Running
ON HER OWN TIME °
Freshman Tara Struyk excels
for the women’s
cross country team,
but she doesn’t let
running consume her life
By Jeff Smith
Oregon Daily Emerald
Tara Struyk is psychic. At
least the Edmonton, Al
berta, native was when
she was 8 years old and
taking a trip through Oregon with
her family.
“I told my mom that when I
turn 18 I’m going to move here,
and she kind of laughed it off,”
Struyk said. “I remember how I
thought Oregon was so great.”
Ten years later, Struyk is in
deed in Oregon, this time as a
freshman in college and as one of
the key ingredients of the
women’s cross country team.
Struyk comes to Eugene as one
of the most decorated long-dis
tance prep athletes in Canada for
the last two years. She ranked
among Canada’s best juniors be
tween 1,500 and 5,000 meters
while competing in the presti
gious World Junior Cross Country
Championships in 1998 and
1999.
“Once you’ve been in interna
tional competition, you realize it’s
the best thing,” Struyk said. “It’s
totally motivational because it
humbles you big time.”
Struyk has already made a col
legiate impact.
In Oregon’s dominant season
opener on Sept. 25, Struyk’s third
place finish of 17 minutes, 36 sec
onds in the 5,000 was a part of the
team’s 1-4 sweep and overall team
title. Although she was pleased
with the team’s win, she wasn’t
happy with her personal perfor
mance.
“I just didn’t run hard enough
in Clackamas,” Struyk said.
“Sometimes you just finish a race
and you’re not tired... I knew I
wanted to come out stronger in
my next race.”
She most certainly did just that.
Struyk and the Ducks partici
pated in the Notre Dame Invita
tional on Oct. 1, and it was
Struyk’s eighth-place finish of
17:38 against tough competition
that led the Ducks to third place.
But her humble side didn’t let her
get too carried away.
“It’s not really a huge deal that
I led the team,” Struyk said. “I
mean, we have so many good run
ners, and a lot of them are injured
so I’m not going to get too excited
about it.”
Struyk’s coach, Tom Heinonen,
is impressed with what he has
seen thus far.
“She seems unflappable,”
Heinonen said. “She can handle a
lot of things and a lot of chal
lenges. She’s rock solid, and her
determination to work hard is a
great example for her teammates.”
“She tries really hard in every
workout,” Eri Macdonald, fellow
freshman and teammate, said.
“She’s a good athlete and has a lot
of talent.”
Heinonen likes the mix of ma
turity and “quiet confidence” that
she displays. Both are clearly evi
dent when hearing her soft yet as
sertive voice tell how she takes
everything in stride.
“I never really get nervous, and
I’m not sure if that’s good or bad,”
Struyk said. ‘‘I mean, I care a lot,
but many people get so intense
and nasty, and I just don’t see the
point. I like running, and I don’t
really need to get all worked about
it to do well.”
Running has always come nat
urally to Struyk, who is still ad
justing to college competition.
“In the province of Alberta
there weren’t many runners that
could give me a good race,”
Struyk said. “Now there are so
many, and I love it because it
makes things more interesting.”
Because of her Canadian resi
dence, Struyk took the recruit
ment process into her own hands
by sending out letters to a few se
lect colleges.
“Tara wrote me a letter and
mentioned how she was interest
ed in Oregon because her coach
had a connection with Bill Bower
man and also because of journal
ism,” Heinonen said.
When Struyk raced in Seattle in
January, Heinonen flew up to see
her in action. He liked her “tena
cious” running style enough to
eventually offer her a letter of in
tent that Struyk gladly accepted.
“Oregon was always my top
choice and I’m very happy to be
here,” Struyk said. “I’m very excit
ed to run four strong years here.”
Jeffrey Stockton Emerald
Tara Struyk has been impressive in her first two races for the women’s cross country team.
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