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sports Adens ' S** J* jg track looks promising i With their first meet on March 5, the Clackamas Community College men's track team is starting to get in shape for the up coming 1977 season. Due to the lack of returning lettermen, Coach Buck Monroe feels the squad may have a harder time scoring high this year. "We do have some potentially good athletes returning though." Monroe said. Jeff Harmon is the leading point earner that has returned from last season. Monroe looks to Harmon to be a real backbone for the team. Frank Gibson, school record holder in the high jump will be back to try arjd better his 6'8" performance of last year. There are some promises in the distance races to watch for. Sophomores Pat Curl, Jeff Ponsness, Don Jones, Alan Knoop, and Kelly Sullivan could score points in their The basketball intramural championships came to an end Tuesday as Lusby's races for the Cougars. shown here playing an earlier semifinal game, was defeated by Charles Sampson's! The incoming freshmen have also pro no. 7 team by a 77-60 score. duced some competant help, especially in the long sprint races. John Drury, a miler and 880 yd. dash Ron Shaunberg from St. Helens will be runner, also from St. Helens will help the state that the Cougars earned lastyeari running for the Cougar team. Shaumberg was Cougars out in those races. Community dominates the league,’i the 1976 Coast Valley League 440 yd. dash Tom Connell and Dale Veith, both of have some sprinters that really looked champion, and has recorded a 49.9 best in Central Catholic High School should lend in the indoor," Monroe said. "Wecould that event. strength in the sprints and shot put areas. enough depth to be above average an! Veith recorded the third best distance in Ken Wanvig, who was the Wilco league don't have many injuries we have as mile champion last year from Clackamas the state in the shot last year and Connell High School, should aid Clackamas distance has run a 9.9 100 yd. dash. chance as everyone else for that runners. Coach Monroe feels the squad will have spot." Parent's talents benefit athletes If at sometime someone is in need of a trainer at Clackamas Community College, they should not be surprised if a young woman offers her services. Eileen Parent is now serving as the women's locker room attendant, but her duties far surpass the locker room and extend into the training room. Parent, who has her masters degree in physical education from Portland State Uni versity, has been serving as the women's athletic trainer. She also assisted men's trainer Jim Hudson during football season. Her main duties as trainer are to take care of the athletes once they are injured and also educate the athletes on ways they can prevent injuries. "The biggest problem as a trainer is trying to get the athletes to do what you tell them to," Parent said. "They either do not have enough money to go to a doctor or don't work out right to prevent injuries." Parent said the major cause of injury to an athlete is lack of conditioning before they compete. Parent just recently took the National Trainers Certification Test and she feels confident that she passed. The certification would enable her to take a job as a teacher and then work as the trainer for the athletic teams. She is hoping to get into a high school around the Portland-Vancouver area where she grew up. "I really like to coach. It is enjoyable to work with the girls," Parent said. She helped with Clackamas' women's volleyball team and is planning to assist Roger Smith with the women's track team. She participated in volleyball and track in high school and with her ability as a trainer the Clackamas women's program definitely benefi ts. Parent feels the women's athletic pro gram is getting much better at Clackamas. She feels it still has a ways to go, but she credits athletic director Chuck Hudson with his work to upgrade the women's programs. "A lot more women are getting involved in athletics and working out," Parent "They can see the value of athletics” "In the past, women wanted to be leaders, but now they want to con she said. One problem Parent expressed will men working out, was in their attitudq ideas about it. "Contrary to popular belief, women not develop big bulky muscles if theft out and lift weights," Parent said.T can't have this attitude because itra necessary to work out if they are joi be in shape and perform well." Eight advance to nationals The Clackamas Community College wrest ling team has sent eight men to the national tournament at Northington, Minn., to be held this weekend, March 3, 4 and 5. The trip is a result of the third place team finish and high individual scores in the regional tournament last Saturday night in Pendle ton. The Cougars' team score of 8116 was just behind Ricks College's 8316 and second ranked North Idaho's 9816. Finishing first of the Cougars were Steve Morris at 142, Joe Davis at 177, and Rich Holliman in the heavyweight division. Morris earned a superior decision over a wrestler from Ricks College, 19-6. Page 8 Davis proved to be too much fori Parsons as he decisioned his Umpqu»! ponent 4-3. Holliman had the battle of thenfl he won by a referee's decision overaj sure Valley wrestler after the W battled to a scoreless tie after threerol Taking second in their divisions foil amas were Tom Ziegle at 126, W Snoderly at 167, and Jeff Harmon all Harmon lost to North Idaho's] Germundson, who was later namedtm standing wrestler in the tournament. I Others who qualified for the natil by finishing third in their divisions! Don Zellner at 134 and RockySchneid 158. Thursday, March 3, inches 050 Illuminant, 2 degree observer Density