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Wednesday
April 28,1999
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Tredway’s play paces Oregon’s day
A _ Dw UIIIIS
/\n drew
Tredway, who
shot a 66
Tuesday, keeps
the men’s golf
team in
second place
heading into
today’s final
round at the
Pac-lOs in
Seattle
uiou vviniamo
lor the Emerald
Oregon continues to tread its way to the
top of the Pacific-10 Conference Tourna
ment.
Andrew Tredway, Oregon’s top shooter
in the tournament thus far, shot a 66 Tues
day to move up to second place individual
ly in the tournament, enabling the Ducks to
remain in second place overall heading into
the last round today in Seattle.
UCLA managed to close within one
stroke of the Ducks, thanks to Jeff McGraw,
who matched Tredway’s 66 to climb to
fourth individually. No. 7 Arizona State ex
panded its lead from 12 to 16 strokes during
Tuesday’s third round.
The Sun Devils’ Paul Casey had his first
place position nabbed by Stanford’s Joel
Kribel, who Oregon head coach Steve
Nosier insists is “one of the best in the na
tion.’’ Kribel shattered the course record
Stuck
IN THE
BLOCKS
Freshman
Alexis Yeater
came from
Steilacoom,
Wash., to
Oregon touted
as a top recruit
in the sprints,
but the
transition to
college life has
been a difficult
adjustment
By Scott Pesznecker
Oregon Daily Emerald
All students have been through it, and
most will agree that it is tough being a fresh
man.
Some new students gain weight, courtesy
of the notorious “freshman 15.” Others face
obstacles in the classroom, where the col
lege workload is sometimes overwhelming.
The freedom and the lifestyle of being
away from home are counterbalanced by
more stressful factors, and, like all her fel
low freshmen, Alexis Yeater has endured
all the tests of freshmanhood — and then
some.
From the moment Yeater first set foot on
campus as a student-athlete, she knew that
many eyes were on her. She was among the
Ducks’ top recruits for the women’s track
and field team and was expected to have an
immediate impact on the competition in the
Pacific-10 Conference.
But things have not gone as planned.
“So far it’s been a very stressful year,”
Yeater said. “I’ve had to deal with a big
change from high school to college.”
The effects of the change are evident from
her work on the track. As a senior in high
school, she was ranked as one of the na
tion’s fastest preps in both the 100 and 200
meters and won both events at the Washing
ton state 2 A meet.
Her season bests of 11.6 seconds in the
100 and 24.02 in the 200 were among the
top 20 in the country.
However, Yeater has yet to best either of
those marks in collegiate competition. In
fact, her recent times look like those from
her junior year in high school.
Yeater attributes her difficulties to several
things, including being away from home for
the first time, academic responsibilities and
the stress of her track troubles. She also feels
the affects of an additional 15 pounds on
her 5-foot-2 frame.
“I know I have gained too much weight
for my body to handle,” she said. “I started
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luesday with a 63, giving him 197 for the
tournament, an eight-stroke lead over Casey
and Tredway.
Washington has been
unable to use its home
course advantage, drop
ping from third to fourth.
The Huskies’ Troy Kelley
slipped one spot as well,
shooting a 72 to drop to
fifth.
Nosier was happy with his team’s stabili
ty during the second day.
“The course played real tough today, but
we held our position,” said Nosier, who led
Oregon to its first NCAA Championships
appearance in eight years last season. “I am
pleased where we are, but we will have to
play better Wednesday.”
Oregon’s Ben Crane shot a 68, moving up
from 30th place Monday to 14th place. Ryan
Lavoie, who was tied for fourth Monday,
slipped to a three-way tie for 14th place
with Crane and fellow teammate Derek
Croskrey.
The putting at Broadmoor Country Club
was quite a challenge Tuesday, Nosier said.
“The greens were lightning-fast and very
firm,” said Nosier. “If you put an ounce too
much on your putts, they would roll six feet
past the hole.”
California came out of nowhere to post
the best team score of the day, shooting 349
to rise to sixth despite having no individual
players in the top six.
“The only small score today was Califor
nia, and, thank God, they were way back,”
Nosier said.
Nosier had high praise for his team after
Oregon’s performance Tuesday.
“The kids are representing themselves
and the University very well,” Nosier said.
“I couldn’t ask for anything more. They are
doing the best they can. ”
Nick Medley/hmemld
TREDWAY
“ I learned
that there are
a lot of people
out there who
are better than
me, and I’m
going to have
to work really
hard to do
what I want to
do. ”
Alexis Yeater
UO runner
In the face of tougher
competition, Alexis
Yeater has been slowed
by the adjustment to im
proved sprinting me
chanics. However,
Yeater has committed
herself to overcoming
the technical and habitu
al issues that hamper
her marks on the track.