Sports briefs
Collins back in the fold
Senior tight end LaCorey
Collins was on hand for the third
day of spring football drills
Thursday after having regained
admission into the University on
Wednesday, the final day to en
roll in classes for spring term.
Collins, a 6-foot, 4-inch tight
end, hadn’t been permitted to
participate in the Ducks’ first two
spring drills on account of not be
ing enrolled.
The senior came off the bench
for the Ducks last season, and
was Oregon’s fifth-leading receiv
er. He grabbed 16 passes for 294
yards, including a team-high five
touchdown receptions.
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times, we could go to nationals
with the relays.
“It’s been a great year of training
and there will be a great crowd.
We really want to show them what
we’ve been training for.”
Head coach Martin Smith sees
the Hayward Relays as an oppor
tunity to show the home crowd
the Ducks’ dedication.
“What we want to try to accom
plish is to compete with great ath
letic concentration and focus in
our attempt to improve,” Smith
said. “We want to work hard and
get better each week as the season
develops.”
Stanford won’t be Oregon’s
only competition. The meet,
which kicks off with the discus at
10 a.m., also features Brigham
Young, Colorado, Air Force, CS
Fullerton, Colorado State, Min
nesota, Portland, Washington and
Northern Arizona.
Brigham Young tripped up in
the NCAA Indoor meet, finishing
34th. However, led by senior Kyle
Grossarth’s victory in the 400-me
ter hurdles in 51.18, the Cougars
rolled through competition at the
UTEP Invitational in El Paso last
Saturday claiming four wins.
Colorado started its season
slowly with a fourth-place finish
last Saturday in Tucson, because
it did not have entries in all events.
At the Big 12 Conference Champi
onships, the Buffaloes finished
sixth thanks to the performance of
their distance runners.
Northern Arizona packs a bal
anced attack across the boards. For
the upcoming Big Sky Conference
championships, the Lumberjacks
have already qualified athletes in
the javelin, steeplechase, 1,500
meters and 100- and 200-meter
dashes.
Idaho and Brigham Young
should supply competition in the
lower-distance relays, the 4x100
and 4x800.
“[The competition will] be
strong,” Smith said. “It’s still very
early in the track season, but this is
our second meet with major divi
sion-1 talent. The combination of
visiting teams and individuals
provide strong competition for our
athletes.”
When Smith mentions his “ath
letes,” remember that Oregon has
more than a few relay teams.
Transfer high jumper Jason Boness
competes at home for just his sec
ond time, and Johnson makes his
return to the long jump after an in
jury-filled season.
“The big crowd enjoys the re
lays, but it’s a good chance for me
to long jump in front of the
crowd,” Johnson said. “I haven’t
done that for two years, so I’m
looking forward to it. The relays
are always fun.
“I think I’m just as serious about
it as I am with long jumping, even
though my first love is jumping.”
Oregon jumper Folusa Akin
radewo, arguably the team’s top
triple-jump recruit in more than a
decade, also competes in his sec
ond home event. His best in the
triple jump is 49 feet, 3 inches.
Thrower John Bello makes his
return to Hayward after a strong
performance in last season’s Pac
10 meet. Bello, a sophomore, is ex
pected to lead the Ducks in the dis
cus and shot put this season.
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