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by Lorraine Stratton
Dave Riggs prepares for the mens tennis team's season by practicing
his returns.
The College's Track Club saw
their first action of the season
as they participated in the Ice
breaker track meet last Saturday
at Linfield College.
The meet included both com
munity colleges and four year
varsity teams.
In the 5000 meters, Doug
Oberst took third with 15:10.
Oberst's time was just five sec
onds off the qualifying time for
the National
Junior College
Track and Field Meet.
Mark Nugen combined talents
in both track and field events.
Nugen, a decathlete, threw the
javelin 167-11 and ran a 4:14
1500 meters. He also ran a leg
in the mile relay.
Dave Rudishauser and Tom
Winter turned in good times
in the 800 meters with a 2:05
and 2:00 respectively.
Both
lost to runners who primarily
run the shorter, faster distance
or the quarter-mile.
Randy Boll ¡ger placed third
overall in the shot put with a
put of 48-5. Boll ¡ger, a Tigard
graduate, last year won the state
high school shot put crown.
Also competing in the shot
was Dan Jackson. Jackson put
the shot 42-2.5 for 11fh overall
and took third in the discus
with a throw of 141-1.
"Considering the cold and
the wind, and the earliness of
the season, I thought every per
son who participated turned in a
very solid performance," Tipton
said.
"We had some very solid
performances,"
Les
Tipton
men's track coach, said. "There
were some good individual per
formances in this meet."
The team is designated to a
club status because the regular
season has not yet begun.
They will not officially be
come a team until their first
dual meet with Mt. Hood fol
lowing spring vacation.
"Lane is looking typically
strong," Tipton said.
"We'll
have our work cut out for us be-
for the dual meet with them."
Other placers in the meet
were:
1500 meters: 2nd, Kelly Britz,
4:02.4; 12th, Don Brown, 4:12.
400 meter intermediate hurdles:
4th, Keith Self, 62.8; 6th, Tony
Terry, 62.0.
In-district emphasis could save program
By Randy Frank
Of The Print
It's now or never for the Col
lege football program.
The
Clackamas Community College
Board of Education will con
sider Whether to reinstate the
program or forever silence it
tonight at 7:30.
Either the board will vote to
reconsider its decision tonight or
else it will be too late. They will
have to sell the equipment and
it will be too expensive to re
purchase back.
The board voted to drop the
program last December on the
grounds that the team failed to
attempt more in-district recruit
ing.
Also, too many of the
talent grants or tuition waivers
went to out-of-district players.
They were also worried about
the amount football players were
attending classes during the sea
son but dropping out at the end
of the regular season or contin
uing but not receiving good
grades.
Immediately
following the
board's decision, a move was
made by some of the coaches,
players and interested citizens
to get the program reinstated.
They went out into the Col
lege district and talked with all
eleven highschool coaches in the
district and told them of their
plans trying to gain their
support.
They also went out into the
community hoping to get the
public interested. They circu
lated petitions urging them to
write letters to the board pledg
ing their support.
"I couldn't believe the sup
port we received from the com
munity and the students on the
campus," Dave Brown, the lead
er of the reinstatement plan and
college coach, said.
"I think out of all the people
I talked to, I have found only
one person who had a negative
opinion about our plans and who
felt that the money should be
spent elsewhere."
Brown said other people ex
pressed criticism of past pro
grams because of the in-district
record, but changed their minds
when told of the current plans.
The result was a petition
consisting of 322 signatures col
lected in one week, and letters
from several local businessmen
and pastors.
When shown the letters, peti
tions and a proposal to make the
program more’ in-district ori
ented, the board decided during
the February meeting.
Gary Cornelius, board mem
ber, said that he would like to
see a statement in writing con
cerning in-district recruiting be
fore he would be willing to
consider reinstatement of the
program.
A proposal will be presented
that more in-district recruiting
take place through the next
three years. This recruiting pro
gram will continue until the
ratio of in-district to out-of
district players is at least as
high as other sports in any
given year.
Brown takes it a step futher.
"I feel that we should eventually
build our program almost en
tirely around the community."
"The biggest criticism of past
programs by the board and some
of the high school coaches that
I talked to, is the lack of effort
made in in-district recruiting",
Brown said.
"I'm not bad-mouthing any
coaches up here, but some of the
coaches didn't even know who
some of the other coaches are."
"We also hope to obtain more
community involvement by us-
ing one of our non-conference
games as a benefit game. We
would play it- at a local high
school with the proceeds going
to charity," Brown said.
Brown added that he would
try to liven up the halftime
activities by getting a couple of
the local drill or dance teams to
perform.
Brown also endorses a jog-a-
thon. "Twenty-five athletes will
jog to Salem with each one run
ning two miles. Hopefully we'd
have several local businesses to
sponsor the run and we'd split
the proceeds with a charity or
ganization."
"There have been cases where
in-district players have come to
the College and haven't made the
team because of an out-of-dis
trict walk-on," Len Monroe,
Dean of Student Activities said.
"Competition is
also very
keen. Many Blue Chipper ath
letes have gone on to Portland
State, Mt. Hood, Oregon and
Oregon State."
"Despite our fine record un
der the circumstances, we can't
really offer a good athlete as
much as, let's say, Mt. Hood or
Portland State who have enough
money to give along with their
winning reputations," Monroe
said.
The proposal also states that
there will be more in-district
talent grants during the same
three years until 50% of all tal
ent grants will be in-district.
will be suspended until they are
raised to a satisfactory level.
"I feel football should be re
instated because both the com
munity and students are fully
supporting the program," Tony
Terry, freshman wide receiver
said. "The board, who is mak
ing the decision, really doesn't
understand what is going on.
They are just thinking off the
top of their heads."
"Both FTE's and Veterans
loans show that the school is
having a lot of problems getting
students involved.
It's just a
natural thing," Brown said.
"This means that the veterans
benefits are running out and
eventually the age limit will have
to be lowered and the school
will have to recruit more from
the high schools."
"Therefore, I believe afoot-
ball program that is properly
implemented, with a staff that
is dedicated to the community,
performs a vital tool to bring
those high school students in,"
Brown said.
Discus: 'Gay Kuenn, '0
Mile relay: 5th, 3:2S
Rudishauser, Keith Self, Di
Kel lyBritz).
CCC spon
communi
bench pre
contest
There will be a lot of!
ing, grunting and gro«
volved as the community]
clemen participate inltra
lege's
sponsored bencm
contest tonight in the]
Hall Gym.
Weight classes will in
both high school and ■
visions, in a format ml
the one used in wrestliij
Each contestant will be
three attempts at eacM
There will be a time ■
weight must be held I
can be released.
I n the battle for kin]
competition is expected]
heavy. Paul Fiskum.coiS
recreation director, has I
ted local high schools«
also invited a number of hl
mer football players ofI
lege to participate in thee]
I
Such players, include 1]
defensive lineman KeithH
defensive line coach DaraI
and expected is a lift”
weighs 200 pounds and ca(|
around 400 pounds.
The contest was also!
last year but was termed a
appointment because of tffl
turnout.
"That's about the fl
ference between this yefl
last year's contest, is t|
out expected," said Fisk!
"Last year we had aft
10 show. This year wee!
at least twice that maifl
we're hoping for more.^
Thi
only mean that the co J
will be that much to]
Fiskum said.
Certificates will be a
to each winner in their re
division.
The contest will begin
at 6:30 p.m.
The coaches will also be re
quired to keep a graded progress
report every five weeks and those
that fail to keep their grades up
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