Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, June 04, 1992, Page 9, Image 8

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Track-end-held athlete Bob Gray received the Emerald Trophy at the
University a annual student-athlete recognition dessert Tuesday.
Duck dessert honors
top student-athletes
By Erick Studenicka
Emerald Contributor
More thun 50 of Iho Universi
ty's top student-athletes were
recognized for their academic
achievements in the annual stu
dent-athlcto recognition dessert
Tuesday afternoon.
Truck and field uthletes Bob
Gruy und Camara Jonos and
soflbull player Tracey Simmons
were among the participants re
ceiving special recognition.
Gray received the Emerald
Trophy, an award based upon
athletics, academics, and citi
zenship. Gray, a French major
with a 3.59 CPA. was the Pacif
ic-10 Conference 400-melor
hurdles champion this yoar and
was second in the 110 event.
Tho senior has also partici
pated In inuny community pro
jects. including an elementary
school reading progrum and
Team Council.
Joncs received the Higdon
Award, reserved annually for
the top sophomore student-ath
lete ut Oregon. Jones, who es
tablished a new school record
of 52.40 in the 400-meter run
during her qualifying heat at
the NGAA moot in Austin, Tex
as. Tuesday, has u 3.4H Gl’A
and is a previous academic all
conference selection
Simmons rocoivod the Jack
son Award, which is based on
athletic and scholastic achieve
ment und leadership and Inspi
ration. A physical education
mujor with a 3.21 G P A .
Simmons led the Ducks in KBIs
und was named lo the GTE aca
demic all-district team
In addition to her athletic
and scholastic responsibilities.
Simmons made numerous op
pearances this yoor bufore vari
ous committees representing
Oregon studont-athletos.
In order to be eligible for
scholastic recognition, each
student-uthlcto had to maintain
a 3.0 GI’A while participating
on nn intercollegiate team.
Graduating seniors were also
recognized at the dessert.
Former athletes Duvid Blair
und Lisa Karnopp were the fea
tured speakers Graduating se
nior and All-American wrestler
Dan Vidlak also made a speech
on behalf of the senior class
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Search begins for new golf coach
By Steve Mims
E KWtU CootnOutor
A search for the next head coach of tho Ore
gon men's golf team is under way. but no one
Is expected to be hired until lire noddle of the
summer.
The position opened up whon former hood
coach Scott Kriegor ended his eight -and-a* ha If
year tenure last winter to take on assistant pro
fessional job at Broadmoor Golf Course In Port
land
Kriegor was replaced on an interim basis by
former Duck star Shawn Atchor. who led the
team during tire soring season. Under A Ichor,
the Ducks finished in lire lop 10 at every tour
nament until u disappointing 17th-pi.u e finish
in the Western Rogionuis ended their season.
jam in Kiund. assistant sports Information di
rector. confirmed this week that the thicks are
conducting a nationwide search lor a now
hood coach. Oregon placed an advertisement
in /VCAA News Ihis tmmlh, and Kiund said
that about 2S people submitted applications
before the May 27 deadline.
A comm it to* composed of assistant athletic
director Barbara Walker, women's golf couch
Renee Baumgartner and woman's haskatboll
coach Elwin Holny is in tho proems of narrow
ing the list to a manageable number before
bringing iht: finalists to Eugene for Interviews
The committee will then expand to Include
a local golf professional und possibly PGA
Tour star Peter jeoobaan. a former Oregon All
American, to conduct interview* in aliout two
weeks. '
"We're looking lor someone with good expo
rtence," Klund said. "Somebody who played
college golf and possibly with previous coach
ing experience."
All-Puctfte-HJ (Conference selection Jeff Ly
ons will I hi next year's top returning player,
and he said Oregon slundd look fur someone
with leadership and responsibility
"We need someone who is supportive and
positive toward us," Lyons said
Oregon will Ihi young next year with Lyons
and Cam Martin the onlv seniors on the roster.
Other iettermen who will compete are junior
Kandy MtGracken and redshirt sophomores
Ted Snavely anti I'aul Kegali.
"I want a roach that lias experience with
couching a loam before," Snavely said. “Some
one with a structure for practice and physical
fitness. They have to cure about how we are
playing, not Just what scores we shoot "
Klund said tlwi committee is hoping to hire a
new ctsich In July and have the Job tlogin Au
gust 1.
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