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Oregon
may duck
Sun Devils
□ Ducks seem to be
favorites after ASU's
Malone drops out
By Jake Berg
Emerald Sports Editor
A week ago. someone knowl
edgeable about Pucific-10 Con
ference track and field would
have mimed Arizona State as
the favorite to win the women's
championship this weekend at
Hayward Field.
Ask that same person today,
and the answer would 'ikely be
different: Oregon.
The solution to that change
in favorites can tic found in two
words: Maicel Malone.
The Arizona Stale sprinter, a
five-time NCAA champion and
10-time l’uc-10 titlist. was
forced to drop out of the con
ference meet because of a back
injury Malone would have
been the difference between the
possibility of winning or con
ceding the conference title, said
Tom Jones, the Sun Devil head
coach.
' You can't replace Mulone,”
Jones said. "You've got to be
kidding."
In all seriousness, though.
Jones suid that with the loss of
Malone and Tricla Melfy. who
wus the leading contender in
the heptathlon until she with
drew because of an injury, his
team is short at least 30 points
that he had counted on previ
ously.
Jones said Oregon should
definitely be the favorite now,
but he felt that a meet with the
high-profile image of the l'uc-10
Championships would bring
out the best in all competitors
"Cream rises to the top In
this kind of meet," he said.
“Oregon will probably win.”
The women's meet begins
Friday at 3 15 p m . and the
second half starts up at 2:10
Saturday.
Oregon seems to have a num
ber of things going Tor it this
weekend. Not only will the de
fending conference champs be
hosting their first conference
meet ever, they also have what
looks to be the most solid team
from top to bottom.
"Oregon would be the clear
cut favorites," said Washington
coach Orin Kichburg. "There
aren't any easy points against
Oregon."
Duck couch Tom Heinonen
said he entered the maximum
amount of 24 athletes, the only
school with that many competi
tors.
in the sprints, Camara Jones
has the top time In the 400-mo
ter race, and LaKeina Woods
should contend in tho 100 and
200 and Lisa Bedwoll in the
400. All throe are also part of
the two relay teams, which are
near the best In the conference.
Oregon's strengths, though,
have traditionally rested in the
distance events, and this week
end should be no different.
Seniors Nicole Woodward
and Lucy Nusrala will both
double in tho 3,000 und the
5,000. and both own the top
two times in each event. Only
five runners will compete in
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