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UNIVERSITY Robinson Theatre Part I: May 18, 25, June 1@ 7 May 20, 21, 27, June 3@ 1 Part II: May 19, 20, 26, 27 & June 2, 3 @7 May 28 @ 1 UT Box Office: 346-4191 EMU Tickets: 346-4363 Hult Center- 682-5000 Pac-1 Os beautified by Hayward Field Man, that was fun. For those of you who didn’t venture out to Hayward Field this past weekend, you missed out. Hayward Field was the site of the Pacific 10 Confer ence Cham pionships for the first time since 1992, and it was every thing it was - ~ , billed to be. Sm|th Sure, both Ore gon teams didn’t finish as well as they did back in ‘92. After all, in that year, the Duck women treat ed their hometown fans to their second straight Pac-10 title, while the men finished a very re spectable second. But even with the men coming in seventh place and the women finishing ninth, the meet deliv ered high doses of excitement for the thousands of fans on hand. On Saturday, Stanford pole vaulter Toby Stevenson broke a Pac-10 pole vault record that had stood since 1978. Stevenson broke the record with a vault of 18 feet 9 1/4 inches, which gives him the honor of being the No. 1 collegiate leader in the pole vault this year. But it was what he did after wards that had everybody talk ing. He took the pole vault pole and performed a little bull dance for the enjoyment of the crowd. “I was having a good time,” said Stevenson, who is a three-time All-American. “I knew it was go ing to take over 18 feet to win, with the great track conditions and the great fans in Eugene. ” That last part was repeated of ten throughout the weekend, and Eugene proved once again why it is so revered and why it deserves the title of Tracktown, U.S. A. “The competition has been great.” said Tatyana Obuchova of USC, who won the women’s triple jump competition with a distance of43 9-75. “This place is great.” “I love it here with the great crowd,” said UCLA junior Christina Tolson, who won the ti tle in the hammer. “When I learned the Pac-lOs were going to be at Hayward Field, I was very excited. I knew it was going to be a beautiful day.” “I like this track; it’s always been good to me,” said USC’s An gela Williams, who captured the Pac-10 crowns in both the 100 and 200. “I already know this track so it helped. It’s the fastest I’ve been in my life! ” While Williams doubled in the 100 and 200, Washington’s Ja’Warren Hooker did the same on men’s side. It was a significant weekend for the multi-sport ath lete, who also plays wide receiver for the football team. He captured the double crown as a freshman in ‘98, but had an up-and-down spring last year after having a stress fracture in his left shin. Hooker was told that he made it look easy out there. “Well, that’s the key,” Hooker said. “You want to make it look easy.” Perhaps nobody made winning look easier than Stanford’s flam boyant Gabe Jennings. Moments after running away with the men’s 1,500 meter competition, Jennings was happily explaining his key to success. “The best way to get in the zone is to have fun,” Jennings said. “We don’t have to be serious and cold to win. We’re having a good time.” As was everybody else who ex perienced the weekend. The Hay ward faithful continued to clap in unison throughout the meets, and even broke out in a “Steve! Steve!” chant, as Oregon’s Steve Fein battled Stanford’s Brad Heuser in the 5,000 meter run. The crowd seemed to never want to leave, but eventually did at around 8:05 p.m. But even with many fans de parted, the fun was still going on. At 8:17, the UCLA women’s team were celebrating their Pac 10 team title with a rousing rendi tion of “We Are the Champions.” The USC men’s team was also rejoicing in its win by taking one final lap around Hayward Field. One Trojan was even capturing the moment with a hand held video recorder. Rightfully so, as this was a weekend that deserves to be re membered fondly. Jeff Smith is a sports reporter for the Emerald. He can be reached via e-mail at Smittside@aol.com. Golf continued from page 11 tied with two-over 218s. Byers had the Ducks’ most im pressive round of the tournament, a three-under par 69 in the final round. The surprise for Oregon came from their top player, 41 st-ranked senior Ryan Lavoie. The Pasco, Wash., native and Oregon co-cap tain finished 104th of 141 golfers with an 11-over par 227. Lavoie’s was the worst Duck score, so was not factored into the team’s score as is customary in college golf. No. 8 Arizona won the West Re gional by four strokes over No. 11 UNLV. The other teams to qualify for the NCAA Champi onships were No. 5 Arizona State, No. 6 Fresno State, No. 9 Brigham Young, No. 13 New Mexico, No. 21 Washington, No. 33 Southern California, No. 43 Pepperdine and No. 35 California. Pepperdine, the lowest-ranked team to place at the regionals, did so largely because of the course record set by sophomore Michael Beard. 61 st-ranked Beard made five birdies and an eagle on his way to a final round, seven-under par 65, a Riverbend Golf Course record. “I was in a pretty good frame of mind,” Beard said. “We feel like we belong.” The Ducks missed their chance at a third straight NCAA Champi onships, and their 12th ever. This year marked the second time the Ducks have had an all Pacific-10 Conference player (Ryan Lavoie) and missed the cut at the West Re gionals. In 1994, Ted Snavely won a spot on the all Pac-10 team and the Ducks did not make the NCAA Championships. Oregon has not made three con secutive trips to the NCAA Cham pionships since 1975-1978, when a young man by the name of Peter Jacobsen, now a successful PGA Tour pro, led the Ducks. 009420 Do you waot Health Experieoce? 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