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Former 3-A cross-country champ transfers
Addition of Durkee to strengthen distance crew
By Rob Conner
Sullivan feels Durkee’s
greatest asset is probably his
Kelly Sullivan, Clack­ natural ability. “He ran 4:04
amas Community College’s (for 1,500 meters) as a
distance coach, was pleasantly freshman and has never done a
informed last week of the fact lot of mileage,” Sullivan said.
that Robert Durkee was
One thing Sullivan’s
transferring to Clackamas.
distance
program won’t be
Durkee, a 1983 graduate
of Rex Putnam high school, lacking is depth. Durkee, with
won the state 3-A cross­ a best of 3:54.3 in the 1,500
country title last year. After meters, will come into the
one term at Notre Dame season as Clackamas’ fourth
University, South Bend, In­ man in that event.
“It’s good because of the
diana, he returned to Oregon
and enrolled at Clackamas last fact that our top three
1,500-meter runners are back
week.
“I figured it was going to and don’t have anyone to
be a lot harder (than high challenge them. I really think
school), but I didn’t think it it’s going to help Matt Parker
was going to be impossible. and John Hansen to have him
The change was incredible,” here,” Sullivan said.
Durkee said of Notre Dame.
Last season Brian Abshire
Clackamas distance coach posted the team’s top
Kelly Sullivan was contacted 1,500-meter time at 3:48, the
about the transfer by Durkee best junior college time in the
last week. “We talked about nation. Parker placed fifth in
accepting the change. I just the national meet and had a
reinforced the point that he season’s best of 3:53. Hansen
made a good choice getting had a personal best of 3:52,
out when he did,” Sullivan but was eighth at the national
competition.
said.
“It’s hard for a state
Durkee will red-shirt the
champ to go to a school like 1984 track season, according
Notre Dame, then come back to Sullivan. “We could get
to a junior college,” Sullivan him eligible this season,”
said. “I honestly think this is Sullivan said. “Down the line
the best move he could we could regret it.
make.”
Although not eligible for
Sullivan recruited Durkee nationals this spring, Durkee
last year, but was unsuc­ is not without goals for the
cessful. “I think he wanted to track season. “I’m training to
come here, but he couldn’t,” make the junior national team
Sullivan said. Durkee agreed, because I’m still 19,” he said.
“I felt an obligation that I had
Durkee marks the first
to take the highest school offer
Oregon
3-A state cross­
given to me.”
Durkee is sure of one country champion that
thing. “The distance program Sullivan has coached in his
here (at Clackamas), it suc­ four years at Clackamas.
ceeds. The runners that come
Durkee probably won’t
here achieve their goals. It’s a be at Clackamas next season.
combination of Kelly’s “I may go to a junior college
coaching and him knowing in California next year. My
what kind of program to give brother lives down there,”
each individual,” he said.
Durkee said.
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