'He's an actor, not an athlete.... I didn't buy him
as a linebacker in 'The Waterboy' either. He's
just so stiff. ...He reminds me of Kurt Warner.''
San Francisco running back Kevan Barlow on Adam Sandler in “The Longest Yard”
Senior Sven
Swinnen
was
recently
named to
the Intercol
legiate
Tennis As
sociation
All-America
Team for
the second
consecutive
season.
Swinnen
also earned
first-team
AII-Pac-10
and first
team
Pac-10 All
Academic I
honors. I
Tim Bobosky | Photo editor
Student-athletes
also victorious
in classroom
Tennis, Track and Field and Golf student
athletes earn athletic and academic honors
SHAWN MILLER
SPORTS EDITOR
Student is not often em
phasized in student-athlete;
however, many Oregon ath
letes dedicated time to the
classroom this spring.
Honors and awards have
been recently announced,
including the prestigious
Pacific-10 Conference
academic teams.
To be eligible for selection
to a Pac-10 academic team, a
student-athlete must have at
least a 3.0 grade point
average and have con
tributed a significant amount
to the season.
Tennis
Senior Sven Swinnen
established a work ethic
that has his career at Oregon
closing with numerous
accolades.
Swinnen was named to the
Intercollegiate Tennis Associ
ation All-America Team
for the second straight sea
son and earned first-team
All-Pac-10 honors after fin
ishing the season with a No.
15 ITA national singles rank
ing and setting the single sea
son (27-9) and career (84-37)
wins mark.
“This is a great honor for
Sven and our program,”
coach Kevin Kowalik said to
goducks.com. “Sven has
been the model of consisten
cy both on and off the court.
His determination and dedi
cation to the program will be
used as an example for fu
ture Duck student-athletes.”
Swinnen also earned first
team Pac-10 All-Academic
honors after finishing with a
3.31 GPA and was a recipient
of the ITA/Rafael Osuna Na
tional Sportsmanship Award.
“That is what we strive for,
to have success in both
places,” Kowalik said.
Manuel Kost joined
Swinnen on the academic
first team, and teammate
Thomas Bieri received
honorable mention.
“Our group has done a real
good job,” said Kowalik, cit
ing the squad’s cumulative
GPA of 3.01. “Anytime you
can get above a 3.0 in an en
tire year, obviously academ
ics is important.”
Ester Bak earned first-team
accolades with a 3.51 GPA to
highlight the women’s side.
Daria Panova (3.35 GPA) and
Anna Leksinska (3.50) re
ceived second-team honors,
while Davina Mendiburu and
Dominika Dieskova nabbed
honorable mention.
Oregon was the only Pac
10 school with five student
athletes earning honors.
Track
Three Oregon athletes
were named to the ESPN the
Magazine Region VIII All
Academic Track and Field
squad. The trio is also up for
national honors to be an
nounced later this month.
Andy Young (3.81 GPA),
Matt Scherer (3.63) and Eric
Logsdon (3.28) were among
five Pac-10 honorees on the
10-person list.
Brothers Sol (4.13) and
Caleb(4.03) Rexius joined
Young and Scherer on
the Pac-10 All-Academic
first team.
Matt Adams (3.43) was the
sole Duck named to the
second team, while Logsdon,
Brett Holts, Kyle Alcorn,
Jordan Kent and David
Moore were honorable
mention selections.
On the women’s side, Bree
Fuqua (3.90), Roslyn
Lundeen (3.80) and Sofie
Abildtrup (3.77) were
selected to the All-Academic
first team.
Hannah Moore (3.71) and
Elisa Crumley (3.60) earned
second team accolades. Lau
ra Harmon, Sarah Malone,
Kayla Mellott, Magdalena
Sandoval, Michelle Donovan,
Haripurkh Khalsa, Emily
HONORS, page 8
■ Track and field
L# ■ ^
Tim Bobosky | Photo editor
Matt Scherer picks up the baton after AK Ikwuakor
falls during the 4x400 relay in the NCAA West Re
gional Championships on May 28. Oregon finished
second (3:07.69) to Arizona State University
(3:06.94).
