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WcdhEsdAy, O ctoòer 11, 2000
Sports
TL ie CI ac I camas P rint
Cougar cross-country becoming a national power
JASON LINGEL
Sports Editor
The Cougars showed this
weekend that they are definite
contenders to hold their North
west Athletic Association of
Community
Colleges
(NWAACC) Championship
title.
The weekend took the
Clackamas Cougars to Willamette
University in Salem for the
Willamette Invitational.The men
finished ninth in the 8k run, beat
ing 20 other teams, 15 of which
were four-year universities. The
women put in a showing at nine
teenth in the 5k.
“We had a tight pack one
through six,” remarked Coach
Mike Hickey. “In order to win
championships, you’re going
to need a tight pack.”
Top scoring finishers were
three-time All-American,
sophomore Trevor Dodge for
the men, with a 25:28 run time;
and All-Conference runner
sophomore Mandy Bates for
the women with a 19:59 in the
5k. Other good showings were
put in by freshmen C. J. Sav
age and Brad Brolin.To be
watched is up-and-coming Hopkins, a four-time state com
freshman Allen Harrison, fin petitor in Oregon, Christin
ishing in the Cougars’ number McElwee and Alyssa Ander
five spot in only his third week son.
of training.
The men’s team looks to be
Cougar teammate, red-shirt one of the best in Clackamas
sophomore Paul Kezes, finished history, according to Hickey.
eighth overall in the race, keeping Team captain, sophomore Ryan
pace with many
Mastropietro,
national contend
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ers. Although not
returning
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include
chance to capture another con Harrison, who was third at the
ference title. The team returns 3A Oregon State Cross Coun
Bates and all-American sopho try Meet in 1999; Savage, who
more Sarah Block, bringing was sixth in the 3A Oregon
much needed leadership to the State Track Meet in 2000; and
lady Cougars. Along with the Matt Solosabal, who was one
two all-stars, returning sopho of Washington State’s top
more Jennie Hardie looks to be milers in the past.
a major competitor after having
“The men’s side is definitely .
a good summer of training. In a national power,” commented
coming freshmen include Stacy Hickey.
MIKE HICKEY I Clackamas Print
Clackamas is tight in a pack as they lead off to win the New Balance Festival of Champions.
Cougar runners(L-R) are 803 C.J. Savage, 802 Matt Solosabal, 801 Ryan Mastropietro, 800 Trevor
Dodge, 808 red-shirt Paul Kezes and 809 Asst. Coach Ahrlia Bauman.
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MIKE HICKEY I Clackamas Print
Runners (L-R) Mandy Bates, Jennie Hardie and Sarah Block run
at the Willamette Invitational.
The Cougars’ only home
meet thus far was an exciting
one. It was the first New Bal
ance Festival of Champions,
and consisted of 30 high
school teams and ten college
teams.The men’s side won the
meet with Dodge and Savage in
the three and four spots re
spectively in the points race.
Mastropietro and Solosabal
were the eight and nine spot,
with Brolin and Holland in the
top 20 out of the 48 racers. Red
shirt racer Kezes took overall
top finisher out of 56 total rac
ers. Hardie was the lady Cou
gars’ number one finisher, plac
ing fourteenth overall in points
scoring; Block also placed in
the top 20 of 57.__
The Cougars have won six
NWAACC men’s titles, and
four NWAACC women’s titles,
during the 90’s. Along with
these team championships, the
program has been awarded
seven NWAACC Co-ed Com
bined titles in the past decade,
earning Clackamas the title
“Cross Country Program of the
90’s”.
Clackamas wrestler
returns from Sydney
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“A lot of people would work on
their weak points for awhile, then
go back td .their strong ones be
cause that’s what they were com
fortable doing,” Jackson remarked.
Lindland would work on his
weak points until they were
strong.
“A lot of people had more tal
ent (than Lindland) but no oth
ers had a greater ability for hard
work and dedication to his
sport,” Jackson recalled.
After Clackamas, Lindland went
to the University of Nebraska as
an assistant coach. When he re
alized he needed to be closer to
the Olympic Training Center to
progress toward his Olympic goal,
he and his family moved to Colo
rado Springs to prepare for the
1996 Olympic trials, where he
placed third for the U.S. Olympic
team. Medals eluded Lindland in
1996, but four years later Sydney
gave him the silver.
Lindland has moved back to
Clackamas with his wife Angie
and their two children James and
Robin.
Cross Country Schedule
10/14 Lower Columbia Invitational (W)
Longview, WA
10/21 Bigfoot Cross Country Open
Spokane, WA
10/28 Southern Region Championships
Gresham, OR
11/4 Open
11/11 NWAACC Championships
Spokane, WA
11/25 USATF Fall National XC Champs
Boston, MA
12/9 USATF JO XC Nationals
Reno, NV