Serbian hoopster fouls out—for good
ATHENS. Greece (AP) — Slobodan
Jankovic, fuming a! n call that fouled liim
out of tin* game, rammed his head against a
cement block in anger and suffered a broken
neck that left him paralyzed
The 6-foot-H Serb is the < enter for Panio
nios of Athens, which was playing In the
semifinals of the Creek Championships
It happened Wednesday night with sis
minutes left and (nnkovu.'s team trailing
Pannthinaikos by four points
With several players fighting for a
rebound, the referee called a fifth foul on
Jonkovic. Waving hi*: arms in disbelief that
he hod fouled out. Jankovlc moved toward
the backboard and rammed his head against
the cement bl<x ks supporting it Me bounced
back unci slumped to the floor in a pool of
blood
Me told paramedics that he hud no feeling
from the waist down.
"It's 99.90 percent i ertain Jankovic's legs
will be paralyzed, while his arms will be
partially disabled." team doctor Giotgos Kai*
sifarakis said.
Doctors said Jankovic, 30. was in critical
condition and it was not possible to give a
prognosis
Later, a hospital statement said Jankovic
has a fractured neck vertebrae, damage to the
spinal cord and paralysis from the neck
down.
Despite Jsnkovic's 17 points. Panathi
naikos won 65-58 to qualify for the final
against Olvmpiakos Piraeus
HARRIS
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Drake Relay season-best porfor
iii.ok e, but Woods has yet to
cIcm k a i ompetitive time in the
10(1
The emergence of Pierce in
(tie Ducks past two meets could
have Dellinger resting a little
easier He set PRs at the Oregon
Invitational in winning the 100
and 200.
Pierce and Khoo will also run
m the 4*400 relay along with
Sol Sullos and tirade O’Connor.
Here the pressure will lie on Sal
los, a sophomore who tins vet to
lie colled on ill tile event this
season
With the loss of Harris, it
becomes even more important
for Oregon to hold its own in the
distance anti field events.
In the steeplechase, fason
Humble will lie given the unen
viable task of running against
two top sleepier*. Arizona
State's Erin Scroggins and
Kansas State’s Franc is O'Neill
both ore capable of running
under M 45. while Hurnhle has
vet to break the nine minute har
rier this season
Arizona State could he* the
favorite, holding best marks in
several events, including the
pole vault (Nii k Nysong) and
(he triple jump (Brian Ellis)
Oregon's Todd Hleakney and
Devon Mosey are not far behind
Ellis's distance, and could gain
the Du< ks valuable points in the
event. |ason Walton is Oregon's
best athlete in the high jump,
hut will likely need a I’R to have
chant*.
Washington State will gain
the most from the absence of
Harris, largely bet*use Oregon's
arch-nemesis Michael foubert
should have an easy time in the
400. joubert became famous
with Duck track fans last season
when he taunted the crowd in
the 4x400 relay at a dual meet
Besides winning the meet
title, much of Oregon's empha
sis will be in qualifying athletes
for the Pacific-10 Conference
and NCAA Championships.
So far, the Ducks have quali
fied 15 athletes — including six
in the sprints — for the Pac-lOa.
hut only one — Derek Snelling
in the pole vault — for the
NCAAs
After Saturday’s meet. Oregon
will only have two more meets
before the Pac-lOs: Next week
end's team invitational at Boise
State, and the Oregon Twilight
the following weekend1
Saturday's meet begins at
12:50 p.m. with the hammer
throw, and concludes at 4 25
with the crucial 4x400 relay
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its perfect Pepsi invitational
record intact, as the Ducks
have won the past six titles.
Oregon narrowly won the Pep
si invitational lost year, edg
ing Nebraska 1H2-180.
Arizona State, which placed
fourth in the Pac-10 meet last
spring, should prove to he the
Duck's major competition this
year In fart, the meet could be
a preview of the Pa<;-10 con
ference meet, as the Ducks and
Sun Devils ore two of the
favorites for the conference
meet which will be held in
Berkeley on May 22.
The Sun Devils boast three
of the top sprinters in the con
ference with the sister combi
nation of Christi. Tayo, and
Lahti Akmremi. The three
transferred to ASU after lead
ing Alabama AfkM to the
NCAA Division II title last
year.
"Arizona State had a very
good team without those
three, but with those kids
they're dramatically better."
Heinonen said.
Heinonen expects some
tight sprint races on Saturday.
"ASU is strong in the same
areas where we're strong, and
for this meet that's good."
Heinonen said. "If we get a
break in the weather, this will
give our kids a chance to find
out what they can do."
ASU also has one of the top
800 meter runners in the
country in Kim Toney. Toney
placed third in the NCAA
championships last year with
a time of 2:03.6.
Washington State does not
figure to make a run for the
team title, but the Cougars will
shake things up in the jumps
and distances. Jennifer
Bravard lias the best 3000
meter time in the nation, but
she was forced to withdraw
from the Drake Relays last
week and is questionable for
the meet.
Quintal Brunner finished
10th in tiie NCAA indoor meet
in Feb. and. along with Ore
gon's Kelly Blair, is a co
favorite in the long jump.
Rovelto said that his dis
tance runners are especially
excited about appearing in
Eugene.
"The cross-country team
found out last fall that Oregon
was on our schedule, and
they've been looking forward
to this meet ever since,” Rov
elto said
When told of the recent
rainy weather in Eugene, Rov
elto seemed unconcerned.
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