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Oregon Daily Emerald
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
“Straight cash, homey. ”
Vikings’ Randy Moss when asked how he will pay his $10,000
fine for pretending to moon the crowd in Green Bay
■ Duck tennis
Mendiburu
tops Yesley
for Flight II
singles title
BY ALEX TAM
DAILY EMERALD FREELANCE REPORTER
Oregon fifth-year senior Davina
Mendiburu remains undefeated this season
after capturing the Flight II singles title at
the Pacific-10 Conference Indoor Champi
onships on Sunday.
The 22-year-old Mendiburu, who has a
7-0 overall record, defeated No. 1 seed
Anne Yelsey of Stanford in straight sets, 6
2, 6-2 to win the championship. Mendibu
ru dominated her opponents by winning
all three of her matches in straight sets.
“This is as good as I have seen Davina
play,” Oregon women’s tennis head coach
Nils Schyllander said. “Every shot was
falling for her against some
quality opponents.”
The Ducks had a chance to capture three
more titles — a singles title and two dou
bles titles — but they fell short each time.
In the Flight III singles finals, junior
Jamie Marshall was defeated by Arizona’s
Kasia Jakowiew in a tough three-set match,
3-6, 7-6 and 6-2.
In the Flight I doubles finals, the No. 45
ranked duo Daria Panova and Dominika
Dieskova lost to seventh-ranked Alice
Barnes and Erin Burdette of Stanford, 8-6.
In the Flight II doubles finals, senior Es
ter Bak and Mendiburu were defeated by
Stephanie Balzert and Kelly Perry of
Arizona, 8-4.
Despite the defeats, Schyllander said he
was impressed with his team’s effort and
play before the regular season begins
this weekend.
“Overall, I am very pleased with the way
the team competed,” Schyllander said.
“This was a tremendous opportunity to pre
pare for the dual season. We are excited to
get home and play some dual matches. ”
The Ducks will begin their dual season
on Friday when they host Portland at
10 a.m. and Utah at 6:30 p.m. They will
also play Sunday against UC Irvine at
10 a.m. All games will be played at the
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Erik R. Bishoff | Photographer
Oregon senior Davina Mendiburu won the Flight II singles title at the Pacific-10 Conference Indoor Championships
on Sunday. Mendiburu is undefeated for the season with a record of 7-0.
■ Outdoor Program
Snowcamping takes Oregon by storm
More than 35 students and instructors will go on a three-day trip
to Tumalo Mountain to learn the tricks of the icy winter sport
BY ASHLEY GRIFFIN
FREELANCE EDITOR
Most people watch the weather to decide
how many layers of clothing to wear or to de
termine if they’ll need to defrost their cars
before driving to school. Snowcampers tune
in to see if a cold weather blast will allow
them to leave their warm living rooms and
enter a world where building and sleeping in
igloos is commonplace.
For warm-weather campers, the mere idea
of snowcamping can seem absurd; hiking,
dining and sleeping in the dark, icy condi
tions of winter hardly fall under the
definition of outdoor fun.
Jim Blanchard, who teaches the Outdoor
Pursuits Program Snowcamping Preparation
class, explains that snowcamping actually
tops regular camping for many reasons.
“When it snows, the lands that might not
be up for wilderness character are beautiful
and free from most people,” he said.
Blanchard also recommends snowcamping
because it doesn't require bug repellent — all
the bugs and mosquitoes are dead.
First-year snowcamper Aimee Furber, who
tried the sport so she could continue back
packing when the cold weather hit, said peo
ple shouldn’t try to the sport
completely unpracticed.
“Before someone tries snowcamping they
should have some experience backpacking.
Not everyone is into backpacking, and deal
ing with winter conditions adds an extra
element,” she said. “The person should
know about safety issues like hypothermia
and avalanche danger and have some under
standing of what it takes to stay comfortable
in the cold.”
Trip preparation involves equipment with
extra insulation that will hold up in winter
elements. Blanchard suggests bringing a
thicker or second sleeping bag, layers of
wool or synthetic clothing, snowshoes, mit
tens, extra socks, rainwear and a pair of
boots that provide loose, dry insulation.
Furber has her own set of preferred gear.
“Some of the most useful items I've found
in cold weather are hand and feet warmers,...
a Thinsulite pad to sit or stand on to minimize
heat loss and one complete layer head-to-toe
that always stays dry,” she said.
While a tent is seemingly an important
piece of camping gear, it is optional in this
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■ Duck football
New coach
will take
over Duck
offense
Former Brigham Young head
coach Gary Crowton named
offensive coordinator Tuesday
BY CLAYTON JONES
SPORTS EDITOR
It’s been a month since the Ducks lost of
fensive coordinator Andy Ludwig to Utah, but
it seems they have now found their guy as for
mer Brigham Young head coach Gary Crow
ton has been anointed Oregon’s new offensive
coordinator, Oregon head coach Mike Bellotti
said Tliesday.
Crowton, who will also serve as the Ducks’
quarterbacks coach, led the Cougars to a 26
23 record during his four-year tenure at
Brigham Young and captured a Mountain
West Conference championship in 2001. In
that same 2001 season, he maneuvered BYU
to a 12-2 record and created an offense that
both led the nation in total offense — with
542.9 yards per game — and scoring, averag
ing 46.8 points per game.
“I’m excited for the opportunity to join a
program as well established and with the rep
utation of the University of Oregon,” Crowton
said. “It’s an honor from me to work with
Coach Bellotti, and I look forward to the chal
lenges of working with the players, coaches
and administrators already in place.”
Before BYU, Crowton was the offensive coor
dinator for the Chicago Bears in the National
Football League for two years (1999-2000). In
1999, Crowton helped the Bears set franchise
highs in passing with 4,136 yards, placing them
third in the NFL in passing. That team would
finish eighth in the league in total offense.
The Orem, Utah, native was head coach of
Louisiana Tech before he joined the Bears.
During his final season with the Bulldogs, his
team passed for a nation-leading 432.1 yards
per game and was second in the nation in to
tal offense, averaging 542.0 yards per game.
Louisiana Tech went on to score over 50
points in eight of its 12 games that season.
Overall, in three seasons at Louisiana Tech
Crowton recorded a 21-13 record.
Crowton has been brought in to help revital
ize Oregon’s offense. The Ducks fell to sixth
place in the Pacific-10 Conference in scoring
and passing yards per game and fifth in total of
fense, much lower rankings than Oregon has
been accustomed to in recent years.
Bellotti is confident that Crowton has the
credentials and the skills to help turn the of
fense around.
“He’s been an excellent football coach,
both as a head coach and an offensive coordi
nator at the Division I level and in the Nation
al Football League,” Bellotti said. “He knows
how to make quarterbacks successful, he’s
very innovative and creative within the offen
sive structure and his philosophy fits well
with mine.”
Crowton’s ability to master different styles of
offense also seemed to attract Bellotti’s attention.
“I like the way he presents his ideas and
concepts,” Bellotti said. “And the fact that he
has experience with both two-back and one
back offenses, including option and spread at
tacks. I think he is a perfect fit for what we
want to do in the future with our personnel
and where we want to go with this offense.”
claytonjones@dailyemerald. com