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■Oregon aims to take the
Western Intercollegiate tourney
for the second straight year
By Jesse Thomas
for the Emerald
No bogies about it for the Oregon
men’s golf team.
The 2001 defending Western In
tercollegiate champions begin play
today at the tournament, the oldest
collegiate golf competition west of
the Mississippi River, to try and run
away with the title once again.
Last year, the Ducks blew away
the field, winning by 17 strokes
over Washington. Four of the five
men who competed last year will
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■The Ducks came firing back
Sunday in the Ping/ASU
Invitational to shoot their lowest
single round of the season
By Jesse Thomas
for the Emerald
When faced with adversity, real
athletes dig deeper.
The Oregon women’s golf team
are the perfect example. After strug
gling through the first two rounds
of the Ping/ASU Invitational, the
Oregon women came firing back in
the final round to shoot their low
est single round score this season.
Oregon shot a 297 in the final
round to place 14th overall.
Hoping to shoot below a 308 in
each round, Oregon shot a dismal
314 in the first round Friday to put
them in last place. Round two did
not go any smoother for the
women, as they finished with 316
Saturday, but they had good reason.
The entire tournament average was
down two strokes in the second
round because of horrible winds,
but the Ducks were still in 15th
place. Then in the final round they
turned it all around.
“We had a great team meeting
(Saturday) night,” Oregon head
coach Shannon Rouillard said. “We
decided to enjoy the day, have fun
and just play golf. I am really proud
of them, and they came through
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UO men’s golf looks for repeat win
play again, which provides a strong
outlook as they face the rest of the
16-team field for the 56th annual
competition.
“It is not unrealistic that we can
play with the best teams,” Oregon
head coach Steve Nosier said.
Oregon has momentum on its
side after winning the Oregon Duck
Invitational at the end of March by
a one stroke margin over Washing
ton. The Ducks had four of the five
men under par on the last day . Ore
gon was also very strong with a sec
ond-place finish in the Cleveland
Southwest Intercollegiate held
March 4 and 5.
The same squad that gave the
Ducks success in the past two tour
naments will be leading the way
once again. Senior Aaron Byers
will play in the
first position, with
juniors John Ellis
and Chris Carna
han at the second
and third spots, re
spectively, fol
lowed by senior
Brandon Harnden
at fourth and sophomore Mike Sica
holding up the fifth position.
“It is a matter of confidence,”
Nosier said. “My focus is to have
the guys prepared and going down
with a solid mental attitude. If we
play like we did at our home tour
nament, we can win.”
After the conclusion of the West
ern Intercollegiate, Oregon heads to
the Thunderbird Invitational in San
Jose, Calif. In the long run, the
Ducks have their eyes set on the
Pac-10 Championships, which be
gin April 25 at the Try sting Tree
Golf Course in Corvallis.
History is on the Ducks’ side, as
they have a long tradition with the
Western Intercollegiate and more
individual wins in tournament
play than any other school. The list
includes golf greats like Peter Jo*
cobsen, Cam Martin, Ted Snavely
and Doug DuChateau.
Jesse Thomas is a freelance
reporter for the Emerald.
Women build confidence in final golf round
when they really needed to.”
In individual standings, senior
Kathy Cho finished first for Oregon
in a tie for 31st with a final-round
75 for a final 225,
Freshman Johnna
Nealy shot a final
round-best 74 to
place her in a tie
for 46th. Fresh
man Jess Carlyon
and sophomore
Lacy Erickson
also finished strong with final
rounds of 75 and 73 to place in ties
for 72nd and 76th, respectively.
Tulsa was able to hold onto the
lead to take the title with a final
round 286 after moving up from a tie
in sixth into first after second round
play. Arizona State finished second,
six shots back with a final score of
877. In third place, Arizona shot a fi
nal round of 290 for a total of 881 in
the tournament. Oregon finished in
14th place out of the 15-team field.
“This was a huge confidence
builder and gives us so much to
look forward to,” Rouillard said. “It
was a complete team effort.”
Oregon has a two-week break be
fore beginning the Pac-10 Champi
onships on April 22 at the Walla
Walla Country Club in Washington.
The Ducks are not worrying
about Pac-lOs, Rouillard said, al
though they are already looking for
ward to what they need to do in re
gionals, which begins the first week
in May, in order to make it to na
tionals. What it comes down to is
the short game with chipping and
putting, Rouillard said.
Jesse Thomas is a freelance
reporter for the Emerald.
Women’s track
continued from page 11
was good enough to become her ca
reer best and earned Etter another
NCAA provisional mark.
“Although (Guante) got me by a
little, we both got personal bests,
and it was neat that she got her first
provisional mark,” Etter said of her
friendly rival. “I was more disap
pointed that I didn’t quite get my
goal of 50 feet, but a PR is a good
way to start off.”
In all, the Oregon women took
control of the field events in
Texas and earned impressive
marks, including personal bests
and season bests.
As expected, the Ducks’ javelin
squad made the competition look as
though it was held at Hayward Field.
Sophomore Sarah Malone, al
ready in mid-season form, upped
her career best by more than five
feet. Her mark of 179-2 easily gave
her the win. She threw 13 feet far
ther than the second place winner,
teammate Elisa Crumley.
“I’m fired up,” Malone said. “I
felt really quick and relaxed on the
runway. This is also a fun meet to
compete at, because it’s like an
NCAA Championship with its
crowd and multi-day format. ”
Of course, Texas did host the
1985 NCAA Championships,
which was the last time the Ore
gon women finished first in the
country. Mike A. Myers Stadium,
the site of the 75th Texas Relays*
was not built until 1999 but
must’ve felt like home to the Ore
gon field squad.
Crumley helped further perpet
uate that feeling by placing sec
ond in the event with a mark of
166-1, a career best for the fresh
man from Hillsboro.
“Today was a great experience,
because I was excited to see what I
could do against a great^ field,”
Crumley'said. “We weit-p" ready‘for '
the headwinds and brought the
correct javelins and were ready for
big marks.”
A day earlier, on Friday, sopho
more Charyl Weingarten started off
the Oregon women with a big mark.
Her throw of 155-1 was good
enough to take the javelin “B” sec
tion and was just five inches short
of her personal best.
Weingarten’s throw, a season
best and one that earned her a
NCAA provisional mark, easily
defeated the rest of the field, out
distancing Angelo State’s Amber
Miller (144-11) and Nevada’s Sara
Coleman (144-9).
“I’m moving forward, and that’s
what you’re supposed to be doing
this time of the year, but there’s more
to work on with my technique,”
Weingarten said. “My arm wasn’t in
a straight sideways position — I
need to get my arm a little longer
and wider — then again, I can’t com
plain about my strength and speed.”
In what may be a vital sign of
Oregon’s season, junior Becky
Hqlliday earned her first mark of
the outdoor season, taking the
pole vaulting competition with a
height of 13-7 1/4, easily defeating
Texas A&M’s Erica Boren (12-5
1/2). The throw claimed Holliday
an NCAA automatic mark, and
sets in motion what could easily
be an All-American season for the
transfer from Clackamas.
After no-heighting last week at
Arizona State, Holliday was happy
to get back on track.
“I haven’t no-heighted in two
years, so I needed to adjust some
things,” she said. “I went from an
eight-step approach, to switching to
a nine-step approach this week,
and everything seemed to click.”
Rounding out the day for Oregon,
sophomore Kirsten Riley vaulted at
a height of 11-11 3/4 to take seventh
in the event.
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