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Emerald reporter Scott Pesznecker was one of about 300 runners to take part in the first-an nual Foster Fun Run on April 22. PAGE 12 Scoreboard Five Ducks honored at banquet A crowd of 500 was on hand Friday for the Ore gon women’s basketball team’s award banquet at the Eugene Hilton. What the Ducks’ fans saw was sophomore point guard Shaquala Williams — already the Pac-10 Player of the Year — pick up the team MVP award. Oregon’s only senior, guard Nicole Strange, re ceived the Bev Smith Most Inspirational honor. The Pac-10 All-Academic se lection also took home the Harry Ritchie Scholar-Athleteaward. Lindsey Dion, a junior for ward, was named the Ducks’ (23-8, *\44) best de fensive player, while soph omore guard Jamie Craig head was Oregon’s most improved player. Fresh man point guard Kourt ney Shreve was named the team’s top newcomer. More signees for track and field During the past week, the Oregon track and field programs have added sev eral athletes of note to next season’s rosters: Women: Oregon signed Cameo Davis, a sopho more at Lane Community College, who was the 1999 NWACC runner-up in the 400 hurdles with a PR of 62.7 seconds. Middle distance runner Annette Mosey, a senior at St. Mary’s, also signed. She is the current state leader in the 800 meters (2:15.0) and 1,500 (4:40.5). Sprinter Nikki Ferguson will be another addition. The senior at Lake Wash ington High School in Kirkland, Wash., owns PRs of 12 seconds in the 100 and 25.2 in the 200. Rachel Kriz, a Toledo High School product, will stay in-state and add to Oregon’s already strong field events crew. Her 5 foot-7 mark in the high jump currently leads the state in that event. Men: Micah Harris will join the squad. The soph omore at Central Arizona community college brings his 14.02 time in the 110 meter hurdles to Oregon. Best Bet NBA Playoffs San Antonio vs. Phoenix 7:30 p.m., TNT Tuesday April 25,2000 Volume 101, Issue 138 Knicrakl After one round, UO still in hunt Kevin Calame Emerald Pam Sowden (hitting) sticks it next to the pin on the third hole at the Pac-10 Championships Monday. ■ At the Pac-10 Championships in Eugene, the hosting Oregon women are sitting in sixth as the men birdie their way into second place in sunny Tempe By Peter Hockaday for the Emerald On the chilly fairways of the Eugene Country Club, the Oregon women’s golf team was at times very cold on Monday. But there were enough warm spots to keep the Ducks in the hunt for a Pacif ic-10 Conference title. Meanwhile in scorching hot Tempe, Ariz., the men’s golf team continued to im prove against Pac-10 foes Monday, sitting in second place after 36 holes of play at the men’s Pac-lOs. The three-day women’s Pac-10 Championship start ed off with a bang, with everybody from basketball head coach Ernie Kent to the “Voice of the Ducks,” Jerry Allen, in attendance. But when senior Anika Heuser put her first drive into a fairway bunker, it looked like it could be a long dayforOregon. Fourgroups later, senior Jerilyn White shot an arrow down the mid dle of the fairway and the Ducks had their answer — it would be neither a bad day, nor a good day. Just a some Turn to Pac-10 golf, page 12 On tap What: Women’s golf Pac-10 Championships Who: Pac-10 golfers When: 10:06 a.m. today through Wednesday Where: Eugene Country Club No. 18 Ducks want to repeat sweep ■As they head into weekend action against two top-5 teams, the Ducks realize the weight of today’s dou bleheader with PSU On tap What: Softball doubleheader Who: Portland State vs. No. 18 Oregon When: 2 p.m. Where: Howe Field By Matt O'Neill Oregon Daily Emerald With two top-five conference teams looming on the horizon, the No. 18 Oregon softball team must first contend with Portland State today. The Ducks (30-18 overall, 4-6 Pacific-10 Confer ence) host the Vikings in a dou bleheader at 2 p.m. at Howe Field. Despite the fact that Portland State (20-28,6-8 Western Athlet ic Conference) is unranked, sophomore catcher/ designated player Missy Coe insists that the team is not looking past them. “We need these wins to go into the weekend with some confi dence,” Coe said. “We can’t look past them at all. We need the wins going into the weekend. ” The Ducks saw themselves in a situation eerily similar to this one last week, as they hosted Hawaii in a double header before heading to Corvallis to face Ore gon State. Whether Oregon was looking past Hawaii or not, the Ducks came away with a only a split. Turn to Softball, page 16 vha.ine Kendall Emerald Missy Coe and the Ducks continue to flex their muscles at the plate heading into today’s doubleheader.
