Wrestling continued from page 7 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 continued from page 7 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. Peter Hockaday*s weekly sports poll It's clear that both Oregon basketball teams are in a funk. The men and women seem to have hit that midseason wall, and there’s not much room for error from here on out. However, there is still is time to salvage their seasons, and we want to know which team you think has a better chance of turning its season around. To vote, go to www.dailyemerald.com and click on the sports section. The options are the men, the women or neither. LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: Last week, we asked you to vote for your favorite sports movie, and although it was close, “Field of Dreams” took the top spot. 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