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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1980)
Reynolds returns to be leader of the pack NANCY REYNOLDS has taken first-place in the women’s first two meets of the season. Jackie Beaudry, who has taken a second-place win, is close behind. Nancy Reynolds, returning from last season’s one-person Women’s Cross Country team, started off this year with two first-place victories, running for the Cougars of Clackamas Community College. In Reynolds’ second first- place victory, on September 20, the team was unable to earn a second-place victory, behind the University of Portland, who had 54 points to Clackamas’ 60. Of the seven Clackamas women who ran the tough 3.3 mile course at Pier Park, four came in among the top twenty. Jackie Beaudry was the twentieth finisher, with the time of 24-;05. Even though eleven runners came in bet ween Beaudry and Becky Kokesh, there was less than a second between Beaudry’s time, and Kokesh’s ninth-place time of 23:08. Immediately ahead of Kokesh was Debbie Simon, with an eighth-place finishing time of 22:57. Reynolds had her second first- place finish of the season in this race, with a time of 21:56. Oh September 13, in their first meet of the 1980 season, the women took a first-place victory on the 10-kilometer course. In a field of about 60 competitors, all of the Cougars, finished in the top 12. Marcie Fisher was the twelfth runner acoss the finish line, with a time of 54:31, and Peg Winczewsky was the eighth woman across, with a time o 48:22. Clackamas runner took all of the top three places with Simon and Kokesh shar ing third at 43:17, Beaudri came across in the second posi tion at 41:27. Reynolds, q course, led the entire pack with a first-place time of 41:25 Last year’s team'of Reynold! is joined by three women iron the Cougar Women’s Trad team. They are CarolyJ Raimondi, Kokesh, and Fisher Also, among ~4.thi sophomores in the line-up i| Michelle LeMay, a transfei from Oregon College of Educa tion. Mo Kelley, SimoiJ Beaudry, and Winczewsky are the freshmen joining the 1980 team, to allow them to be verj tough. Coach Marilyn Linsenmeyer said that the team to beat this season will be Lane Communi ty College. Cross country « o d «I shows strength Completing one of the most successful recruiting campaigns in Clackamas history, rookie <Coach Sullivan has captured a solid 19 Cougar thinclads. Inheriting a faltering program, Sullivan _ injected enthusiasm, determination, and desire to revamp the 1980 cross country squad. And what a change has come. The only survivor from last year is Jim Colgan. Colgan was Clackamas’ outstanding runner for 1979 and has trained extensively during the summer months. At press time, he presently occupies the position of Number 1 runner, but Coach Sullivan believes that his AUTO ELECTRIC SERVICE AND SUPPLY • ELECTROMC TIM-UPS • COMPUTE EXHAUST SHOP • GENERAI REPAS • TOWRIG • STARTERS •MTTERfS GEH-AL TERMT0RS CONOmONNG • COMPUTE TU1H IV I MITO Major Monday—Friday Muffler] 8—5:30 812 MOLALLA AVE r mu romMRUi three top performers could easily juggle positions. Less than one minute behind Colgan is freshman Vance Blow, who in Sullivan’s eyes is an early Christmas present. Blow was undecided about which school to attend and only became committed to Clackamas a week before fall training. Lynn Purdue transferred from Lane Community College and has given the Cougars immeasurable experience at collegiate level competition. Rounding out the top five scorers are freshmen Jim Hester and Joel Baker. Coach Sullivan stresses his squad lacks racing experience but candidly admits, “Clackamas is the team to beat.” Most competitive college teams have seven strong runners, Sullivan’s forces are 13 deep in manpower. In fact, almost every Cougar runner has the potential to alter their standing an times in the forthcoming season. Though early in the season, the most competitive race so far, has been amongst themselves. In a recent invitational at Pier Park, the Cougars defeated all the community colleges and buried Mt. Hood by 138 points (the closest community college). At Sun River Run (6.2 miles), Clackamas swept the top seven places and had four of those runners smash the course record. Jim Colgan led the assault on the record by breaking the time by nearly two minutes. JIM COLGAN, who is the men’s number 1 runner, strive for the lead. Staff photo by Sue Hanneman Coach Sullivan feels the Mt. Hood Invitational in early October should reveal the maturity of the 1980 Cougars. Unless there is a rash outbreak of some communicable disease, Coach Sullivan’s charges should walk away with the state title. Kelly Sullivai maintains his squad is only 41 percent towards peaking an< believes if his runners maintair mental toughness, rigic training, even the regiona championship is within grasp. CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE MEN & WOMEN’S 1980 CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE Date Opponent Place * Sept. 27 Carrie Franklin Memorial Eugene Oct. 4 Clackamas Classic Invitational McIver Park Oct. 11 Blue Mt., Mt. Hood, Chemeketa, COCC Bend Oct. 18 Mt. Hood Invitational Gresham Oct. 25 Lane, Chemeketa, Blue Mt., LBCC Oregon City Nov. 1 OCCAA Championships/Region 18 North Idaho Nov. 8 NJCAA Championships North Idaho
