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Women’s track peaking in time for Mt SAC ■The Ducks are on the move to California assome of their key athletes hit their top form By Peter Hockaday Oregon Daily Emerald Oregon senior pole vaulter Kari na Elstrom should have stopped vaulting a while ago. After she injured her back last season, doctors told her that vault ing over a 12-foot bar was the worst thing she could possibly do. But Elstrom had other plans en-. tirely. “I want to make it to Pac-lOs and see what happens from there,” El strom said. For Elstrom, an All-American in 1999 before injuring her back to ward the end of last season, the Pac 10s are not out of the question, and neither are the NCAA Champi onships at Hayward Field on May 30-June 2. After she and her coaches thought her career might be over, El strom vaulted a season-best 11-5 3/4 on Saturday for the Ducks women’s track and field team. “I’m working my way up,” El strom said. “I’m using a short ap proach and short poles right now.” Elstrom is part of a pole-vaulting crew that has been a pleasant sur prise for Oregon head coach Tom Heinonen this season. Junior Niki Reed became the first Oregon ath lete to officially qualify for the NCAAs at the Washington Dual meet Saturday, while freshman Kirsten Riley and senior Holly Speight both jumped 11-9 3/4. It was a season best by 10 inches for Riley. “The vaulters were terrific to day,” Heinonen said after Satur day’s meet. Both Elstrom and Reed have said they think Speight will make the NCAAs, while Riley has a chance as well. “Everybody’s doing really well right now,” Elstrom said. “Part of the reason I wanted to come back this year was because of the other girls.” All the Vaulters will compete at the Oregon Invitational in two weeks, while Reed will face some of the nation’s best at the Mt. SAC Re lays in California this weekend. Throwin’ hard, throwin’ long In what has become a familiar pattern for the women’s track team, the Oregon throwing unit made big news at the Washington Dual last weekend... again. Senior Maureen Morrison threw a season-best 181 feet in the ham mer, while sophomore Mary Etter led the Ducks with wins in the dis cus and shot put. “Last year I felt like I peaked too early,” Morrison said. “This year I don’t want to make that mistake, so my emphasis right now is on im proving about five feet at every meet.” Morrison’s hammer throw was less than two feet short of an NCAA Provisional mark and may have marked the senior’s return to top form. Morrison holds the school record in the hammer at 186-6, and made the NCAA Provisional list last year. “My expectations are really high,” Morrison said. “My ultimate goal is to get to nationals.” Morrison leads a group of throw ers that rivals the pole vaulters in dominance and teamwork. “There’s some pride in being an Oregon thrower, because we’re such a strong team,” Morrison said. “There isn’t a lot of politics, or a lot of drama. Instead of looking at it as an individual sport, we look at it as a team sport.” SAC: Silly, All-over Craziness Oregon will travel to the Mt. SAC Relays this weekend. Sort of. The Ducks will send athletes to the Azusa Pacific Heptathlon at Pomona-Pitzer University and the Long Beach State All-Comers meet, all in Southern California. One thing should remain con stant all weekend: The Ducks will see some of their toughest competi tion of the season. “This [event] was for the team, next weekend is for the individ ual,” Heinonen said Saturday after the Washington Dual. This weekend’s meets will be a far cry from the organized competi tion from last weekend. The Ducks will spread themselves over three meets in four days, and some ath letes will compete in more than one meet. “It’s going to be pretty wild,” said Morrison, who will compete in two different meets. “It’s going to take a lot of extra endurance.” Emerald Senior Karina Elstrom has returned from a back injury to give the already-deep Oregon vaulting squad an extra threat. \ '■ _ Cash for Books Law School BOOK Buyback ■ Court Cafe at the Knight Law Center April 23-27 & April 30-May 4 10:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. ■ Main Store April 23 - May 7 Regular store hours UNIVERSITY of OREGON Book Buyback conducted by Follett Powering education. Worldwide. Outdoor Program hosts film festival ■An international film competition on mountain culture and recreation will take place tonight on campus By Inge Scheve for the Emerald The Banff Mountain Film Festi val, featuring the cream of the crop within mountain environ ment, mountain culture, moun tain sports and wildlife pictures, is playing at 150 Columbia at 7 p.m. tonight. Although this is the 25th annu al mountain film tour, it’s the fourth time the Oregon Outdoor Program has sponsored the event. Because the festival is celebrat ing 25 years of mountain films, this year’s tour will feature select ed gems from previous festivals as well as the best of this year’s fes tival, said Dan Geiger, Outdoor Program coordinator. The Banff Mountain Film Festi val World Tour presents the best of the film festival, from short films to longer pieces, most of which will never be shown in theaters or on television, accord ing to Geiger. The types of activi ties that the films will focus on in clude rock climbing, paragliding, whitewater rafting, kayaking and mountain biking. “There is really something for everyone,” said Geiger, noting that the festival tour is not just for hardcore kayakers and outdoor freaks. “This is the event of the year if you like outdoor sports.” The event is one night only, and then the tour moves on to Bend. Howevef, Geiger promises that the tour will be back next year. Tickets typically sell out the night of the show and are $7 for Oregon students and Oregon Out door Program members ($8 on the day of the show) and $9 for the general public ($10 at the door). For more information, call 346 4365. 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