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Emerald
Nebraska, Sullivan pose threat to men
Trevor Kearney
■
The men's tra< k and field team f.u es its tough
est competition so far this season in Michigan.
Nebraska and Washington State at the Pepsi Team
Invitational on Saturday at 12 10 p m
1 don't overlook the Pat - JO meet Inn a use the
Pac-10 meet is one of the top meets in the conn
■ I ■
| MEN’S TRACK
Meet six: Pepsi Inv,
■ WHAT:
NCAA indoor
champions
invade
Hayward Field.
■ THE HAMMER: Men's
field events begin with the
hammer at 12 30 p.m.
Running events begin
with the short relay at
1:55 p.m.
try. vmtgon
htimi coat h Hill
Dellinger said
ol the team’s
schedule "Hut
certainly this
will probably
be one of the
better four-way
meets in the
country livery
even! will have
some outstand
ing people in
it."
Possibly the
toughest indi
vidual t orn pe
tition the
Ducks will see.
however, will be from Michigan sophomore Kevin
Sullivan He is a specialist in the mile whose 3
minute. 55.33 second mile is the fastest in the
world this year.
Sullivan, a friend of Oregon sophomore Ben
Andrews, is the favorite in the 1,500-meter run
.dter posting >i i 30.05 clot king earlier in the sea
son Along with Andrews, who holds a personal
record of 3 44 65, the 1,500 race will feature Ore
gon junior Rick Cantwell and Nebraska distam e
runner Bala/.s I nlgvesi, whose I’K in the event this
year is t 44 .!H
That type of competition, Andrew s said, makes
the meet all the hotter.
' It will lie fun to lie able to say you raced against
the No 1 guy in the world." said Andrews, "and
Turn to COMPETITION, Page 16
H*1AIU Ht/HUr IMi Hi !
While junior decathlete Ray Livingston has all but clinched an NCAA Invitation, he and
the rest ol the men s track and field team wilMace stiff competition at Saturday's meet
Pepsi meet provides tough task for Ducks
Kris Henry
Origan C&srfy f /rmtaki
The Oregon women face their
toughest challenge mi far this siki
son in Saturday's Pepsi Team
Invitational at Hayward Field
The Dut ks trickle the perenni
al Big Fight Conference t hampi
oits and defending Big Ten league
leaders as well as a Pacific-10
Conference foe in what shape* up
to bo one of the hottest events to
hit Eugene.
"This is an exciting meet." Ore
gou head coach Tom Heinonen
said. "Our fans love it and the
athletes can really, get into it.
"This is just great i ompetition
n ilh tho added ira ontiva on the
lum scores knowing that,
whether you're tho No. t or No
2 athlete for your school, vou're
really important "
< in von has domui.it.si the IVp
si Invitational in past years, but
the Ducks' seven-year string of
sw< i uss came crashing to a halt
with last year's third-place effort
Tho invitational s feature com*
petition will be from a highly tal
ented Nebraska squad The Com
buskers return a trio of All-Amer
icans from the contingent that
tied for lfith in last spring's
NCAA meet, vet that doesn't
include 10-time All-American
Shanello Porter
Porter sat out last season with
n foot injury and hasn't compet
ed in her top event, the 400-muter
dash, this year. Shu owns a per
sotlal-best *11 03 seconds in the
400 while being clocked in the
JOO inetur dash tins year at -4 ?ri
Track & held News has fore
c.ast this year's NCAA order of
finish in the 400 to hu Porter,
Louisiana State’s Youlanda War
run and Oregon's Camara Jones
"Nebraska is a really solid
Turn to TRACK, Page 16
WOMEN'S TRACK
Meet seven:Pepsi Inv.
■ WHAT:
Huskers pose
challenge lor
game Ducks.
■ THE
JAVELIN:
Women’s field events
begin with the javelin at
12:10 p.m Running
events begin with the
5.000 meters at 1:30 p.m
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quet t hursday night
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socond newcomer ever to
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Ihe mosi improved players
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