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Henes
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man, when she qualified for the
NCAA meet in the 400 hurdles
and the 4x400 relay,
“There weren’t any expecta
tions on me,” she said. “I was
just the kid from Baker, and no
body really thought that I should
be doing good. So I just thought
I’d go out there like a dumb kid
and run.
“That first season when I did
n’t know what I was doing and
just ran, I did really well. At that
point I said, ‘Wow, I can be good.
I need to set some goals.’ And
then I put expectations on my
self.”
As a sophomore, Henes fin
ished 14th of 23 entrants in the
400 hurdles at the NCAA meet,
with a time of 58.77. The follow
ing season, she was 18th of 22 at
the NCAA meet.
Henes’ career consistency can
also be attributed to the fact that
she has never been injured.
“I’ve had to miss practice be
fore because I was sick,” Henes
said. “It was the most horrible
thing. I wanted to be out here, I
wanted to do the workout and
Mark was like, ‘Tish, go home
and go to bed.’ I cried; I did not
want to miss the workout.”
Most people may believe that
Henes has lived up to her own
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expectations — most everyone,
that is, but Henes. Winning isn’t
everything to her, but she admits
that she would love to close her
Oregon career at the NCAAs by
capturing a sub-58.5 mark.
“I’m capable
of running a
67,” she said.
“I’d love to
have the clock
say 57.99. I
know that I’m
strong enough
and learning
how to hurdle.
And I know I
could do it if I had the perfect
day with the perfect race.”
HENES
Assistant coach Mark Stream
said he held Henes out of the 400
hurdles through much of the sea
son so she’d have time to focus
on her speed and technique.
“Now she’s in her peaking
mode, and we’re backing off and
letting her run faster,” Stream
said. “We’re going to give her
three races in a row to sort of
hopefully spur her to that time
she needs to get.”
Henes has three more chances
to get an NCAA-qualifying mark:
the Oregon Twilight on Saturday
and the two heats of the Pac-10
Championships on May 21-22 in
Tempe, Ariz.
She came close last Saturday at
the Pepsi Team Invitational.
Henes battled Keisha Griffis of
Washington, the same matchup
that pushed Henes to her person
al best a season ago.
This season, Henes finished
second behind Griffis again, cap
turing her season-best mark of
58.95.
Although that time was not
fast enough to qualify for the
NCAAs, Stream is confident that
Henes will still make it to the
NCAA meet.
The chances “are good,”
Stream said. “Tish has always
been a competitor, and she’s al
ways managed to run fast enough
to get into the meet. So I don’t
foresee that not happening this
year.”
Henes does not want to disap
point her family and friends,
who want nothing more than to
see Henes compete in a final
NCAA meet. But the last thing
Henes wants to do is lose focus
on why she competes and what
makes competition worthwhile.
“In races, the only thing that
matters is that you do your best
and go as hard as you can,”
Henes said. “You get caught up
in winning and not winning and
times, and you won’t be happy.”
And if worse comes to worst
“In races, the only
thing that matters is that
you do your best and go
as hard as you can. You
get caught up in
winning and times, and
you won’t be happy. »
Tish Henes
UO runner
and Henes doesn’t record that
NCAA time, her outlook on track
and field allows her to love her
experience at Oregon nonethe
less.
“I’ll look back thinking I did
more than I ever thought I
would,” she said. “And I met the
best people, and I tried my hard
est. Some people, they are just
fast. They’re awesome,«and they
have a gift and a talent. My suc
cess in track is not much of that.
It’s mostly just guts and hard
work.
“I’m kind of proud that guts
can get you somewhere.”
Scott Pesznecker covers women’s
track andfield for the Emerald. He
can be reached via e-mail at
spesznec@gladstone. uoregon. edu.
Swanson
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The Timberwolves — who were 12-6 with
Marbury to start this season — struggled upon
Brandon’s arrival. They went 3-5 and lost to such
lowly opponents as the Clippers and Grizzlies.
But they found a way to sneak into the playoffs.
Minnesota lost its first playoff game 99-86.
Brandon had a double-double, but spent more
time than he would have liked on the bench in
foul trouble.
Garnett says Minnesota is ready to “shock the
world” by knocking off the Spurs in the first
round.
If the Wolves fulfill Garnett’s prediction,
Rashad, once a Heisman Trophy candidate as a
Duck, could ask: “So, Kevin, you were
unstoppable today.”
Poor Rashad.
One of Oregon’s most recognizable and
respectable alums, Rashad takes more than his
fair share of flack for his reporting techniques.
Because he’s the NBA’s softer version of Dick
Vitale.
A four-time Pro Bowl selection with the
Minnesota Vikings, Rashad is married to Bill
Cosby’s TV wife, also known as the actress
Phylicia Rashad. But sportswriters from Boston
to Los Angeles would have their readers believe
that Ahmad is closer to Michael Jordan than to
her.
He’s not, probably. It only seems like it.
Rashad admits he’s not a journalist, but an
entertainer.
Brandon might not be as flashy and
entertaining as Marbury, but the Wolves did
make the playoffs with him running the show.
And these playoffs will be as entertaining as
any. Jordan’s absence revives suspense. And the
shortened season leaves fans hopeful their
respective teams can replace the Bulls as
champions.
Among all of these uncertainties, one thing is
assured: One Duck will be at the finals. And he’ll
be asking somebody why they’re so unstoppable.
Miriam Swanson is a sports reporter for the Emerald.
She can he reached via e-mail at
mswan @gladstone. uoregon.edu.
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