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Nobody's Baby •Time Warp* 365 [.13th St. -343-6842 Mon-Sat 11-6 * Sun 12-^ COSTUME RENTALS i When bein^ someone else matters! 133 £ i$(i 51ve. finite (fetwen Oal£ fr 'Pearl) University of Oregon Law School (formerly the Foster Run & Walk) What: 5K run, walk & wheelchair to benefit the Tom Foster Memorial Scholarship Fund When: Homecoming weekend - October 25, 2003, 8:30am Where: Start: Hayward Field, University of Oregon Campus Finish: University of Oregon School of Law Prizes: Awards for the first male, female and masters winners; ribbons to 3-deep age division winners. Random prize drawings! To register: www.goodrace.com, or register in person at Run Pro (525 High St., Eugene) or Pace Setter Athletic (3365 E Amazon, Eugene). Questions? Call (541) 346-3970 Sponsors: Generous support provided by: HHi] IW Ichosce] Ducks focused on Pullman after Iowa disappointment The Ducks finished seventh in Iowa, and senior Magdalena Sandoval is setting a winning trend Scott Archer Freelance Reporter It was an eventful weekend for the men's cross country team. Oregon re _ turned to the trails after a three-week lay off. But there -— won't be much lamenting over how Oregon ran this past weekend. DUCK CROSSCOUNTRY The Ducks, ranked seventh in the nation, finished seventh in the "purple race" at the Pre-NCAA Invitational in Iowa. The Ducks could look back on the race and feel disappointed about finishing behind No. 11 Ohio State, No. 14 Georgetown, No. 19 Arizona and No. 21 North Carolina State, all of which were teams ranked below Ore gon heading into last weekend's race. Now, the team's focus moves onto running at the Pacific-10 Conference Championship race, scheduled for Nov. 1 and hosted by Washington State in Pullman. It's not the Wheaties There must be something Magdale na Sandoval is doing differendy this year, right? The senior won her first-ever colle giate race on Saturday in the Pre-NCAA Invitational against some of the top runners in die narion. "I was thrilled to finish first," San doval said. "I haven't finished first since I was in high school." I lowever, this trend isn't that new. Over the past three weeks, Sandoval has finished second, second and first, re spectively. I lowever, die senior finished first among collegiate runners in each race she has entered. So, what is it exacdy that has San doval's competition breathing dust? "It's been a lot of hard training and good focus," Sandoval said. "We've had some really positive workouts. They have benefited us mentally in our con fidence levels and physically for our preparation for racing." Welcome to the big show It wasn't his first race donning an Oregon jersey, but it certainly was the biggest stage he has ever seen. Oregon freshman Patrick Werhane made his Oregon "A" team debut last weekend in the Ducks' most promi nent race of the season, the Pre NCAA Invitational. And while he had a finish he hasn't experienced before — 91st overall — it was promising nonetheless. Werhane is among six true freshmen on the Oregon men's roster, which is an intriguing situation. That situation could lead to good things in the future However, while expectations are still kept low and the time to shine is yet to come the freshmen sextet will contin ue to watch and observe Oregon's pres ent All-American trio of Eric Logsdon, Brett Holts and Ryan Andrus compete Butterflies? What is it exactly that goes through a runners mind when racing at break neck speed for several miles? "I think about everything from race strategy, certain aspects of the course you can use to your advantage" San doval said. If it seems more complicated than expected, it's because it is. It is about "constantly evaluating how you are doing, thinking about who is with you and who they are," Sandoval said. "You want to keep your mind active, aggressive and mov ing forward, and you want to be in a rhythm that won't hurt performance." Scott Archer is a freelance sports reporter for the Emerald. VOLLEYBALL continued from page 13 Even though Madison hasn't made the impart she wants to on the court, she has made a huge impart on her teammates off the court. "Maddie has been an inspiration to me/ freshman middle blocker Kristen Bitter said. "She's one of the hardest working girls I've ever met. And if it's not help in the gym, it's help off the court. She's