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~ Kent continued from page 9 USA team was a “must-do... be cause of visibility,” much like his decision to allow ESPN cameras to follow the Ducks during the NCAA Tournament in March. “We have to do these things still to keep ourselves in the national spotlight,” he said. The recruiting advantages, how ever, were not the only determining factor in Kent’s decision to accept the position. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and Kansas’ Roy Williams were among the members of the USA Basketball committee who offered Kent the job. “The honor part of it is huge to me,” Kent said. “The fact that your 001947 Tol fol ToT Authentic Chinese Cuisine RESTAURANT & LOUNGE 947 Franklin Blvcfl. 343-4480 “38 years of Quality Service” Mercedes • BMW • Volkswagen • Audi German Auto Service 342-2912 • 2025 Franklin Blvd. Eugene, Oregon, 97402 014025 Lifeguard for Summer Diabetes Camp Responsible for the safety of campers and staff during pool time. Must maintain water chemical levels and provide individual swimming lessons. Current Red Cross Lifeguard, CPR and First Aid certifications required prior to the start of camp. Must be able to live at camp 35 miles from Portland 6/20-8/20 contact 503.699.8433 peers have selected you head coach of USA Basketball obviously re flects well on Oregon and what this program has accomplished.” Kent’s assistant coaches on the USA team will be Bob McKillop of Davidson and Gary Waters of Rutgers. NBA Draft update It was hard to miss “Big Chris” on the small screen Wednesday. Chris Christoffersen, the 7-foot-2 former Oregon post, was featured on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” in a pre-NBA Draft workout in Chicago. Of course, Christoffersen wasn’t the main at traction for the 65 NBA scouts and 200 spectators on hand — that be longed to “Bigger Yao,” 7-foot-5 Yao Ming of China, who is expected to be a top pick in the June draft. Suffice to say, Christoffersen did not steal the spotlight from Ming, but the Denmark native did im press some scouts. “I talked to Big Chris (Wednes day), I spoke to his agent and (NBA vice president of basketball operations) Stu Jackson,” Kent said. “Chris was very excited and they all spoke very highly of the job he did and the fact that he really helped himself. He couldn’t help but help himself.” Kent also said former Oregon guard Freddie Jones is scheduled for his first individual workout with the Phoenix Suns next week. NBAdraft.net has Jones projected as a first round pick in the draft, while Christoffersen is a projected second-rounder. E-mail sports editor Adam Jude at adamjude@dailyemerald.com. Men’s continued from page 9 gon already has the maximum number of 24 athletes qualified for the conference meet, the Ducks will be looking for the best 24 pos sible to take to the postseason. All of the seven Oregon athletes headed to the Cardinal Invite to day are qualified for the Pac-10 meet, but six are in the hunt for NCAA provisional or automatic times. Sophomore Jason Hartmann is qualified for the national colle giate meet in the 10,000-meter race, but he will run in the 5,000 at the Stanford meet. Also running the 5,000, but in different sections, are Ducks Adam Bergquist, Eric Logsdon and John Lucas. Bergquist and Lu cas are qualified for the Pac-10 5,000 and are both less than 11 seconds slower than the NCAA provisional time, while Logsdon is qualified in the 1,500 but hasn’t run the 5,000 this season. The Oregon crew that is headed to Ohio State on Sunday has more field athletes and more Ducks looking for Pac-10 marks. Sopho more Allan Amundson, a football player now focusing on track full time, will shoot for a Pac-10 time in the 100 and will look to lead the 4x100 relay squad. Another foot ball player, wide receiver Samie Parker, will also compete in the 100 and the 4x100, and will try to bump his Pac-10 mark up to an NCAA time. On the field, junior James March will try to break out of his shell and qualify for his first Pac-10 meet in either the shot put or the discus. March’s season bests are short of Pac-10 marks by three feet in the shot put and 10 feet in the discus. The stars of the Oregon field will also be on display Sunday. Trevor Woods will look to break 18 feet in the pole vault for the second time this season and Adam Kriz will try to keep his momentum going from previous standout meets. The pole vault unit will be complete for the first time in a while, as senior Cody Howell is set to return from a hand injury and will make his first bid for an NCAA-caliber height this season. In the high jump, senior Jason Boness is still hunting for an NCAA height this season after qualifying for the national meet in his first three seasons. Senior Kyley Johnson, who has qualified for the Pac-lOs, will also compete this weekend. In the middle distances, senior Simon Kimata is set to return to action this weekend after two weeks of resting his strained left Achilles. He will compete in the 800 with senior Ross Krempley, who is looking to qualify for his first NCAA meet but is already qualified for the Pac-lOs. In all, more than 22 Oregon ath letes will compete this weekend. And head coach Smith will only need two personalities to follow them all. E-mail sports reporter Peter Hockaday at peterhockaday@dailyemerald.com. Women’s continued from page 9 In the javelin, the Oregon women may be seriously tested. Perhaps the only other school in the nation to field as strong of a javelin team as the Ducks, Kansas State has three throwers ranked in the top 30 in the nation. Oregon has sophomore Sarah Malone at No. 2, freshman Elisa Crumley at five, and freshman Roslyn Lundeen at No. 10, an un matched group. But the Wildcats come close. Kendra Wecker leads the pack at No. 6, with Austra Skujyte close at nine. Closing out the group is Tabra Alpers at No. 26, one spot behind Oregon junior Charyl Weingarten. “(Wecker) has huge potential, but she just doesn’t have good coaching right now,” Malone said. “She has horrible form and technique, but she is the most incredible athlete I’ve ever seen. She is just a perfect specimen of a female athlete.” The biggest test for any one Ore gon athlete will go to junior Mary Etter. The Everett, Wash., native will go against some of the best in the nation, and according to Heinonen, should be up to the chal lenge. “It’ll be a lot like the Pac-10 Championships in the shot for Mary,” Heinonen said. Etter is 35th in the nation in the event, and will face off against Sku jyte — second in the nation — as well as Nebraska’s Becky Breisch, who is seventh, and Kansas State’s Rebekah Green, the thrower with the 16th best mark. Etter will also get the chance to compete in the hammer and discus. All-in-all, the four-way scoring meet will give Oregon a chance to up its marks in anticipation of the Pac-10 Championships and ulti mately the NCAA version in Baton Rouge, La., a week later. However, it will also be about team, as it is the last chance for the Ducks to compete as a whole in a scoring meet this season. “I’d like to think we’ll see a team effort, but it’s an individual sport,” Heinonen said. “It’s about people striving for their own marks and cheering for their teammates along the way.” E-mail sports reporter Hank Hager at hankhager@dailyemerald.com. aximum ExposureContest 9pm, Wednesday, May 15th, 2002 15 Semi Finalists will each receive ^ 1 00 and a HotBody gilt and advance to 9pm, Wednesday, May 22nd, 2002 1 cash, $1000 ling Assignment plus gifts & prizes 2ND PLACE-$750cash, $1000 Modeling Assignment plus gifts &prizes J 3RD PLACE-^500 cash plus gifts & prizes Jjjjjr 4TH PLACE-$400 cash plus gifts & prizesjfjr 5TH PLACE-$300 cash plus gifts & prizes ^ Contestants perform in the outfit/ costume of their choice in a 2-song performance and will be judged on j^eauty, Jgody, ^tage presence and £?rowd Response s 0t ^ If interested contact Phil Johnson at: (541) 683-6021 Divas Gentlemen’s Club • 2165 W. 11th Avenue, Eul mm
