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Run of the Month: Check out the
Alton Baker Loop Start at the
Autzen Footbridge and turn right
immediately after the bridge
ends. Go under the bridge and
follow the path til you reach Alton
Baker Park. Turn around and head
back toward the footbridge.
Lighting is minimal, so be careful
at night and always run with a
friend! Distance: 2.5 miles
After 15 years of hard work, junior
Business/Sports Marketing
major Ross Minckler has proven
he can play with the big boys. In
addition to being part of the Olympic
Development Program's regional team
and SC Portland, Ross just completed
his second season as UO's Club Sports
Soccer captain. He led his team to the
quarterfinals for the second
straignt year. Last
summer, Ross became
the youngest player ever
to make the local profes
sional team, the PSL
Portland Pythons, at 20
years of age. After
training with the
Pythons for 2.5 months 1
and spraining his ankle,
Ross waived his contract in
order to finish his educatior
Warsaw Flag Football Tean
Takes All!
In a grueling match against Lambda Chi
fraternity for the "B" league RIM
championship title, the Warsaw MBAs
won 26-7! In the match between "A"
and "B" team champions, Team Warsaw
again came up big with the win against
Beta, 18-7. Way to go, guys!
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Hi, I'm Megan Thayer, your Nike student rep at
Oregon. Check out SportsPage for the latest on
sports and Nike events around campus Are you
or your team breaking new ground? Setting
. records? Let me know at megan.thayer@nike.com
I. Here's a roundup of Oregon's latest champs.
In the RIM Volleyball Tournament—Women's:
Kappa Delta; Men's: The Graduates; Co-Ed: Team Leap Frog In
the RIM Soccer Tournament: Women's: Hauna; Men's I: Tornado;
Men's II: Delta Sigma Phi; Co-Ed: DeBusk
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A big round of applause for the
women who took part in the Nike
Women's Safe Night Run More
than 55 runners showed up,
making our turnout the 4th largest
of all the colleges in the country
hosting these runs. Not only did we
have a great time, but we helped to
boost awareness of women's safety issues
on campus. Keep watching SportsPage
for Safe Night Runs in the spring!
/ /Club Team Congrats
Congratulations to the Club Crew
team and the Club Running team for
being chosen to receive Nike support for
the '98-'99 season. Check out their new
gear next time you watch them.
Crew and Running are just two of
the many outstanding non-varsity
teams at Oregon. I'd like to thank every
sport that submitted a proposal. Since
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SportsPage is all about supporting serious club competitors,
I want to hear about those shattered records and odds-defying
victories. Email me; your triumphs might end up on SportsPage.
Shout-Outs to Oregon's
Heroes and Spring
P.L.A.Y.CORPS Coaches!
Congrats to all the Spring '99 P.L.A.Y.CORPS coaches! By putting your
skills to work in a sport you know, you'll create an opportunity for kids in
your community to get involved in sports. And, even better, you'll
become a hero to young people who really need your help.
By the way, for all you future coaches out there who missed the fall
deadline: It's not too late! I'll be recruiting for Nike's P.L.A.Y.CORPS
program again next spring, so you've still got time to be a hero. Email
me at the address below to find out more.
Would you rather run on a treadmill by
yourself or run outside with other people?
(Same here, see you Saturday.)
Come by the Nike Store at 5th Street Public
Market every Saturday at 10:15 am and
join others who share your passion for
running. Runs range from 3 to 5 miles
and all skill levels are welcome.
Monthly clinics offer information on training,
race preparation and the latest product
technologies. For more information call
541-342-5155. Join the Nike Store
Running Club and go places.
NIKE STORE RUNNING CLUB