IN TOUCH
with Club Sports
RANGER
Continued fri/m I’age 11)
brigade rmt*t in each of the
past ten years, an honor re
stricted to only the top two
teams in the state.
This year’s vjuad may he
the Ix-st in Oregon’s history.
At the Portland State In
vitational held in December
at Camp Bonneville, the
team took first place out of
seven schools, winning three
of the five events contested.
"We were consistent in
every event," explained team
member and assistant com
mander Shane Wilde. "We
were reallv dominant in the
10 kilometer run. We fin
ished in 5(i minutes, and the
nest team was 14 minutes
behind."
Bv winning the invita
tional, Oregon once again
qualified lor the brigade
muet, which will lv held
i eh. 14, 1 S. and 1 tilh at I t.
lewis. Wa. I he brigade
meet will uu luJe teams from
as far away as Guam and
l tali. If the team is able to
make the top three at the
brigade meet, they will qual
ify for the regional meet,
something that has only
been accomplished once in
the sc hind's history .
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A ranger challenge loam combines strength with speed and cooperation tor a successful brigade
meet in February
"I think we lutve .t ureal
chance to make the riniin\.il
meet," said team commander
Huh Davidson. "Were the
fastest team in s*. hool histo
rv. Hut we need to improv e
in some areas, like the ro|X“
hrkljje event and in our
ph\ sieal testing. We used to
dominate the rojx- bridge,
lui! other svhoi>ls leave tin
proved their techniques and
caught up to us.
Aside from the fact that
llu* s|>>ri keeps them in great
physical shape, Wilde and
Davidson also commentevl
on tlie other benefits of
ranger «. hallenge.
11 I he sport lias helped me
gam experience in leader
ship,’ said Da\ idson. " Die
meets are a real gut check
and they allow me to see
how I perform in stressful
situations."
"Ranger challenge has
helped me physically ."said
Wilde,“but I think it lias
also helped tiu- to become
disc iplined. It shows others
that you’re motivated to do
something that’s difficult."
1 lie ungodly practice time
ot 0:15 a.m. was established
"because that was the only
time when- there were no
cimflict.s Ivtween sched
u les,"explained 1 Xn id son.
Major I (Mil Iktrjjevs, the
ranker cliallenjte coach and a
professor of military science,
secs the early practice time
a.s a necessity.
"The most important
tiling lor these students isn't
ranger challenge, it’s their
ability to maintain a high
GPA. By having our prac
tice early, we can guarantee
that there won’t be any class
conflicts and that the stu
dents will have time to do
their homework, ” said Bur
gess.
Hanger challenge is, sur
prisingly to some, a coed
s|v>rt.
Oregon's lone ferrule, I-ri
ka Ungem, is currently bat
tling for a spot on the “A”
team.
“Krika's probably our
best athlete in tire physical
fitness testing,” said David
son. “She always scores a
perfect 300 when she’s test
is). All she needs to do is im
prove in the I Ok run and
she’ll Ik in our top nine.”
Although the majority of
the participants are involved
in the KOTU program, the
club is open to all university
students. The one require
ment of the squad is that all
members must be enrolled in
Military Science llW, the
ranger challenge fitness
class.
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