Oregon Ultimate falls in semis at nationals
■The club ultimate team puts up a courageous fight
while Andy Wallace competes at the Tae Kwon Do nationals
By Jesse Thomas
for the Emerald
After a season that included
more accomplishments than ex
pected, the Oregon Club Sports
men’s ultimate team was defeated
in the semifinals of the nationals
in Boston
last week
end.
The Ducks
departed last
Wednesday
to compete
in the Ulti
mate Players Association Nation
als Tournament. Pool play began
Friday, where Oregon faced Duke,
Ohio State and Cornell. The Ducks
had a little trouble early, but they
ended up winning their pool as ex
pected.
In its best game of the tourna
ment, Oregon’s big plays carried
the team through Saturday to beat
fifth-ranked Wisconsin, 15-8.
The Ducks ran into trouble
against Colorado, though, as they
found themselves down 8-3 at the
half. Oregon charged back to cut
the deficit to 11-10, but after a few
mistakes, the Ducks were eliminat
ed, 15-11.
“When you get to that level,
everyone is a great team,” Oregon
coordinator }oshua Greenough
said. “They were the better team
that day.”
At the end of the tournament,
Carleton College was crowned the
national champion. Ironically, the
Ducks had beat Carleton, 17-14, in
the Eastern tournament just recent
ly
It was an emotional weekend for
the Oregon seniors as they knew
they would not play ultimate again
as a Duck.
“It was just amazing how close I
got to the guys,” graduating senior
Ryan DeAustin said. “It was not
enough time with the Ducks and I
wish I could play again but they
will do really well next year.”
Freshman Tae Kwon Do
member competes
at nationals
Oregon freshman Andy Wallace
learned a lot this weekend at the
Tae Kwon Do national champi
onships in Cleveland, but things
didn’t go his way when he felt he
was judged unfairly and eliminat
ed from competition early.
After achieving his high green
belt last Wednesday, Wallace trav
eled to the national champi
onships with the state club team,
which entered the competition
ranked 10th in the country.
Wallace only had one match,
which he lost, 7-6. But he and oth
ers found the loss debatable be
cause he earned points that were
not scored on his side. Overall,
Wallace placed seventh out of 23
competitors.
“I learned a lot more in losing
one match than I have from all that
I have won,” Wallace said.
Although Wallace’s competitor
was victorious, he wasn’t able to
advance because Wallace kicked
him in the head, which caused an
injury that didn’t allow him to go
on.
Wallace was disappointed as he
watched his teammates place
higher than himself while believ
ing he should have done better.
One teammate, whom Wallace
beat 17-2 at the state meet earlier
this year, placed third above Wal
lace at nationals.
“My only regret was watching
other competitors,” Wallace said.
“I saw people I could have done
well against go farther.”
Since he is only 176 pounds, the
Portland native is used to being
the lightest competitor in the
heavyweight class. At nationals,
though, the weight classes were
changed and only four people out
weighed him.
“It was wild to go against people
my own size,” Wallace said.
After a great learning experi
ence, Wallace believes he will be
that much faster and stronger next
season.
Men’s track lands one of nation’s top prep runners
■The Oregon coaching staff
opens up the recruiting
season with a blue-chip
distance runner from Utah
By Robbie McCallum
Oregon Daily Emerald
As members of the nation’s top
ranked teams prepare for the
NCAA Championships, Oregon
head coach Martin Smith is begin
ning next year’s recruiting class.
The Oregon men’s track and
field team signed its first athlete,
Seth Pilkington, to a letter of intent.
Pilkington, a senior at Roy High
School in Ogden, Utah, is ranked
12th nationally in
the mile with a
personal best time
of 4 minutes,12
seconds.
“There are sev
eral different
things that at
tracted me to Oregon,” Pilkington
said. “I felt like coach Smith was
the right coach for me. The team is
a young team but with a lot of po
tential.”
Pilkington won Utah 4A state ti
tles in the 1,600 meters (4:13) and
3,200 meters (9:20) to go along with
his cross country title last fall. Those
races were all contested at 4,700-feet
elevation. Pilkington owns sea level
bests of 4:11 and 9:06 at those dis
tances and hopes to better those
marks this June at the Golden West
Invitational, a national meet for
prep track and field.
“Obviously [Eugene] is the track
center of the United States,” Pilk
ington said. “I really liked Hay
ward Field. The area seemed like a
great place to train.”
Pilkington is the son of 1994 Los
Angeles Marathon champion and
1995 World Championships par
ticipant Paul Pilkington.
