Smith
continued from page 9
rampant about what had hap
pened, such as blaming it on an
eating disorder.
“Right after I collapsed, every
body wanted some reason for what
happened,” Hamilton said. “It was
my fault for just coming up with
the quick answer and saying I was
dehydrated because that was far
from the truth.”
Rather, despite being ailed by a
broken bone in her buttocks and a
tight hamstring at the time, she had
collapsed because of something
much more psychological than
physical.
“I had a panic attack,” she said.
“My body pretty much shut down. I
panicked because I felt like I had to
win. I had lost total perspective,
thinking that everybody thought I
should win this race, and if I didn’t
win, it was the end of the world.”
Last summer was the seventh
straight Olympics that Dr. Pengelly
had been associated with. As the me
dia coverage has grown through the
years, Pengelly has seen athletes try
to cover up their mental anguish for
the fear of it being uncovered.
“It leads to a greater insistence to
hide it so it won’t be exposed in the
microscope of the media,” Pengelly
said. “The experience of panic is trig
gered by perceptions of how we per
ceive the world. Athletes live in a
macho culture of thinking they
shouldn’t be feeling this way, but
that’s nonsense.
“It only leads to people walking
around with even more of a harsh
isolation.”
Hamilton was in that isolation last
summer, only she didn’t know it. Af
ter her Olympic experience, she was
confused and felt lost.
It wasn’t until her father suggest
ed it might help to seek therapy that
the thought of doing so even
crossed her mind. And then, it was
only after she began to let some of
these feelings out to someone that
she began to feel better.
“I went to a sports psychologist
and did intense therapy for three
months,” said Hamilton, a nine-time
NCAA Champion while at Wiscon
sin. “The therapy has really helped
to take off all the pressure that I was
feeling. Because, believe me, I had a
lot of pressure ... too much pressure
for one little person to carry.”
In fact, the first sign of Hamilton’s
panic attack from last summer oc
curred at June’s Pre Classic at Hay
ward Field. In the most thrilling race
of the day, Hamilton was edged out
by Romanian Gabriela Szabo by a
mere .06 seconds. Just after Hamil
ton finished, she collapsed onto the
track in what she now terms a
“mini-panic.”
Fast-forward back to the present
day, and Hamilton sounds refreshed.
She is genuinely excited to open her
season in the Pre Classic even
though she says she’s only 75 per
cent physically healthy.
Mentally, though, she may be near
100 percent.
“I’ve since gained perspective and
knowledge and have a new drive,”
Hamilton said. “I run for myself. I
don’t run for the world anymore, and
I don’t run to please everyone else.
“[The mental expectations] can to
tally wipe you out. It’s just like hav
ing any kind of stress; your body
can’t react normally.”
Which is why the next time you
see a highlight of Ankiel struggling to
throw a strike, the act of laughter
should be discarded and replaced
with...
Compassion.
Jeff Smith is the Emerald's sports editor. He
can be reached at Smittside@aol.com.
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Sports brief
Ankiei wild again in minors
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rick
Ankiei might be getting even
wilder now that he’s in the minors.
Ankiei hit the screen eight times,
walked six of eight batters and threw
five wild pitches Thursday night,
lasting just two-thirds of an inning
for Triple-A Memphis against
Nashville.
The beleaguered St. Louis Cardi
nals pitcher, making his third start
since he was sent down, bounced
his first warmup pitch, and it did
n’t get any better in the game.
“For whatever reason, I get too
fast, and it just didn’t work out,”
Ankiel said.
Associated Press •
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be the discus. Lithuanian gold
medalist Virgilijus Alekna leads
the entries with a personal best
toss of 242 feet, four inches.
Bronze medalist John Godina leads
the American entrants with a per
sonal best 229-4.
Ben Plucknett’s meet record of
234-0 has stood for 18 years, but it
is in danger of being surpassed by
Alekna.
Another meet record in danger
is Johnny Gray’s 800 time of 1:44.
Three athletes will come to Hay
ward with personal bests faster
than 1:44, led by Russian Yuriy
Bozakovskiy, who recently turned
20 years old. Two-time Pre cham
pion Khadevis Robinson and
William Chirchir come in with
personal bests of 1:43. Richard
Kennah and Osmar Dos Santos are
other contenders.
The 5,000 meters will be filled
with battles among the 25 entrants.
Former American record-holder
Bob Kennedy will face off against
former UCLA standout Mebrathom
Keflezighi, who recently broke the
10,000-meter American record.
A large contingent of Kenyans
will.race in the Pre 5,000, led by
meet record-holder Luke Kipkos
gei.
Former Oregon runners Nick
Rogers and Karl Keska will also
compete. Some of their old Pacific
10 Conference competition will
also race. Arizona grad Abdi Abdi
rahman and Stanford twins Brad
and Brent Hauser are entered.
The winner of the 5,000 meters
will be presented with the Pre
fontaine Trophy in honor of the
late Oregon great Steve Pre
fontaine.
The meet begins at 11:45 a.m.
Sunday and lasts until 2 p.m.
Women
continued from page 9
with the pole vault and high jump
competitions.
Draglia is the highlighted per
former in the pole vault, but she will
be joined by the Ukraine’s Anzehela
Balakhonova, ranked second in the
world, and America’s No. 2-ranked
pole vaulter, Kellie Suttle.
The high jump competition fea
tures the world’s best jumper, Swe
den’s Kajsa Bergqvist, and Ameri
ca’s top leaper, Amy Acuff.
At 12:20 p.m., fans can turn their
attention to the track for the 1,500
meter race. Last year’s most dramatic
finish, the 1,500 features Favor
Hamilton and Poland’s Lidia Chojec
ka. Last year, Favor Hamilton went
down to the wire with Romanian
Gabriela Szabo, and the American
lost by a mere .06 seconds.
Shortly after the 1,500, Devers
will take on a tough field in the 100
hurdles. The event’s field includes
the world’s fourth-, fifth- and sixth
ranked hurdlers.
At 12:53 p.m., the meet’s biggest
star will shine for the Hayward Field
crowd. Marion Jones, who came
close to winning an unprecedented
five gold medals at last summer’s
Olympics, will race in the Pre 200
meters. The 200 was one of four gold
medals that Jones won in Sydney.
The action doesn’t end there. At
1:10 p.m., Runyan will face stiff com
petition in the 3,000 meters. At 1:30
p.m., Eugene native Maria Mutola,
who won gold in the 800 in Sydney
last summer, will race in that event.
More than just big-name track
stars and tough-as-nails fields, the
Prefontaine Classic legitimizes Eu
gene as Tracktown, U.S.A. Many
track fans from around the country
will descend on Eugene to see the
meet.
The Prefontaine Classic is such a
big-time event, it’s hard to describe
it with just a few words.
“It’s going to be cool,” Malone
said.
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