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Oregon ski teams have lofty goals ■Thealpineski team heads to the Western Regionalswith hopes to advance to nationals By Jesse Thomas for the Emerald For the Oregon Club Sports alpine ski teams, it’s time for the bigrace. It’s the race where the men’s and women’s teams will need to ski harder and tuck tighter than they’ve ever done: the Western Regional competition. The contest will be held in Park City, Utah, from Thursday through Saturday. It is expected to be an intense race, as all of the teams will be racing on the same slope skiers in the 2002 Winter Olympics will use next year. The Ducks feel prepared, after both men and women finished in third place at the conference championships two weekends ago. For the men, sophomore Colby Gail received first team All-Conference and senior Josh Kellerman made a strong come back to finish 18th in the stand ings. The women’s underclass men stepped up, with freshmen Sonja Handy and Colleen Goodrich finishing in the top-20. In the top five women skiers, there are two freshman, two sophomores and one senior. “Our team feels really strong with the great competition we had at conference champi onships,” Handy said. “We are going to do the best we can do and see how we come out. And nationals would be amazing.” Last year, both teams placed 12 out of 16 teams in regionals, and they want to prove them selves with a better showing this year. Nationally-ranked Whitman, as well as Albertson College and the University of British Colum bia are all strong in the North west Conference and will pose serious competition for the Ducks. The Rocky Mountain and Grand Teton conferences are also in the competition as they bring in powerhouses Montana State, Rocky Mountain College and the University of Colorado. “If we ski to our potential we could surprise many teams and finish in the top five,” alpine co ordinator Chuck Leavitt said, re ferring to the men’s team. The top five teams in the men’s and women’s competi tions will move onto face the best of the best in the national competition. Rankings in re gionals are determined by com bined scores from giant slalom and slalom. “Regionals should be good with the competition that will be present and we have a strong chance for nationals,” Gail said. According to Leavitt, the women are stronger in the slalom and have a chance to go to nationals if they present strong times in the giant slalom. The men know they also have a likely chance to qualify and aim to perform equally in both races. “It will take two great days of skiing for these teams to make nationals,” Leavitt said. Sports briefs Softball The Oregon softball team traveled down to Las Vegas over the weekend and went 3-2 at the UNLV Softball Classic. On Friday, the No. 20 Ducks defeated Wis consin, 2-0, but lost to Nebraska, 2-1. Oregon bounced back on Saturday and knocked off Kansas, 8-6, but fell to Loyola Marymount by a score of 7-4. The Ducks finished the tournament with a solid 1 -0 victory against Central Michigan to raise their total season record to 10-7. Men’sTrackand Field Led by the sophomore combination of Terry Ellis and Adam Kriz, the Oregon men’s track and field team finished second behind Stanford Saturday at the Holiday Inn Invitational in Reno, Nevada. Kriz set a personal record in the weight throw with a launch of 60 feet, four inches, good enough for third place. Ellis captured first place in the 55-meter hurdles with a season-high time of 7.53 seconds. The Ducks also won the 4 x 400 relays (3:16.39) and Fouso Akinradewo took first in the triple jump (49-5). Women's Golf The Oregon women’s golf team finished the first day of the Wildcat Invitational in last place with a score of 325. Host Arizona leads the three-day, 16 team tournament with a score of 293. Football Freshman outside linebacker Ryan Jack son was dismissed from the Oregon football team due to a “failure to meet team rules and regulations,” according to head coach Mike Bellotti. All right, sport fans.** it’s poll time again! Last week, Peter Hockaday’s online sports poll asked which of Oregon’s basketball teams would have the best chance to turn their sea son around and make it back to the NCAA Tournament. The final results showed that 39.5 percent of you thought the women would turn their sea son around, 23.7 percent said the men would, while 36.8 percent said neither team would. After both teams took out Washington on Sat urday... well, we’re still not sure. This week, we ask you to take a broader look at college hoops. We ask you to decide which college team most dominates the hardwood: Is it Stanford’s men’s team, the men of North Carolina, Duke’s men’s team, the Lady Volun teers of Tennessee, Notre Dame’s women’s team or Connecticut’s women’s team? You make the call. Go online to www.dailye merald.com and click on the sports page to vote in the poll. Happy clicking! Pac-10 continued from page 5 looking to avenge its Jan. 27 road loss to the Sun Devils. The Cardinal has im proved with the growth of freshman point guard Nicole Powell, who played center in high school. Powell switched to the point guard posi tion when starter Susan King was injured early in the season. Powell’s play has been so impressive as of late — she’s averaging 13.5 points and 8.1 re bounds per game this season, and has 104 as sists — that ESPN.com lists her as one of four fa vorites for freshman of the year. On the NCAA bubble Each year, 64 teams around die country get invitations to the Big Dance. Win-loss records and conference standings help determine