Sports
Cougars compete in track and field championship:
by Steven Ziolkowski
Staff Writer
Fourteen teams from Oregon
and Washington turned out for
the NWACC 1987 Track and
Field Championships hosted by
Mt. Hood Community College
this past Friday and Saturday.
Friday’s weather gave the athletes
and spectators great track condi
tions, while Saturday proved win
dy with some showers.
Saturday, Cougar Mike Smith
took first in the 3000 meter
steeplechase at 9:37.76 (9
minutes, 37.76 seconds) - almost
one-third of a minute faster than
second place, Tim Cloke of
Spokane. In the 400 relay, team
mates Eric Christen, Jeff Faust,
Ken Griffin and Andre Scott
brought home a sixth place at
43.95 seconds.
On Friday, Jeanne Barnett
placed sixth in the 10,000 at
42:11.46 and fifth in the 5000 at
19:23.25. Teammate Molly
McArtor brought down sixth in
the 800 at 2:33.34. In the 1500,
Dena Raddle placed fifth with
5:15.71.
In field events, Jim Baker
threw a very close fourth in the
shot put with 46 ft. 1.50 inches.
In the discus he brought the
Cougars a fifth at 135 ft. and
11.5 inches.
Following a disappointing
technical disqualification in the
long jump, Christen rebounded
with a second in the 400 dash -
less than .3 of a second behind
first place Joe Johnson of
Spokane. Christen finished at
49.40 seconds. In the 100 dash,
Scott brought in a sixth for
Clackamas at 11.59 seconds.
Back in form, Rick Flemmer
high jumped six feet, six inches,
bringing home a fourth plaq
Saturday’s final event, the 16(
relay, saw Cougars Er
Christen,
Jeff
Fau
(substituting for Randy Lyn:
who was out with a foot injurj
Jack Kegg and Greg Suiter tai
fifth with a 3:26.18 time.
Photographs from some :
the season’s track and fie
events will be on display in tl
lower evel of Randall Hall tl
summer.
Staff/faculty set to
climb Mt. Hood
by Christopher Curran
Sports Editor
. Saturday’s the day for nearly
40 ambitious faculty and staff
members who plan to scale Mt.
Hood.
That is when Marilyn
Wynia’s staff conditioning class
will attempt to climb the moun
tain. The climb will be led by
faculty members Chuck Adams
and Gary Nelson.
The conditioning class has
been planning on this trip all
term. It was the main goal of
the class.
They’ve been training in
aroebics, circuit weight train
ing, and running all term in
preparation for the climb Satur
day.
Adams has 30 years of moun-.
tain climbing experience and he
has been teaching for over 10
years. Nelson brings a
background of mountain climb
ing in several different countries
to the group, who went to Mt.
Hood last Sunday to practice.
There are some people who
have worked out away from the
class, as well as the group’s
Larch mountain hike last
month.
The class meets for the three
hours a week for walking up the
bleachers and jogging as part of
the training.
“It has been the goal of the
class to make the (Mt. Hood)
climb,” said Adams.
Photos by Steven Zlolkowi
Going over the high jump bar is a member of the Clackamas Community College track team.
Summer delivers excitement and
activities, hopefully outdoors
by Stephan! Veff
Opinions Editor
Hey everybody, it looks as if
summer vacation is going to be
here again this year after all -
and just when we thought
school would never end. I’m
sure you are all looking forward
to relaxing your minds and get
ting a great tan and there are a
lot of ways to do this besides
just vegetating in a lawn chair
with an ice cold drink beside
you.
With sunny weather (hopeful
ly) on its way, there are many
sports that can be enjoyed this
summer. While some may be to
expensive to participate in every
day, many cost relatively
nothing to enjoy.
A river is a multi-recreational
site and aren’t we lucky to have
a few close by. There is always
something for everyone to par
ticipate in, whether it is swimm
ing, fishing, rafting, water ski
ing, or just plain laying on the
beach soaking up the rays, it’s
sure to please even the most
difficult-to-please people. Just
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pack a lunch and a cooler full of
ice cold drinks, put on your
bathing suit, grab a bottle of
suntan lotion and head for your
favorite spot on the river.
For those of you who get
tired of going to the river in a
few weeks and are longing for
something with a little more
adventure, you might want to
head in a different direction:
Mt. Hood. Mt. Hood also of
fers a variety of activities: cam
ping, hiking, mountain climb
ing, and spelunking (caving) are
just a few.
If I were to go to Mt. Hood,
camping would be my first
choice. The reason behind this
choice being that you can enjoy
all of these activities while camp
ing. Plus if you happen to camp
near a lake, then you can also
participate in a few of the river
activities at the same time.
Just suppose that you don’t
want to go much farther than
your local park or even your own
backyard, what do you do then?
Well, then there are still LOTS of
summertime activities to enjoy.
Have some friends over for a
Barbeque and while you’re
waiting for the charcoal to get hot
enough to bum the hot dogs, play
some frisbee or set up a volleyball
net and play a few games. A few
other yard and park sports are
horseshoes, badmitten, lawn
darts, and croquet. A park offers
a little more room to play things
like softball, basketball, football
and soccer. The key things to
remember here are: the more the
merrier and don’t let the hot dogs
fall through the grate on the grill.
Summer is getting prepared to
arrive and we should prepare for
this arrival and enjoy it while we
can because it won’t be here very
long and we’ll have to wait a
whole year for it to come back. I
know, I know, some of you are
saying, “But what about work?”
Work will ALWAYS be there,
it’s never done, and it will be
waiting for you when you come
back from your vacation with a
golden tan and toned muscles
from all the physical activity. It’s
all a matter of priorities.
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celebrate
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