University
relay record
smashed at
Regionals
The 4x400 record-breaking race
helped the men to finish ninth,
while the women grabbed 32nd
SHAWN MILLER
SPORTS EDiTOR
Oregon Track and Field capitalized on
the national spotlight with a school record
performance at the NCAA Championships,
held June 8-11 in Sacramento, Calif.
The 4x400 relay team, Jordan Kent,
Kedar Inico, AK Ikwuakor and Matt Scher
er, rallied from bitter disappointment to ju
bilation in a two-week period.
After a dropped baton at the NCAA
Western Regional Championships May 28,
the team medaled and set a school record
(3 minutes .81 seconds) at the
NCAA Championships.
“Every one of these guys did an amaz
ing job,” said assistant coach Dan Steele to
goducks.com. “They all ran personal bests
and ran exactly like they were supposed to.
That is a school record that could stand for
awhile and will be hard to replicate.
“1 told them before the race that this is the
RECORD, page 6
IN BRIEF
Ducks compete internationally
The Oregon women’s basketball program will
have four representatives during international
competition this summer.
Junior Carolyn Ganes, sophomore Kaela
Chapdelaine and incoming freshman Tamika
Nurse have been selected to compete for Canada,
while assistant coach Phil Brown will lead the Aus
tralian Junior National Team.
Ganes and Chapdelaine will vie for a spot on ei
ther the Canadian Senior National Team or on
Canada’s World University Games team during the
national team’s camp July 8-10 in Waterloo, On
tario. The Canadian National Team will compete
at the FIBA Americas World Championship qualifi
cation tournament Sept. 14-18 in Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic, while the World University
Games will be held Aug. 11-21 in Izmir, Thrkey.
Nurse was named to the Canadian Junior Na
tional Team for the second year in a row. She will
compete at the FIBA Under 19 World Champi
onships July 15-24 in Hammamet, Thnisia.
Swingers sign letters of intent
T\vo high profile athletes have signed a nation
al letter of intent to play golf for Oregon.
Cathryn Bristow, who climbed into the top 10
New Zealand female amateur golfers in February,
will join the women’s team. Andrew Leneve, a
medalist at the 2003 Oregon 4A state tournament,
has signed with the men.
Bristow earned low amateur honors at the
ING New Zealand Rotarians Minister’s Cup in
April and was a member of New Zealand’s 2004
Queensland Stroke Play championship team.
Leneve helped Tbalatin High School to a sec
ond-place finish at the 2005 state championships.
Teaming up in Texas
Junior Aaron Brooks and sophomore Malik
Hairston are headed to Dallas, Texas, to try out for
the USA Basketball Men’s U21 National team on
July 21-23.
1\venty-one of the best student-athletes will play
to be one of 12 players selected to defend the USA’s
gold medal at the 2005 FIBA U21 World Champi
onships in Mar de Plata, Argentina, Aug. 5-14.
The two Ducks are the only players selected
from the Pac-10 to try out.
“Sometimes the Pac-10 gets overlooked,’’
Hairston said.
Brooks was able to tryout for the team a year
ago, boosting his confidence for this year.
“I know what to expect before I get there,”
Brooks said. “The first time I went I had never
played with so many people that are so good. ”
Wake Forest’s Justin Gray.Curtis Withers of
Charlotte and Gonzaga’s Adam Morrison were
members of the 2004 qualifying team that cap
tured gold and earned this year’s berth into the
World Championships.
“I’m just looking forward to the competi
tion,” Brooks said. “I expect a good experience.
Hopefully I will make the team and if I don’t
I’m going to use it as a learning experience. ”
“The University of Oregon has had the op
portunity to be involved with USA Basketball
for the past four years,” said Oregon coach
Ernie Kent, courtesy of goducks.com. “I’m
thrilled that Aaron and Malik now will continue
that tradition at the USA Basketball trials.”
—Shawn Miller