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Crew has successful
tune-up for Pac-10s
In its final tune-up before this
weekend’s Pacific-10 Conference
Championships, the Oregon crew
club won four of 10 events in a re
gatta on Dexter Lake, its practice
facility in Lowell.
One of the losses came in the
novice women’s lightweight eight
where the Oregon boat was lead
ing Humboldt State by a comfort
able margin, only to break an oar
lock with 150 meters left.
Oregon’s four wins came in the
varsity men’s open and light
weight four, the open eight and
the novice women’s open eight.
“The men did a really good job,
and it’s a shame the novice
women’s eight didn’t win,” head
coach Phil Holmes said. “ But
overall, everybody came through
really well.”
Next weekend’s Pac-lOs are in
Sacramento, Calif., on the Ameri
can River.
Baseball takes one of
three in playoffs
After a successful opening game
in the Pacific Coast Conference
Tournament Friday, the Oregon
Club baseball team dropped the
next two to finish the weekend 1-2.
Friday morning against West
ern Washington, the Ducks were
down 3-2 in the bottom of the sev
enth when a Ry McGuckin base
hit scored Matt Palaferri to com
plete a two-run rally.
Mike Ross allowed 11 hits and
three walks in seven innings. The
win pushed Ross’ record to 6-2.
Game 2 Saturday morning fea
tured a starter making his pitching
debut for Oregon.
Pete Champion pitched well, al
lowing four hits and three runs
while striking out eight in six in
nings. However, the Ducks’ of
fense could muster just two hits
against Southern Oregon pitching
and lost 3-0.
Sunday was a rematch with
Western Washington, and it was a
slugfest, A six-run fifth inning by
Western put the Ducks down 8-6,
but they fought back and took an
11-10 lead into the bottom of the
seventh.
— compiled by Rob Moseley
• and Jesse Sowa
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Howell: More to her life than the javelin
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“I’d like to sometime say NCAA champion or go to
the Olympics,” Howell said. “For right now, I try not
to overwhelm myself with that kind of thing and work
one meet at a time.”
Coming into the year Harmon set a goal for Howell
to throw 165.
“I was a little shocked,” Howell said. “That’s a big
improvement.”
Howell's not far from that goal now and will have
ample opportunity going into the final month of the
season. The Oregon Twilight and Pacific-10 Confer
ence Championships will provide good competition
for Howell, who currently has the third best confer
ence mark of the season.
And Harmon says it is Howell’s character that will
help her achieve those goals.
"She has the character of a winner and isn’t afraid
to excel and isn’t afraid to fail,” Harmon said.
“I think she’s fully capable of being one of the na
tion’s best throwers. She’s got all the tools and she’s
got the right attitude. ”
Her teammates have had a lot of impact on her suc
cess this season and that has translated to a winning
environment on and off the field.
“I could not ask for any closer, more wonderful
people,” she said. “We’re there for each other in every
aspect of our lives. ”
Howell said the closest friends she’s ever had are
fellow javelin throwers Katie Pearmine, Tasha Coop
er and Jennifer Cutburth.
“I do believe that’s one of the reasons that I’m hav
ing a successful year, because I’m happy,” she said.
"If I were somewhere else, I really don’t know if I’d
be doing this well because I like to be happy. ”
Her parents have been particularly supportive this
year by attending every meet except the Drake Relays
in Des Moines, Iowa.
“That’s been really nice having that support and
that comfort zone,” she said.
For now Howell would be happy with a good
showing at the Pac-10 meet, but if others throw well,
she won’t let it bother her.
“It’s not just the javelin all the time. I go to practice
and I throw. When I'm not at practice, I don’t really
think about it too much,” she said.
“I don’t like letting it consume my life because I
want other things that are important to me.”
Howell is leaning toward a general science major
with minors in exercise and movement science and
mathematics. She would like to be an occupational
therapist, physical therapist or physician's assistant.
“I love people, and I really want to be in an envi
ronment where I can help other people,” she said.
But before Howell starts helping other people, she
has three years left to help the Ducks.
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