Javelin
continued from page 9
Is the group impressive? Defi
nitely. But are these four surpris
ing? Certainly not.
Coming into the season, Oregon
had a solid backbone of talent with
Malone and Weingarten. In addi
tion to Weingarten’s finish at the
NCAA’s last season, Malone took
seventh after finishing second in
the Pac-10 Tournament.
With Lundeen, a native of Victo
ria, British Columbia, and Crumley
coming in, expectations were not
high. Sure, the Ducks had two of
rhe Pac-lO’s best in tow already, but
vith freshmen, it’s always hard to
tell how well they will do.
Not anymore.
Best of all, the four are like a fami
ly. Each is different, but yet, still has
that special competitive fire that has
made the squad one of the best.
“The freshmen just fit together so
well,” Lundeen said. “Then to have
Charyl and Sarah, it’s just like a
family out there. You need that sup
port, and because you need that
support, you are also expected to be
supportive of others.”
Support has been an important
factor in this season’s success. Mal
one and Crumley are both from Ore
gon and are used to the state and its
many quirks. Weingarten hails from
Grand Forks, N.D., and Lundeen is
n’t even from the same country.
Weingarten has adapted to the
Eugene lifestyle, but for Lundeen,
it’s an ongoing process.
“I guess the biggest adjustment,
not necessarily climate-wise,” she
said, “has been the hype involved
Sarah Malone, seen here at last season’s
NCAA Championships at Hayward Field,
is currently No. 2 in the country with a
throw of 179-feet-2-inches.
in the sports here. When I was back
home, we were just happy to have
20 to 30 parents in the stands. I
talked to Elisa, and the Pac-10
Championships is something that
she’s been striving for all her life. I
just don’t know what it means yet.”
What it means, in layperson’s
terms, is that the Ducks are primed
and ready for the Pac-10. Each has
qualified to visit the Palouse, and all
four have already thrown the javelin
far enough to earn NCAA provision
al marks. Malone and Crumley have
also earned NCAA automatic marks,
ensuring their visit to Louisiana.
These honors are one thing, but to
be called the best foursome in Ore
gon history is a whole other story.
Javelin four
CharylWeingarten«Jr.
Grand Forks, N.D.
Top Throw. 155 -1
(NCAA provisional mark)
National Flank: 24th
Sarah Malone ♦Sopli.
Newberg, Ore
Top Throw: 179-2
(NCAA automatic mark)
National Rank: Second
EUsa Crumley •Fr.
Hillsboro. Ore.
Top Throw: 169-7
(NCAA automatic mark)
National Rank: Fifth
Roslyn Lundeen»Fr.
Victoria, British Columbia
Top Throw: 166-11
(NCAA provisional mark)
National Rank: Ninth
Hayward Field has seen its fan
share of javelin throwers. Lynda
Hughes holds the all-time mark of
202-feet-3 inches, set in 1982. Paula
Berry is right behind Hughes, compet
ing with passion in the early 1990s.
The current Duck foursome even
has one of the best to learn from. Ore
gon assistant coach Sally Harmon
overlooks the team’s throwers, and is
third all-time on the Ducks’ javelin list.
“Just to be put in the category as
the best that has come through Ore
gon, seeing as who has already
been here, is a huge honor,” Malone
said. “Most of (Oregon’s former ath
letes) have been Olympians or gone
through Olympic trials.
“If you hear the word ‘Oregon,’
then ‘javelin’ is going to come up.
But if you hear ‘javelin,’ then ‘Ore
gon’ is going to come up. For some
reason, Oregon just produces awe
some javelin throwers.”
Producing javelin throwers is
one thing, but maintaining a level
of competition that is the best in the
country is something that takes
work. Fortunately for Heinonen,
these Ducks are competitive.
Team consensus is that Malone is
the best bowler of the group, a title
that is put to the test on Mondays
when the track team gathers for a
little fun and games. Weingarten,
on the other hand, is considered the
best golfer of the group. But it is a ti
tle that had to be earned.
“We’re all very, very competi
tive,” Malone said. “We make a
competition out of everything we
do. We’re a very competitive group
and we don’t like to lose.”
“We push each other in practice
all the time,” Weingarten said.
Few may have been able to fore
see the Ducks’ success this season,
but those who have been involved
with the sport may not be surprised.
They were all successful in high
school before putting on the Ore
gon green and yellow.
“We’re just loaded with talent,”
Malone said. “Charyl is a five-time
state champion from North Dakota, I
won the state championship my sen
ior year, Elisa won her state champi
onship her senior year, and Roslyn is
a three-time Island champion.”
Coming here, Crumley and Lun
deen expected to do well. But nei
ther could have imagined throwing
the spear farther than 160-feet and
potentially qualifying for one of the
top tournaments in the world.
“I didn’t know what to expect
coming in, in terms of my perform
ance,” Crumley said. “I just knew
that, well, I came here to do what
I’ve done for four years in high
school. It’s the same thing, just in a
different place and different jersey.”
The Ducks have done it with
style this season. They have done it
with determination and hard work.
They’ve even done it through harsh
conditions — they’ve also had to do
it through injury.
Lundeen tweaked her elbow ear
lier this season, and although she
will compete at the Oregon Invita
tional this weekend, she is not back
to where she’d like to be.
Still, Lundeen is in good position
to up her top throw by two feet,
which would be good enough for
an NCAA automatic mark.
“I’ve made Pac-lOs and I’ve made
NCAAs, and as antsy as I am to start
throwing again, seeing as my season
started off so well, I’m looking to do
well at Pac-lOs and NCAAs,” she
said. “If it means waiting until then,
I’ll wait until then.”
Same goes for Malone. Last week
in Southern California, she slightly
injured her Achilles heel, something
she called an “overuse” injury.
For some, the ability to compete
at Hayward Field is a surreal possi
bility. To be successful at a high lev
el, for some, is an impossible
dream. But for the Oregon four, that
dream is very real.
“To be an athlete, you have to
have some sort of quality that
drives you to be better,” Malone
said. “Every day, we walk out here
to Hayward Field, and there are
still some days when I can’t believe
I’m here.”
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