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.
Mike Hodges
Track Coach
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