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SPORTS Clackamas Community College June 1,1988 Page 18 Hodges shares skills with Sudanese runners by Mark Borrelli Staff-^Vrity Mike Hodges prepares for his upcoming trip to Sudan. Clackamas track Coach Mike Hodges will once again use his track expertise to help Sudanese athletes. Hodges will return to Sudan June 21 to coach the country’s Olympic track team and con tinue developing the coaching program he started last fall. At the request of the Sudanese government, Hodges will spend a month in the capital city of Khartoum developing a coaching program and training the African nation’s Olympic track team. Hodges spent three weeks teaching, and coaching in Sudan last year under the spon sorship of Sports America, the United States Information Agency’s International Sports Exchange program. Sports America will pay for Hodges transportation cost to Sudan, as well as an honorarium. The Sudanese government will pay for his ac comodations and transporta tion costs within the country. Hodges will depart for Sudan June 21 and will return July 24. Hodges is very excited about the opportunity to work with the Sudanese athletes. “This is a great opportunity for me. To work with them and to learn from them,” Hodges stated. He feels that their track and field , program is not as strong as it is jin the United States. “They are 'working on it, but it’s going to take some time. They have some great people, however, and some great athletes. With the proper training they could do Very well down the road.” i The trip will mark the third time in 13 months that Hodges has traveled to another country to participate in an interna tional sports exchange program. Hodges also traveled to Russia last summer with a team of track all-stars, and hosted a group of soviets this year, so he is used to being a diplomat for the United States. Hodges is also used to a lot of traveling, but says it really does not bother him a great deal. “The weather in Sudan is very hot, but the people are very nice, and friendly. Track competes in regionals Men run away with third Sports Briefs Softball In Intramural softball this term the Crazy Cats survived An 8-7 decision against the Fighting Ducks May 23 to take the in tramural title in that sport. The Crazy. Cats won three straight on their road to the championship. Their only loss came to Alpha Chi earlier in the season. The Fighting Ducks finished the season in second place. Badminton May 19 was the time and Randall Hall was the place for the intramural badminton tour nament. Cameron Binns had no trouble sweeping the open divi sion and Ty Nyguyen claimed the title in the second division. Clackamas then had to travel > to Spokane for the Northwest The Clackamas men’s track Championships, to face some team finished up a very suc tough competition from cessful season with a third place Spokane and Highline. finish at the Northwest Cham Hodges was satisfied with the pionships in Spokane, third place finish. “We wanted Washington. to go down there, and bring Spokane finished first with a something back, and we did,” score of 180, Highline was se he said._______________ ■ cond with 156, and Clackamas “This is definitely one was third with 109. of the best women’s Clackamas coach Mike Hodges was very pleased with teams ever at Clack his team’s third place finish. “I amas Community Col am extremely happy, we did lege.”____________ __ very well,” Hodges stated. The Clackamas women also Before a story book season had an outstanding year, and started for the Cougars, Coach Hodges is equally pleas Hodges, and his athletes set a ed with the way his team per goal. “Our goals were to finish formed all year. first in the State, and in the top “This is definitely one of the three in the Northwest Cham- best women’s teams ever at Clackamas Community Col “We wanted to go lege, ” said Hodges. The women down there and bring finished third at State and something back: we managed a very respectable fifth place finish in the Nor did.” thwest Championships. pionships,” said Hodges, whose team accomplished both of their “Our goals were to goals, by rolling through league finish first in the state, with a very impressive 17-0 and in the top three in mark, and heading to the state meet at Mt. Hood Community the Northwest Cham College. pionships/^ The Cougars made short Personal honors came for the work of the state meet, as they Cougars at the State meet. Mike praised to an easy title with 199 Hodges was named Coach of points, second place Lane had the Year and Gabe Crane won 153 points. the high point award. by Mark Borrelli Staff Writer In intramural raquetball Mike Templeton captured the “C” division title and Scott The Clackamas Community Harris took hold of the “A” College Racquetball club had division in the last tournament two championship finishes in that was played at Eastside the Oregon State Champion Athletic Club. Another raquet ships held at the Lloyd Center ball tournament is slated for Cart Club May 12-15. this Friday. In the tournament, sponsored by the Oregon Racquetball Association, Team Advisor It was time for tennis April 27 Kathie Woods placed first in the women’s “B” division while at as a plethora of athletes com the same time, Clackamas’ peted in the intramural tennis Kathy Strickler claimed first tournament. The men’s in- place in the women’s “C” divi termediate/advanced division sion. In the women’s “D” divi saw Ty Nyguyen claim first, Jim sion Andrea McNish of Jackson second, and Todd Ap Clackamas captured third plegate third. In the women’s intermediate place. Also competing for Clackamas in ¡the tournament Noelle Moore took first and Julie Church mastered second was Chris Scott. place Racquetball Tennis Running There were two divisions for the May Day Run held May 1. Lori Schutt ran across the finish line first and grabbed first place in the women’s masters divi sion. Frank Harlow won the men?s masters division. Jerry Aason. claimed victory in the se- All young men have one responsibility in common. They have to register with Selective Service within 30 days of their 18th birthday All it takes is five minutes at any post office to fill out a simple form. So if you know a young man about to turn 18, remind him to register. It’s one of those things he’s got to do.
