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■ Erik Heinonen said his
decision to join the Ducks was
not forced by family ties
By Scott Pesznecker
Oregon Daily Emerald
Tracktown fans will see a famil
iar face racing around the Oregon
campus next cross country season.
Distance runner Erik Heinonen,
son of Oregon women’s track and
field coach Tom Heinonen, an
nounced Nov. 16 that he would run
with the Duck Harriers next fall,
and then with the track and field
squad in the spring. He said he may
choose to exercise his redshirt sea
son.
Heinonen is one of the state’s
best prep athletes in the 1,500,
3,000 and 5,000 meters.
“Since I was a freshman in high
school I wanted to go to Oregon as
long as I improved enough,”
Heinonen said. “Obviously, the fa
cilities are unequaled in the coun
try, and I’d be hard-pressed to find a
coach who has been as successful
as Martin Smith. I feel comfortable
with him — we both appreciate
and expect hard work.”
The South Eugene High School
senior finished third at the 4A state
cross country finale two weekends
ago. Heinonen finished 21st as a
junior, third as a sophomore and
30th as a freshman.
Heinonen is now preparing for
the Foot Locker West Regional
qualifying meet at Mt. SAC in two
weeks.
On the track, Heinonen is a two
time, 4A state-meet participant. He
finished sixth in the 1,500 as a
sophomore with a personal-best
time of 4:01.29, then finished third
in the 3,000 with another PR of
8:32.61. As a junior, he placed 12th
in the 1,500 and third in the 3,000.
He posted solid performances at
several of the nation’s top track
meets, including a fourth-place,
5,000-meter finish at the 2000 U.S.
Junior Championships, and an
eighth-place, 3,200-meter finish at
the 1999 Golden West Invite.
( 4 Since I was a freshman
in highschool I wanted to
go to Oregon as long as I
improved enough.
Erik Heinonen
high school senior
Heinonen seems poised to follow
in his father’s footsteps. As an All
American distance runner at Min
nesota, Tom Heinonen went on to
be a post-collegiate AAU marathon
champion. Erik’s mother, Janet, is
also a marathon veteran and former
sports information publicist for the
Ducks.
“Choosing Oregon was all my de
cision,” Erik Heinonen said. “My
parents have been exceedingly
careful not to push me in any way.
They made sure that I was doing it
for the right reasons and that it was
always fun."
Heinonen’s announcement to
join the Ducks marks the beginning
of Smith’s third signing campaign.
Last year, freshmen Eric Logsdon,
Noel Paulson, Chris Clancy and
Aaron Emery signed with Oregon.
In Smith’s first year, All-American
Jason Hartmann and Michael
Kasahun joined the team. Hart
mann and Kasahun led the Ducks
this cross country season.
“I liked the team,” Heinonen
said. “The guys don’t have big egos.
They’re all biue collar, hard-work
ing guys.”
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