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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).
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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.
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