Grad student to make a run at Olympics
jBob Stoltz will run the mar
athon at the U.S. Olympic Tri
als Saturday
By Erick Studenicka
tmorad Contributor
University graduate student Bob Stolt/s
life long dream of making the United Slates
Olympic, team could soon become reality if
he can finish in the top three at the t S
Olympic Trials marathon Saturday m Co
lumbus, Ohio
The task will not he easy, however, as
Stolt/ will he competing among 115 ot the
nation's top marathoners for an Olympic
berth Experts predic t that the top three
times tor tile 2t> 2 mile rate will tie under
2 1 2 to, Stolt/ s ties! time to date is .' lit 5ti
Right now 1 I eel I can run a 2 15 mar
athon. so realistically. I'm not expected to
tie among the top three Stolt/ said But if
(lie weather Is had and slows the '.pat e. I
might have a c bancoc>f being with the lead
ers at the finish '
In order to qualify for the Olympic i rials,
a runner must have posted a sub--’ -0 mat
athon time in the previous year.Tieeti -i na
tional road r.ic e champion, or lieeri a pre
vious Olympian Stolt/ s cptalilving time
c ante last December in the California Inter
national Marathon in Sac ramenlo. ( alif
Although Stoll/ would like to make the
team this year, he doesn't sec- this race as a
"do-or-die" situation for his Olympic ca
reer
"At age 27, I'm one of the youngest com
petitors. so I'm looking at tins race as on op
portunily lo gain some experienc e." Stolt/
saici "Most marathoners peak in their early
thirties, so I'll have a better chance- cef mak
mg the team in 1'4‘M>
"Bui a top-20 finish is a realistic goal. I'd
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University graduate student Bob Stolti is
preparing to run the marathon at the Olym
pic Trials Saturday in Columbus. Ohio
be pretty satisfied with .my place within the
top 20 "
Stoit/ begun running in high m hrxil and
continued on to I’urdue, whom hi' was .1
i russ country Ail Aini'rinin Alter his gtud
Uiition 111 l'tltH. he jl.irked up Ills r.U illli!
drove to Idigene. the distance runners
"mis ca
I didn't have a jot), I didn't have any
contiir ts. 1 just moved out here, Slolt/ said
"I liked Kugene's atmosphere and the lai t
that distance runners are respected here
i’ltiple are as enthusiastic here lor distant e
running as they >»r*■ lor basketball in indi
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Stoll/ soon hooked up with . o.ii 11 Mike
Manley .mil .in elite group of Ir.uning purl
ners tti.iI included p.ist collegiate stars such
.IS I),ill Nelson .mil (.reg Whltelv Sill I ess In
ro.nl r.u es Its) to support for Stoll/ from
NikeOregon Inleru.itron.il lr.uk (Huh .mil
1’owerh.ir
Stoll/ remains husv these il.tvs attending
classes in tfie V1 II A program .mil working
■IS the youth (lire, tor .it .i local church Hun
mug rem.ims ,i fugfi priority though, .is
Stoll/ still finds time to run lietween uu ,md
1 (Ml miles .1 IV eek
Several other prominent runners with Or
egnn ties will also he lompetmg in l oluitl
fills tills Weekend
I .inner !),.,k sleepier (laser k. n Martin,
the only A merit all to run a sill' 10 mar
ithon since Pint. will he one ol the favor
lies if fie is healthy Brad Hudson, the lor
trier Oregon cross country star lias also
tjualifled hut m|iiries have hampered Ills
training and it is ipieslumatile it he will
nil e
Then, of . ourse, flier** is the living legend
Alberto Salazar In tout. Sala/.ur ran a
world record .1 Ott 1 I while still a 1 niyersily
student He went on to make the Olvmpii
team In 1WH4 lull suite then has been
plagued with injuries and blood i hemislry
problems
The tun 4 Olympu marathon, w hen he tin
ished 1 Sth. was Sala/ar s Iasi marathon
However. Sala/ar now feels healthy and
thinks he can run the 2 12 net essary to
make the team
Contrary to Stoll/, though, Sala/ar does
fuel the OlyinpU Trials are a "door rile sil
nation He recently said he will retire from
the sport if he does not make the Olympic
team
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