Sports
Men’s X-country
Men’s Cross Country Cougar’s placed first over 12
Coach Kelly Sullivan has had teams participating in the Mt.
his eye on a top five national Hood Invitational.
finish for his team. Achieving
Vance Blow came in first
that goal is looking good, as the
Cougar distancemen were overall completing the 5.1 mile
ranked second nationally last trek in 24.48. He was followed
week by the National Coaches by teammate Tony Macey with
a second place finish of 24.49.
Association.
“Our ultimate goal is to be
national champions,” Sullivan
said. “And we’re capable of ft." Ken Valasquez taking four-
Last weekend the teenth in 25.54.
No. 2
Other
outstanding
finishers for the Cougar squad
were Dave Walsh with a fifth
place finish of 25.23, Lynn
Purdue at eighth in 25.34 and
Sullivan was pleased with
the overall performance of his
men. “I think we ran excep
tionally well,” he said. ‘This
was by far the best perfor
mance this year as a team.”
Booters break even with PCC
Staff photo by Jay Graham
Cougar men’s cross country team, ranked second na
tionally, runs during a recent workout as they strive to
reach their “ultimate goal” of becoming national cham
pions Nov. 14.
“very confident that we could
Win,” and that, “If we beat
PCC, then it’s going to be on
the downhill.”
The Cougar goal was
made by Craig Payne in the
first two minutes of play, then
midway through the second
half, PCC scored on a penalty
kick.
“ff we would have played
like we’re capable of playing we
should have won the game,”
The road to the soccer
play-offs may be tougher than
Coach Janos Szanto had
earlier anticipated since
Portland Community College
offered no ease to the Cougar
booters Saturday, tying them
1-1 and bringing their season
record to 3-0-1.
The Cougar’s encounter
with PCC wasn’t quite what
Szanto expected when he
previously commented he was,
said Szanto. “Our midfield fell
apart. They weren’t thinking in
the second half.”
‘The Cougar defensive
line played a fantastic game,”
according to Szanto. “Our
goalie was excellent.”
Clackamas will host
Oregon Technical Institute
Saturday at 2 p.m. and
Southern Oregon State Col
lege Sunday at 1 p.m.
Cougar netiers pull together for season victories
“Everybody has good
Although Cougar netters
had a discouraging pre-season, \ teams,” said Coach Loren
playing the more experienced Swivel, “ft’s a real competitive
four-year schools, the squad’s battle.”
‘We have a lot of pressure
been pulling together, since
from last year’s team doing so
league matches have begun.
Last Wednesday the well,” said Swivel. But the
Cougars defeated Mt. Hood pressure isn’t causing much
CC, 12-15, 15-2, 15-12, 15-5 damage to the Cougar squad.
with a follow-up showing last “Our defense is coming on,”
weekend when they hosted she said. “I love good
Blue Mtn. CC, Lane CC and defense.”
‘This year is a new group,
Umpqua CC defeating two of
those three schools and bring but we have a lot of talent and
ing their season record to 4-1. they’re starting to put
Blue Mtn. fell 15-11, everything to use,” said Swivel.
“Confidence is coming,”
5-15, 15-10, 17-19, 15-7 to
the Cougars, but when ' she added. ‘They know they
Clackamas went into play I can do it, and that they have
against Lane, they didn’t have to. They have to determine
the same shine. Lane took the their own late.”
While Swivel doesn’t feel
match 15-11, 7-15, 10-15,
people should be singled out of
10-15.
When Umpqua came on a team sport for excellence, she _
the court, the Cougar’s started sees talent in each player.
-Sharon Bergstrom, a
out strong with a 15-8, 15-10
win in the first two games. In freshman from Molalla is “a
the third game though, Ump very hard worker. Her skills are
qua gained a burst of energy improving rapidly. She has a
pulling a 5-15 win over the lot of potential to be very good,
Cougars, but they couldn’t and a lot of desire.”
-Pam Burkert, a Cougar
hang on as Clackamas took the
Co-Captain is a sophomore
fourth game, 15-8.
from Canby. ‘She’s a very
positive person. Very much im
proved from last year and
pushes herself to keep improv
ing.”
-Coni Crone, a freshman
from Clackamas ‘‘shows a lot of
desire. I think she’s going to
develop into an excellent back-
row player.”
-Vanessa Dickey, a
sophomore from Sheridan is in
her first year of play due to an
injury last season. ‘She’s doing
a good job of setting. She
hustles. Fm seeing a lot of im
provement, in her.”
-Bonnie Dillman, a
sophomore from Oregon City
is “very intelligent and ft’s
reflected in her playing. She
tries really hard and is
teaming.”
-Mary hnper, a freshman
from LaSalle is “an excellent
server. I’ve never had a person
to put in a position and know
they’d get the ball over. She
adds that dimension.”
-Cindy
Jensen,
a
freshman
from
North
Clackamas Christian is “very
pleasant She’s improving.”
-Terri Kelly: “Her potential
to be an excellent. player is
definitely there. She’s making a
lot of progress towards total im
provement of her game. She’s
extremely determined.”
-Barbara MacDonald, a
freshman from Oregon City
has “potential running out of
her ears and she follows the
play at the net pretty well.”
-Ronda Westeren, a
sophomore from Bend and
another Cougar Co-Captain.
“Since last year she’s made
fantastic improvement. She’s
hitting much more intelligently.
Her leadership ability is really
M
helping us.
-Kristen Woolhiser, a
freshman from Canby has “a
lot of good skills.”
Swivel commented that
overall she’s “very pleased with
her team. We still need con
centration and determination,
and that’s coming.”
The Cougars will travel to
Judson Baptist College
Wednesday. Match begins at 7
p.m. and they’ll be on the road
to Pendleton Saturday when
they’ll meet Lane CC, Blue
Mtn. CC, and Southern
Oregon Community College at
2 p.m.
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Women runners stumble at Mt. Hood
Only four runners of the ing 21st in 20.03.
Debbie Simon finished
Cougar women’s cross country
team participated in the Mt. 30th for the Cougars with a
Hood invitational last 21.09 followed by Jenine
Tucker at 34th with a 21.20.
weekend.
Coach
Marilyn
An injury sustained by
Chrystal Delappia left her Linsenmeyer wasn’t real pleas
teammates running as in ed with the times of her run
dividuals rather than as a com ners, but said, ‘The intense
training and not resting as
plete team.
Alice Hunger fared well much may have had an effect.”
Currently, the Cougar
placing seventh overall with an
18.58. The next runner in for runners are looking towards
CCC was Anna Meuceus tak- state competition. “Well train
tough for another week then
start coming down and doing
more speed work,” said
Linsenmeyer. “Our times
should be getting better
towards state.”
The Cougars will travel to '
Salem Saturday competing
against Chemeketa CC,
Southern Oregon CC and Um
pqua CC. Racing begins at 11
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