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the weight, we knew he was going to have a
much improved season,” Kearney said.
“The weight room has definitely had a lot
to do with things,” Webb said. “I’ve been
breaking my old records. Coach Kearney puts
us through a tough program. ”
Having a lighter frame has always been an
issue for Webb. Many college wrestling pro
grams looked over Webb because he was too
light to wrestle heavyweight, and too heavy
to wrestle at the next lowest weight class, 197
pounds.
Webb’s weight even kept him out of college
football, his first choice in collegiate sports.
Webb was a second team All-State selection at
the defensive lineman position at Eugene’s
Willamette High School.
“1 guess I wasn’t ‘Division 1 material.’”
Webb said, gesturing quotation marks with
his fingers. “Whatever.”
Fortunately, Webb had a backup plan. After
placing second in the state at 215 pounds in
February of 1998, he signed a letter of intent
in May.
“There was no other school I was going to
wrestle for,” Webb said. “Oregon State al
ready had three or four heavyweights, and I
wasn’t going to Portland State. Plus, my high
school coach encouraged me to come here.”
“I knew he could be a Division I wrestler,”
said Rick O’Shea, former Willamette High
School wrestling coach and Oregon wrestler.
“I called a couple schools, but they weren’t
interested. Fortunately for Oregon, he went
there.”
Webb credits much of his success in lighter
wrestling to O’Shea.
“[Rick] had a lot to do with my wrestling
ability,” Webb said. “He told me how to wres
tle a lighter weight than a heavier weight and
really got me interested in the sport. ”
“I was trying to teach him a collegiate style
of wrestling,” O’Shea said. “He had speed and
agility — the stuff I preached when I was in
college.”
Webb’s prowess this season has earned him
a No. 4 national ranking after beginning the
season unranked. Don’t tell that to Webb,
though.
“I really don’t know why [the polls] are out
there,” Webb said. “It doesn’t really matter be
cause the top-20 guys could be in the top
eight at my weight class. It doesn’t matter un
til the March 17 [NCAA Championships].”
On Wednesday, Webb’s task at hand will be
Oregon State’s No. 11 Jason Cooley, a 260
pounder whom Webb has defeated twice this
season.
On the horizon is the Pacific-10 Conference
championships at McArthur Court on Feb.
24-25, where he will likely be one of the top
seeds.
“Eric’s capable of being a top contender this
year,” Kearney said. “I’d like to see Eric at
some point win a national title. He’s a kind of
guy who could go on to the next level and par
ticipate on international teams representing
the United States.
“If he continues to work hard and contin
ues to make improvements like he has, the
world of wrestling is open to him.”
ERIC WEBB
Weight: 235 pounds
(Heavyweight)
Yean Sophomore (R$)
Hometown: Eugene,
Ore. (Willamette HS)
200001: Record: 27-4,
7-OPac-lO
Accomplishments:
Ranked No. 4
nationally by Amateur
Wrestling News. Has six upsets over ranked
wrestlers this season, including Fresno State’s
No. 2 Billy Bluntand Illinois’ No. 6 John
Lockhart. Leads Ducks in wins (27) and winning
percentage (.870).
Before Oregon: Was a 4A second-team All-State
defensive lineman. Finished second at 215
pounds and first in Greco-Roman. Also played
baseball for the Wolverines.
Women’s
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now,” Arizona head coach Joan
Bonvicini told the Arizona Daily
Star. “Our players are frustrated be
cause they know we have a better
team than what we’re showing.”
The Wildcats were swept by the
Washington schools last weekend,
capped by a 93-86 loss in Pullman.
“We just don’t have any solu
tions,” forward Krista Warren said.
“We don’t know why. Everyone’s
looking around at each other say
ing, ‘I don’t know.’”
Arizona’s only wins in the last
month came against Oregon and
Oregon State, both in Tucson.
Stanford’s rise
Stanford was projected to finish
atop the Pac-10 this season, and
despite a 1-3 start in the confer
ence, it has proved the projectors
right — so far.
The Cardinal backcourt has pro
vided a consistent boost for the
team; in particular, junior Lauren
St. Clair has come up huge lately.
She hit a crucial three-pointer
against the Ducks in last Thurs
day’s 63-54 victory at Maples
Pavilion, and tallied 24 points
against Oregon State, shooting 6
for-11 from behind the three-point
line.
Freshman guard Nicole Powell
— a shoo-in for freshman of the
year—has six double-doubles this
season, tied for the best in the con
ference.
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