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Women: Athletes enjoy competiting at Hayward Field ■ Continued from Page 11 dropping out after one lap. Another face familiar to Duck fans showed up in the 1,500 me ters, in which Oregon junior Robyn Sutherland ran about a lap before giving way to the field. Regina Jacobs then took the lead for most of the race before Hamilton turned on the jets with just under a lap to go. “The race started out very strategic, and I had a good feeling that it was going to be like this,” Hamilton said. “In a race like this, nobody wants to take the lead because the leader has to do all the work for the rest of the pack, so I purposely tried not to lead. It came to 300, and that’s the point where you better get go ing right now, because everybody can kick." But nobody could kick like Hamilton on Sunday, as she ran away from the pack with 100 me ters left to win in 4:10.11, “These races fall into my hands because I love speed and I love sprinting,” Hamilton said. “I’m always excited when a race starts out slow like that. I’m very confident in my kick right now because I train with an 800-meter runner. She’s got tremendous speed, and just being able to train with her has made my speed so much better than it’s ever been.” One woman who was not as pleased with her effort was Slaney, who had talked about taking on the American record in the 5,000 meters in the days lead ing up to the Prefontaine Classic. That was not to be, as Slaney won in 15:23.72, almost 30 sec onds off the national best. “It was OK. This was a good step,” Slaney said. “On one hand it’s a little disappointing, but on the other hand, it’s really fun. I felt a little bit sluggish, and I think I’ve been training a little too hard, but the crowd was great. It was an absolutely fantas tic meet. This is what track and field is all about.” Slaney's sentiments were echoed by her fellow competi tors. “Winning in front of this crowd is the greatest feeling,” Hamilton said. "These people are so wonderful here, I think we should always have all of our track meets in Eugene. I don’t know why we don’t, because we don’t get this kind of support anywhere else.” Even Jones, who hadn’t com peted at Hayward Field since she was 12, more than 10 years ago, was impressed with the fan sup port. “It’s great when we get a chance to compete in front of a crowd like this in the U.S.,” Jones said. “The top athletes don’t get a chance to compete in front of a knowledgeable crowd like this while at home.” One event that the Hayward Field crowd was particularly vo cal for was the long jump, in which Jones took just two jumps. She broke the meet record on her second attempt, passed on her third, then took one more at tempt before passing up the final two rounds. The abbreviated jumping schedule is something Jones said will help her in the future. “My intention is to only take two or three jumps at nationals,” Jones said. “I’m going to try and NICK MEDLEY/Eitwrakl Dionne Rose (left) battles Cheryl Dickey in the 100-meter hurdles, which Rose won in 12.74 seconds. triple up in the 100, 200 and long jump, so I’m not going to have much energy to get all six jumps in.” But there was energy to spare for the winner of the 400-meter dash, Australia’s Cathy Freeman, who said she was surprised by her recovery time after winning the event in a meet and track record 50.02. “I really wasn’t quite sure what sort of shape I was in,” Freeman said. “But I felt confident. I was just running really optimistic.” The final victor of the day was Jamaica’s Dionne Rose, who won the 100-meter high hurdles in 12.74, albeit with a 4.1 mps wind. NICKMEDLEY/Emeraid Suzy Hamilton celebrates unth the Hayward Fieldfaithful after unn ning the 1,500 meters. ■ ■■bi J Join the PEER HEALTH EDUCATION Team ELTA 407 Interested in the Health Profession? f Start your health related experience by becoming a Peer Health Educator. • Learn About Health • Educate Others • Make Presentations • Organise Events • Create Workshops • Get Published i • Two term commitment, 4 Credit Hours • Class Meets Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:30-10:50 • Pick up an application at the Peer Health Education Office in the Health Center or call 346-4456 for more information. Strengthen your resume through experience UNIVERSITY __HEALTH CENTER ffl. ;y- -.7- - 7 - - - y i.r - We’re a matter of degrees ^ Open daily 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., except Tuesdays (9 a.m.) and Sundays (10 a.m.). Appointments and after hours: 346-2770 • Web: darkwing.uoregon.edu/~uoshc Located at 13th & Agate Hurry, space is limited for Fall ’98
