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Duck track teams | score NCAA marks i ■The Oregon track and field teams gather a pair of NCAA marks through the weekend By Scott Pesznecker Oregon Daily Emerald Two athletes from the Oregon track and field teams took some big strides over the weekend. Senior Katie Crabb, in the midst of her final collegiate season, met the NCAA indoor provisional standard in the mile with a time of 4 minutes, 46.38 seconds. Sophomore Jason Hartmann, a two-time cross country All-Ameri can, notched a provisional time of 14:05.72inthe5,000-meter distance. Crabb and Hartmann’s new per sonal bests led a weekend of men’s and women’s track and field action. The women competed at the Idaho Scoring Meet in Moscow, Idaho, with the exception of Crabb, who ran at the Cannon Meet in Indi anapolis. The men, in Ames, Iowa took part in the Iowa State Classic. Crabb placed fifth overall and second among collegians in Satur day’s mile, and finished 13 seconds faster than in her race last weekenc in Reno, Nev. Her time puts her or the NCAA qualifying bubble. “Katie made a huge jump from las weekend’s effort,” Oregon women’: head coach Tom Heinonen said in < released statement. “She ran smart stayed in control and moved up fron sixth to fifth in the last 100 meters. Thi pace was fast the whole way, and shi was right in there staying in lane one. Unattached entrant Jamie Kin| won the Cannon mile with a time o 4:41.09. Leading the Duck women at the Ida ho Scoring Meet, senior pole vaulte Holly Speight came within a half-ind of getting an NCAA provisional mark in her event, finishing second with a height of 12 feet, 51/2 inches. j Sophomore Eri Macdonald ran a | five-second season best in the 800 i meters, finishing second in 2:15.75. In the sprints, freshman Ann Sulli van finished fourth overall (8.25) in the 60-meter hurdle finals, followed by juniors Lucretia Larkin in tenth place and Cameo Davis in 15th. Sulli van also paced the Ducks in the 200 with a lOth-place finish in 25.74 sec onds, followed by Oregon sophomore Heather Murtaugh, who finished 19th. Sophomore Mary Etter finished ninth in the shot put, throwing for a distance of 43-9. Also in the shot put, teammate Jordan McDaniels finished 17th with a 38-foot throw, while freshman Dani Keyser fin ished 20th with a throw of 37-1/2. On Friday, Hartmann’s third place finish shattered the NCAA’s provisional standard for the 5,000 meters. His time, 14:05.72, was about seven seconds short of an au tomatic-qualifying mark. Hartmann’s time would have qual ified him for the NCAA 5,000-meter finale in three of the past four years. Two other Ducks ran in the 32-man j field of the 5,000. Freshman John Lu- 1 cas and sophomore Oliver Redig — ; also making their Oregon debuts — i finished 21st and 26th, respectively. , Stanford’s Jonathon Riley won i the 5,000 in a time of 13:52.20, fol 5 lowed by teammate Louis Luchini ; in 13:53.87. A freak snowstorm that closed roads ’ surrounding Ames kept the rest of the f men’s 16 entrants from competing. The men travel to Reno on Satur day to compete at the Holiday Inn r Invitational. The women will rest l this weekend. +GLf& from/the/Hearty V ^ ★ -v. * ^ v> ★ CTL Books ☆ Music ☆ Videos ☆ Crystals Jewelry ☆ Cards ☆ Candles ★ ■A- V 342-8348 • 1374 Willamette Hours • 11:11-7:11 J K Elegant Thai Cuisine Authentic Vegetarian, Curry & Seafood Dishes One of The Largest Selections of Imported Beers & Wines Voted The Best Asian Restaurant *, of its Kind in Eugene a12 years of experience serving Eugene" Pony Express For Delivery Call 485-2090 Hours Change! Mon-Thu: 11am-9pm Fri: 11am-10pm Sat: Noon-1 Opm Sun: Noon-9pm i SWEET TALK Trying to say just the right thing to your Valentine sweetie? How about TRUE LOVE, BE MINE, U R SWEET, or ONE KISS...That's right, those little chalky "Sweethearts®" are here and ready to save the day! We also have a great selection of special Valentine candies and chocolates. UNIVERSITY of OREGON r -----:-"N A Higher Education Teachers set high standards for us all . . . Now it’s time for you to set your own standard Earn a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Willamette University's School of Education An intensive 10-month program of superior preparation 1000+ hours of hands-on train ing in public school classrooms A nationally recognized degree from a tier-one liberal arts college Tremendous placement oppor tunities upon graduation If you have a bachelor's degree and a desire to excel, you too can set a higher standard. To apply or for additional information. Call us: 503-370-6303 Wl LLAM ETTE THE FIRST UNIVERSITY IN THE WEST 900 STATE STREET, SALEM, OREGON 97301 503-370-6303 WWW.WILLAMETTE.EDU J Recycle this paper
