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Sports Editor: Adam Jude adamjude@dailyemerald.com Monday, May 20,2002 1 ' Oregon Daily Emerald Pac-10 Conference Championships Pac-10 . women’s scores 1. UCLA 160 2. USC 157 3. Stanford 121 4. Ariz. State 89 5. WSU 85 6. Oregon 67 7. Arizona 59 8. California 44 9. Wash. 36 /\/V VV \r V v y .\J Courtesy Washington State Media Services Adam Kriz won the Pac-10 hammer title with a three-foot season-best Saturday. Kriz was one of five Oregon men to win individual Pac-10 championships. Pac-10 men’s scores 1. Stanford 151 2. Oregon 125 3. USC 1031/2 4. Ariz. State 103 5. Arizona 99 6. UCLA 911/2 7. WSU 71 8. Wash. 49 9. California 22 Oregon women step up’ into sixth place ■The Oregon women improve to their best finish at the Pac-10 Championships since 1999 By Hank Hager Oregon Daily Emerald It wasn’t a top-five finish, and it didn’t gain the Ducks any national notoriety, but Oregon’s sixth-place finish at the Pacific-10 Conference Championships in Pullman, Wash., was its best effort since 1999, when they placed fifth. And as expected, it was Oregon’s field squad that pulled it through. Paced by the field squad, which earned 53 of Oregon’s 67 points, the Ducks were able to hold off Arizona. “It was a great meet,” head coach Tom Heinonen said. “It was another step up for us. We had a lot of ath letes who far exceeded expectation and scrapped for points.” UCLA, last season’s Pac-10 cham pions, took this season’s version with 160 points, barely holding off 2001 NCAA champion USC. The Bruins won the final event, the 4x400, en Turn to Women’s, page 12 Courtesy Washington State Media Services Junior Jenny Brogdon set a personal record in the high jump on Saturday, earning second and propelling the Ducks to a sixth-place finish. Men take second in Pac-10 finals ■The Oregon men surprise the Pac-10 by finishing second—the Ducks’ best finish in six years By Peter Hockaday Oregon Daily Emerald The race for the Pacific-10 Conference men’s track and field title ended up being a distance contest. The distance races are where Stanford is most proficient, and that’s where the Cardinal edged the Ducks in the final standings. But the Ducks shocked the entire conference over the two day Pac-10 Championships in Pullman, Wash., by winning five individual titles on their way to second place in the team race. Stanford won the conference title with 151 points, while Oregon notched 125 points. It was the best finish for the Ducks since they finished second in 1996. Two of Oregon’s five individual championships came on Sunday’s final day of competition. Senior Simon Kimata ran to one conference title in the 800-meter race while sopho more Brandon Holliday leaped to another in the 400 hurdles. “The team has been so supportive through everything,” said Kimata, who has been plagued by injuries that forced him out of the postseason this past year. “I wanted to do it for them.” Turn to Men’s, page 10 Despite late rally, Oregon golfers miss NCAA cut by three strokes Senior Aaron Byers finishes eighth but loses the playoff round and the chance to compete in the NCAA r Championships ■ By Adam Jude Oregon Daily Emerald To know disappointment is to be the Oregon men’s golf team. After dropping to 16th place Thurs day after the first round of the NCAA West Regional in Albuquerque, N.M., the llth-seeded Ducks bounced back Friday to shoot a 292 — the second-best round of the day — to sit in 12th, with the top-10 teams and two individuals .fcqm^q j^gioA^yaijqipg tathe , *»*•*■•■*- i. ***++**-* i* *•*•**. ft* «*£»-***> But on Saturday, the final round at the Championship Golf Course, Oregon finished tied for 13th, just three strokes shy of earning its first trip to the NCAA Championships in three years. In another disappointing result for the team, senior Aaron Byers lost a playoff that would have sent him to the NCAA Tournament as an individual. The Ducks were near par during much of their round Saturday but fin -jghed^witl} a 5-over 293 for a three l^lwji^ofcjl of 885, tying them with UCLA at plus-21. Tournament host New Mexico and Washington tied for the team title at 872. Byers ended his collegiate career with his best performance at an NCAA Regional. He shot an even-par 216 to tie UCLA’s John Merrick and San Diego State’s Mark Warman for eighth place, but Merrick and Warman advanced af ter the playoff. After shooting a 2-under 70 in the first round Thursday, Byers finished the tour nament with consecutive 73s Friday and Saturday. The Albany native had three birdies in the final round but was ham pered by a double bogey on the 12th hole. Junior John Ellis was the only other Duck to finish in the top 30. His three round total was 220, tying him for 29th. Chris Carnahan tied for 90th with a 227, Mike Sica tied for 99th with a 228 and senior Brandon Harnden finished his career with a 229. E-mail sports editor Adam Jude at adamjude@dailyemerald.com.
