Oregon Daily Emerald Sports
Eugene continues to draw world-class athletes
From the
Sidelines
Erek Sludentcka
There is n faster track in
Santa Monica. There are
relatively few soft-surface
trails to train on It is not at a
significant altitude.
The city hosts no major mar
athon or road races. The men's
cross country team has not won
a national title since 1U77.
Yet despite all of the nega
tives. young world-class run
ners continue to flock to this
seemingly nondescript college
town. Why do so many top ath
lete’s continue to feel that, now
adays as much as ever, the mad
lo Olympic glory *1111 loads
through Eugene, Ore
Karl Keska. Oregon's top
cross-country runner this fall,
said it was Eugene's interna
tional reputation that lured him
to Oregon from England
"Even in England, we recog
nize Eugene as the distance
running capital," Keska said
"Bill Bowerman (Oregon's
truck coach b o t w e en
1940-1972) Is widely known
throughout Europe. It was
Bowerman who helped estab
lish Eugene's reputation "
Keska, who as a 19-voar-old
ran a 13.57 5,000 meters, has
been extraordinarily linked to
Eugene since the first day he
stepped on the track for the
Burtchfiold Harriers, his Eng
lish track club.
"My coach on the Harriers.
Ian Stuart battled with former
Oregon runner Steve
Prefontnine for the bronze mml
ill in the 1072 Olympics The
two became good friends, and i
would a 1 wavs hear from Stuart
flow bugeno was one of the best
running locations in the
world,” Keska said
"There aren't many places In
the world where one Is within
an hour's drive of both the
beach and the mountains. If I
want to train on sand dunes I
< an. or if I want to train in the
mountains, I c an do that also.”
Keska said
Hardened by Knglish winters,
a little rain doesn't figure to
hamper Kesku's training
"1 think the climate's great."
Keska sold "The weather ts
never so had that you can't go
out and run.''
Ketinv Moore, a Kugone na
tive and former Olympian, said
t»' believes Eugene has the per
fect climate for a distance run
ner. despite tile wet winters
"You don't want perfiu t con
ditions .ill the time." explained
Moore, now a stall writer for
Spurt'- lllustrulpd magazine
"For example, take two equal
runners twilling for the finish
One iias trained in perfect con
ditions while the other has
done Ins interval training in a
head wind, you tan guess who
will win Adverse weather and
conditions are good for dis
tance runners, it gives them
some additional fortitude "
Sabrina Han. the tout I’acil
ii in Conference fi.OtH) meter
champion from California, is
now a graduate student study
ing industrial relations
"You couldn't even guess
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Karl Kasha. Oregon » lop cross
coon try runner this tail, said it
*as Eugene s reputation that
lured him hero
Traditional powers start to slip
(Al*) — With five weeks left
in the college football season, a
number of ex-powerhouses
seem to be bottoming out. oper
ating In the also-ran area of a
sport they once dominated
Consider some records.
A year ago, Iowa was 10-1-1.
making its 10th bowl appear
ance in 11 years and armed
with 35 returning lettermen.
Now. the Hawkeyes an! 3-5 uf
ler a 27-16 loss to Purdue on
Saturday, tied with seven other
teams for second place in the
Big Ten and hoping to get rid of
the other six to gain the confer
ence runner-up's invitation to
the Florida Citrus Bowl.
"We're not down the drain.”
coach Hayden Fry said. "We're
just like all those other folks
not numed Michigan. Everyone
is taking turns whipping one
another, other than Michigan.
“1 think if we lose one more,
our opportunity to go to a bowl
game is really down."
And maybe out
Clemson was 9-2-1 last sea
son, champions of the Atlantic
Coast Conference for the 13th
time That made the Tigers
49-10-1 over the five-year peri
od beginning in 1967 — third
best in the country, behind
only Miami and Florida State
Beaten 20-6 by North Caroli
na State last Saturday, Clemson
‘We’re not down
the drain. We’re
just like all those
other folks not
named Michigan. ’
— Hayden Fry,
Iowa coach
is 4-3 und oul of the Top 25 for
the first time in three years. It is
the first time since 1985 that
the Tigers have lost three ACC
games.
"1 understand why we aren’t
rankl'd because we have three
losses,” said Coach Ken Hat
field "But I think this team has
the capabilities to return to the
rankings ”
Arkansas, once a Southwest
Conference powerhouse, decid
ed it needed a new league and
moved into the SHC. After the
first game, the Ka/.orhacks de
cided they also needed a new
coach, dismissing Jac k Crowe
and replacing him with Joe
Kinos.
