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Lane wins Region,but Cougs off to Texas
By Tracy M. Sumner
Of The Print
For the National Junior College Athletic
Association National track and field meet May
19-21 in San Angelo, Texas, the athletes and
the coaches of the College men’s team are confi­
dent.
One look at the men’s seasonal statistics
might cause one to ask: “who wouldn’t be?”
The National-bound squad consists of 11
men in seven different events, giving the team
an excellent chance just by its numbers.
The team, Assistant Coach Kelly Sullivan
explained, has much more than numbers going
for it.
“For the first time,” Sullivan said, “we have
11 athletes who all have a legitimate chance of
placing high. The chances of everyone placing
are slim, but everyone has a chance.”
Sullivan declined to comment on who he
felt stood the best chance of placing individually
for Clackamas, but probably confident about
javelin thrower Roger Barnhurst.
Barnhurst, the two-time Region 18 cham­
pion in his event, has led the nation in the javelin
for most of the year and must be considered a
favorite in the meet.
Qualifying for the Nationals for the first time
this year was the 1600 meter relay team of Les
Taylor, Ivan Coleman, Dan Dugan and Jeff
Tressler.
The quartet grabbed a spot in dramatic
fashion, taking a spectacular first place in the
Region 18 meet last Saturday in Pendleton.
Their time of 3:13.6 not only qualified them
for Nationals, but was also a new school record
and a new Region 18 standard.
The 1600 meter relay, Sullivan said, was
the highlight for the men’s team in the Region 18
meet last Friday and Saturday. As a team, the
Cougars took second in the meet behind Lane
Community College of Eugene. Lane scored
166 meet points to the Cougar’s 135.
Placing third in the meet was 1982 Region
18 champion Rick’s Junior College (Idaho)
followed by Mt. Hood, Linn-Benton,
Southwestern Oregon Community College,
South Idaho, Chemeketa, and meet host Blue
Mountain Community College.
Sullivan was relatively happy about his
team’s performance.
“We were expected to place third, so I think
we did well,” he said. “We might have done bet­
ter except for a few bad breaks. It was really
good to beat Rick’s. ”
Second on Sullivan’s outstanding performer
list was distance man Brian Abshire. Abshire was
the meet’s best in both the 1500 and 5,000
meter runs.
Ken Velasquez picked up a blue ribbon with
a 30:30.9 10,000 meter run. Les Taylor also re­
set a school record in the 200, with a 21.3 clock­
ing.
Barnhurst was first in the javelin with a toss
of 234-6.
Coming off the school’s highest-ever finish
in regionals, the team now has two weeks to
prepare for the national meet. Sullivan was not
shy about his confidence in the team’s chances.
“We should finish in the top ten,” he said.
“Our goal is to place in the top five and bring
home a trophy.”
Revenge dealt to Clark, Tacoma
placing third, Bellevue Com­ for the Columbia Basic College
munity College at fourth and Invitational. Unfortunately,
Battling Lady Luck and the Cougars bringing up the Lady Luck and Mother Nature
Mother Nature throughout the rear with their fifth place finish. were not about to let this hap­
season has taken its toll on the
Coach Jim Hudson com­ pen, as high winds took golf
Cougar golf team’s record, as mented, “We didn’t play their balls to unimaginable places on
they lost the Region II Tourna­ fifth place finish.”
f
the course and sent scores
ment and the Columbia Basin
Coach Jim Hudson com­ soaring, dealing the Cougars
College invitational, but they mented, “We didn’t play too another loss. “We didn’t play
did win a triangular match at well that day. The team had a very well at Pasco,” Hudson
Tacoma’s Oak Brook Golf hard time getting the ball up said. “There were high winds
Club.
and down fast enough.”
and it’s tough to play against
Lady Luck was not kind to
The next day in Tacoma the wind.”
the Cougar linksters at the proved to be quite a bit more
Hudson said, “The team
Region II Tournament in successful for the Cougars, as a whole needs to work on
Tacoma, as they took fifth in beating Tacoma Community their short game. The ap­
the contest. Schools in the College and Clark College in a proach shots and bad putting is
FORRRRE! After a disappointing Regional tournament, tournament included winner triangular match at Oak Brook what’s hurting us most. Earlier
the Cougar golf team saved face with a big victory in Clark College, second place Golf Club.
in the year the greens were
Mt. Hood Community College,
“We played much better on holding, but now they’re
Tacoma.
Photo by Buck Jennings Tacoma Community College the second day than we did at harder and they’re not holding,
the Region II Tournament,” so the team needs to judge the
Hudson said. “The team slope of the greens more
played excellent golf at the carefully. They’re just not
triangular match.”
thinking golf the way they
By Buck Jennings
Coming off a win, the should.”
The Cougars’ top singles doubles team. The number two
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player, Mary Imper, placed doubles team consisted of Cougar golf team was looking
The Cougar linksters spent
third
in the tournament. “I Sheryl Dischner and Dana But- for another victory when they Monday and Tuesday in
The 1983 women’s tennis
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and
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number
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team, under the direction of thought Mary played an ex­ doubles team was Darla Reed traveled to Pasco, Washington Longview.
Coach Nancy Mikleton, netted cellent tournament,” said and Shelly Horne. “My
themselves an above average Coach Nancy Mikleton. “She number three doubles team did
season, dropping the Region played very well and came really well at the end of the
18 Women’s Tennis Tourna­ from behind to win.”
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By Buck Jennings
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Mary Imper places third in tourney
CCC STUDENTS
LARRYSraWTER
Wednesday May 11, 1983
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