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Men drop to No. 18, women still faltering ■The men’s cross country team is still behind Stanford and Arizona State in the polls By Chris Cabot Oregon Daily Emerald The latest men’s cross county poll is out, and other than the top three spots, there was quite a shake-up in the rankings. After an 11th place finish Saturday at the Roy Griak Invitational, the Ducks dropped from No. 16 in the nation to No. 18. The Mondo men’s poll features two other Pacific-10 Conference teams, No. 2 Stanford and No. 15 Arizona State, who jumped up seven spots, above Oregon. Re gional foe Portland, who was ranked No. 13 before Saturday, now holds the No. 6 position. Arizona, who last week was ranked No. 12, fell drastically out of the top-25 because of a poor showing Saturday where they beat only one ranked team, the host school No. 20 Minnesota. The Oregon women harriers, who finished in last place at the Griak, remain out of the FinishL ynx women’s poll. The Stanford women maintained the No. 2 spot, while Arizona State leapt up the polls from No. 11 to No. 4 after winning the Griak. No. 9 Arizona (down from No. 8), No. 16 Washington (up from No. 17) and No. 18 UCLA (previ ously unranked) also hold spots on the top-25 poll. Not quick enough off the line “We victimized ourselves with our conservative race strategy and never really gave ourselves the chance to succeed,” women’s head coach Tom Heinonen said of his squad’s performance Saturday. During the meet in Minnesota on Saturday, the Ducks’ plan, ac cording to sophomore Magdalena Sandoval, was to “start the race, conservatively, then stay strong through the middle, then finish re ally strong trying to pass people.” The blueprint for the race would have worked well in a smaller race, but the course in Minnesota was just too tight with the number of runners in attendance. Heinonen said that the course would have been fine for 150 run ners, but was far too narrow for 300. “Going out slow and trying to work your way past those who have gone out too fast just didn’t work,” he said. Preppin’ for the Willamette The men and most of the women will not run until the Furman Invite on Oct. 13, but before then some fe male harriers will travel to Salem for the Willamette Invitational. Runners going include Laura Harmon, Alicia Snyder-Carlson, Annette Mosey, Sara Schaaf, Annie Davis and Taylor Bryant. The race is mostly designed for small college runners, but Heinonen said that it could be good for the Oregon runners to get some more experience running in a race with 300 other participants. Rice transfer fitting in well Sandoval, who finished third on the Oregon squad at Saturday’s meet, has been a welcomed addi tion to the team. Though her sum mer training was limited by a bout with mononucleosis, Sandoval should be a scorer for the Ducks in all their races. With Rice, Sandoval ran well for the team, but the col lege just wasn’t the right fit. “I was just not having a satisfy ing running experience and run ning is so important to me,” she said. Heinonen said that Sandoval’s enthusiasm for the sport and excel lent attitude is a good influence on the team. “She is a delight to have on the team,” he said. Sandoval’s father, Tony, won the 1980 U.S. Olympic Trials marathon and was an Olympic al ternate in 1976. Hooray for return of hockey Hit me, baby, one more time. The National Hockey League starts play today, and I’m as giddy as a guy sucking helium from a balloon. I’m happier than a hammerhead in a kiddie pool. Somebody bring me down from this icy cloud. Put me in the penalty box — I’m high sticking myself with glee. The NHL has the short est offseason after the longest post season in all of sports. This is because the NHL is tougher Hockaday Two minutes for than you and crosschecking your football. than your pansy-faced basketball. Sixteen-game schedules are for wussies. So, while the Las Vegas bookies churn out odds of winning the cup, I ask you one question. What are the odds of getting you to tune into ESPN once this season for a Flyers Penguins matchup? Or Avalanche Stars? Give me two games, and I will give you addiction. Give me one playoff contest, like the five-overtime game between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh I sat through two years ago, and I will give you addiction. One playoff hockey game, and you’ll be hooked like a Vegas gam bler. Time to double down. Eastern Conference: Atlantic Division 1: New Jersey Devils — Poor Mario Lemieux. The most beloved hockey player comes out of retire ment, and he has those damn Dev ils to deal with. New Jersey will continue its recent dominance with Scott Stevens’s’ ouch-that-hurt hits, Scott Gomez’s’ fleet skating and the most dominating offensive line in hockey (Jason Arnott, Petr Sykora and Patrick Elias). Oh yeah, the It’s tougher Devils also have one of the best goalies in hockey, Martin Brodeur. 