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EMU Ballroom Sandra Baldwin, USOC President FRIDAY, MAY 3RD Learning Session #1 9:DDam - 10:1 5am EMU Ballroom "Measuring Success: Womens’ Professional Sports” MAY 2-3, 2002 FEATURING the SPORTS INDUSTRY’S TOP WOMEN EXECUTIVES Learning Session #2 all events free and 1 0:30am - 1 1 :45am open to the public EMU Ballroom "The Globalization of Sports Sponsorship” FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBSITE: WWW.WARSAWCENTER.COM OR call: 684-9732 CONGRATULATIONS Women’s ClubVolleyball Collegiate/Club "Back to Back" ■National Champions Tina Austinson Nina Bakos Christina Chun Nicki Daman Carli Halligan Annie Pogue Heidi Swanson Stacey Terry Jessica Mae Van Ourkerk Coach: Cody Banner 011599 NIRSA Notional Intramurai ana Kecreationai 5ports NATIONAL ieoioie CHAMPIONS! 3 Game Defeat of Miami University of Ohio in Dallas, TX Sports briefs UO women’s hoops signs local product Chelsea Wagner, a Springfield native who set a freshman record for three-pointers last year at Hawaii, will return to Oregon to play for Bev Smith, the second year women’s basketball coach an nounced Wednesday. A 2001 graduate of Springfield High School where she was a Street & Smith’s honorable men tion All-American her junior and senior years, Wagner averaged 8.6 points and 3.2 rebounds per game for Hawaii last season. A 5-foot ■ 10 guard, she will redshirt in 2002-03 because of NCAA trans fer rules and will be eligible to play in 2003-04. vve re excited to nave Lmelsea come to Oregon,” Smith said. “First of all, she’s a great student athlete who has proven herself at the University of Hawaii. Second, the fact she’s a Eugene-Spring field raised student-athlete is great for our community and they will enjoy seeing her contribute to this program.” Wagner, who nailed a freshman school-record 37-of-115 (32 per cent) 3-pointers, helped the Rain bow Wahine to a 23-8 record. Their season ended with a 62-50 loss at Oregon State in the WNIT first round, despite Wagner scor ing 16 points and hitting four three-pointers. Wagner also shot 37 percent (84 of-228) from the field and 76 per cent (45-of-59) from the foul line. She set a season-high with 21 points against Tulsa and also dropped in 18 points at No. 7 ranked Louisiana Tech. Wagner started in Hawaii’s last 14 games, averaging a team-high 12.6 points per game. “It just gives us a player who’s solid in the guard position,” said Smith, whose Ducks will lose three guards to graduation — Alis sa Edwards, Kourtney Shreve and All-American Shaquala Williams — after next season. “She’ll make our practices very competitive and healthy. She’ll provide us with three solid years after her redshirt year is over. She’s a two and three player who can really shoot the ball and make things happen.” r A four-year letterwinner in bas ketball and track at Springfield High, Wagner earned the state’s Player of the Year honors from the Oregonian and USA Today follow ing her senior year in which she averaged 21.1 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. She also was an All-Midwestern League se lection four straight years. Wagner joins 5-foot-8 point guard Corrie Mizusawa, a transfer from Saint Mary’s, and 6-foot-3 post player Carolyn Ganes (Saska toon, Saskatchewan) in Oregon’s 2002-03 recruiting class. Oregon finished 22-13 last sea son and advanced to its ninth straight postseason tournament, capturing the WNIT championship with a 54-52 win over Houston. Oregon golf signs two recruits Oregon women’s golf coach Shannon Rouillard has signed Michelle Timpani and Therese Wenslow to national letters of in tent to compete for the Ducks next season. Timpani, a Gig Harbor, Wash., native who is a cousin of Oregon football player Joey Forster, fin ished third in the International Junior Golf Tour’s 2002 South west Junior Championships held 4A championships competing for Gig Harbor High. “Michelle’s best years of golf are still ahead of her because she only started playing at age 15,” Rouil lard said. “Michelle is a true dia mond in the rough. She’s excited about the opportunity to play at this level, and her work ethic and commitment to the game will be a tremendous asset to our team.” Wenslow will become the first Swede to compete for Oregon in women’s golf. A native of Bunke flostrand, Sweden, Wenslow has spent the past three years com peting for Klippan’s High School, a specialized training school for athletes. “Therese has gained a lot of competition experience through out Europe because of her high school,” Rouillard said. “She is just a solid all-around player. 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