which teams dance and which teams stay home. There’s no exact science to predicting who goes, but the Ratings Percent age Index does the job as good as anything. And right now, the Ducks’ RPI rating is No. 51—on the bubble. Oregon’s chances of making the NCAA Tour nament could nose-dive if it loses any of its re maining games. But the Ducks still face two higher-ranked teams in the RPI — No. 43 Ari zona and No. 36 Arizona St. — next week at McArthur Court. Southern California, whom the Ducks haven’t beat in three tries, are ranked No. 117. Oregon rumbles with the Trojans Saturday at 1 p.m. on Fox Sports Net. Frei continued from page 5 ry got enough credit. We wanted him to know how we felt about him.” Many NCAA and NFL stand-out coaches were assistants under Frei during his tenure at Oregon. Among them were former USC and Los Angeles Rams head coach John Robin son, two-time Super Bowl champion George Seifert (now head coach for the Carolina Panthers) and former Arizona State head coach Bruce Synder. “The world has lost a great person, a great football coach and a great ally of the game of football as well as the University of Oregon,” current head coach Mike Bellotti said in a released statement. “He was one of the most genuine, nicest indi viduals from the first time I had ever met him. “His loss is a tremen dous tragedy.” Cal! (541)3464343 or stop by Room 300 Erb Memorial Union to place your ad today. P.O. Box 3159 Eugene, OR 97403 E-mail: classads@oregon.uoregon.edu On-line edition: www.dailyemerald.com 095 PERSONALS Eugene’s Coolest Party Line!!! Dial: 74-Party Ads * Jokes * Stories & More! Free Call! *18+ *Try it NOW!!! 105 TYPING/RESUME SERVICES At 344-0759, ROBIN is GRAD SCHOOL APPROVED. 20-year the sis/dissertation background. Term papers. Full resume service. Editing. Laser pr. ON CAMPUS! HorOSCOpC by Linda C. Black TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 20). You've al ways been a dreamer, but this year your dreams have a message. Figure out what you're trying to tell yourself and win both love and success. Visualize the home you've always wanted by March. Another speaks well of you, to help you get a raise or a better job around April. If reno vations are required, do the job in May. Big changes for the better come in June. Settle in with loved ones in July. Do your best all year, and another promotion's possible around De cember. Take time for contemplation and re newal in February. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. ARIES (March 21-April 19)—Today is a 7 — You and your friends have lots of wonderful plans, but hold on. Are you talking this project to death? Don't get overly rational. A hunch might lead you in the right direction or keep you from making a silly mistake. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 5 —You don't have enough of a necessity to do what you'd like for somebody else. Why not of fer to take care of a chore that has an older per son stymied? For you, it'll be relatively easy. GEMINI (May 21-June21)—Today is a 6 — You want to try something new, but an older person puts a lid on your enthusiasm. Find out why before you run off in a huff. If you can learn the other point of view, you'll prove you really are that smart. CANCER (June 22-July 22) — Today is a 5 — You're probably thinking about your money and how to make it grow. You may also wonder if you have enough insurance. Take care of these chores now and ask to take Friday off. You’ll have earned it. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)—Today is a 6 —Your partner or an expert you’ve hired has taken con trol of the situati in. You can let the other per son manage the operation, but don't put your t brain into neutral. You're still responsible for the outcome. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 5 — Service is the key to your success, your mental and physical well-being, everything. But you're not getting paid anywhere near enough. It's OK to do a few benefits if it gets you closer to the big money, or some other reward. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct 22) — Today is a 7 — You can express yourself well, but don't get glib; somebody could take offense. You can make sure the other person's OK, and that's a good idea. Don’t let a careless remark turn into a festering wound. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — You want to fix up your place, but you and your sweetheart can't agree on how it should be done. Better work on the relationship before you worry about your house's foundation. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 6 —You need some time for contempla tion. How about those books you've meant to read? Don't spend all day with a busy mind. Spend some time gazing out the window or lis tening to soothing music. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 5 —You're practicing, studying and polish ing your skills. It might feel like it's costing you, but the time you spend on your hobby is good for you. It helps you stay objective. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) —Today is an 8 —You're creative now. You have the ideas, but not the money. This should be noticeable as you try to make changes to your home. But you lack for nothing. Your imagination is a valuable tool, so use it wisely. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 —You’re struggling with something. Is there a lot of noise and confusion at home? You may have to go somewhere else if you can't find any peace and quiet there. 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