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Sports
TI he CI ac I camas P rínt
WEdiNEsdAy, N ovemóer 1, 2000
Cougars dominate Southern Region
JASON LINGEL
Sports Editor
■ The Cougars took control of the
Southern Region in cross-country
Saturday as they blew away the
competition, taking the combined
and men’s championships.
I The men repeated last year’s
Southern Region Championships,
■eating their closest competitor
Clark by 10 points. Three Cougar
men finished in the top five posi
tions? Trevor Dodge was the num
ber one finisher for the Cougars
and finished second overall with a
run time of26:37.52.
1 “I was really anxious to win, but
1
I’m happy with it,” commented
Dodge. “We did really well, but
We can do better.”
1 The other two top runners for the
lien were C. J. Savage and Bradley
Brolin, finishing number four and
five respectively. Savage ran a
27:00.88 while surprise runner
Brolin ran a27:11.08.
■ “We worked pretty hard all week,
so we were kind of exhausted,”
contributed Savage. “I feel like a I
ran pretty strong.”
■ The women fell just short in their
qhampionship meet, finishing just
two points behind competitor Lane,
but almost 20 points in front of the
third place team Clark.
“It’s heart breaking, said Head
Cross Country Coach Mike Hickey.
“It’s one person beating a Lane
girl; there were three spots where
it could have happened.”
The women had a strong race
and finished as a team, with their
lowest racer finishing in front of at
least one runner from each team
and all but one of Mt. Hood’s run
ners. Sarah Block was the number
one runner for the Cougars with
20:55.46, finishing seventh over all.
Tifany Winsor was not far behind,
finishing eighth with a time of
21:12.80.
One Lane competitor stood be
tween Winsor and the pack of
Mandy Bates, Stacey Hopkins and
Jennie Hardie, who finished in the
10 through 12 spots. This tight
group had runtimes of 21:22.19,
21:22.56 and 21:27.96 respectively.
“A lot of the girls weren’t really
aware of Lane because we haven’t
raced them a lot this season,” ex
plained Hardie. “Now we are ready
to take a step up and I feel we’ll
win NWAACCs (Northwest Ath
letic Association of Community
Colleges).”
With the strong, close finish by
the women, and the devastation of
the opposition by the men, the
Cougars took the Combined Co-ed
Southern Region Championship.
“It’s really the best award to get
I think,” said Hardie “Both sides
worked really hard.”
The Cougars beat closest com
petitors Lane by almost 20 points,
showing that the Cougars are a
notch above the rest.
“It really motivates us to do the
same at NWAACCs,” added
Dodge. “Last year we pretty much
owned everybody, (and) we’re go
ing to do it again this year.’
The Cougars have a week off
before going to the NWAACC
Championships. The Cougars'
toughest competitor there will be
Spokane Community College, the
only junior college to beat the Cou
gars this season.
“We’ve got our work cut out for
us, but I think we’re going to peak
at the right time,” said Savage.
“Everyone’s got to win every battle
with Spokane; we’ve got to just
give it all we’ve got.”
Clackamas' top racer, Dodge, is
a hopeful for winning the
NWAACC meet, with only two
other competitors being a threat to
his taking the number one spot,
according to Hickey— Rowdy
Sargeson of Lane and Chris Faint
ofSpokane.
MIKE HICKEY / Clackamas Print
Trevor Dodge (377) and Bradley Brolin (380) run in the front pack
with opponents Rowdy Sargeson from Lane and Bill Dolan from
Clark. Dodge and Brolin contributed to the men's second straight
Southern Region Championship.
“I think he’s got a good shot,”
commented Savage of his team
mate Dodge. “He’s come so far
from the beginning of the season,
he’s shown why he’s our number
one.”
Both Hopkins and Brolin had
one of their best races of the sea
son, surprising their teammates and
coach. There is a definite attitude
among the team that if more Cou
gars step up like these two, then
the NWAACC will be another win
to go down in Cougar history.
Volleyball moves to Championships Lindland honored at rally
ELENA BORYSKA
Cristina Merrill and Lisa Free
each having 10 or more.
The weekend brought the
Cougars to Mt. Hood, where
they participated in the Mt.
