Oregon Daily Emerald Sport s
Women battle weather at meet
By Erick Studenlcka
CVaflon Daily Emarakl
Olympian Suzy Hamilton
summed up the weather condi
tions at Hayward Field Saturday
best when she said. "If it was
bad like this in Wisconsin, we’d
be inside."
Despite the rainy, blustery
conditions, several Oregon
women were able to post sea
sonal-best marks during the Ore
gon Invitational. Long jumper
Kolly Blair and sprinter LaReina
Woods actually took advantage
of the southerly winds to record
career, albeit wind-aided, bests
in their events.
Blair won the long jump in
20-4. a three-inch improvement
on her previous Irest. Conditions
during the long jump got so bad
that several competitors passed
on their final jump opportuni
ties.
“The wind was a factor
because it made it hard to judge
where to start the approach,"
Blair said. "When it got really
ugly and was pouring, I knew it
was worthless to keep going.”
In the 100-meter run, which
was on the east side of the track
for the first time this season in
order to take advantage of the
wind direction. Woods out
classed the Held by eight meters.
Woods' time of 11.50 bettered
her previous best of 11.68.
another wind-aided time.
"That's the best I’ve ever seen
LaReina run technically, espe
cially in the last 50 meters.” said
Mark Stream, the women's
sprint coach. "All she needs is
a nice day, and she will am real
ly fast."
Two young Oregon distance
runners were outstanding.
Freshman Heidi Van Borkulo
Goldstein won the first event of
the day, the 10.000-meter run. in
35:43. and sophomore Jenna
Carlson took third in the 3,000
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Olympian Suzy Hamilton trios to kaap dry baton claiming tint place
In tha 800 Saturday In tha Oregon invitational at Hayward Field.
meter run in t):34, a 14-second
improvement over her previous
best. The only women ahead of
Carlson were former Oregon dis
tance stars Liz Wilson and Eryn
Forbes.
|ulie Beck, perhaps the most
underrated of the Oregon ath
lotos, won tK>th tho shot put and
discus. Ashley Salman wns
another winner on tho field,
throwing the javelin l74-.t dur
ing a downpour.
Camara Jones moved down
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