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quarterback Mike McMahon
— who will be the starter heading
into summer camp — it appeared
the Lions were prepared to go with
Texas defensive back Quentin Jam
mer with the third pick.
“I was unbelievably surprised,”
Harrington said. “Honestly, I had
been told five minutes earlier that
they were going in another direc
tion. So, I was just about to sit
down with my mom and dad and
watch the Lions pick someone else,
and then I got a phone call.”
Lions President Matt Millen, in
a press conference Saturday, said
he was convinced within the last
week that Harrington was the
right pick for Detroit, which fin
ished 2-14 last year.
“He has the intangibles,” Millen
said. “The kid has leadership skills,
the kid has presence. He has all the
things you look for in a quarterback.”
Harrington was one of six Ducks
selected to join the NFL ranks this
weekend. Former Oregon tight end
Justin Peelle, a fourth-round selec
tion (103rd overall) by the San
Diego Chargers on Sunday, said he
was excited to hear his name called
and was also happy for Harrington,
his former roommate.
“If anyone deserves it, Joey
does,” said Peelle, who had nine
touchdown catches from Harring
ton in 2001. “A lot of the success
I’ve had is really because of him.”
Maurice Morris, who rushed for
more than 1,000 yards the last two
years with the Ducks, was selected
by the Seattle Seahawks with the
22nd pick in the second round
(54th overall). Washington selected
defensive back Rashad Bauman
with the 14th pick of the third
round (79th overall).
Outside linebacker Wesly Mal
lard, who led Oregon in tackles in
2001, was a sixth round pick by the
New York Giants (188th overall). De
fensive back Steve Smith, who had
three interceptions in the Ducks’ Fi
esta Bowl victory over Colorado on
Jan. 1, was a seventh-round pick (246
overall) by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
“These last two days just contin
ued to prove what a great year it was
for our senior class and Oregon foot
ball,” Peelle said. “I think this is one
of the biggest classes (drafted in the
NFL) in Oregon history. It’s just awe
some; it’s a great feeling and a great
testament to our success.”
E-mail sports editor Adam Jude
at adamjude@dailyemerald.com.
Thomas Patterson Emerald
Joey Harrington, seen here at a press conference after Oregon’s Civil War victory last year,
was selected by the Detroit Lions with the third overall pick Saturday.
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any Events until the Washington Dual
meet on March 13. The senior was an
NCAA scorer last season, as he fin
ished eighth in the event at the NCAA
Championships at Hayward Field.
Also on Friday, senior Adam
Bergquist improved his season best
in the 5,000 at Mt. SAC. Bergquist
ran a 14:16.31, which beat his pre
vious best by eight seconds but fell
short of his personal record. The
time is a Pac-10 qualifying mark.
Two Oregon athletes, distance
runners Ross Krempley and Ryan
Andrus, were scheduled to com
pete on Saturday but did not make
the trip to California.
Next weekend the Ducks will re
turn home for the Oregon Invita
tional on Saturday. The meet,
which starts at 10 a.m., will feature
a mix of Northwest collegiate and
post-collegiate athletes.
E-mail sports reporter Peter Hockaday
at peterhockaday@dailyemerald.com.
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discus and the hammer. It was a
major step for her.”
Starting off the weekend for the
Ducks, senior Jenny Kenyon
earned a season best in the hep
tathalon on Friday, finishing sixth
with 4,867 points.
Kenyon’s final day marks in
cluded a 17-4 in the long jump, 87
10 in the javelin, and 2:22.04 in
the 800.
“Jenny had a strong first day
Thursday, but didn’t quite score
as well (on Friday),” Oregon as
sistant coach Mark Stream said.
“Overall, she competed hard, and
it’s good news for the rest of the
season. I think she’s starting to
get fired up and has the competi
tive edge going.”
The Ducks return home Saturday
to Hayward Field when they com
pete in the Oregon Invitational.
E-mail sports reporter Hank Hager
at hankhager@dailyemerald.com.
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“As a defense, we pride our
selves on winning every drill,”
Lewis said. “There’s nothing
worse than coming off the
field knowing that the offense
just shoved the ball up your
butt. It’s not supposed to hap
pen that way. We wear green
for a reason because we’re
physical, they wear white be
cause they’re soft.”
In the battle for the starting
quarterback job, Clemens, a
redshirt sophomore, stood out
because of his two touchdown
passes. His first touchdown
was a 12-yard strike to Keith
Allen in the first series and the
last was a two-yard toss to
George Wrighster late in the
scrimmage.
“We’re more confident now,”
said Clemens, comparing the
offense’s performance to the
first scrimmage. “It always
takes the offensive a little more
time to get going than the de
fense, so from that first scrim
mage to the second, more repe
tition helped a lot.”
Clemens finished 5-for-15 for
54 yards. Fife was 7-for-15 with
64 yards.
“Nobody’s done less that
I’ve expected and nobody’s ex
ceeded my expectations,” Bel
lotti said of the quarterbacks.
“I have a feeling that whoever
starts for us will be pretty
good. I don’t expect as great of
a drop off as probably the gen
eral populations. At the same
time, I have high expectations
for them. They’ve had steady
improvement.”
E-mail sports editor Adam Jude
at adamjude@dailyemerald.com.
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