Drake Relays next hurdle
for Oregon’s track athletes
Kris Homy and
Trevor Kearney
The Drake Relay* provide*
another ultimate test of teamwork
tod ability for Oregon as it enters
the twilight of the trm k and field
season today and Saturday
The women's team will take
part in the Htith annual presti
gious event without a full com
plement of athletes
Regardless, the Dm ks' desire
to (mild on last week s outstnnd
ing efforts in the Pepsi Invito
tional should is* enough to carry
the depleted squad Ml their
efforts
"I don't think we v« ever per
formed that hard and well and
yet come up short in so many
races and events,” said Oregon
yyornen's head track and field
coach Tom Heinonen, about the
Pepsi meet ' The Drake Relays
are going to he good for us
lx* a use it will give us i hances to
run people in relays only "
Heinonen will accompany Hi
uf (fregon's sell* t female athletes
to Des Moines to compete in the
two-day meet
Attention for the Dm ks will lie
placed primarily on the relay
events, as their sprinters in the
4xlt)0 and 4x400-relav quartets
will attempt to better their N(j\A
provisional qualifying marks
Oregon's Tont.i Brower will lie
competing in the Drake Relays for
the third year in a row while Jen
na ( Arison. Nicole (iummissiong
(ihristie Tngesser, Jamila Godfrey,
Kelsey Stellu k mid Nilka Thomas
all will be returning for the se<
ond time. Centura Jones, lmReiiui
Woods, Kaarin knudson Melody
Fairchild and Tamara Schurch
will also fte on hand
Missing from the usual Ducks’
contingent will be Sara Jessie
The Pnufii; 10 Conference in pic
jump leader will be fori ed to
remain in Eugene vviih a badly
bruised heel
The Drake Relay s also includes
17 athletes from the Oregon
men’s team, competing not only
against Olympians Carl Eewis.
Danny Harris and Steve Lewis,
but tough teams from Eastern
Michigan Itavlor. '.ruon.i and
Georgetown
la*d by freshman sprinter Eat
Johnson, the Oregon contingent
includes last year's winning
A \ t .MM!-rneter relay team < out
post'd of juniors s<ott Nicholas.
Karl KesLa and Rick (antsy ell, is
well ns sophomore Hen Andrews,
who yvasn't a part of tint rat e last
year Also competing are senior
Sol Nollos. who will run in the
400-metar hurdles, junior tits ath
lete Ray lay ingston and freshman
steeple* has*' entrant Roll Aubrey
Nit nolas will also i ompete with
freshman Matt Davis in the 1.500
meter rat e
Lhe I)u< ks' field event entrants
will !«• senior Dan /.oru h in the
dist us, sophomore Dusty Carlson
in the shot put and junior Jim I ale
in the javelin In addition, Zonrh
and sophomoru |ere«ny Robinson
will compete in the hammer, and
sophomore Chris Nelson '.sill
compete in the high jump
Johnson u ill t ompete in the
loo-meter spruit on Eridav. a r u e
that will include Lewis, the
defending Drake champion in the
event, as well as Sam Jefferson,
the NCAA champion Lest spring
On Saturday. Johnson will com
pete in the distance medley relay
along with three of the 4x1.000
relay entrants, probably Nicholas.
Cantyvell and Andrews lhe
Ducks took second pla< e in the
race last year
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