been my support system, and she's definitely the one that will come pick you up if it looks like you're having a bad day." Entering tonight's match against UCLA, Madison is second behind Bell with 96 assists. She's played in 46 of the team's 61 games and has contributed when possible. Even though it's not what she expected coming out of high school, Madison continues to work hard in practice and understands that her time will come "You can't put a yardstick on a kid's heart" Ferreira said. "Heather Madison has an enormous heart She was very de serving of the high school accolades she received, and what we'd like to do is get her recognized as a collegiate athlete" Maybe then she'll be back on top of the world. Contact the sports reporter at jonroetman@dailyemerald.com. SOCCER continued from page 13 which would serve as a bad mark on the referee's record. "I think he kind of knew he made a mistake," Werdell said. Where did the offense go? Oregon's offense was effective in the game against Weber State on Oct 10. The Ducks put three goals in the back of the net for the first time in five games. A week later, the Ducks won a 4-3 overtime game against Oregon State in Corvallis. The five-game scoreless drought from early in the season seemed like ancient history. In the Ducks' contests with Washing ton State and Washington this week end, Oregon came home empty-hand ed, losing in a combined score of 4-0. That upped Oregon's opponents' shutout number to eight on the season. Where did the offense go? "It's there, we just don't execute on the chances we get," forward Nicole Garbin said. "Our chances were there. We totally dominated the UW game. "It's probably just lack of concen tration. We just need to get that one goal. Bill (Steffen, head coach) has said once you get that first goal you have confidence that the second one's going to come easier." Home sweet home Pape Field is a special place to the women's soccer team. "I feel like we've never lost at home," Garbin said. In fact, Oregon has lost once this season. The Ducks are 4-1 at Pape Field, with the only loss a 1 -0 setback to Portland on Oct. 3. But to Garbin, that one doesn't even count. "The Portland game, we did lose 1 0, but we played so well I don't even feel like we lost that game," Garbin said. "I don't even consider that a loss under our belt." With the feeling that Pape Field en sues confidence in the Ducks, Oregon will try and fuel that fire when it plays its first conference home game against Stanford on Friday. Contact the sports reporter at jessethomas@dailyemerald.com. BASKETBALL continued from page 13 Not everyone was in training in Eu gene over the summer, though. Five play ers had surgeries during the offseason. Senior Kayla Steen had surgery on her knee after the 2002-03 season and went home to 1 Iillsboro for the summer. "1 went (to 1 Iillsboro) to get away and be able to recoup on my own," Steen said. "1 did a bunch of rehab, I was constantly in contact with the trainers here and constantly getting feedback via e-mail or telephone find ing out what rehab 1 needed to." Steen, forward Yadili Okwumabua, guard Kedzie Gunderson, forward Carolyn Ganes and guard Kaela Chapdelaine all had some sort of sur gery between March and October. Chapdelaine's ankle surgery took place on Friday. She plans to use a medical redshirt this year. Ganes also found time to repre sent her nation as a member of the Canadian women's team in the Pan American Games. "1 had a busy summer," Ganes said. "It was a lot of fun, a good learning ex perience. 1 saw Luke jackson there so there were some other Ducks around. It was a good learning experience ... not only on the court but off the court, too. You get to learn about other cultures." Ganes is the first female Duck to play in the Pan-Ana games since 1979 when Alison Lang and current Oregon women's head coach Bev Smith played. Madness The women took the floor first in Saturday's Midday Madness, putting on a show of drills and playing about 15 minutes of a scrimmage. "I thought it was an awesome event," Smith said. "I thought it was great to be in front of the crowd. 1 know our team was really excited to be able to get out in front of the crowd." The women started the day with a three-hour practice before taking the court in front of their fans. Contact the senior sports reporter at mindirice@dailyemeraid.com. 1
