Ellis battles for lead, Ducks eighth
Oregon senior cocaptain John
Ellis is in second place at the
Alister MacKenzie Invitational
Golf
Jon Roetman
Freelance Sports Reporter
Oregon senior co-captain John El
lis is a model of consistency.
Ellis, who usually finds himself
among the leaders of the field, stands
in second place after one completed
round of the Alister MacKenzie Invi
tational, held Monday at the Meadow
Club in Fairfax, Calif. The second
round of play was suspended due to
darkness and will be completed this
morning before final-round play gets
underway.
Ellis finished the first round at 6
under par after firing a career low
65, one stroke off the Oregon single
round record. His previous best was
a round of 68 he carded as a sopho
more and matched again as a junior.
He trails California-Irvine’s Mike
Lavery by one stroke.
The top 10 teams are separated by
only 15 strokes. The Ducks stand in
eighth place at 282, 10 strokes be
hind California-Irvine, which is
ranked No. 12 in the nation accord
ing to the latest Golfweek/Sagarin
poll. San Francisco is in second
place at 273 and No. 8 UCLA is in
third at 274. No. 13 Northwestern is
in seventh at 281, while Oregon
State (No. 40) is ninth at 285.
Fresno State senior Nick Watney,
the No. 1-ranked individual in the
latest Golfweek/Sagarin poll, is in a
tie for eighth place after a 4-under
67. Northwestern junior Tom John
son (No. 3) stands in a tie for 10th af
ter a 3-under 68. Washington senior
Conner Robbins (No. 4) and Stan
ford senior Jim Seki (No. 7) are tied
for 59th after 4-over 75’s.
Ellis was the only Duck to crack
the top 20. Junior Mike Sica stands
in a tie for 32nd place after an even
par 71. Junior Jimmy White, making
his fall debut, is tied for 37th after a
1-over 72. Senior co-captain Chris
Carnahan and redshirt freshman
Justin St. Clair are tied for 49th at
74.
The Ducks are looking for a ninth
consecutive regular season top-10
finish, dating back to last season.
The Meadow Club course, de
signed by legendary golf course ar
chitect Alister MacKenzie, measures
6,585 yards. Some of MacKenzie’s
most notable golf courses include
Cypress Point in Pebble Beach,
Calif., Royal Melbourne in Mel
bourne, Australia and Augusta Na
tional in Augusta, Ga. MacKenzie
has been credited with designing
over 100 courses.
The Ducks have one more tourna
ment remaining this fall. They travel
to Palm Desert, Calif., Nov. 4-5 for
the Prestige at Palm Desert.
Jon Roetman is a freelance writer for the
Emerald.
Ultimate
continued from page 9
group of rookies, if we get a few
more players like that we will be
unstoppable.”
Boasting a unique offense is an
other key to success for the Ducks.
Things seem to be falling in place
for a truly unique season.
“We play an aggressive, quick,
long game, Dep- -
per said.
Translation:
Oregon likes to
air it out.
“We put it up
for the hack (re
ceiver), while -
running a European offense, con
ducive to the long game,” Depper
said.
With an explosive offense and
veteran players back for another
year, Oregon looks to become yet
another Duck team to win their
conference crown.
“Last year we were second in re
gional, and our region is the tough
est region to play in,” said Depper.
“Usually our regionals are more
competitive than nationals.”
Included in Oregon’s regional
play are such schools as British Co
lumbia, Chico State, Humboldt
"We play an
aggressive, quick, long
game"
Rachelle Depper
Ultimate co-coach
State, California-Davis, California
Santa Cruz and Stanford.
“Oregon State has a team every
so often,” said Depper. “Even so,
they aren’t a very competitive
team.”
In the meantime, the Ducks will
host a tournament Oct. 26-27.
Among the teams scheduled to par
ticipate are Reed, Pacific Lutheran,
California, Chico State, Washington
and Washington
State, with a few
other schools
still undecided.
Tournaments
such as the
Ducks’ are a way
to gauge a team’s
ability.
We have
what is, in essence, a preseason,“
said team coordinator Merill Kusyk.
“Girls who have never played be
fore get an idea of what tourna
ments are all about. But the tourna
ments don’t count.”
With a lot of teams vying to make
nationals, the competition will be
stiff. Only two bids are given to
teams in each regional, so to get
back to the level the Ducks want to
be, they have to hit the season in
full stride.
Scott Archer is a freelance writer for the
Emerald.
Volleyball
continued from page 9
back it up with stellar play.
Nelson sighting
Cathy Nelson went 43-105, failed to
register more than 11 wins in a season
and won a total of nine Pac-10 matches
as Oregon head coach from 1995-99.
So would it make sense that she is
now the Pac-10 volleyball columnist,
lending insight into the conference’s
weekly matchups on the conference
Web site?
Well, maybe not, but it is good to see
the former Duck staying in the game.
In addition, she is a television analyst
and is a high school volleyball coach.
The former Portland State head
coach has tasted success in her career,
leading the Vikings to a third-place fin
ish at the Division II Tournament.
Next up
Oregon hosts Arizona on Thurs
day at McArthur Court for a 7 p.m.
start. Arizona State invades The Pit
on Friday, a game that is also sched
uled for 7 p.m.
Contact the sports reporter at
hankhager@dailyemerald.com.
Pac-10
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“I never deceived anyone, nor was I
dishonest,” Neuheisel said in a state
ment. “While being creative in ap
proach, I felt that I was operating with
in the letter of those rules.”
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