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-orc^n Emerald Sports Track teams send five to NCAA meet By Scott Simonson and Dave Charbonneau Otvgon 0,1% ((»*»/ After providing few highlights -it the Pm ifit It) Confenmi.n meet, the Oregon trot k teams will tr\ to end their seasons on a more positive note when five Oregon athletes compete at the NCAA Cham pionships beginning Wednesday in Boise, Idaho beading the vs ,1 \ for the Du< k women will be Kelly Blair, Blair will tie defending tier NCAA championship in the heptathlon, which begins today with the KHI meter, high jump, shot put and 200 meters Although she is tiie defending champion in the heptathlon, Blair holds only the set ond-in-st point total tills season (5,708 points) (.• ■ Ma on Diane Guthrie has the top point total of the • ■ son with 5,803 points Blair won the event last season with (i.038 (Hunts Guthrie, who finished third Inst season, has a PR of 6.040 Also competing today will lie freshman Milena Chism in the semifinals of the 3,000. In her first season with the Ducks. Chism holds the fifth lies! time this season and is the top freshman qualifier in the event Clusac lias been hampered hv a stomar h disor der for much of the second half of the season hut has had a < ouplo weeks to he.d Chism could become the first freshman nll Amerii an in Ore gon history with a strong showing in Boise Tiie final women to compete fur the Ducks will be javelin thrower Kelsey Stellh k Stellick qualified for the NCAAs two weeks ago at the Oregon Twilight when she had a PR throw of 17 1-1 The gavelin competition begins Frida) The Ducks are known for their strong javelin throwers In the past ,m years. three of the NCAA i hampions m the event have !>een from Oregon, including last year's champion. Ashley Heiman. Slellii k is i timing off a strong perform.itn e at the Pac 10 ( onferem e meet where she took second The ittru entrants from the Oregon men's team will run on Thursday night. (Gordon Johnson will compete in the semifinals in the 1.500 meters, and Karl Keska will compete iii semifinals in the 5.000 If Johnson and keska qualify for the finals they will run again on Saturday Johnson enters the NCAA meet with the sev enth fastest time in tile nation at 1.500 meters this season After running the 1.500 only once last year. Johnson ran the fastest 1,500 meters in the i onferem e this \ear The senior ran the 800 at the Pat JO meet and finished in fifth place The men s team has had more sot i ess iii the 1,500 meters than any other event at the N’t AAs. amassing eight NCAA < ham pionsliips Oregon's last ail-Amerit an In the 1.500 w as Colin Dalton in 1080 hesk.i was among the top athletes in the t onfer em e at 5.000 meters this season He finished sixth »t the coriferem*» meet Keska's Inst two efforts at 5.000 meters have been 47 and 5 t SIS onds off his season lrest f atigue may have been a problem for Keska. who last weekend had his fust break from competition sun e mid-March journalism writing drama science math clilf notes schaums study guides textbooks reference science fiction my stery westerns romance languages novels dictionaries history film photography art skills art history architecture music ecology literary criticism plays theatre philosophy religion education anthropology minority issues «w .ir . peace computers business CASH FOR BOOKS monday frulay 9 (K) 5 (X) Saturday 9:00-2:00 two locations QUALITY USED TEXTBOOKS UNIVERSITY OF OREGON LANE. COMMUNITY COLLEGE UNE1ELD COLLEGE LAYAWAY NEXT TERM'S BOOKS no money down bring your author, title, and edition find your hooks - pay by June 22, 1994 Smith Family Bookstore textbook and general bookstore (across Horn Sacred Heart Hospital near the l of O campus) 768 I ast 13th Avenue 345-1651 general books (across from the post office near the Hiltbn Unit Center) 525 Willamette Street 343-4717 textbooks may be sold at either store monday-friday 9:00-5:(X) Saturday 9:00-2:00 can make a difference. RECYCLE TODAY! wturwa OrOTfl n, C rVl >1*3 Sophomore Karl Keska will compete In the 5.000 meters Thursday at the NCAA Championships in Boise, Idaho. Keska will try to quality lor Saturday's final In the 5,000 10 Olympic medalists will be part of Pre meet It will be speed versus strength in the highlight women's rei c of the Prefontaino ('lassie rm Saturday, June 4th at Hayward Field Olympian Su/.y 1 iamitton will step up in the dis tnnee to rai.e against double national i hampion Annette Peters at J. ,000 meters Hamilton recorded the sec ond-fastest time of the year In an American at 1,500 meters in last Saturday s firm e Jenner Classic, showing that 'she is regaining the form that won her an unprecedented four NCAA outdoor t .500 titles Peters, who won the jenner 1,000 in 8:58 l, captured both the 3,000 and 1,500 meter titles in last year's I SA Track & Field Champi unships in Eugene Just hours after the onnoum e ment he would enter the 100 meter race Tim Montgomery pulled out because he will not lie able to return from Europe in time for the race The 100-meter r;u e will include Andre Cason. Jon Drummond and Bryan Bridgewater. Tim fastest runner ever to compete in the Prefontaine Clas sic 5,000 meters, Kenya's Wil son Omvvoyo, has entered the field for Saturday's race. Added to the field Tuesday were Olympic 400-meter cham pion Quint v Watts and Bruce jenner Classic winner Jason Houser, who will both compete in .1 spin ial 300-meter race The addition of Watts brings the number of Olvmpii or World Championship medal winners in tins year's Pre Classic to 10, including sis gold medalists (Watts, Cason, Drummond, Maria Mutoia. Ser.;e\ Bubka and Kevin Voting). A scratch from Saturday's meet is miler Joe Falcon, who felt liis conditioning was not suffic ient to challenge Ameri can-leador Steve Holman and defending Prefontaine mile champ Boh Kennedy , who are still in the stellar field DEAD WEEK SALE 20-30°°0FF ALL SURF APPAREL Wed., June 1 - Sat., June 4 ONLY! •^qoi<5ilvgR PJIABO^Q -BOADDSPORTS— 1601 ”DM W. 7th (7th & Chambers) • 484-2588
