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Times are based on the top three men and three women of each team. “This team’s dedication and drive took them way farther than I had initially anticipated,” coach Jay Williams said. “We were much more prepared physically and emo tionally from last year.” The Ducks competed in the world-class course Olympic Dis tance Triathlon, which consists of a 1.5 kilometer open water swim, 40K bike course and 10K run. Many of the Oregon athletes achieved personal records and the team had a 100 percent finish rate. Sophomore Eric Gonzales fin ished first for the Oregon men with a time of 2:32:22, while second place went to freshman Dan Wright in 2:42:36. For the women, senior Heidi En gstrom had a personal best with 2:42:19, and second place went to senior Stefanie Rimel in 2:56:21. “Each person did the best they could on that day for that race,” coordinator and three-time Wild flower competitor Alisha Siecins ki said. “It all came together on that day.” “Everybody accomplished some thing huge that day even though they weren’t expecting to,” senior Brian Haggerty said. lyl J1V Club Sports the Oregon triathlon team placed sixth of out 43 teams with a time of 16 hours, Courtesy Sophomore Eric Gonzales, who finished first for Oregon, pushes through the final leg of the 10K run at the Wildflower Triathlon. The Ducks finished sixth out of 43 teams. Williams competed for Oregon, but competed in the long course triathlon, also known as a “half ironman.” The course consists of a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike and 13.1 mile run and is one of the most challenging courses anywhere. 7 knew whatto expect and I knew it was going to hurt physically, but I couldn’t have asked ora better race.” Jay Williams Club triathlon coach “I knew what to expect and I knew it was going to hurt physical ly, but I couldn’t have asked for a better race,” Williams said after fin ishing the race in 5:27:35. The Wildflower Triathlon had its 20th anniversary this year and plays host to the best pro athletes in lie world, including Chris McCor mack, who captured the long :ourse title for the second straight ^ear in 4:03:59. All of Oregon’s athletes put the one thing into their races which is mandatory, according to Williams. “Heart,” he said. First-time Wildflower competitor Paul Anhert describes his experi mce as extremely difficult. “I was on the bike and going so aard that I started to have tunnel vi sion and things got really blurry md I just powered through it and finished strong,” Anhert said. Anhert encountered what expe rienced triathletes refer to as ‘whitezone.” Jesse Thomas is a freelance reporter or the Emerald. Classifieds: Room 300, Erb Memorial Union PO. Box 3139, Eugene, OR 97403 E-mail: classads@dailyemerald.com Online Edition: www.dailyemerald.com To place an ad, call (541) 3464343 or stop by Room 300 Erb Memorial Union Horoscope by Linda C. Black TODAY S BIRTHDAY (May 8). You can be trust ed. You keep your word and do what you've promised. But don't promise too much this year, or you'll have trouble maintaining that excellent reputation. Get technical assistance. You can't do it any other way. It'll be a good investment. 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