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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Mark McCambridge Photographer
Rugby is one of 40 Club Sports offered by the University. Other activities include martial
arts, lacrosse, water polo, paintball, ice hockey and baseball.
University sports
make Duck fans
out of students
Duck sports leave students
with lasting memories and
enough school spirit to last
for years after graduation
By Aron Glatzer
Freelance Reporter
University senior Nate Wilson
knows why everyone should attend at
least one Duck football game during
college.
"The crowd noise and spirit is un
paralleled in the Pac-10," he said.
"Everyone should attend games —
even if they aren't huge sports fans —
simply for the experience."
The University's enthusiasm is ap
parent when Autzen Stadium, an are
na capable of holding
i>4,uuu people, can
generate as much
crowd noise as stadi
ums twice its size.
The student section
at Autzen is often one
big party — a celebra
tion that continues
• through the late hours
of the night after a vic
tory. Tailgaters can be
found in abundance
outside Autzen and
may "bring back college memories for
every alumnus," said recent University
alumna Lindsay McNamara.
"The experience 1 had as a Duck stu
dent will definitely carry over through
the rest of my life," McNamara said.
Senior Brian Landon is an exam
ple of the enthusiasm Oregonians
can have for their college teams. He
recalls growing up in Scappoose and
Hillsboro, and "rooting for the
quack attack."
Basketball has similar intensity in the
confines of McArthur Court. 'The Pit"
can generate so much noise that houses
three blocks away can hear the game in
what may seem like surround sound.
Several times, Mac Court has rocked so
hard during opposing team's free
throws that men's basketball head
coach Ernie Kent has had to silence the
crowd via microphone.
"At basketball games, I am given
the whole seat, but I only need the
edge," Landon said.
With recent basketball history in
cluding players A.D. Smith, Alex
Scales, Darius Wright, Freddie Jones
and Luke Ridnour, many students, in
cluding senior Casey Kovacic, believe
that "the Ducks are on the rise." Plans
for a new court and the recent com
mitments of current high school sen
iors Chamberlain Oguchi and Marty
Leunen may show that the basketball
program is heading nowhere but up.
The softball team's recent success
has generated new interest and atten
dance at Howe Field.
McNamara said it is victories more
than anything else that breed atten
dance at sporting events and catch the
......,. attention of the stu
dents.
"Wins are always
nice for the soul," she
said.
Club Sports give
Duck fans another
chance to get involved
with campus athletics.
But fan attendance at
Club Sports is often
low, and many of the
. committed athletes in
volved would love to
see more fans at the events.
Senior Chris Gaffney, captain of the
men's lacrosse team, said more fans
would be a welcome addition to
games. He added that fans are capable
of "making it a hostile environment for
the other team."
Senior Nate Wilson, a member of
the men's rugby team, also encour
ages everyone to "come see the talent
we have out here.
"(Rugby) is damn entertaining,"
he said.
Kovacic said there are other ways
for students to show their spirit.
"We can be better students of the
game and know who is winning and
losing in our UO community," he said.
"The more sports knowledge the better."
Aron Glatzer is a freelance reporter
for the Emerald.
"Everyone should
attend games —
even if they aren't
huge sports
fans — simply for
the experience."
Nate Wilson
University senior
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