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Sports Cougar places first in Invitational By Dave Holmes Of The Print “I didn’t know I could be at the top of the field,” said Sue Spriggs through a blushing smile. Recognizing potential is something that’s becoming in creasingly familiar to Spriggs, number one runner on the College’s womens’ cross coun try team. Spriggs is a 1985 graduate of LaSalle High School in Milwaukie who says that the transition from high school to college athletics has been plea sant. She gives womens’ coach Marilyn Wynia credit in help ing her to make that change. “I like the way she’s coaching,” Spriggs said of Coach Wynia, “I used to push myself overly hard during workouts in high school. She’s showed me that I don’t have to out-do myself every time I go out.” in the afternoons,” Spriggs said. Earlier in the season, Coach Wynia said that Spriggs has the potential to do some “great things”. And great things she already has done. Spriggs has placed first in three junior college meets this season. Her times have shown consistent improvement as she has raced her way to five con secutive personal records, the latest being a time of 18:21.1 at McIver Park during the Clackamas Invitational Cross Country Meet last Saturday, which was also good for first place honors. While running is a big part of her life, Spriggs is anything but one dimensional. “I’m really in terested in art,” she said, “especially design and com mercial art.” Other interests include horseback ridings “hanging out with my friends,” and dancing. Long, slow morning runs have become a staple to Another of Spriggs’ interest Spriggs, who hadn’t run them is travel, something she knows as part of training previous to a good deal about. Last this season. “They (the long December, Spriggs was part of runs) help to get me loosened up before the speed workouts an international sports ex change team made up of SUE SPRIGGS (LEFT) fights for first place with Tammy Olson of Bellevue C.C. Photos by Dan Wheeler double-A high school athletes ners. “I hadn’t given it much self-aware Spriggs than the from the West coast. The team thought until then, but I might one that raced earlier in the spent 12 days touring and run want to run in a marathon season says she is ready for the ning in the People’s Republic someday,” she said, “It was a competition. of China. great job because I got to meet “I’ve improved and I think a lot of people, which is I’m prepared for the race,” “It was a lot of fun and we something I like to do.” Spriggs said in a serious were treated really nice by Spriggs will have an oppor fashion. She said nothing for a everyone,” said Spriggs, tunity to meet a lot of people moment, then, she looked up “though in Canton we had to not unlike herself in the up and, blushing slightly said, “Is stay in the tour bus. Security coming Regional Champion that all? I really can’t think of ships. A more confident and anything else to say.” was very tight.” Spriggs plac ed in the top ten at a 4.7 kilometer Youth Friendship race sponsored by the ex change program, the only Oregon runner to do so. ROB DURKEE (RIGHT) is congratulated by mens cross coun try coach Jim Kissee after placing 3rd. During this last summer, Spriggs worked at The Foot Locker in the Lloyd Center where she met many people, including a few marathon run- The editors of are interested in reviewing your latest poetry, short fiction, social commentary or art work for possible! publication in the winter edition of the’ magazine. I i Classifieds X FEMALE GERMAN SHEPARD (free) pure bred with papers ap- X prox. 14 months old. Leave message (206)574-5521. FOR SALE: 5-yr.-old . mare. 13-131/2 hands. Gentle. Excellent for older larger child or small women. $300 obo. call 824-2354 ask for Dale. $ BEAUTIFUL, FEMALE CALICO cat, 1 yr. old, spayed. Free to good home. Call Andrea ext. 284. FOR SALE: LARGE davenport, plaid design; Excellent condition. $75 obo. Call Suzy at 656-8677 after 5 p.m. a/nci FOR SALE: 4 Chrome MAG Wheels and Tires(ideal for truck or van)—formerly on Bronco. $75. Call Suzy at 656-8677 after 5 p.m. ¡Please submit your work to Erik Conrad in| ¡Trailer B before November 20. For furthers information, call the Student Publications| 3 Dffice at 657-8400, ext. 309. 1979 AUDI FOX, G.T.I limited edition. Silver, black interior, stereo, am/fm radio, sun roof. Fantasticcond^mwowner.79,000g