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game. The men’s game puts less em
phasis on long volley exchanges,
and more focus on intense net play.
In a sense, it’s a race to the kill.
Kills were plentiful for the Ducks
on the weekend of March 14, when
they won the Northwest Collegiate
Classic. It was the first tournament
the Ducks ever hosted and they did
n’t disappoint. Rising above the likes
of Washington, Washington State,
Western Washington, Oregon State
and Lane Community College, the
Ducks eventually defeated the Ti
tans 25-17 and 25-19 in the cham
pionship match.
“Winning our tournament at
home gave us the confidence to
compete at a national level,” Mc
Clain said. “Washington State and
Washington are some of our
biggest rivals.”
Leadership from returning players
like McClain, seniors Bryant Griffiths
and Steve Childers, mixed with con
tributions from newcomers like Tony
Fuller, Brent Crouch and Kyle Sinner,
led to a third-place finish in a tourna
ment at Washington State and a sec
ond place finish at a tournament in
Walla Walla, Wash. The Ducks also
placed third in their regional tourna
ment on April 15 in Seattle.
At the national tournament, Mil
waukee Area Technical College was
eventually crowned Division II na
tional champion, the prize the
Ducks were after. Arizona, a hotbed
for men’s volleyball, won the Divi
sion I championship.
With the season over, the Ducks
look to boost offseason commitment
from players who look to return next
year. Experience can only help build
on the achievements of a team that
had only three players on the roster
return from the previous year. Com
mitment will be especially important
if the Ducks want to make a run deep
into the national tournament.
“The national tournament is defi
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Kyle Sinner focuses intensely while preparing to dig during practice.
nitely overwhelming,” McClain said.
“Once you walk in and see 30 or 40
different courts being played at
once, it’s definitely intimidating.”
With an improved work ethic and
some thick skin, McClain vows to
come back strong next season.
“It takes commitment,” McClain
said. “You have to be able to take
critical comments and always be
able to improve.”
And it never hurts to listen to
people who know what they’re talk
ing about.
Jon Roetman is a freelance writer
for the Emerald.
Track
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Now she has emerged as one of
Oregon’s most elite distance run
ners, holds an all-time-best record
as a Duck and earned her first All
American honors in the fall.
When asked how to describe Zo
grafos in one word, Sandoval
replied, “amazing.”
Who’s close and who
has to stretch?
With the Pacific-10 Conference
Championships less than a month
away and NCAA Regionals two
weeks later, some athletes are close
to qualifying marks whereas others
will have to stretch.
Senior Eri Macdonald has easily
qualified in the 800 meters, but
her 1,500 meter time of 4:34.72 is
shy of the 4:31 qualifying mark.
Redshirt sophomore Laura Har
mon is a mere .31 seconds shy of
the regional qualifying mark in the
1,500 as well.
Senior Clarice Hayward-Lee hit a
personal best in the triple jump on the
weekend of 39 feet, 101/2 inches. Her
eight-inch improvement places her
near the 40-foot regional qualifier.
Junior Jill Hoxmeier is just two
feet from qualifying in the discus but
she must stretch over seven feet to
qualify in the hammer.
On her way up
Even though senior Becky Holliday
upped her own school record on Sat
urday, she is far from satisfied.
The mark of 14-5 1/4 was an im
provement of two inches but Holliday
said she wanted to jump 14-8 at the
Mt. San Antonio College Relays and
that it would be a mental barrier.
Holliday’s ultimate goal is to
reach 15-1 this season, which
would surpass the top collegiate
mark thus far of 14-10 1/4 by Ari
zona’s Amy Linnen.
Contact the sports reporter
at jessethomas@dailyemerald.com.