Pac-10 champ Hams named MVP of UO wrestling
Oregon senior Eugene Harris was
named the team’s Outstanding
Wrestler at the annual banquet Sun
day, and four other wrestlers earned
individual honors.
Freshman Shane Webster was
named Outstanding Newcomer, Ja
son Harless earned the John Miller
Award, Tony Overstake was given
the David Abraham Award and
Casey Hunt was touted as the most
improved wrestler.
Harris finished the season 33-5 en
route to a fourth-place finish at the
NCAA Tournament to become an
All-American for the first time in
his career. Harris’ ranking soared to
as high as fourth during the season,
and with just three losses heading
into the national tournament, he
earned a seven seed in the 165
pound bracket.
Webster, who also advanced to
the NCAA Tournament after finish
ing third at the Pacific-10 Confer
ence Championships, finished his
first collegiate season 17-11, includ-.
ing a 13-4 major decision win over
Boise State’s Pat Owens at the con
ference championships.
The Dr. John Miller Award is giv
en to a wrestler who gives 100 per
cent in both wrestling and academ
ics. Harless earned a wild-card bid
to the NCAA Tournament and con
cluded his season with a 17-9 over
all record, including eight wins
with bonus points. Harless current
ly has a 3.73 grade point average.
Overstake, who battled through
injuries a year ago, returned
healthy in 2002 and was the Pac
10 champion at 157 pounds and
finished 1-2 at the national tourna
ment. The Dave Abraham Award
honors a student athlete that
demonstrates a true passion for the
sport of wrestling.
Hunt, who had not qualified for
the national tournament in his first
two seasons at Oregon, earned an
automatic bid with a fourth-place
finish at the Pac-10 tournament. He
finished the season 12-12 in the 149
pound weight class and won by fall
in five of his matches.
Oregon women’s
basketball gives team MVP
The WNIT champion Oregon
women’s basketball team honored
five players at its annual postseason
banquet Saturday at the Eugene
Hilton, while naming the entire
team as the MVP.
Teammates voted sophomore for
ward Cathrine Kraayeveld as the
Ducks’ Most Improved Player. De
parting senior Edniesha Curry gar
nered Oregon’s Best Defensive Play
er honor. Freshman post player
Andrea Bills was tabbed as the
Ducks’ Most Valuable Newcomer
while junior guard Alissa Edwards
was the team’s Most Inspirational.
For the second consecutive season,
junior guard Kourtney Shreve
earned the Harry Ritchie Scholar
Athlete Award.
Kraayeveld, who one year ago av
eraged 2.1 points and 1.7 rebounds
as a freshman, led the team with 8.3
rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots
along with 10.2 points per game this
year. A 6-foot-3 forward, she led
Oregon with a 51 percent mark from
the floor and also shot 37 percent
from 3-point range and 74 percent
from the foul line. She recorded 11
double-doubles, including the final
five WNIT games.
Meanwhile, Curry was a re
lentless one-on-one defender
who led Oregon with 1.9 steals
per game. She also finished third
on the team with 9.8 points and
dished out 3.3 assists per game
en route to Honorable Mention
All-Pac-10 recognition.
Bills, a 6-foot-3 center, led the
Oregon freshmen with averages of
7.5 points and 5t5 rebounds per
game, which was second on the
squad. She also shot 50 percent
from the field — second on the
Ducks — and was third with 25
blocked shots. For her efforts, she
was chosen to the Pac-lO’s Honor
able Mention All-Freshman team.
—from staff and wire reports
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■ Heading into a stretch of more
tough conference games,
Oregon remains confident in its
ability to win
By Chris Cabot
Oregon Daily Emerald
Looking at a record of 0-9 in the
Pacific-10 Conference (18-18 over
all), it’s easy to see a struggling
Oregon softball club. But a closer
look at the score of the games and
the quality of opponents reveals a
team that may be on the verge of
breaking through for its first con
ference wins.
The faces of the team may reveal
frustration from their nine consec
utive losses, but because only three
of those losses were by more than
two runs and four games were de
cided by one run, they do not show
desperation.
“We’re not panicking, but there is
a sense of urgency that it is time to
put it all together,” first-year head
coach Brent Rincon said. “I’m pret
ty happy with where we are, but
I’m frustrated that we haven’t bro
ken into the win column in the con