Oregon Daily Emerald
Monday, April 18, 2005
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■ Men’s track
Duck men
earn three
individual
event titles
The 4x100 meter relay team
also captured a first-place finish
at the Golden Bear Invitational
BY BRIAN SMITH
SPORTS REPORTER
The Oregon men’s track and field team
used a strong performance on the track to
capture three individual titles and several
qualifying marks at the Golden Bear Invi
tational at Edwards Stadium in Berkeley,
Calif., on Saturday.
The Ducks’ first road challenge of the
season was highlighted by the 4x100 me
ter relay team securing a title by running a
near-Oregon record 39.83 seconds, only
.03 seconds behind the school record set in
1991. The team, featuring Richard Del Rin
con, Matt Scherer, Kedar Inico and Jordan
Kent, beat second-place California by less
than a second-and-a-half after using a fast
start by Del Rincon to take control of the
race before the second leg.
The team improved on last week’s sec
ond-place finish at the Pepsi Invitational
by more than a half-second.
Del Rincon also took first in the 100 and
Kent finished second in the 200. Kent came
within .07 seconds of breaking his personal
record of 20.99, set at the 2003 West Re
gional. Kent’s 21.06 time earned him a
NCAA mark, besting the NCAA regional
standard of 21.19.
MEN, page 12
■ Women's track
Zane Rrrr | Photographer
Oregon senior Bree Fuqua, seen here at the Pepsi Team Invitational, finished first
in shot put and third in discus at the Golden Bear Invitational on Saturday.
Oregon dominates
shot put, hammer
and javelin events
Three Ducks, including top-placer Sarah Malone,
finished in the first four spots for the javelin throw
BY STEPHEN MILLER
SPORTS REPORTER
The Oregon women’s track and
field team showed its competition
once again that it had a stronghold
on throwing events.
The Ducks collaborated for first
place finishes in three of the four
hurling competitions at the Golden
Bear Invitational in Berkeley, Calif.,
on Saturday.
In the javelin, Oregon’s throwers
had three of the top four marks,
which all exceeded Regional quali
fying requirements.
Redshirt senior Sarah Malone
ended up just 2 1/2 feet shy of
her school record with a 177-1
heave, 18 feet farther than team
mate Roslyn Lundeen, who fin
ished second with a 158-9 spear
ing. Elisa Crumley finished fourth
with a toss of 143-3.
“I got my best (mark) on my
first throw and had a pretty good
series overall,” said Malone,
whose last competition was the
Oregon Preview on March 19. “I
wasn’t worried coming in with my
previous season-best since I treat
ed the Preview more like a practice
— so this was more like my first
meet of the season.
“Technically I’m doing things
better and am looking forward to
getting out there again at home
really soon.”
Senior Bree Fuqua anchored the
shot put for Oregon with a crater at
51-9, two feet better than second
place finisher Missy Faubus (49-3
3/4) of California. Fuqua last won
the discus event at the Oregon Pre
view and finished second at last
week’s Pepsi Team Invitational.
Unattached thrower Emily Stout
and Faubus edged out Fuqua in the
discus. Fuqua, whose personal
record is 165-7 in the event, hit the
153-3 mark.
Oregon hammer throwers
Brittany Hinchcliffe and Katie Kersh
sandwiched California’s Giulia Ur
lando in the top three spots of the
event. Hinchcliffe, who set the
school record last weekend, record
ed a 195-10 throw, almost 15 feet
more than Urlando. Kersh finished
third with a 171-4 sling.
Runners Kasey Harwood and
Kayla Mellott crossed the finish
line first and second for Oregon in
the 400-meter hurdles for the sec
ond straight meet. Harwood, a
freshman, finished the race in
60.73 seconds; Mellott completed
it in 61.57.
Harwood shaved off enough
time from her previous mark to
qualify for Regionals, and she
jumped two spots to eighth on
Oregon’s all-time list for that event.
The Poison, Mont., native missed
WOMEN, page 12
■ Women's lacrosse
Ducks win second game against Gaels
The 16-8 victory gave Oregon
its first conference win and
fourth overall win of the season
BY STEFANIE LOU
DAILY EMERALD FREELANCE REPORTER
On a day when eight St. Mary’s seniors
made their final regular season appearances
at home, the Oregon women’s lacrosse team
managed to spoil their party.
The Ducks’ youthful enthusiasm tri
umphed over the experienced Gaels as Ore
gon beat St. Mary’s, 16-8, in Moraga, Calif.
Oregon proved that its first win against the
Gaels in a non-conference game at Pape Field
earlier this season was more than a fluke.
The win gave the Ducks their first Moun
tain Pacific Sports Federation victory. Ore
gon improved to 4-9 overall, with a
1-3 record in the MPSF. St. Mary’s dropped
to 1-11 and is 0-5 in the MPSF.
The game was a score-fest for Oregon,
with goals coming from eight different
Ducks. Jen May, Theresa Waldron, Jana
Bradley, Kate Fleming and Emily Fowler all
scored two apiece.
Waldron and Fowler had two assists each,
and May proved to be solid on defense, forc
ing three turnovers by the Gaels.
Freshman attacker Lindsay Killian also
stood out, notching four goals and one as
sist. Killian now stands fourth on the team
with 20 goals this season.
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Freshman attacker Lindsay Killian, seen earlier this season, scored four goals and added an assist during Oregon’s
16-8 win against St. Mary’s Saturday in Moraga, Calif.
Despite what the statistics might say, the
Ducks had to work a little harder to clinch victory
this time around. Oregon took some time to get
its momentum going. The Gaels initially kept the
game close, managing to respond to each of the
first six goals scored by the Ducks.
The St. Mary’s seniors played with inspiration,
with six of the eight Gaels goals coining from the
graduating class.
Seniors Rosy Iaccino, Dearborn David and
LACROSSE, page 12
IN BRIEF
Kraayeveld picked 27th
in WNBA draft round two
Former Oregon forward Cathrine
Kraayeveld was chosen as the 27th overall
selection in Saturday’s WNBA draft by the
San Antonio Silver Stars.
The 6-foot-4 native of Kirkland, Wash.,
is the Ducks’ second highest player
drafted by the league, behind only Jenny
Mowe, who was selected 21st overall
by the former WNBA team Portland Fire
in 2001.
“I’m just excited that 1 got drafted
there,” Kraayeveld said. “I’ve been talking
with them a little bit a couple days ago and
enjoyed speaking with them. I’ve already
heard great things about the city itself, so I
think it will be a great experience for me,
and I’m excited for it.”
Kraayeveld averaged 14.7 points and 8.3
rebounds per game during her senior sea
son, which earned her co-MVP honors
for the Ducks. She ranked sixth in the
Pacific-10 Conference in scoring and sec
ond in rebounding to give her first-team
all-conference accolades.
“I’ve worked hard to get myself here, so
it feels good to get rewarded in a sense for
all the hard work,” Kraayeveld said.
Kraayeveld was one of just two players
from the Pac-10 taken in the three-round
WNBA draft. The other was Arizona guard
DeeDee Wheeler, who was chosen 26th
overall by the Los Angeles Sparks.
— Alex Tam