The Clackamas print., May 17, 1995, Page 12, Image 12

The Clackamas Print Page 12
Wednesday, May 17,1995
SPORTS
Cougars finish strong at Regionals
by Jesse Sowa
Sports Editor
The Clackamas track and
field teams had some fine perfor­
mances last Saturday at the South­
ern Regional Championships at
Umpqua Community College.
The Clackamas men finished
third with 125 points, following
Clark CC (213) and Lane CC
(192). Mt. Hood CC (43) was
fourth trailed by Chemeketa CC
(22), Linn-Bentort CC (20),
Southwestern Oregon CC (19)
and Umpqua CC (11).
An unexpected strong meet
by Mt. Hood CC dropped the
Clackamas women to fourth with
99, trailing Lane (175), Clark CC
(119.5) and Mt. Hood CC (109).
Chemeketa CC was fifth with 34,
followed by Linn-Benton CC
(25), Southwestern Oregon CC
(16.5) and Umpqua CC (1).
Leo Sanders led the men’s
team with a first place at 1500
meters in 4:02.55. Sanders also
took second in the 800-meter race
at 1:53.55, which is the sixth fast­
est time ever at Clackamas.
“That was a very fine perfor­
mance,” said Hodges of Sanders
time in the 800.
Corey Brizendine remained
undefeated this year in the javelin
with a winning throw of 194-9.
Jim Hagemann took third in the
javelin with a toss of 175-4. Jim
Miller had a good meet with sec­
ond place in the discus (141-0),
fifth in the hammer (128-0) and
third in the shot put (45-7).
Mike Thompson had a per­ in the 3000-meter race
sonal record and a fourth-place (NWAACC-qualifying 10:52)
finish in the 110-meter high and two second-place finishes at
hurdles (15.59) and took second 1500 (5:02) and 5000 (19:08)
in the 400-meter hurdles (55.88.) meters.
, Jaime Fairchild was a two-
Craig Connors tied for sec­
ond in the pole vault at 15-0. time winner in the meet with vic­
David Privratsky took second tories in the 5000-meter (19:13)
(14-0) in the vault and Brian and 10,000-meter (41:11) races.
Fairchild’s 10,000-meter time
Clement (14-0) sixth.
. Quinton Robinson was third ranks as the ninth best on the all-
time Clackamas list.
at 400 meters in 50.84.
Rebecca Graham placed sec­
In the 3000-meter steeple­
chase, Brent Roeger placed sec­ ond at 3000 meters (10:59) and
ond in 9:28.74. Jon Gotchell was fifth in the 5000-meter race in
sixth with a 16-second personal 19:40. Annie Boitano qualified
record time of 10:25.4. Roeger for the NWAACC Meet at 10,000
was also fourth at 5000-meters in meters in 43:24. Shilah Merrill
placed sixth at 10,000 meters in
15:58.32.
Dean Rowell was fourth at 46:14.
Marea Crowe placed second
10,000 meters in 33:59.1. That
time qualifies Rowell for the in the 400-meter dash in 59.73.
Northwest Athletic Association of Kami Sisk had season’s best and
Community
Colleges took fifth in both the 100-meter
(NWAACC) Meet in Spokane on (12.87) and 100-meter high
May 25-26. Rowell was also third hurdle races (15.94).
Misty Forgey took fourth in
in the 5000-meter race in a per­
the high jump in clearing five
sonal record time of 15:53.72.
Also in the 10,000, Ryan feet. The 400-meter relay team of
Burck qualified for the NWAACC Sisk, Kathy Shuey, Christie Wells
Meet in a time of 34:32.4. Randy and Crowe finished third in
Voight was sixth in the same race 50.63. The 1600-meter relay team
of Shuey, April Lohrey, Sisk and
in 35:01.0.
Quinton Moffitt placed Crowe finished second in 4:10.
Melissa Abramson will return
fourth in the triple jump at 44-
2.5. The 400-meter relay team of at the NWAACC Meet after hold­
Quinton Robinson, Moffitt, Th­ ing out of the regional meey be­
ompson, and Conners took third cause of injury. Hodges expects
much of the same on both the in­
in 43.59.
Wendy Johnson was the dividual and team levels at the
strongest competitor for the NWAACC Meet, which will once
women’s team with a first place again test the Cougars strengths.
photo by ChadPatteson
Jason Mann (#20) warms up before the doubleheader
against Chemeketa last Saturday at home. Clackamas
won the first game, 10-1, but fell in the second game,
3-0. The Cougars defeated Lane Community College
in Eugene on Monday.
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