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These Ducks won’t dodge draft By Steve Mims (>i*0or lltmy fmarattf The NFL Draft come* calling thi* Sunday and a few Oregon players should bo answering the phone. Two [kicks are exposed to get drafted in the seven-round, two day event which takes place Sunday and Monday, and one or two other Oregon players could be picked as well The first Duck to be selected will Ihi Romeo Handison. the fi fool-S, 285-pound defensive end from Mill Valley. Calif., who could go in the latter part of the first round, but is more likely a second-round pick. Handison's stock has dropped recently, down from the middle of the first round that he was projected at just a few month* ago It is still possible) Handison could go in tho first round, pos sibly to the .San Francisco 49er*. but early in the sec ond round is a mom likely scenario. Linebacker Kmest Jones is tho other Oregon player es|>e<1od to go in the draft, but he will wait longer than Bandison to find out his destination Jones. Oregon's all-time sack leader with 29. could go as early ns the fourth round, but the fifth round is a more likely slot for Jones to fall Jones, 6-foot-2. 230 pounds, from Utica. N Y . had a sensa tional career for the Ducks cul minating with his senior season when he was second on the team with 67 tackles and paced the squad with 13 tacks. Two other Oregon players could go! selected in the draft, hut it is less likely. Puntor/ku k er Tommy Thompson is one of the top special teams prospects, but not many kickers are select ed in the draft However, Thompson will surely sign on as a free agent if he isn't drafted, and could crack an NF'I, roster next season Running hai k Sean Hurwell could get picked late in the draft Hurwell. Oregon's No. 2 all-time rusher, would have had a better chance of U*ing drafted if not for the number of under classmen at running bai k who declared for the draft earlv. like San Diego State's Marshall Faulk. Calvin Jones of Nebraska. Greg Mill of Texas A&M and Mario Hates of Arizona State Continued from Page 11 who have reached the NCAA provisional qualify ing standard. Foremost among thorn is John Godi na. who finished second in the shot at last yonr's NCAA meet. He is an automatic qualifier in the discus and the shot for this year's NCAA meet The Bruins have NCAA provisional qualifiers in the discus, javelin and hammer. Oregon's host chance to score points in the throws may come in the hammer, where Dellinger said his throwers are ready for a breakthrough "They’ve boon stuc k around the 190-foot mark for a while," he said. On the track. UCLA's strongest event may !»• the 110-meter hurdles. Ross Flowers and,Avery Anderson have both met the NCAA provisional qualifying standard. Their fastest times in the event are a full second faster than the !>est mark by an Oregon high hurdler this season. In the sprints, both Oregon opponents feature one athlete, Marcus Reed of UCLA and Tim Mar tin of Washington, who has run faster than any Duck sprinter in the 100 or 200 meters. However, Oregon has a deep corps of sprinters, including DeWayne Ingram. 1-aVon I’mn.o, Dino I’hilyaw and 1-aMont Woods, and should provide some inter esting races Oregon appears to own a decisive advantage as the ra< es got longer. The Ducks have five of the top seven times in the conference at 1.500 meters, headed by NCAA provisional qualifiers Cordon Johnson and Scott Nicholas The 3.000-meter steeplechase could Ixi a three way race if each team sends its tiest athlete On>gun has three of the top 5,000 meter times in the Pat 10 this year, led by NCAA provisional qualifier Karl Keska. Oregon athletes Sol Sallos, intermediate hurdles, and Todd Bloakney. triple jump; own better marks in their events than their IJCI.A or Washington counterparts Dellinger said he has lieen pleased with the con tinued progress of his team "1 think the group as a whole has been making tremendous strides." In said. "They're better right now then I thought they'd be by now. Init the big meets are still to come." This may not he one of the big meets, hut it's close. Defensive end Romeo Bendlaon will be the first Duck selected In the NFL Draft on Sunday. BIKE ^ 46S Cobtirg Road f/ NORCO ACA &c6*naan ■■~: /■ i' RBDLJNB jLL' BARN V**-5737 v .Sv» K J I f&rtj t* riiH'fjnor'**j MvnOxl^ wyictv.iti u~r*~u aj«, OT»N 7 PATS A >(II A Uflit C. # rt . iPu®Jb Jfcki*CSSifii9 V ffr Jpim ■ ,» SftutK -r^D? 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