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May 30,1990
Cougars run away with first at the NWAACC meet
by Dan Fulton
Sports Writer
The Clackamas Cougars’
men’s track team became the first
Oregon community college team
to take the Northwest Athletic
Association of Community Col­
leges tournament.
The Cougars came out of the
NWAACC meet with a first-place
score of 177, dusting the nearest
competitor, Spokane, by 59 points.
They also picked up Coach of the
Year for Mike Hodges, and Player
of the Year for Steve Miller.
"It is really a great honor to
receive Coach of the Year,” com­
mented Mike Hodges, "It comes a
lot easier when you have excellent
talent”
Mil 1er showed why he received
the title; he finished first in the
long jump with a leap of 22’11-2/
3”. He also took the gold in the
triple jump bounding 48’1-3/4”.
Miller had to settle for the silver
in the 100m running a steady 11.13.
Miller wasn’t alone in these
events. All the Cougars were liv­
ing up to their name, clawing their
way past the finish line. Kyle Riggs
finished second 22’4-3/4", and Gabe
Crane 21*3-1/2".
In the triple jump, Richie
Taylor took second leaping475”,
while Kyle Riggs bounded 44’1-3/
4” finishing fifth.
In the relay competition, the
Cougars always finished tops, and
this event was no different The
Cougars took the gold in the 400m
in 41.9, and the silver in the 1600m
in 3:19.4.
"We came out very strong
and put to Spokane,” commented
Hodges. "We expected much more
competition from Spokane but they
couldn’t handle the compeition
of our athletes.”
Mike Hieb gave the javelin a
soar and wound up in first place
with a toss of 219*6”. In the high
jump, Dave Bate jumped 6’4” fin­
ishing third.
In the 10,000m, Tim Bear dall
and Dusty Moore gave the Cou­
gars all the points needed in the
event Beardall took first in 32:125.
Moore came out with the bronze
in 32:22.6.
In the 3000m, the Cougars
weren’t so fortunate, Kevin Buse
finished fourth and Moore took
sixth.
In the 1500, Bob McCrumb
took the gold in 3563, while Shawn
Ferguson took fourth, in 3:59.4.
Gabe Crane came through for the
Cougars finishing first in the 110
meter hurdles in 14.9. Crane found
the winning circle once again in
the 400 meter hurdles in 53.6.
Larson followed Crane’s footsteps,
and scored a first-place finish in
the 400m in the time of 47.5. Lar­
son liked what he did in the first
race and wound up in the same
circle with the gold in the 200m
with a time of 21.64. Beardall also
finished first in the5000m in 15333
helping his team to the first-place
finish.
The women were plagued with
injuries and could only rack up 28
points and wound up in seventh
place.
"Angie Wright and Erika
Lorentson did not compete be-
cause of stress fractures in the her
legs,” commented Hodges. "If they
were competing, we would have
been in the top three or four."
Jean-Maree Lillard had a good
day for the Cougars as she placed
second in two occasions. In the
shot put, Lillard took the silver in
heaving the five-pound ball 42*9”.
Lillard also wound up in the two-
spot in the discus. Flinging the
frisbee-like discus 132*7".
Chris Nylen was the only other
Cougar on the women’s side to
score. Nylen finished third in the
javelin letting it soar 13711*. Nylen
also finished fifth in the shotput
thrusting the ball 40’11".
"We really had a super year,
we were 15-0 in the meet compei­
tion, state champions, and also
Northwest Champions. We re­
ally couldn’t have had a better
year," praised Hodges. "Next year
we have 2/3 of the team coming
back back so we could do some­
thing again, you never can tell."
Losing streak continues to the end
by Jennifer Soper
Production Manager
The Cougar Baseball team
finished a rebuilding season with
a final record of 6-30.
“We would have liked to have
done a lot better,” said Head Coach
Robin Robinson. “There were
some games where our pitching
couldn’t handle the hitting of this
league.”
The Cougars ended the sea­
son with a double header against
the Lane Titans on May 18.
“We played very well all day
long. We had a lot of fun,” said
Robinson. “We hit the ball hard;
they hit the ball harder.”
In the first game of the twin
bill the Cougars had four home
runs. Gage Campbell, who was 2-
5 at the plate overall and had three
runs, had one homer. Tim Aren-
dell also went 2-5 at the plate, had
two runs and one homerun. Ryan
Gilette crossed the plate with his
first at bat of the day. Curt Alison
was 2-4 at the plate and had one
home run.
In the second game of the day
the final score was 6-3 as the Ti­
tans prevailed. Beeler and Van-
tassle were both 2-3 at the plate,
accumulating our of the eight hits
the Cougars had in the game.
Vantassle also had one RBL '
On May 17 Clackamas played
a make-up game against the
Chemeketa Chiefs. Accounting to
Robinson, the Cougar’s pitching
was “hit hard.” The team put “lots
on base,” but had only two runs in
the game resulting in a final score
of 15-2.
In the twin bill against Mt.
Hood Saints on May 15, the Cou­
gars once again failed to rise to
the occasion and lost 14-3 and 13-
3, respectively.
In the first game aginst the
Saints, Campbell went 3-3 at the
plate. Tim Ensley had a triple and
two RBIs. Jim Squires earned two
hits and two runs against the Saints.
John Bennett was the shining
player in the second game earning
two hits and two runs against the
Saints.
Currently, Robinson and
Assistant Coaches Tom Dyer and
Doug Duvall are working on re­
cruiting, fielding techniques, and
a summer league baseball team,
Robinson said. They expect about
10 players to return next year, and
are already making plans for the
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season.
“Obviously we need to re­
cruit for pitching,” said Robin­
son. “We’re looking for guys who
look like they can step in and play
successfully in our league next year.
We need more power and a lot
more speed.”
Although the season was not
everything Robinson wanted it to
be, there were some positive things
drawn from it
“It was a motivator to make
mewant to get at it a little stronger
and harder...to learn some more
baseball and to teach some more
baseball. We’re going to get out
there and recruit some good kids,”
Robinson said.
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NOT FOR THOSE WHO
THINK ALIKE,
BUT FOR THOSE WHO
LIKE TO THINK.
ATKINSON
A member of the Clackamas track team practices pole vaulting.
The men are the first Oregon team to win the NWAACC meet.
Photo by Lane Schied«nwn
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