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Thursday Best Bet MLB: New York at Atlanta 4:30 p.m.,TBS SPORTS EDITOR: JEFF SMITH Smittside@aol.com Investigation of Runge’s methods continues Nearly au people have been interviewed, but the law firm’s private investigation has yet to conclude By Adam Jude Oregon Daily Emerald Nine days after beginning its evaluation of the Oregon women’s basketball program, Kansas City-based law firm Bond, Schoeneck and King is still looking into the controversy surrounding head coach Jody Runge. “All we can say at this time is that the process is continuing,” University assistant director of media relations Pauline Austin said Wednesday. Oregon Athletic Director Bill Moos, however, has indicated that he expects to hear some thing from the law firm’s inquiry by the end of this week. Bond, Schoeneck and King, nationally recognized for its handling of collegiate sports programs, began its investigation March 27 and has interviewed nearly 80 coaches, players, ad ministrators and community members. Moos hired the independent evaluation because of the tur moil surrounding the team. Eight unidentified players criti cized Runge’s coaching methods and requested that she be fired in a March 4 meeting with Moos. On Tuesday, Runge met with investigator Michael Glazier, one of the 100 most powerful people in sports, according to The Sporting News. Runge was un available for comment, but told The Oregonian that the meeting was “cordial.” In her eighth season, Runge led Turn to Runge, page 16 RUNGE Decathlete Lorenzo has strong showing in day one Laura Smit Emerald Oregon’s Santiago Lorenzo placed fifth in the shot put and finished sixth overall after day one of the Texas Relays decathlon Wednesday. ■ Santiago Lorenzo stands sixth in the Texas Relays Decathlon and Billy Pappas is a contender despite faltering performance uy KODDie McCallum Oregon Daily Emerald With his best events ahead of him and least favorite behind him, Ore gon men’s track and field junior Santiago Lorenzo is in good position to win the Texas Relays Decathlon. The All-American decathlete is currently sixth out of 18 competitors after five events at the Relays, only 288 points behind the leader, i Trafton Rodgers, who is competing I unattached. Lorenzo had a good all-around day in Austin, Tex., placing as high as third and no lower than 10th in any event. Lorenzo looks forward to the final day of competition, in which his marquee events (javelin, pole vault and 110 hurdles) will be contested. Lorenzo placed third in the 400 meters in a time of 49.26 seconds, less than four tenths of a second be hind Rodgers. He also added fifth place finishes in the 100 meters (11.11) and the shot put (44 feet). Overall, the Buenos Aires, Ar gentina native is only 64 points be hind his personal best after five events. Teammate Billy Pappas had a tougher day in his season-opening competition. After solid efforts in the first three events, Pappas failed to make the opening height in the high jump, costing him hundreds of points. Pappas’ personal best in the high jump is 6 feet, four inches, which would have been worth 740 points in the decathlon. The junior can Turn to Track, page 16 li I’m looking forward to training hard and if I just stick to the fundamen tals, 111 keep improving. Jason Hartman sophomore distance runner jj Pro women’s football league holding tryouts in Eugene ■ Local females will get the opportunity to participate in a new professional women’s football league By Peter Hockaday Oregon Daily Emerald As the much-debated Xtreme Football League is slowly falling apart, another league is trying to do what the XFL could not: steal some of the limelight from the National Football League. But this new league has a de cidedly feminine touch. Starting Nov. 3 this year, the fe male football players of this world will have a chance to show off their stuff in the newly formed Women’s American Football League. Oregon scored two teams in the WAFL, the Oregon Unforgiven — based in Eugene — and the Rose City Wildcats, in Port land. Those two teams will hold try outs for players to fill its rosters April 14 at 10 a.m. on the turf field next to the Recreation Center. The Unforgiven and the Wild cats will compete in the North west Division of the Pacific Con ference of the WAFL. There are currently 20 teams in the WAFL, with about 10 more in negotia tion. Randall Field, general manager and owner of the Unforgiven, says that the league should pro vide nearly as much excitement as the NFL. “We’re going to take them through all the techniques they need to know in order to become competitive football players,” Field said. “We’re going to try to get them to at least college level.” Players from the Eugene area still have the ability to try out for the new league. Field said the teams are currently accepting ap plications from women 18 or over for the tryouts next weekend. He said they will accept applications until Thursday the 12th. Interested players should call Turn to Football, page 16 Information on Tryout When: Saturday April 14 at 10 a.m. (sign in at 9:30 a.m.) Where: The turf soccer field next to the Recreation Center Who: Ail females 18 years of age or older Cost: It costs $25 to tryout How: Contact Randall Field, general manager/owner of Oregon Unforgiven at (541)683-6079. Deadline: Must apply by April 12
