Oregon Daily Emerald Sports
Blair captures NCAA title
By Erick Studenicka
Oregon Ofi'V £irmrata
Oregon track athlete Kelly
Blair recorded the eighth host
collegiate heptathlon score of
all-time Thursday night as she
won the NCAA title in New
Orleans.
Blair was in third place going
into the final three events. Hut
after winning the javelin (140
8) and taking third in the long
jump (20-5), Blair found herself
with a slim 46 point lead over
Louisiana State's Sharon Jaklof
sky with only the 800 meter run
remaining.
Blair then recorded^ personal
record 2:19.80 in the BOO. giving
her 826 points for the event and
a total of 6,038. Jaklofsky fin
ished 11th in the field of 12 run
ners. scoring only 726 points
and thereby securing Blair's
national title
"Things really went well
today,” Blair said. "The turning
point was the long jump I felt
then I could score fi.000 points,
and I knew 6,000 could win It's
probably the biggest win of my
career, and it's a relief it's aver."
During the two day* of com
petition, Blair established new
personal records in four of the
seven heptathlon events In
addition to her 800 meter per
sonal record, she ran the 200
meters in 24.14. put the shot 39
8. and ran the 100 hurdles in
13.78,
Blair's win marks the first
time in history an Oregon ath
lete has won the heptathlon at
the NCAA meet, and her score
easily broke the school record
which she had established in
winning the event <it the Padlw •
10 Conference meet
Hlair wasn't the only Oregon
athlete to have a good day
Camara Jones qualified for the
final in the 400 meters on Satur
day by placing third in her heat
with the time of 52 fit 1.500
meter runner Knka Klein also
qualified for Saturday s final by
plutmg fourth in her heat with a
personal record 4:22.02
In the other final involving an
Oregon athlete Thursday. Julie
Beck took 11th plain in the dis
cus with a toss of 155-1
TODAY’S ACTION — The
Ducks will have two excellent
opportunities for team points
today as Ashley Selman goes for
tier second national title in the
javelin and Nicole Woodward
runs in the .1.000 meter final
Nike sticks up for its poster boy
PORTLAND (AP) — Nike, the company Michael
Iordan helped make famous, lashed out Thursday
at critics of the basketball superstar.
"I don't think we should have to he in a position
to defend Michael Jordan to anybody." Nike pub
lic relations manager Dusty Kidd said "I think
Michael Jordan defends himself, day in and dav
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Kidd questioned the motives of Richard
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blitig Addiction My Cry For Help1. Among other
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bling resulted in a $1.25 million debt over a 10-dav
period in 1991.
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who has been Nike's major voice since 1984
"Me is a great athlete and a great human being
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highly publicized penchant for gambling
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with Mil haul Ionian," Kidd said "We think this
has been a great mutual relationship and will < on
tinue to be.
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Michael does when he’s not playing basketball. But.
as far as Nike is concerned, look at the last 11 years
that Michael has lieen in the spotlight, he's done
everything he’s been asked to do and more
Jordan reportedly makes about S-tt) million
annually from his basketball earnings and range of
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