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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
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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
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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
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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