Women’s x-countr
suffers setbacks
PREPARING FOR REGIONALS, Alice Hunger, Debbie Simon and Anna
Muceus practice Saturday morning.
Distancemen looking at nationals
By Wanda Percival
Of the Print
Earlier in the Cougar
men’s cross country season
University of Portland defeated
Clackamas by 30 points, but
last week the Cougar squad of
fered'no edge at the U. of P.
meet, tying with U. of P. at 28
points. Clackamas received
first place though because their
sixth man came in first.
Tony Macey led the
Cougar squad on the 4.8 mile
course taking 3rd with 23.40
which, according to Coach Kel
ly Sullivan, was “his best race
this year.”
Vance Blow, not far
behind, took 5th with 24.06
after which the Cougars had a
four-man finishing streak. Dave
Walsh took 7th, Ken Valesquez
was 8th, Kevin MacDermott
placed 9th, a 2.5 minute im
provement over his last race
with U. P., and Jay Marugg
took 10th.
Other outstanding runners
for Clackamas included Marco
Gutierrez placing i2th, Bob
Barker taking 13th, Steve Gogl
at 14th, Troy Lieuallen at 17th,
Jim Zumwalt at 24th and Alan
Wymore at 25th.
The Cougar distancemen
are currently looking forward to
Regionals next weekend where
they’ll face the nationally rank
ed first Southern Idaho.
“There’s about a 45 second im-
provement per runner,”
Sullivan said. “That’s really en
couraging.”
The Clackamas runners
are optimistic about next
weekend according to Sullivan.
“I like the attitude of my run
ners right now,” he said. “They
know what they need to do
and they’re really confident.
I’m more nervous about it than
they are.’*
Women’s cross country was it for me,” she said. “Itfj
has suffered from injuries in re like before.” f..
cent weeks, but according to
Hunger, is optimist
Coach Marilyn Linsenmeyer, though. After state competitic
“The people who are healthy I’ll see a . doctor,’’ she not«
are doing well.”
“And if it doesn’t get better
It’s been a few weeks since could be over for me. But,” st
the Cougars competed as a added,“I don’t think it’ll coii
complete team. Last Thursday, down to that. I’ll fjq
the Cougar squad had only two something. I always do.”
runners participating in the
Even though she has bet
University of Portland meet out of action, Hunger
where Anna Muceus placed satisfied with the effort of h
8th in 23.24 followed minutes teammates. “Everybody is d
later by teammate Jenine ing what they can,’1 she sai
Tucker finishing 15th in 26.04.
“That’s what is important.”
The Cougar’s number one
Linsenmeyer sees possit
runner, Alice Hunger, is cur national competition for Debt
rently suffering a knee injury Simon, Muceus and Hunger,
originally sustained in high she’s healthy.
school. Hunger had been out
“If they run like I thii
of practice for nearly two they can, they’ll make it
, weeks, but returned last week. Linsenmeyer said. “Anythii
Hunger thought it would could happen.”
be the end for her running
Regionals will be Nov. 7
career when the injury became Willamette University begin
bothersome. “I thought this ing at 10 a.m.
Sullivan was unwiling to
make any definite predictions
but did say, “The race will be
realdose. If any team beats us,
they’re a dam good team.”
The Cougar’s biggest bar
rier at this point is Southern
Idaho, according to Sullivan,
and any breakthrough would
prove beneficial. “If we beat
Southern Idaho or even come
close we have a great chance at
winning nationals,” he said.
Nov.
p.m.
4-Soccer-Judson Baptist-The Dalles
Nov. 4-Volleyball-Linn Benton CC-Home-4 p.
Regionals will be Nov. 7 at
Willamette University. Races
begin at 10 a.m.
Booters blast UO 9-0
Last weekend the Cougars former champions. “We’re
shut out the University of playing completely different
Oregon 9-0, a game described than when we played PCC
by player Ken Froecher as before. It shows in goals. We’re
“awesome”. (Coach Janos) just kicking goals like crazy.
Szanto must be doing
Team captain Jim Keough
something right.”
This victory brought the attributes the team’s success to
Cougar’s up to number one in the unity of the group. “The
the league according to Szanto. coach pushes the team thing,
“We improved a lot. We’re doing stuff together and getting
ready for Portland CC and can used to each other and it’s pay
hardly wait,” Szanto said of the ing off.”
Netters prepare for regional action
1 tie k^vu^o.1 ueueio
up strong last week defeating
Umpqua CC, Chemeketa CC.
Southwestern Oregon CC and
Linn Benton CC and making
their way to regionals schedul
ed for Nov. 13-14.
The Cougar’s pulled off a
solid
win
of
15-13,16-14,15-10, over Ump
qua, but had to struggle with
Chemeketa. The outcome,
however, proved profitable for
Clackamas ending with 11-15,
15-10, 13-15, 15-10.
In Saturday’s action, the
SPORTS ACTION
over SWOCC 15-8, 15-4, 15-7
and Linn Benton 15-10,15-8,
15-11.
Coach Loren Swivel was
pleased with the overall perfor
mance of her team. “Friday
night we played a lot better
defense which proved to us
that it’s important to play good
defense as well as offense,’’she
said.
_ uiM a fine job,” she
added.
The only possible setback
to the netters for regionals is
the loss of Ronda Westeren,
who recently suffered a broken
hand. Thus far, it’s unknown as
to whether she’ll be able to play
in regional action, Swivel said.
Despite any misfortune,
she added, “We have a good
chance of doing well at
regionals.”
“Everyone played well
and we were able to do more
substitutions. The people off
Clackamas will host Linn-
Benton Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Nov. 7-Men’s cross country-Salem-10 a.m.
Nov. 7-Women’s cross country-Salem-10 a.m
Nov. 7-Soccer-Lane CC-Eugene-2 p.m.
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