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Sophomore Karina Elstrom makes her second NCAA appearance in the pole vault.
Women
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I’ve trained for this year is coming
down to this weekend.”
Seeded 10th in the 3,000, Davis
is confident that her experience is
a great asset at the NCAAs. Last
fall, Davis took ninth place at the
cross country NCAA Champi
onships.
Already this spring, Davis won
the Pac-10 title in the 3,000.
“Winning the Pac-lO’s was a
great confidence booster,” Davis
said. “It’s too bad the time was
slow, but it’s nice to know that I
can go out there and pull out a
win in a big competition.”
Knudson did not qualify for the
800, an event in which she won
All-American honors two years
ago. However, a personal-best ef
fort of 4 minutes, 20.51 seconds at
the Oregon Twilight qualified her
for the 1,500.
“I think I can run a lot faster than
that, so I’m really excited,” Knud
son said. “Whenever you win with
a [personal record], you have to
think you can race a little bit faster
because you’re not really racing
against anyone at the finish.”
Her first race is Thursday’s
qualifying run, followed by the
1,500 finals Saturday.
“I’m excited to run a 1,500
against a group of really talented
runners,” Knudson said. “I’m
looking forward to it.”
On the other half of the spec
trum, pole vaulters Niki Reed, a
freshman, and Karina Elstrom, a
sophomore, represent the up-and
coming Ducks.
Elstrom traveled to the NCAAs
last season as one of four confer
ence entrants and finished 16th in
the pole vault.
This season, she has lived up to
her high expectations. Elstrom is
seeded No. 9 in Saturday’s field,
and she mirrored her perfor
mance down the stretch of last
season when she vaulted better
than 12 feet in five of her final
seven appearances.
Reed was Oregon’s most talent
ed newcomer this season and
topped off a great year with a sec
ond-place finish at the Pac-10
meet on a vault of 12-71/2. Enter
ing Saturday’s competition, Reed
is seeded No. 13.
“I’m excited,” Reed said. “I’ve
never been to an NCAA meet, so I
just picture it as another track
meet.”
Men
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brother Matthew, a solid performer
in both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters.
Micah Davis was lucky enough
to avoid serious injury this season,
and for his entire career at Oregon.
The only season he missed the na
tional championships was his
freshman year.
That humbling experience
paved the way for his sophomore
year, when Davis was named an
All-American as one of the top
eight American finishers in the
steeplechase.
“My freshman year, getting to
the NCAAs was a goal, but I wasn’t
consistent,” Davis said. “As the
years have gone by, I’ve learned
how to race the way I know I can. ”
Davis may have watched and
learned, fallen and learned or
maybe even listened and learned,
but he has also steadily trained to
get to his current position. Every
weekday, Davis wakes up and goes
on what he calls a “light” four-mile
jog. On non-workout days, he runs
five to six miles in the afternoon.
In his final season at Oregon,
Davis has run his fastest time and
is just more than three seconds out
of the program’s all-time top 10. He
was the first Oregon runner to be
named Pac-10 Athlete of the Week
for his performance at the Adidas
Classic, which was the fastest time
run by a Duck since 1991.
Now, Davis has one more
chance to take all that he has
learned and turn it into an NCAA
championship.
“It’s the national champi
onships,” Oregon head coach
Martin Smith said. “If you’re a na
tional-class athlete, this is what
you’ve been preparing for.”
Davis’ preparation may have
been hampered a bit this season,
but Thursday he’ll be right on track.
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Supplement may grow
breasts, not muscles
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mote breast enlargement, heart dis
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The study, published in Wednes
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ical Association, compared an
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20 men ages 19 to 29 during an
eight-week weightlifting program.
The supplement, a steroid, is
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mone the body uses in tiny
amounts to make the male hor
mone testosterone.
Androstenedione supplements
contain many times the amount
found in the body naturally, and
McGwire has said he uses the sub
stance to speed recovery from mi
nor injuries.
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