Oregon battles weather in win at Triangular
■A bevy of Ducks impress
at the first meet of the season
on a snowy Hayward Field
By Hank Hager
Oregon Daily Emerald
First, it was the wind. Then
came the rains. And finally, in the
middle of March, snow descended
upon Hayward Field on Saturday.
And guess what? There was even
time for the skies to open up and let
a little sun shine
through into the
Willamette Val
ley.
Well, for at
least a few mo
ments anyway.
It seemed like
nothing could
stop the Oregon women’s track
and field team at the Montana-We
ber State Triangular. The Ducks
swept through the day, defeating
Montana, 124-69, and Weber State,
111 1/2 to 77 1/2.
“I really liked the way our team
competed today,” head coach Tom
Heinonen said. “It’s so encourag
ing for the rest of this year. They
competed in almost every possible
type of weather, and we had good
stuff happen in all event areas.”
And what about the weather
that left snowflakes on the ground
and athletes shivering?
“I’ve been here 26 years, and I’ve
never seen anything like that,”
Heinonen said.
One Duck runner, Laura Har
mon, was unfortunate enough to
have to endure the snowy weather.
However, the flakes that made it
tough to see for more than a few
feet didn’t stop her. She took first
in the 1,500-meter run with a time
r
of 4 minutes, 40.13 seconds.
“It was a little cold, a little wet,
and the snow was sticking to my
eyelashes,” Harmon said after the
event, shivering and covered with
snow flakes. “But it was really fun.
I actually enjoyed it.”
7 really liked the way our
team competed today It's
so encouraging for the rest
of this year. They competed
in almost every possible
type of weather, and we had
a good stuff happen in all
event areas/’
Tom Heinonen
Oregon head coach
One teammate even joked that
Harmon deserved the “iron man”
award for having to tough the
treacherous weather that made
Hayward Field a sloppy mess. The
all-weather track was soaked, and
field events continually had to be
stopped to clear away the water.
Janette Davis took the 400 dash
with a time of 54.31, while Ann
Sullivan, competing for the first
time this season due to shin
splints, won the 100 hurdles in
14.51.
Eri MacDonald sported a time
of 1:11.98 in the 800, good
enough for first, and Carrie Zo
grafos came from behind to take
the 3,000 in 9:49.94.
Sarah Malone led the Duck field
stars in the javelin, recording a sea
son high mark of 171 feet 3 inches.
Two weeks ago in Linfield, the
sophomore threw at 170.
“Luckily, I was able to get my
good (throws) off before the rain,”
she said of the downpour that
would drench Hayward Field right
after she finished. “I’m happy with
(the mark). It’s kind of an affirma
tion that Linfield wasn’t a fluke.” '
Clarice Hayward-Lee took first
in the triple jump at 36-3, and
Mary Etter tore the field events
apart. She took the discus (157
4), hammer (167-4) and shot put
(47-7 3/4).
About the only thing that didn’t
go right for the Ducks came in the
pole vault. Because of the poor
weather, junior transfer Becky Hol
liday was not able to make her
much-anticipated first vault at
Hayward Field as a Duck.
“I love competition,” she said,
disappointed in not being able to
vault. “But that’s Oregon for you.
It’s not worth it to get hurt.”
Oregon’s Georgette Moyle was
able to tie for first in the event
with Montana’s Amy Weddell.
The two were able to vault at a
height of 11 1/4 before the snow
began to fall, eventually cancel
ing the rest of the event.
At the end of the day, Heinonen
and the rest of the Ducks were con
fident in their abilities.
“We don’t have many scoring
meets, and there weren’t many
people here, but we wanted to
make a good showing for them,”
Heinonen said in reference to the
2,352 in attendance. “When you
win scoring meets, it adds another
dimension to your team that gets
people fired up.”
E-mail sports reporter Hank Hager
at hankhager@dailyemerald.com.
Jonathan House Emerald
Carrie Zografos was unstoppable at the Montana-Weber State Triangular on Saturday,
winning the women’s 3,000 meter run by five seconds.
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