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Sports
The Clackamas Print
Wednesday November 4, 1992
Hickey, Polack lead runners into NWAACC meet
by Paul Valencia
Staff Writer
They lead with two distinct
styles. One is a bit cocky, while
the other is a tad too modest.
But both are team players.
And this Saturday, Mike
Hickey and Dianna Polack will
lead their cross country squads
into the championship meet of
the Northwest Athletic Associa
tion of Community Colleges, at
McIver Park near Estacada.
The men are led by the fresh
man Hickey, a three-sport ath
lete who began running his so
phomore year at Hudson’s Bay
High School in Vancouver “to
get in shape for wrestling,” he
said.
“I love wrestling, but I’m a
pretty good runner also,” Hickey
admitted. “I’m not sure what
my best sport is, but I think I’m
a more talented runner.”
His coach would have to
agree. “Mike is a cocky fresh
man, but he backs it up,” said
Head Coach Mike Hodges, not
ing that being cocky isn’t bad in
running. “He believes in him
self and he’s not afraid to gamble
at pushing the pace and trying to
win.
“It takes courage to take the
lead,” Hodges continued. In
cross country, when a runner
goes out in front, he becomes
the one that is hunted. “Mike is
not afraid to do that.”
Hickey’s strategy has
worked pretty well this year. In
leading his team to the Southern
Division championship, Hickey
was the first Cougar across the fin
ish line in all but one race this
year.
“I worked really hard in the
off-season,” he explained. “I ran
all summer. I followed Hodges’
summer training schedule.”
He also credits his two coaches
for his successful season. Hodges
and Assistant Coach Eric Hruschka
taught Hickey a lot about running
strategy and staying in shape.
There is another key to his
success. It’s really a fear. He
can’t stand to lose. “Winning is
the main motivator. I hate losing
so I train harder so I won’t have to
feel that.”
A couple of weeks ago, Hickey
said he would like to have run with
the lead pack at the NWAACC
championships. Now, as the race
nears, he has changed his goal. “I
look, for another good race at
NWAACC. I feel like I have a
shot at the title.”
Polack most likely won’t be
the best individual runner in the
women’s division Saturday morn
ing, but as captain of the team, she
leads the two-timq,defending cham
pions into the race. For this team-
first athlete, that’s all that really
matters.
“It’s fun to be on a team de
spite how hard the workouts are,”
she said. “You don’t find too
many people who like hard run
ning. We’re a unique group. Some
people say, ‘You gotta be crazy.’
No, I’m not. It’s really fun.”
Polack gave credit to two
things that enabled her to have an
exciting and successful final
season at Clackamas. The first is
her team. “Everyone’s character
is supportive. They’re really fun
to hang around.”
She also likes to run so train
ing is not something she ‘forces’
herself to do. “Running keeps
me in balance with myself. Some
times, when I get angry, I go out
running and it calms me down. I
feel like when I’m out there, I’m
free. I’m in control.”
On a personal note, though,
her inspiration comes from her
boyfriend Paul Sendek. “He gives
me a lot of spirit to go out and do
things. He inspires me to do my
best.”
Hodges also notices that spirit
“She is the perfect example of
someone who works hard, gives
everything she’s got and is more
concerned with the team’s suc
cess than personal success,” he
said.
“It’s really been fun (to be
captain),” Polack said, “because
everybody’s spirit is up. It’s fun
to be able to sit there and give
advice because of my past expe
riences.”
Polack began running her
freshman year at Molalla High
School and is the only returning
Cougar to this year’s squad.
“I always tell them to keep
in their minds that we can lose,”
she explained. “You’ve got to
compete no matter what.”
But winning and losing is
not the main focus for Polack.
Her goal for this Saturday’s meet
is simple: “I’d like our team to
be able to run together in a strong
pack and pull on each other to do
well. That’s all I want,” she
said.
“I hope the team does well
and nobody is disappointed af
ter the race no matter if we win
or lose,” she continued.
Two different styles, but two
winners just the same. Hodges
said a good cross country team
has both attitudes. “Dianna is
the captain, the experienced vet
eran. Mike is setting the tone.”
Note: The women’s race
starts at 11 a.m., while the men
will compete at 11:45 q.m. The
race is free and Hodges is hop
ing for a large turnout to cheer
on the Cougars. “We are excit
ing to watch,” he said.
Members of the men's and women's cross-country Southern Division champions are
happy they are number one.
Photo by Nolan Kidwall
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