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WEdNEsdAy, M ay 10, 2000
Sports
TI h E ClACkAMAS P rìnt
Track & Field
Championships
ahead for Cougars
PHOTOS BY JOHN THORBURN I Clackamas Print
[Above] Mike Bonadurer leaps over a 6'6" high jump bar to take
first at the Mt. Hood Open in Gresham last Saturday. The
sophomore jumper is the favorite heading into this weekend's
Southern Region championships.
[Above] Mary Murphy wins the high jump event at the Mt. Hood Open last Saturday.
Moorehouse ran a qualifier in the
intermediate hurtles (personal
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best), and Rachel Austin qualified
in the 100 meter dash (12.78
The Clackamas track team is season’s best) with the number
counting down; they are two eight all time school record; we
weeks away from the Northwest have a qualifier in every event on
Athletic Association of Commu the women’s side right now,”
nity Colleges (NWAACC) Cham
Clackamas hopes to win a cham
pionships.
pionship title that has not be
The team has spent all season longed to the Clackamas women’s
competing in many different meets team since 1993.
“We are in good shape on the
to qualify in their events, just to
be eligible for the championships. women’s side going into champi
Last week, Jack Kegg’s squad onships, trying to win the South
competed in the Mt. Hood Open,, ern region and the NWAACC,”
with Lane and the University of Kegg added. “The women domi
Oregon. The remaining women nated the whole show at the last
athletes who had not qualified for meet and they are leading up to a
NWAACC Championships in their good NWAACC Championship
events were able to do so at the and a chance to win. The nice
twilight meet.
thing is that all of our girls are just
“Jazzmin Reece in the triple jump getting over injuries and they are
qualified forNWAACCs 33’ 11 1/ getting healthy again.”
2”, explained Kegg. “Cassie
If the Mt. Hood meet was any
MANDY GOOD
indication of the performances ex
pected at the Southern Region
Championships or the NWAACC
Championships, then the women’s
team is on the road to a title.
The team continues to break
school and personal records.
“I think that one of the highlights
of the meet was Becky Holliday in
the pole vault— she went 1T, which
is the school record, and now she is
leading the NWAACC,” noted
Kegg. “After Becky broke the school
record in the vault, after having a
good heptathalon in the multi’s,
(she) qualified in the 800 for
NWAACC’s.
“We had some outstanding per
formances overall. Mary Murphy
came off of her multi’s with a good
high jump this week. Sarah Block
had a season’s best in the 1500
(15:12.71).”
In addition, the women’s short
relay squad beat Mt. Hood for the
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first time this year, running 49.88,
which is number six in the school’s
history. Although the women domi
nated the picture, the men also had
some highlights in their events.
“Eric Anderson in the 400 hurtles
ran an NWAACC- leading 15.13,
which is 2/10’s of a second off his
personal best last year, so he is in
good shape to win an NWAACC
title,” said Kegg.
Ryan Coleman ran a season’s best
of50.62 in the 400m; the 400m relay
also had a season’s best of 43.00
and JoShawn Douglas ran a
season’s best in of 11.32 in the 100m
dash.
This Friday and Saturday, May
12/13, the Clackamas team will com
pete in the Southern Region Cham
pionships in Salem; Thursday and
Friday, May 25/26, Clackamas will
compete at the NWAACC champi
onships at home.
“Our women are looking really
good— they are coming on at the
right time,” noted Kegg. “I think that
it is our title (NWAACC title) to give
away. If we do what we are sup
posed to and we are all healthy, were
not going to lose it, not at home.
Lane will be tough, they have a good
women’s squad and Spokane could
surprise us a little bit. On the guys’
side we have a chance to win it, but
we are not the front runner.
“We want everyone to know that
we are at home and that we are try
ing to win two NWAACC titles. If
we can get a lot of support then that
will make a big difference.”
Rachel Austin placed second to
become an All-American at the
multi-event championships and
Jazzmin Reece came in at the
8th spot. Both athletes will be
competing at the region
championships this weekend.
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