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Record breaking team heads for Nationals By Tracy M. Sumner Of The Print team. “He could very well win it,” Monroe stated. “Bamhurst could possibly throw the javelin 250 feet. He’s getting better all the time.” Bamhurst’s school record throw of 242 feet is also second best in the nation this year. Although he concedes the decathlon championship to Conny Silfver (Ricks), Monroe does expert Douglass of Clackamas to perform and tfte athletes that the College is sending to the Nationals is outstanding, almost incredible, but the rest of the team, despite not qualifying for the meet, ad ded considerably to a fantastic season. Cougar Coach Monroe was voted the OCCAA Track and Reid Coach of thé Year for the 1982 season, and Marcell Douglass was selected , the year’s outstanding performer. Monroe’s honor came after his team won the OCCAA championship for the first time in the school’s history. The Cougs closest competition at the OCCAA meet was Mt. Hood which finished 20 points behind Clackamas. When the National Junior College Athletic Association National track and field meet begins this Friday in .San Angelo, Texas; the College men’s team will have a school record 11 participants com peting in nine different events. Among the 11 will be six school record holders (in cluding a 1982 national best), and what Clackamas coaches consider a potential world-class Douglass’ honors came decathlon athlete, Marcell after he placed second in the Douglass. Region 18 decathlon cham Coach Buck Monroe is pionships to qualify for the Na confident his team will be a fac tionals in that event. He also tor in this weekend’s meet, but will compete in the pole vault said the men must be in top after a school record vault of 15 form to place well. feet. Douglass also set the “My guess is that we’ll school record this year in the finish around eighth,” Monroe long jump at 23-4 3/4. said. “If we’re in the top ten, Les Taylor, Jeff Johnson, we’ll have to do a good job. It’s John Anderson, and Dan West hard to score points (in the na narrowly missed nationals tionals). The talent is so qualification in the 1600 meter awesome. relay despite a school record “My hope is for us to finish 3:15.1 time for the race. West fifth or sixth,” he continued, also set the standard in the 400 “but that would take a hell of a meters with a sprint of 48.3 performance.’* .. BUCK MONROE ROGER BARNHURST Monroe pointed to Region Mike Hortsch had a great Staff Photos by Duane Hiersche 18 ehampion Ricks Junior Col year in the ¿hot put, and also lege (Idaho) and Odessa Com a 1982 national best. place well in the meet. Five school records were set a school-record by throwing munity College (Texas) as two “Mike Hortsch also will be “1 expect Marcell to be in broken by this year’s team in the hammer 75 feet. Mark of his favorites to take the na in there,” Monroe said. “Tony the top three,” he said. “I don’t events in which that the team Barlow ran the 400 meter in- tional championship. Macey and Ken Valasquez also think anyone will touch didn’t qualify for the nationals. termediate hurdles in 54.0 in “It’s hard to tell because won’t be shut out.” Hortsch Silfver.” Douglass will also There were other individual the OCCAA meet to put his the schools don’t always send and Macey both set school compete in the pole vault. and team honors that added to name in the Cougar record their results in; he said, “but records this year; Hortsch, with Sophomore Vance Blow the team’s success. books. Odessa will be tough. I think a shot put of 53-6 1/2, and will also carry a school record Ricks will be in the top three,” Macey, with a 5,000 meters into the Nationals, a 31:08.5 he continued. “They’re strong run of 14:40. for 10,000 meters. in all the field events.” Les Taylor, Larry Psick, Steve Gogl, who set the As far as Cougar tracksters school standard in the 3,000 Jeff Johnson, and John Martin winning individual champion meter steeplechase at the OC will go as a team to cornpete in ships is concerned, Monroe CAA meet with a time of the 400 meter relay. The isn’t exactly “Mr. Positive,” but 9:05.8, also is a possible na quartet ran the event in 41.7 to gives freshman Roger Bar tional champ, according to qualify. nhurst the best chance of the Monroe. Gogl’s time is also the May 16, 17, 18 Golf-Region 18 tourney The number and quality of Sports Calender May 20, 21, 22 NJCAA women’s track and field meet May 21, 22, 23 Region 18 baseball tourney May 25-29’ NJCAA men’s tennis toùmey May 20, 21, 22 NJCAA men’s track and field meet May 25, 27 CCC intramural superstars CCC STUDENTS These specials are for you on ly. Please show copy of this ad and your student body card for these prices. 81/z ft. ZEBCO $26.95 Value $14.00 1st Quality in bsmt. Reg. $13.95 $4.99 Trout Rod Olympic Fancy Ceramic Guides $19.99 Value $8.00 Athletic Shoes All in stock Steefhead Rod Dolfin Tops 10% OFF Racketball Racket SS'" $24.00 LARRYSl'SnW“ OREGON CITY SHOPPING 11 NT» H