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'v-iTurn to the for campus coverage every Tuesday and Thursday beginning Tuesday, June 22 Oregon Daily Emerald The campus newspaper for the University of Oregon Community Undergrads, Grad Students, Professionals... Speed up your education. Catch a quick seminar or take a course during our three, four, or eight week sessions. Or take courses the entire summer and really jump ahead. • Complete a prerequisite • Make faster progress toward graduation • Explore something new and different • Enhance your professional skills and credentials • Take advantage of smaller classes • Everyone pays in-state tuition • Enjoy summer films and other campus activities OSU Summer Online option... No matter where you'll be this summer, discover the flexibility of taking classes online, by video, or via independent study through OSUEXTENDEDCAMPUS. Phone:(541)737-9204 • 800-667-1465 ecampus.oregonstate.edu Summer Session Registration starts April 11. Summer Session Bulletin available. Most classes begin June 21. Phone:(541)737-1470 • 800-375-9359 oregonstate.edu/summer Oregon State UNIVERSITY Extended Campus Open minds. Open doors. Student Groups! Advertise in the Emerald call 346-4343 or place your ad online at www.dailyemerald.com SPORTS BRIEF Duck women earn awards The Oregon women's track and field team announced its year-end team award winners at the annual team banquet on Wednesday. Sofie Abildtrup, a junior sprinter, earned the Harry Ritchie's Most Inspi rational Award. The first-year Duck from Denmark ranks as one of the top 10 sprinters in Oregon history af ter running team season bests in the 100-meters (10th all-time, 12.01 sec onds), 200-meters (seventh, 23.93) and 400-meters (third, 52.92). Abby Andrus, a senior heptathlete, took home the Mary Officer High Point Award. The Peoria, Ariz. native qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships after placing third in the heptathlon with a personal best (5,325 points) at this year's Pacific-10 Conference Championships. Emily Enders, a freshman pole vaulter, received the Coaches Most Im proved Award. The Snohomish, Wash, native earned an automatic invite to the NCAA Championships when she placed fifth (13 feet, 1 3/4 inches) at the NCAA West Regional Qualifier. Sarah Malone, a junior javelin thrower, was voted the Lynne Win bigler Performer of the Year. Malone broke the javelin school record at 179-7 at the Texas Relays in April — a mark that ranks her third nationally among collegians. Magdalena Sandoval, a junior dis tance runner, received the Cross Country Award after claiming Pac-10 First Team honors and a fifth-place finish at Pac- 10s. —Alex Tam WOMEN continued from page 7A and that I knew when I was a kid growing up. I feel more a part of a family that I ever have, and our coaches are incredible." Malone holds the school's javelin record after tossing 179 feet, 7 inch es at the Texas Relays in late March. The Newberg native is one of seven athletes invited to the upcoming NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas, be ginning June 9. Joining Malone at NCAAs is pole vaulter Kirsten Larwin, who is experi encing her finest season in her senior year at Oregon. The Eugene native achieved her outdoor personal best (13-6 1/4) at the Pac-10 Champi onships three weeks ago. "This has been the best of year of track and field in my life," Larwin said. "With the new program, a lot of things were different, but better. I'm happy with the way things have gone with coach Smith as our head coach." Proving people in the community wrong about the early perceptions of the women's team was one of the goals heading into the season, Larwin said. "Nobody (on the team) said it was a rebuilding year," Larwin said. "We took it upon ourselves to say 'No, we are competitors and we have talent on this team to do things' and we did." One of those highlights included the women's victory at the Pepsi Team Invitational at Hayward Field in mid-April. The Ducks defeated Colorado, Minnesota and Pac-10 foe Washington in the only team-scoring meet of the season. The plan after the NCAA Champi onships will focus on recruiting quali ty athletes and molding the team into a national contender. However, Smith said that process will be slow with a long-term focus. "We know all of the obvious things — we need to get more women on the team and we need to get more women through the re cruiting process," Smith said. "We need to understand that's going to take time. It's not just going to be a quick fix because you don't want to make a mistake and bring in some one that's not the right fit or able to be legitimately competitive at a high level like the Pac-10." Contact the sports reporter at alextam@dailyemerald.com. You're always close to campus. ■» www.dailyemerald.com A UO CAMPUS ALTERNATIVE SINCE 1974 a proud member of Unique Eugene
