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. Pappas continued from page 11 With so much talent in one gen eration of Pappases, you’d think that athletic prowess runs in the family, right? “I honestly don’t know where it came from,” said Nick Pappas, fa ther of the three. “I had polio when I was younger and didn’t have the chance to do athletics. Their moth er’s athletic career ended in junior high school with the low hurdles.” The foundations for the great de cathlon careers were laid by the eld est son, Paul. “Paul did track because he could n’t see a baseball real well,” Nick said. “So he picked up a pole vault bar and the next thing you know, he’s a state champ. That’s what start ed the whole track thing going. ” Despite poor vision, Paul ex celled in multi-events, including the pole vault, high jump, long ■* jump, shot put and hurdles — five of the 10 decathlon events. “Paul knew he was going to do the decathlon in high school,” said former Glendale High School track and field coach Jeff Hess. “I didn’t push them into [the decathlon], but I certainly knew it was something they could excel at.” Tommy and Billy followed suit, setting up a great multi-event tradi tion for Glendale track. “I’m doing the decathlon mainly because of my brothers,” Billy said. “If they hadn’t have done track I still would have done it, but watching them do the decathlon encouraged me to do it.” For many years, the athletic focus for the Pappases was on the mat, not around the oval. “They were all exceptional wrestlers,” Nicksaid. “Their grandpa was a professional wrestler so.he en couraged them into that more than anything. Tommy and Billy were 98 pounders for most of high school. ” “Wrestling was my main sport for a while,” Billy said. “I started when I was. in third grade. We even had our own wrestling ring in our gym at home. I just always remember doing it. It was pretty big in our fapaily.” Two years after walking on at Ore gon, Paul was the Ducks’ top decath lete. Around the same time, Tommy was competing for Lane Community College exclusively as a high jumper. “Tommy’s old coach at Lane had everyone on the team do an hour de cathlon to get into shape,” Nick said. “In one hour, Tommy scored more points than their official de cathlete had done in a real competi tion. At their first meet he broke the school record.” By the time Billy was a senior at Glendale, both of his brothers were collegiate decathletes. “We could see the decathlon in him, ’ Hess said. “We didn’t push him into it. We have an end-of-the year decathlon every year just for fun, and he did well in that.” .“I knew I was going to do it by my senior year,” Billy said. “My main event was the hurdles, but I also did the 4x4 and long jump. I played a bit with a javelin and shot. Then, most ly I was just having fun.” Billy followed the same path Tom my did by beginning his college ca reer at LCC. After a successful stint at the junior college level, Pappas was heavily recruited by the new Oregon head coach, Martin Smith. The previous Oregon coaching staff had chosen to pass on Tommy, who later went on to win an NCAA Championship for Tennessee. “Martin came to us and said, ‘We don’t want to make the same mistake twice,”’ Nick said. “They were real enthusiastic about recruiting Billy.” “The reason why we went after Billy is because he fit the mold of the type of athlete we wanted,” Ore gon multi-events coach Bill Lawson said. “I think the thing that was real ly attractive about trying to get Billy Pappas to the University of Oregon was not only his athletic capabili ties but his competitive attitude.” Pappas considers his strengths to be in the 110-meter hurdles and the long jump. “Hike all of the explosive events,” Pappas said. “The high jump, shot put, 100. That’s where the weight room comes in well.” In his first complete season of com petition for Oregon last season, Pap pas finished fourth at the Pac-10 Championships and earned an NCAA provisional mark in the process with his total of 7,184 points. This year, THE PAPPAS BROTHERS FILE Billy: Oregon decathlete. Ranked second in Pac-10 among returnees. Placed fourth at last year’s Pac-10 meet with a personal best 7,184 points. Placed second with 6,742 points at the junior college level while at Lane Community College. Won 2A state titles in 110 and 300 hurdles at Glendale HS. Also played football and wrestled. Tommy: Collegiate record-holder in the decathlon with 8,463 points. Won the NCAA title for Tennessee in 1999. Placed fifth at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Paul: Ranks ninth on the Oregon all-time decathlon list with 7,303 points. Four-year letter-winner and former walk-on. Placed fourth at Pac-10s with NCAA provisional qualifying mark in 1997. Pappas is hungry for even more. “I’d obviously like to qualify for nationals,” he said. “The main goal at Pac-lOs is to beat people and score points for the team.” Call (541) 346 4343 or stop by Room 300 Erb Memorial Union to place your ad today. P.O. 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Call 344-2033 ~ want to spend $5,865,332? become a member of the EMU Board of Directors The EMU Board has 4 student positions open for 2001-2002 to — represent the ASUO and the EMU. • pick-up an application at ASUO or EMU Administration office Horoscope by Linda C, Black TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (May 10). Don't save because you need the money; do it for a better reason, like taking the vacation of your dreams. Look ahead in May, and piGk a destination. In June, don’t spend as if you were rich. Save so that you will be. There's more to leant in July. Find out what it is. Watch your pennies and make plans through the summer and fail. By December you can count your winnings. Janu ary is for travel and for dreams coming true. In February, get the raise you've earned. To get the advantage, check the day's rating; 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. ARIES (March 21-April 19)—Today isa6— You've got a good chance to make progress. The path has been blocked, but now it's clear. 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