's cross country
coach Tom Hcinonon won't
mind one bit If his top runners
fall behind at this weekend’s
Jeff Drunth Memorial in Alton
Baker Park.
Hcinonon, whose team is cur
rently ranked fourth nationally,
said his team needs to get use
to playing catch-up, and will
get their chance this weekend.
"This moot will give our top
runners a chance to chase peo
ple," he said, referring to ex
Oregon standout Liz Wilson
and 19H8 NCAA 10.000-inetor
champion Sylvia Mosqueda,
who will fie competing as indi
vidual entries at the meet.
Oregon’s "big three," - Lucy
Nusrala, Lisa Karnopp and Ni
cole Woodward - dominated
ihe firs! two moots of the sou
son First, thoy swept the top
three places at the Emerald City
Invitational, and thon took
throe of the top four places de
spite a talented field at the
Stanford Invitational two weeks
Uf-O
"In past races, we’ve flouted
to the front after the first mile
and gone basically unchalleng
ed for the rest of the race,”
Heinonon said "This weekend,
our runners will got chal
lenged."
Besides the two post-colle
giate runners, the Ducks should
have no problem holding off
the rest of the field that in
cludes Washington and Dart
mouth.
"This is a low key meet to
gel es ready for the l’a< 10
meet," said Woodward, who
finished second .it the Emerald
City Invitational and fourth at
Stanford
In addition, this meet was
important as tar us looking
ahead to the Par 10 meet to he
held Nov 2 at Stanford.
Hoinonen said
"This moot will go a long
way toward tolling who goes to
the Par-10 meet." he said
The top lour spaces seem to
bo set u r e d h y N us r a 1 a .
Karnopp. Woodward and ju
nior 'Carol Holmen Freshman
Jenna Carlson, who was the
fifth Duck finisher in both
moots this season, should fill
one ol the remaining three
spots
"Jenna has run consistently
well this year," said Heinonen
Carlson said she feels a little
pressure about this weekend's
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MEET INFO,
Both tho Oregon men's
and women's cross country
teams will compote in the
Jeff Drenth Memorial Satur
day at Alton Baker Bark
The meet, sponsored t>v
the Oregon Track Club will
start at 10 am with a Kids'
Kilometer race, which will
he followed by an open ll
kilometer run at 10:30
The 5-kilometer women's
invitational will begin at
11:15.
Among the runners com
peting in litis race are ex-Or
egon star Liz Wilson and
Sylvia Mosqueda.
They will be joined tty
teams from Dartmouth,
Washington, Bortlund, Port
land State, Western Oregon
State and Central Oregon
Community College.
Noon marks the start of
tiie men's tt-kilomoter race
Four ranked teams will
also he showcased in tho
men's meet, including the
3rd-ranked Ducks. Iftlli
ranked Washington, l(>th
ranked Portland, and 17th
ranked Dartmouth.
The meet originated back
in H(H() when it was culled
the Oregon Truck Club-Lm
erald Valley Invitational. In
I'.UUi, the name was changed
to tilt, Jeff Drenlh Memorial
to honor distance runner Jeff
Drouth wdio died that year.
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Runners trying to maintain rank
By Dave Charbonneau
Emerald S|>orts Reporter
Thu third-ranked Oregon
men's t russ country team will
attempt to turn away another
handful of ranked teams this
weekend at the H,000-meter Joff
Drenth Memorial at Kugene's
Alton Baker Park
Three weeks ago, the Ducks
cruised past then No :) Texas,
No. 15 VVebor State and No 17
Washington to take the team ti
tle at the Mountain West Dies
sic in Missoula. Mont.
This Saturday, the men will
face Washington 115), Portland
(10). and Dartmouth (17)
among others as they prepare
for the Pacific-10 Conference
meet in two weeks
"This meet should be a good
challenge lor us and a good in
dication of where we are right
now," Coach Bill Dellinger
said. "The first seven (finish
ers) m the meet will probably
be the ones that go to the Puc
10 meet for us."
it looks as if the top three
spots are secured hy seniors Pat
Mu I lor (who finished third in
Montana) and Colin Dalton
(sixth), and sophomore Andy
Maris (ninth)
I'hu others competing tor tire
remainder of the spots include
juniors lye Van Schoiack,
Shannon Lernora, Alan Roster,
Rick Mustier and Tim (ulinn.
and soptiomore Colev Can
dnole
Oregon is currently ranked
third nationally behind Arkun
sas and Iowa St.ite and should
lie tin' favorites at the Par: 10
meet Tenth-ranked Arizona
and Washington were the only
other Pac-10 teams to garner
votes in tliis week's top-20 poll
In lire meet last your, Oregon
won the team title over Wash
irigton Dalton led the way for
the Ducks with a second-place
finish, and Haller was sixth
Maris, Mustier and l.amoru all
finished in tlie top 20
Also parlir ipatlng in the
meet will be Oregon Interna
tional's Karl Van Calc ar and
Mike Bilyou and Club North
west's Adam l.eahy.
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