2: Pittsburgh Penguins 3: Philadelphia Flyers 4: New York Rangers 5: New York Islanders Northeast Division 1: Toronto Maple Leafs — Cana da’s best team could have a tough time staving off Canada’s other good team — the Ottowa Senators — for the division title. The Leafs stole Alexander Mogilny from the Devils, and he could revive a life less offense. An aging Curtis Joseph remains the mainstay in Toronto’s net after a strong postseason last year. 2: Ottowa Senators 3: Buffalo Sabres 4: Montreal Canadians 5: Boston Bruins Southeast Division 1: Washington Capitals — Jagr. Jaromir Jagr. Those double J’s should spell victory for the Capi tals, as Washington picked up the greatest offensive player of the ’90s from the Penguins this offsea son. The Caps had the best record in the Eastern Conference last reg ular season, but Jagr will put Washington over the playoff hump. Jagr’s Pens knocked off the No. 1 seed Capitals in the first round last year. It won’t happen again. 2: Carolina Hurricanes 3: Flori da Panthers 4: Tampa Bay Light ning 5: Atlanta Thrashers Western Conference: Pacific Division 1: Dallas Stars — The Stars, cup champions three seasons ago, went shopping this offseason. They sold Brett Hull but bought depth with Pierre Turgeon, Don ald Audette, Valeri Kamensky, Jyrki Lumme and Pat Verbeek. Now Dallas has those players to add to a star-studded roster that includes Mike Modano, Derian Hatcher, Joe Nieuwendyk, Sergei Zubov and goalkeeper Ed Belfour. The result of that equation? Play offs. Deep. 2: San Jose Sharks 3: Phoenix Coyotes 4: Los Angeles Kings 5: • Anaheim Mighty Ducks Central Division 1: Detroit Red Wings — Hockey town’s darlings are aging fast, so the Wings went out and added more age with 37-year-old Brett Hull and 36-year-old Dominik “The Domina tor” Hasek. But those two players, coupled with offensive stars Steve Yzerman, Sergei Federov and Bren dan Shanahan, have one more run at Lord Stanley left in them. 2: St. Louis Blues 3: Nashville Predators 4: Columbus Blue Jackets 5: Chicago Blackhawks Northwest Division 1: Colorado Avalanche. The Avs won the cup last year and prompt ly signed their best three players — Joe Sakic, Rob Blake and Patrick Roy — to long-term contracts after the season. But a defensive spark left with Ray Bourque, and a key offensive spark may be dim in Pe ter Forsberg, who will start the sea son on the bench. Colorado still has depth and talent, and should contend deep into the playoffs. 2: Edmonton Oilers 3: Calgary7 Flames 4: Vancouver Canucks 5: Minnesota Wild Playoffs Eastern Conference quarterfinals: Devils def. Rangers 4-3, Capitals def. Hurricanes 4-0, Penguins def. Senators 4-2, Flyers def. Maple Leafs 4-2. Semifinals: Devils def. Capitals 4 3, Flyers def. Penguins 4-3. Finals: Devils def. Flyers 4-2. Western Conference quarterfinals: Stars def. Kings 4-2, Red Wings def. Coyotes 4-0, Avalanche def. Sharks 4-1, Oilers def. Blues 4-3. Semifinals: Red Wings def. Stars 4-2, Avalanche def. Oilers 4-1. Finals: Red Wings def. Avalanche 4-3. Stanley Cup Finals: Red Wings def. Devils 4-3. Split the aces and drop the puck, because tonight is hockey night in America once more. Finally. Peter Hockaday is a sports reporter for the Emerald. He can be reached at peterhockaday@dailyemerald.com. Classifieds: Room 300, Erb Memorial Union PO. Box 3159, Eugene, OR 97403 E-mail: classads@dailyemerald.com Online Edition: www.dailyemerald.com To place an ad, call (541) 346-4343 or stop by Room 300 Erb Memorial Uriion Horoscope by Linda C. Black TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 3). You're in for all sorts of activity this year. Is it time for a better job? Is relocation required? No problem. 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