Vin Lananna
meets track
athletes
before the
ceremony
where his
new position
as associate
athletic
director and
director of
Oregon
track and
field and
cross
country is
announced
in front of
Hayward
Field
Wednesday
afternoon.
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Lananna: Director signs five-year contract
Continued from page 5
program,” Moss said. “His tremen
dous success in coaching, along
with his experience in collegiate ad
ministration, makes him the perfect
person to lead Oregon’s track and
field and cross country programs.”
Lananna told his audience that
he thought the thrill of coaching
passed him by until he saw the po
tential in Oregon’s track and field
and cross country programs.
Earlier in the year, Moos offered
Lananna a job as a supervisor of
these same programs, but Lananna
told him he’d rather coach — the
rest is history.
“After listening to the vision that
Bill has about what the American
track and field capital can be and
should be, there’s no other place
better to do it than Eugene,”
Lananna said. “I’m excited about
extending the program’s tradition
of excellence at the national level
year-in and year-out so it spills
over to the national level.”
Lananna does not intend to
make any drastic changes to Ore
gon’s programs, but he does plan
on focusing his attention on all as
pects of track and field in the
hopes that it flourishes. He sees
the Pac-10 Championships as a big
opportunity for Oregon seeing as
they will be held at Hayward Field
this spring.
“Track and field needs to grow,”
Lananna said. “I’d like to continue
to run a broad based program to
help, and I’d like to see our stands
full for the Pac-10 finals this year.”
When asked whether bringing
Olympic Trials to Eugene is
on his agenda, Lananna answered
optimistically.
“It would be exciting, no doubt,
to have trials here,” Lananna
said. “It’s something we’d like to
do, but if we can’t I’m still excited
to be here.”
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Ernie Kent will continue
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Oregon men’s basketball coach Ernie
Kent’s contract has been rolled over
through the 2010 season, Athletic Direc
tor Bill Moos announced Thursday.
“Ernie Kent is an outstanding leader
for our men’s basketball program and I
have been tremendously impressed
and proud of the direction we have
taken during his tenure,” Moos said. “I
could not be more pleased with Ernie
and I am excited about what the future
holds for Oregon men’s basketball.”
Kent has a 149-94 record at Oregon
in eight seasons and is the only coach
to lead the Ducks to three NCAA
Tournament appearances (2000,
2002, 2003), two NIT Final Fours
(1999, 2004) and a Pac-10 Tourna
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“I greatly appreciate the support this
university and its leadership has given
me and I look forward to a very excit
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sity of Oregon,” Kent said.
“On a personal note, my family and 1
have gone through some difficult times
that we continue to work through,”
Kent added. “I ask for respect from the
community, all Oregon basketball fans
and the news media to allow my family
to work through these matters private
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personal strain, they have not had any
impact on the progress of our men’s
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Kapaku ineligible for 2005
women's soccer season
Kami Kapaku has been declared ac
ademically ineligible for the 2005
women’s soccer season.
“Kami is a great person and a very
talented player,” Oregon coach Tara Er
ickson said. “She would have played
an important role on this year’s team.
“Kami’s got a tough road ahead to
get back academically, but we’ll give
her all of the support we can and hope
to see her back on the field next year. ”
Kapaku led the Ducks with four
goals last season.
Hairston withdraws from
USA Basketball team trials
Malik Hairston, a sophomore next
season for the Oregon men’s basket
ball program, has removed himself
from contention just days before the
USA Basketball team trials because of
a pulled groin.
Hairston is expected to make a full re
covery as the injury is not severe, accord
ing to University team medical personnel.
Teammate Aaron Brooks is one of
20 student-athletes vying for 12 spots
on the 21 and Under National Team.
Trials begin Thursday and will contin
ue through Saturday in Dallas, Texas.
Rupp destroys U.S. junior
record while in Italy
Galen Rupp finished fourth in a 3,000
meter race in Lignano, Italy Sunday.
Rupp’s time of 7:49.16 broke the record
of 7:58.0 set by Gerry Iindgren in 1965.
—Shawn Miller
Recruits: Coach has high
hopes for veteran players
Continued from page 5
“She has a similar mentality and work
rate that I look for in players and feel that
I am as a coach,” Erickson said. “I expect
a lot out of the athletes, and hopefully
she can bridge the gap a little bit. ”
Kate Nelson, a transfer from San
Francisco, Calif., and Madison Cheek
from Memphis, Tenn., will both be
juniors for Oregon next season.
“They are incredibly important,” Er
ickson said of transfers. "They can
bring experience and a new life to the
team — experience dealing with the
preseason and the demands on life.”
Taylor Callan, Jessie Chatfield,
Nicole Dobrzyrtksi, Darci Gardner, Alli
son Newton, Leigh Quinlan and Sara
Yoro are the freshmen that complete
Enckson s first recruiting class.
“The team we took over is
more athletic,” Erickson said. “We
tried to find more players that have
a soccer mentality. ”
The Ducks are coming off a three
win season, a mark that Erickson
wants to improve on, and she believes
the 14 student-athletes returning from
last season will play a valuable role
this year.
“There are some talented athletes in
that group... that know how to win,”
Erickson said. “As much as we are rely
ing on these new players... we are defi
nitely relying on 14 players that have
been here and worn the Oregon jersey. ”
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