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Clackamas hosts track championships CHRISTINA MUELLER Feature Editor NWAACC Track Championships Basketball Rally Try-outs Have you got that Cougar spirit? Want to cheer on your friends in their quest for an NWAACC championship next winter? Men and women inter ested in being part of next year's Clackamas Basketball Rally squad can sign up or find information in in the Student Activities Office [CC 140] through May 26. That's more my speed! Slow Pitch Softball Leagues are now forming on campus. The league format includes a com plete round robin of weekly double headers, plus a Championship Tour nament. Each team is guaranteed 16 games. League play begins May 27. For further information, call ext. 2298^ Racquetball exchange Clackamas is hosting this term's rac quetball tournament at the Eastside Athletic Club (off McLoughlin Avenue in Milwaukie). All Clackamas students, faculty and staff are welcome. Chemeketa and Mt. Hood will also participate in the tour nament. There is a cost for entering. "People should participate if they want to have fun and meet new friends," said Racquetball Coach Kathie Woods. For more information contact Woods at ext. 2418. Coordinators need to be contacted by Wednesday, May 28. Tae Kwon Do The US West Coast Tae Kwon Do tournament will be held in Randall Gymnasium this Saturday. Thirteen mats will cover the floor in the all day event. Ages range from children to adult as tnore than 500 spectators are predicted to attend. There is a gen eral fee for entry at the door. Twelve schools will test their best on Thursday and Friday at the 1997 NWAACC Track Championships. The competition will be held at Clackamas. “It should be one of the finest, most competitive NWAACC’s that we’ve seen in many years,” said Head Coach Mike Hodges. Clackamas has 32 individual quali fiers that will be competing. Only two men are not qualified, and they still may get the opportunity to compete in or der to meet the race quota if there are not enough people competing in any one event. Last year the Cougars placed third on the men’s side and fourth for the women’s team. The team's hope is to finish in the top three for both teams this year. They have a good start with the leading athletes in seven events. Kendel White is leading in the 800 and 1500 meter. Jamiee Brown leads in the high jump, Tristan Sharp in the javelin, Shawn Davis in the hammer, Travis Armstrong in the 1500 meter, and Bill Jones in the pole vault. Clackamas also has a good chance of meeting their goal to place in the top three, because they are one of the stron gest teams in the NWAACC Other strong teams for the men’s side include Lane, Clark, Mt. Hood, Spokane and Highline Community Colleges. And on the women’s side, Lane, Clark, Mt. Hood and Spokane are strong teams. “We’re competing against a number of strong teams and quite a number of strong athletes,” said Hodges. Last year Lane Community College won the Championships for both teams. The last time Clackamas won the meet was in 1993, when the men’s team fin ished their winning streak of four years. The women’s team placed first in 1992. Clackamas is hosting the NWAACC track championships this year. There are only three schools in the Northwest Date 5/22-5/23 Where Clackamas Community College When 5/22-lp.m., 5/23-12 p.m. CCG 32 individual qualifiers that have the quality of facilities to host the event. Mt. Hood and Spokane are the two hosting rotates each year. Last year the NWAACC’s were hosted by Mt. Hood Community Col lege in Gresham. To host the meet takes a lot of prepa ration on the college’s behalf. “We’ve done some things to make our facilities better to be ready for this,” Hodges commented. The lines on the track have been re painted, and the school installed a new photo electric timing system. Closer to the day of the event, the chalk lines will be put down for the throwing areas, setting up pen nant flags and P.A. systems, done the paperwork and the order of competitors organized. The coach ing staff, athletic office and team members will work together to set up the meet. “We take pride in being one of the best hosts in the Northwest,” added Hodges. The games begin at 1 p.m. on Thurs day and 12 p.m. on Friday. The teams would appreciate student support. “This is going to be some of the best track and field action ever seen on this campus,” said Hodges. The team has been practicing hard and plans to give some of their best per formances. “We’ve been working towards this since the first day of school in Septem ber,” Hodges added. We take pride in being one of the best hosts in the Northwest. 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