Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 27, 2004)
0135111 Premiim Pur Bartenliig, Ik. WWW.prraiiWII-pOHr.Cani More than just a schoolI 1010 Oak Street • Eugene, OR 97401 • (541) 485-4695 Few people have become successful without the help of others Weekends May 1st Days May 3rd ||)tp|| g||g| §35 _ i„„. -lOxU I Oct behind the bar & mix it up Evenings )une 29tn Tastings included Special One Week June 14th Mayi3th OLCC offered monthlyOur facility is a lounge and available for your event. Call for rental options. A -1 *Vj¥’3i'Vv NATIONAL DANCE Wtt-K Dunce Oregon is organizing-a week ot workshops, performances unci (elaborations c elebratingdance. All workshops are free for students. Donations of $1-5 are encouraged. Wednesday; April Z8 Tap Jam with Jean Nelson 2:30-3:30 pm outside Gerlinger Annex Contact Jam 5:30-7:00 pm Agate Hall Musical Theater Workshop 8:00-9:30 pm Gerlinger Annex Thursday, April V\__ Makeup Workshop 5:00-6:00 pm Gerlinger Annex Saturday, May I Conjunto Flamenco 7:00 pm Gerlinger Annex performance and workshop with Roy Brewer, Eva Brewer, & Chela Marx • site-specific collaborations will also be performed on campus throughout the week. If you are interested in participating, please sign up at the Gerlinger Annex. All dance levels are welcome. • Also, come see Paul Taylor II, sponsored by White Bird, performing at the Gerlinger Annex on Tuesday, April 27 at 8:00 pm. Tickets may be purchased at the EMU Ticket Office. Pole vaulters battle wind, find success at UO Invite Trevor Woods and Jon Derby place second and third respectively Saturday and both set outdoor season bests By Jon Roetman Sports Reporter With winds gusting harder than three meters per second Saturday, a pair of Oregon pole vaulters made the necessary adjustments for a quality showing at the Oregon Invitational. Senior Trevor Woods improved his 2004 outdoor season best, clearing the bar at 17 feet, 1 inch en route to a second place finish behind Matt Phillips of the Willamette Striders (first, 17-9). Woods'previous outdoor season best was 16-9 1/4, which he set at the Pepsi Team Invitational. The Coos Bay native garnered All American status during his sophomore and junior seasons and is poised to make a run at a third such honor. "Trevor's getting back with that vault over 17 feet," Oregon head coach Martin Smith said. Redshirt sophomore Jon Derby fin ished third while setting a 2 1/2 inch personal best at 16-9 1/4. The North Bend native was especially happy with his mark after recording no heights during his last two meets. "It felt pretty good," Derby said. "Coming off of two no heights, it's nice to actually come into a (personal record). It helps the confidence a lot." Derby said the reasons for his suc cess were his choice to drop down to a shorter pole and his ability to adjust his footwork to compensate for the gusting wind. North Campus 579 E. Broadway 686-1166 South Campus 2870 E. Willamette 686-1600 j>pZfA STUDENT IDSPECIALS • Show Your Student ID • Order by Number X-LARGE 1-TOPPING The Big New Yorker MEDIUM 3-TOPPING Pan, Thin ’N Crispy or Hand Tossed STICKS N WINGS 10 Breadsticks, 12 Wings X-LARGE 3-TOPPING The Big New Yorker 5 MEDIUM 1-TOPPINGS Pan, Thin ’N Crispy or Hand Tossed STICKS N WINGS 10 Breadsticks, 24 Wings $999 $999 .$999 $1199 $1199 $1199 FREE 2-Liter of Soda with Any Above Order! Delivery charges may apply "I've never felt wind that strong," Derby said. "It's hard to actually ad just your step to it. A couple of times you take off really far under and a couple of times you take off really far out. It's hard to get the step on, but af ter that, the wind helps a lot. It's like having somebody throw you." Taking a break Sophomore Eric Mitchum won the 400-meter hurdles (52.30 sec onds) for the second time in three weeks at Hayward Field but did not compete in his signature event, the 110 hurdles. Smith said the Oregon coaching staff didn't want to overuse Mitchum on a windy day with the Pacific-10 Conference Championships only three weeks away. "We don't want to overrace him," Smith said. "He's really in a rhythm in the 110 hurdles and we needed to do work in the intermediates without over working him or overextending him. We were hoping there would be a little less breeze, because that's really a factor in the intermediates. I mean, he had tights on out there. I said, 'Eric? You're getting soft out there kid.'" Mitchum said he was happy to win the 400 hurdles, but he won't bring his time into consideration be cause of the heavy winds. "The temperature was all right, but the wind was kicking," Mitchum said. "It was real hard on the backstretch." Back to work While Matt Scherer was happy with his 2004 outdoor debut Saturday in the 400, the sophomore knows he has a lot more work to do. The Sumner, 111., native won the event (47.11) after nursing a right hamstring injury. Scherer said the meet's purpose was to continue work ing toward the Pac- 10s. "I just wanted to come out here and give my leg a really good test" Scherer said. "My main focus right now is the Pac- 10s. I just want to be ready for that" Oregon coaches were impressed with Scherer's race and feel he can make considerable progress during the next three weeks. "Coach (Dan) Steele was really pleased with Matt's first race since in doors," Smith said. "It was really windy and he ran a 47.11 and stayed healthy. We'd like to think he'll take some more steps over the next couple of weeks." Contact the sports reporter atjonroetman@dailyemerald.com. Danielle Hickey Photo Editor Senior Trevor Woods cleared 17 feet (17-1) for the first time this outdoor season.
