Senior Hilary Holly is expected to carry the Ducks in the jumping events this season.
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ing to be tough to move up, as
young as we are, but young teams
have the greatest potential to im
prove.”
Oregon’s 2000 roster consists of
16 upperclassmen and 34 under
classmen, including budding
stars like middle distance runner
Amy Nickerson and pole vaulter
Niki Reed.
Not all of the Ducks’ young ath
letes will compete. Sophomore
Alexis Yeater, for one, will skip at
least this season due to career
threatening “muscle problems in
her legs,” Heinonen said.
But with three meets under
their collective belt already, many
of this season’s youthful Ducks
have already shown promise.
At the Stanford Invitational on
March 26, sophomore Niki Reed,
who finished fifth at the NCAA
Championships last season, won
with a provisional NCAA-qualify
ing height of 12 feet, five inches.
Nickerson, also a freshman,
likely could pace the Ducks in the
distances, as she did during
cross-country season. She
claimed a personal best of nine
minutes, 44.75 seconds in the
3,000 meters at Stanford.
Freshman thrower Mary Etter
was a mere three inches off of an
NCAA provisional mark at Stan
ford in the discus with a throw of
168-8 — that after struggling bad
ly in both the hammer and shot
put earlier that day.
“She’s a big-time newcomer
who’s doing a really great job,”
Heinonen said. “She’s talented
and resilient, both pretty valuable
assists in track and field.”
Fellow freshman thrower, Jor
dan McDaniels, has been a pleas
ant surprise for the Ducks early,
Heinonen said. At Stanford, she
finished 14th in the discus with a
142-5 throw.
Also in Palo Alto, Calif., fresh
man Eri Macdonald ran a person
al best of 2:09.43 to finish second
among collegians in the 1,500.
She also ran the swiftest leg of the
Ducks’ 4x400 relay.
There’s ample potential, no
doubt — potential that can only
benefit from the type of example
set by the team’s established ath
letes, like Katie Crabb and Hilary
Holly.
“We have a great group of fresh
men,” Crabb said. “There’s a lot of
energy, and there’s a lot of learn
ing to be done, but it’s nice be
cause i can show them the ropes
a little bit.”
Holly echoed those thoughts.
“Me and Katie are trying to put
the leadership in,” Holly said.
“Trying to teach the younger girls
the way of Oregon track, because
it’s tough to come in as a fresh
man and relearn everything, espe
cially in such a good program.”
This season, Holly has been
stressing the technical aspects of
her approach in hopes of a first
appearance at the NCAAs. Last
season, she led the Ducks with
five jumps past the 19-foot mark.
Holly and her jumping coun
terparts could be pushed by a
freshman — four-time Oregon
prep champ Amanda Brown.
Katie Crabb, the Ducks’ most
experienced middle distance run
ner, is hoping to end her career by
making her second NCAA Cham
pionship appearance and her first
in the 1,500 final.
Twelve Oregon athletes have
already qualified for the Pac-10
championships, which will be
held at Hayward Field on May 20
and 21.
“Our athletes are thrilled about
that,” Heinonen said. “This is a
chance for a lot of our athletes to
get into a big meet at home.”
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