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Rachael Krlz has benefited from a change of scenery with the Oregon women’s track and field program.
COACHES
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motivating the athletes to perform to
their best.
"1 love my individual coach (Rock
Light)," Donovan said. "He is so up
lifting. He tells us exactly what we
need to do and he knows when we're
ready and we know when we're
ready. He has faith in us and he's
bringing this program back into it."
Coaches get thumbs up
Ask many of the Oregon women
track and field athletes about their as
sessment of the new coaching staff led
by head coach Martin Smith midway
through the season.
"It's a complete 180 (from last
year)," javelin thrower Sarah Malone
said. "I finally feel I'm a part of the
Oregon track and field program that I
imagined and that I knew when I was
a kid growing up.
"I feel more a part of a family than I
ever have. Our coaches are incredible."
Malone, a redshirt junior from New
berg, holds the Oregon javelin record
at 179 feet, 7 inches, which she set at
one of track's biggest stages this year,
the Texas Relays. In that event, Malone
also defeated the current American
javelin record holder, Kim Kreiner.
"In the past, we trained until fail
ure," Malone said. "Obviously, that's
wrong and that's been something
that's been a total turnaround."
Her individual coach, Lance Deal,
said he has enjoyed his experience as
the first-year throwers' coach and
hopes to return the women's program
back to prominence.
"Coach Smith's philosophy is let's
be the best team we can be," Deal
said. "Let's get ourselves back (into the
elite of) the Pac-10."
Helping out
Malone's success is rubbing off on
her fellow javelin teammates.
One of the beneficiaries is redshirt
junior Rachael Kriz, who is adjusting
to competing in multiple events that
also includes the high jump.
Kriz praised Malone for the latter's
guidance this season.
"Sarah is amazing and incredible,"
Kriz said. "I don't know what else you
can say about her other than she's just
a marvel to watch. She is always at prac
tice and always letting us know what we
can improve on and it all ends up in be
ing a very good practice environment"
Contact the sports reporter at
alextam@dailyemerald.com.
SPORTS BRIEF
Nyhus nabs Pitcher
of the Week award
Oregon pitcher Ani Nyhus earned
her second Pacific-10 Conference
Pitcher of the Week award Tuesday.
Nyhus went 2-1 during the week
end, picking up wins against then-No.
5 Washington and then-No. 3 UCLA.
She also gave up a walk-off home run
to Pac-10 Player of the Week honoree
Caitlin Benyi in Sunday's 10-inning
loss to UCLA.
The junior transfer from Central Ari
zona College is 17-7 this season, and all
six of Oregon's conference wins came
when Nyhus was in the circle.
Nyhus has 128 strikeouts on the
season, making her No. 10 all-time
for career strikeouts at Oregon.
The White Rock, British Columbia
native earned her first Pitcher of the
Week award two weeks ago when she
gained wins against then-No. 3 Cali
fornia and then-No. 10 Stanford.
It is the first time since 1989 that an
Oregon pitcher has earned the honor
twice in one season.
The Ducks (32-11 overall, 6-3 Pac
10) moved up three spots in the
newest ESPN/USA Softball poll re
leased Tuesday. Oregon jumped from
No. 15 to No. 12.
— Mindi Rice
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