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Decathletes pave way for rest of Ducks Trevor Kearney QflfQon O&ty In .in age w li* r«' III! I It) sport athletes are giving wav to sin gle-sport stars. K.n Livingston and kanon Vanderhoff high light an elite group of individu als who (.an. to s,i\ the very least, do it all Livingston and Vanderhoff are two of Oregon's four dm ath letes who will ioin|H'te at the Pacific-10 Conference Multi Events this weekend in Tin son, Ariz.. marking the start of team si oring in the conferenc e i ham pionships That means tfiat while most of the Oregon men's trac k and field team competes in front of a home-town crowd at the Oregon Twilight this weekend, Livingston and Vanderhoff along with senior Jeromy Williams and sophomore Paul Pappas will be battling con ference rivals in ten different events, vying for precious con ference points "it is thi> call of duty you have to do what vou have to do," Livingston said We get to look at and compete on the grounds that we will be compet ing on [next week individually I, so we will hove that extra advantage — with the disadvan tage that we will probably be a bit more sore and tired But as dei athletes we art1 prepared for that." Vanderhoff. a Eugene native and senior transfer from Louisiana Stale, won the pole vault and long jump state titles in his senior year at South Eugene High School, spurning the start ol his decathlon i ureer. Likewise, Livingston, who is two years younger than his f*AIA, t AH I (., Mt>l. ! Senior Kanon Vanderhoff and |onlor Ray Livingston look to score big points at the Pacific-10 Conference Multi Events this weekend In Tucson, Arix. teammate. won the state long jump and pole vault titles in his senior year at Gresham High School. "I did a lot of events in high school, and the decathlon was just the next step, putting them all together," Livingston said. But according to Vandarboff, the biggest reason for becoming u dei athlete was variety '1 think that both of us are just good at a lot of things." Vanderhoff said I don't like to practice one event If I was just a long-jumper. I would gut burnt out. I pist like doing all of the other events The decathlon is just a lot of fun." On March 25, that fun turned into performances for fMitfi of the standouts that have all hut paved their wav to the NCAA Championships in Knoxville, Term., Inter this month At the Sacramento meet, l.ivingston scored an incredible 7,472 points while Vanderhoff notched an etpiallv impressive 7.4-tr' points onlv four points off tiis personal host mark Those performances wore good for the f»ist in the «onfwr«n<» this season "{Those marks) will definite iy take off some of the pressure of Will 1 (juiilifv lor nationals'' l«*« .nisi- vse are alre.nlv going," 1 Kingston said So vse onlv have- to worry about doing the best we can to get our I’Ks " Turn to ATHLETES, Hu f Former Husky Perkins sentenced in Minnesota ST PAl'l.. Minn (API A professional basketball career appears unlikely mm fur Prentiss Perkins, a former University of Washington player who was once consid ered among the best basketball talents in Minnesota Ramsey County District lodge Joanne Smith on Tuesday sentem ed the one-time standout player for St. Paul's Concordia Col iege to four years in prison on a c ocaine charge. Perkins. II, must serve at least three years before liec oming eligible for parole He- pleaded guilty to possessing and intending to sell < oca me and to fourth degree assault for pum bing a police officer m tin- i in-1 barges stemmed from his arrest Det 21 Susan Hudson, assistant Ramsey County attorney, expressed surprise that "a person with so many opportunities would throw them all away " Perkins also failed to take responsibility for his actions and pointed the finger of blame at others. Smith said. She said it was time be admitted, "I screwed tip " Smith noted that Perkins’ mother had worked long hours at two jobs to support him, but she denied Ins request to remain fr»-e until after Mother's Day Perkins was a star player lor Minneapolis Henry High School, then played junior col lege basketball at North Dakota State (adiege of Science in Wahpeton Indore going to the University of Washington in Seattle After he was c onvii ted of a misdemeanor ses offense involving a University of Oregon student at the University Inn in October 10*0. Perkins was IMHited off tin Washington team He returned to the I'win Cities, whore Concordia College gave him another chance ‘His Airness’ deflated despite media hype, ‘blind’ fans MuucMcTyri Don't believe the hyp*- No one man in all the world can be as good as what they make this so-called super man to tx- Yes, he can defy grav ity, and yes, he can score And yes, his team has won throe i hatnptouship titles with him present and none without. But is Nio -t") (or the new No 21 after Wednesday night's gams) .is magical ns tl»i> old No 2 t used to be? I don't think so In his prime, Mil hat;I Jordan w as the king of all kings With Larry Bird and Magic Johnson stopping down from their respective thrones, "His Air ness" was all alone at the top. Nobody was loft to take the NBA upon their shoulders except him 5>o there he reigned. Jordan established himself ns the ambassador to Chicago and king of the sports world The NBA titles began to roll in anti so tin) the glon He continued to ra< k up tins scoring titles .is well us the television commercial appearances. He promoted Wheaties, Catorade. McDonalds, even a cheese-ball hot dog coin mert i.ii And let ns not forget he played horse and danced with another famous MJ in a music: video. No other tiusketball player, or athlete for that matter, had ever gotten the kind of coverage that Jordan received For l.arry and Magic, the biggest commercial during their heyday wan one for Converse If I remember correct Iv, tiiey rapped too funky 1 ')HOs boat with Kevin Mi Hair and lames Worthy As Jordan's slot k kupt rising on the court and in the market place, (lie media brought Ids gambling ventures to the fore front, Although Jordan was nev «r found to be in the wrong with any of the NBA policies for his gambling, it is thought by many that he endured pressure from the league to keep his gambling to a minimum or else Turn to McTYRE, Page 1? T! i* \nrr\ h\i Ma> I I. IW5 Volume Is mu- 151 Golf legend Hogan in fair condition I OH I WORTH, Texas (AP) Goifinq great Ben Hogan, no stranger to medcai come barks S'" a "«u1 m lair anti ••’able i o’ cist'- >n Wednesday , tumor surgery Hogan 82 was in she intensive cart; unit oi All Saints Hospital His write ol more than t>0 years, Valerio Hogan, said tier husband is doing fine alter the surgical procedure the doctors all say he's don ; remark ably we ! Valerio Hogan s.ild They rerrvivod ill ol tlx* tumor and said he'll bo line M’s just going to take a low weeks to gel his strength back Dr Peter Rutledge removed a tumor Me day ! ; i * ‘ Women golfers begin regional action The Oregon women begin piay today in the 1995 Women's Goil West Htujior .1 a! the Randolph North Golf Course in Tuscon, An> The three-day event ft-. 1 tufes 20 teams vying lor 11 avauabe •'.pot', >n the NCAA Championships, which w Conference tournament, are 1 mo iit 1: got f'.Mv -it) repre M'fstativo’i n th •• year's We-.! East regional action also begtoday at Qua .' Ridge ; H : I -- Moaip! Tone with t9 schools coni pet mg tor seven spots in the NCAA Championships Softball team com pletes season Oregon wrapped up its 1995 softban regular season with an 11 -? victory over Ore goo Tech Tuesday night. Nine different Ducks notched hits in a 13-hit attack and pitcher Ktm Kampler evened her record at 20-20 as the Ducks fin ished the campaign at 25-26 overall and 12-15 to me Pacific -10 Conference Shortstop Kathy Stahl wen! 3-for-ri at the piaie with three doubles, while right fielder Angie LeRoy and second baseman Jennifer Apfeibaum added two n>ts apiece Freshman pinch-hitter Alli son Nihei blasted her lust home run as a Duck in the seventh inning to seal the deal