In the classroom
Two Oregon athletes have been
named to the District VII Verizon
Academic All-American team. San
tiago Lorenzo and John Stiegeler
were selected by the College Sports
Information Directors of America to
the regional team, which includes
the entire West Coast.
Stiegeler is the nation’s top
javelin thrower with a personal
best of 245 feet, nine inches and
owns a GPA of 3.83. He is majoring
in mathematics.
Lorenzo is an All-American in
the decathlon and is ranked fourth
nationally in that event. The exer
cise and movement science major
holds a GPA of 3.72.
To be eligible for the academic
team, a student-athlete must carry a
GPA of 3.2 or higher, be in at least
the second year of participation and
be an important squad member.
Men’s
continued from page 9A
ior Jason Boness, who placed fifth
at last year’s NCAA Championships
but has yet to breakthrough this
season.
“I’m looking for a top-five finish
this year and a PR,” Boness said.
“I’m more prepared than last year.
We wanted to hit my peak at na
tionals. Last year I peaked early.”
Boness is seeded 14th, well out
of scoring, but his personal best of
seven feet, five inches would place
him third.
Another dark horse is junior Mic
ah Harris, the school record holder
in the 110 hurdles. The junior-col
lege transfer is ranked 16th but feels
'confident coming into nationals.
“I just have to come out and rely
on everything that I’ve learned so
far,” Harris said. “If you get to fi
nals, you’re All-American. That’s
where I want to be.”
Harris owns a personal best time
of 13.79 seconds, only a tenth of a
second out of the top-eight.
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True freshman Trevor Woods
made the NCAA cut in the pole
vault. Woods is tied-for-17th com
ing into the competition. In an
event that sees many no-heights,
Woods could shine if he is able to
clear the opening height.
Distance runner Michael
Kasahun rounds out the Oregon
contingent in the 5,000 meters.
Kasahun had a breakthrough race at
the Oregon Invitational last month,
running a personal best 13:56, rank
ing him 17 th nationally.
The majority of Oregon’s ath
letes will compete today and to
morrow. The meet begins today
with the first half of the decathlon
and concludes with the 10,000 me
ters at 7:50 p.m.
Women’s
continued from page 9A
Oregon throws coach Sally Har
mon thinks that all four athletes
could end up as All-Americans.
“You have to have the kids go in
with a game plan,” Harmon said.
“Mary is a fighter; she’ll do well this
year. Charyl is only five feet behind
the 13th ranked thrower, and the
chances are real good she can get an
All-American throw.”
To be an All-American, the ath
letes must finish in the top eight
among Americans in their event.
The top eight overall score points
for their team.
Reed and Etter have both been
All-Americans before. In two ap
pearances at the national meet,
Reed jumped 12-9 1/2 both times,
which was good enough for fifth in
1999 and 13th last season. Etter fin
ished eighth in the discus last sea
son with a throw of 166-11.
Malone may have the best chance
to win of all four athletes. She has
thrown well at home this year, and
her best throw is less than half a me
ter short of the national leader, Inge
Jorgensen ofVirginia.
“A lot of it has to do with the con
ditions,” Malone said. “If I’m feeling
good and there’s a nice headwind, I
know I have the ability to win it.”
Reed will need to regain her form
from earlier this year if she wants to
challenge for a national title. After
she tied her own school record of
13-5 1/4 at the Washington Dual
meet April 14, Reed sloped off.
Most recently, Reed jumped 12-11
at the Pacific-10 Conference Cham
pionships.
Etter has been training hard all
year, according to Harmon, and
could be even better than last year.
Harmon said Etter “got a taste of the
sweet stuff,” and now wants some
more. The sophomore raised her
personal best twice in April to her
A lot of it has to do
with the conditions. If I’m
feeling good and there’s a
nice headwind, I know I
have the ability to win it
Sarah Malone
Oregon javelin thrower
current personal record of 175-9,
but hasn’t been able to achieve that
mark since then. She finished
fourth at Pac-lOs with a throw of
168-8.
Weingarten may be the hottest
Duck heading into the champi
onships. After a decent season,
Weingarten uncorked a throw of
155-6, a personal best by three
inches, at the Pac-lOs. The last
chance toss got her onto the NCAA
provisional list for the first time,
and now into the competition it
self.
Weingarten and Malone will
compete Friday at 6 p.m., Reed
takes on the pole vault field at 5
p.m. Friday, and Etter is in action
this afternoon at 3 p.m.