Oregon Da,ly Emerald Sport s
Women go after three in a row
By Erick Studonicka
Oregon DaJy fmarak)
Three peat
You won’t find the word in the
dictionary, but it's on ovnry Ore
gon women's track team mem
ber's mind, os the Ducks look for
their third consermtive Pacific-10
Conference team title this week
end in Berkeley. Calif.
"We don't really talk a lot
about winning three straight; it's
kind of our unspoken goal.” said
Oregon's Kelly Blair, who is a
favorite in the long jump.
Oregon won by a comfortable
33-point margin iast year at Hay
ward Field, but this year's meet
promises to l*t the closest in the
six-year history of the Pac-10. as
Arizona State, UCLA and Oregon
are expected to vie for the title.
"On paper, it looks like it will
be the three of us duking it out.'
said assistant track coach Mark
Stream. "I think we may have a
slight advantage, but it's too close
to call. All three of the teams are
good enough and deep enough to
win.”
Oregon defeated Arizona State
in the Pepsi Invitational May 1.
but the Sun Devils did not enter
their top runners in more than
one event. With the Pac-10 title
on the line, however. Arizona
State has its main weapons, Tayo
and Lode Akinreini. entered in
four events. The Akinremi sisters
led Alabama A&M to the NC'.AA
Division II title last vear before
transferring to Arizona State this
year.
The Ducks have not competed
with UCLA this year Stream said
UCLA may he the team to heat
because of its depth in every
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We don't really talk
a lot about winning
three straight; its
kind of our
unspoken goal.'
— Kelly Blair.
Oregon heplethlete
event.
"They cover a few more event
areas better than ASU.” Stream
said. "ASU is still strong, but
UCLA might more quality ath
letes in more events.”
UCIj\ is the only other school
besides Oregon to win a Pac-tO
title. The Bruins won the cham
pionship four times between
19H7-1990. The Ducks have nev
er finished lower than third in
the standings
The sprints: USC's lnger Miller
is the class of the sprint field, and
she is expected tu win both the
100 and 200 Oregon's l.aReino
Woods has been waiting for
warm weather all season, anti if
she gets it. the school record of
t l.SB is in jeopardy.
In the 400, C.amnra (ones has
run well and is ranked third in
the 400 with her time of 53. to,
but sin; is due for an effort near
her school record of 52.07. The
400 will be one of the most
important events in the team title
race because seven of the eight
top competitors are from Arizona
State, UCLA and Oregon.
The middle distances: Ore
gon's Erika Klein has taken sec
ond in the Pac-10 meet twice in
the BOO meter, but she will move
up to the t MX) mis year Arizona
State figure* to score a bundle In
this event with the top throe qual
ifiers Klein has the fastest qual
ifying time in the 1MK), but if the
finish comes down to a sprint,
look for Arizona State’s Kim
Toney to win
The distances: One of the feu
lured matchups of the meet will
he the battle between national
3.000- meter loader Jennifer
Hravard of Washington State and
Oregon’s 1992 conference 5.1XMI
meter champion Nicole Wood
ward. Both are entered in the
3.000- and 5.000-meter runs, Ore
gon’s Jenna Carlson has been run
ning well and should also con
tend in both events
Oregon will look to its fresh
men tandem of Heidi Van Borku
lo-Goldstein and Niamh ’/.wo
german for points in the 10.000
Arizona’s Katie Williams returns
to defend her conference title in
the 25-lapper
The hurdles: Conference hep
tallilon champion Blair looks for
another ( (inference title oil the
California track this weekend,
this time in the 100-meter hur
dles line Akpan is the i lear
favorite, however, with a quali
fying time .30 ahead of her next
fastest competitor
Expect a repeat of the Pepsi
meet in the 400 hurdles, with
Lade and Taiya Akiimmn lead
ing the res! of the pack.
The relays: Oregon could find
itself running NCAA qualify mg
times and still losing The 4\400
meter relay is the final event of
the meet, and it is quite possi
ble the nice may decide the out
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