UCLA, 9-3 last year and
rankisi No. I81n the p re season
poll, is 3-4 and languishing in
the I’aclflc-IO basement with an
0-4 league record. The Bruins
also had their 245-game scoring
streak end in a 20 0 loss to Ari
zona State on Saturday,
Poised on the 1-yard line at
game's end. it seemed UCLA
would at least salvage a field
goal to keep the scoring streak
intact Instead. Duron Washing
ton fumbled and ASU recov
ered, clinching the shutout
"I don't think it gets much
worse than this." defensive end
Mike Chalenski said.
Oh, yeah7
He could t>u playing for LSU.
once an SW. heavyweight, now
1-tt and bending under the bur
den of a five game losing
streak, the school's longest
since 1956, The Tigers have
locked up an unprecedented
fourth straight losing season,
making the current senior class
the first in the school's 99-yoar
football history to graduate
without ever posting a winning
record
"It hurts a lot," said defen
sive tackle John Morgan, one of
the LSU seniors “When 1 came
here, the program was on top of
the world. Since I've been here.
It's boon all downhill
Oklahoma was H it a year ago,
averaging :t« points per game
and No. 16 in the final AP poll.
Now the Sooners art! 3-3-1 and
licking their wounds ufter los
ing to — of all teams —• Kansas,
27-10 on Saturday
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Commissioner: Oranqemen QB deserved ejection after brawl
ORCANTOWN. W.Va. (AIM — Hig East
commissioner Mike Tninghuse said Mon
day that Syracuse quarterback Marvin
Graves should have been ejected after u
bench-clearing brawl with West Virginia
However, the league didn’t announce
any disciplinary action against the offi
cials. and the Orangemen's 20-17 victory
won't be overturned
Tranghese issued a report on thu Oct.
17 incident, which prompted complaints
from West Virginia coaches, players and
fans.
The fourth-quarter fight started after
West Virginia defensive back Tommy
Orr knocked Graves out of bounds and
Graves responded by throwing the hall at
him.
Three of West Virginia's key defensive
players and one Syracuse reserve offen
sive lineman wore thrown out. Graves
later threw the winning touchdown pass
against the West Virginia reserve defen
sive back who replaced one of the eject
ed players.
"Although the four players ejected
performed aits that called for ejection,
many others deserved thu same treat
ment," Tranghcse said. "If there were to
be ejections, Syracuse's Marvin Graves
needed to fa) included among those eject
ed Obviously, the ejections hurt West
Virginia."
Tranghose said Orr's hit of (.raves
was a ( lose call, but in my estimation, it
was a legal hit."
Tranghcse criticized the officials for
throwing a lato penalty flag for interfer
ence against West Vlrginiu on fourth
down shortly after the Tight.
"The controversial fourth-down pass
interference, from the officials' point of
view, was a judgment call," Tranghose
said "Doth coaching staffs, after review
ing the film of the play, have differing
opinions on the call.
"What is bothersome is that the flag
thrown by the official was late, which
created even greater doubt In the minds
of many "
Tranghose threatened to discipline
league coaches who criticize officiating.
apparently in response to comments
from West Virginia coach Don Nehlen
"In the future, this conference will
consider strong measures In terms of a
coach's responsibility to control his team
us well us making public comments criti
cal of officiating,” Tranghese said
Trangheso iaid the fight probably
could have been avoided if officials had
actod quickly.
"The confusion around the scene was
further compounded by the officials' fail
ure to display a flag at the time the inci
dent occurred." Tranghese said.
Trangheso said he has spoken to u Syr
acuse assistant coach who grabbed Orr
after he knocked Graves out of bounds
"It is clear to mo that his reactions
were instinctive based on his perception
that his quarterback received a late hit."
Trangheso said.
West Virginia athletic director Ed
I’astilong said ho appreciated the atten
tion Tranghese gave to the incidents.
"Hopefully, the evaluation will pre
vent this type of thing from happening in
‘It Is clear to me that Ns
reactions were
Instinctive based on his
perception that (the
Syracuse) quarterback
received a late hit’
— Mike Tranghese,
Big East commissioner
the future lo any team." Past I long said
"Coach Nehlen and I felt that it was im
portant to our team and to our fans for
the Big hast to address these serious offi
ciating concerns quickly and thorough
iy"
Nehlen declined comment.
"Hindsight is 20-20." Syracuse athletic
director Jake Croulhamel said of
Tranghese's report. "It was the official’s
responsibility to make the call and ho
made the call.”