Hood Halloween Classic. The
Mt. Hood Classic, which is one
of the longest running volley
ball tournaments in the North
in two straight games 10-15 and
12-15. After that loss^the girl^
came together and beat Pierce
■ The Cougar volleyball team
College with scores of 15-10
had a very busy past week,
and 15-13. Going into this tour
[last Wednesday they were at
nament, it was Woods’ goal to
finish 2nd in their pool, which
Lane for their second to last
regular season game.
they did on the first day by
■ Even though they lost in 5
placing 2nd in the champion
games, with scores
ship bracket.
cif 7-15,15-6,15-8,8-
On Saturday though,
15 and 13-15, they
the Cougars hit a brick wall.
remained in 4th
Their first game of the day
place in the South
was against Spokane, a
ern Region. A win
team that has already
would have moved
proven how tough it is. Af
them up to third
ter a long and hard battle,
place, but the loss
Spokane held on to beat
had no effect on
Clackamas 15-8,15-17,8-15
their spot in the
and 11-15.
Northwest Athletic
After that loss, the
Association
of
Cougars played Big Bend
Community Col
who, like Spokane, is
lèges (NWAACC)
ranked and is a lock for the
championships,
NWAACC. The games were
which was clinched
all pretty close, but Big
last week.
Bend defeated the Cougars
I “We are in a real
15-7,9-15, 13-15 and 12-15.
good position,”
According to Woods,
commented Head
the one thing that the Cou
Coach
Kathy
gars will need to improve is
Woods. “But we
their consistency. Other
DICK CLOUSER I Contributing photographer
would have liked to
than that, they seem to be
Sabrina Arrayan goes for the bump as
have done better.”
on an upward swing, al
I . Though the teammate Dasha Wakefield looks on ready to
ready looking forward to
help out.
Lane game resulted
the NWAACC Champion
in a loss, the Cougars got some west, is played by invitation ships.
excellent offense by Cristina only and consists of the best
“We want to walk in to
Merrill who had 15 kills, Shelly teams in the NWAACC from the NWAACC with our heads held
Brannon with 14 kills and Lisa year before.
high and make a good show
Free and Eryn Wagner, who
On Friday the Cougars ing,” stated Woods.
each had 13. Lisa Free also had played, and beat, Edmonds Col
The Cougars got an outstand
one ace. Sara Entenman con
ing performance this weekend
lege, with scores of 11-15, 15-9
tributed with 58 assists, a per and 18-16. After this first vic from Sabrina Arrayan, who was
sonal high. The Cougars were tory though, the Cougars had filling in for the injured Lisa Free.
also very good on their digs, little time to celebrate. Their Sabrina’s great showing helped
with Dasha Wakefield, Sara next game was against Colum to earn her the Clackamas Player
Entenman, Eryn Wagner, bia Basin, who defeated them of the Week award.
Staff Writer
MATTSHEMPERT
Staff Writer
Matt Lindland, wrestling silver
medalist at the 2000 Sydney Olym
pics and Clackamas alumnus, spoke
to Clackamas students and signed
autographs at the first pep rally of
the school year last Thursday in the
Randall Gym.
Coach Norm Bemey, coordinator
of student government and student
activities, introduced the champion
he recruited to Clackamas 12 years
ago.
"It was one of the most exciting
sports rallies we've had in the 30
years I've been here," commented
Bemey. "I was so excited about the
enthusiasm that was shared."
Bemey recalled Lindland’s two
years on campus, both of which the
athlete went to the National Junior
College Athletic Association
(NJCAA) championships. The sec
ond year, Lindland took the NJCAA
title. Bemey praised Lindland’s
achievement in Australia, where he
wrestled for the gold against
Kardonov of Russia, and brought
home the silver.
Lindland spoke about attending
Clackamas after he graduated from
Gladstone High School. He said that
he has taken his career one step at a
time, first with the state champion
ship (while at Gladstone), then win
ning the national title (while at
Clackamas) and now the silver medal
in the Olympics. Lindland and his
wife Angie, and their two children,
live in Clackamas.
Wrestling
Coach
Lloyd
Martindale presented Matt with an
award for inspiring others by his ef
fort and struggle.
Also speaking at the rally were
Kathy Woods, head volleyball
coach; and Chuck Clemens, presi
dent of the Friends of Clackamas
Community College.
Coach Woods opened the rally, rec
ognizing Clackamas’ athletic teams and
their coaches, as well as the student
ambassadors for the Associated Stu
dent Government (ASG).
Clemens spoke about voting, ad
monishing the students to get out and
vote, and lamenting the poor turnout
at elections. He told die audience not
to leave it to the “geezers,” but to vote,
and encourage others to vote.
Lindland remained after the ral ly to
sign autographs.