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Sports
WedwEsdAy, M ay 2, 2001
TI he CI ac I< amas P rint
Murphy, Dodge, relays shine
Holliday breaks own record at UO Invitational
ELENA BORYSKA
Staff Writer
The Cougar track teams trav
eled to the University of Oregon
on Saturday to participate in the
Oregon Invitational. The compe
tition was well represented by ath
letes from colleges all over the
Northwest.
The highlight of the weekend
came when Becky Holliday broke
her own record for pole vault, rais
ing the national record to 13’9 1/
4". Her jump was announced over
the loudspeaker as tenth in the
world.
“It’s pretty amazing to have an
athlete of that level here at Clacka
mas,” said Assistant Coach Mike
Hickey. “Her commitment level
from the winter is really paying off.
Her patience and dedication to the
sport are examples for all of us to
follow.”
Trevor Dodge had an excep
tional race in the 1500 meters, with
a time of3:53.22, placing fourth all-
time at Clackamas. Dodge is the
defending NWAACC cross-coun
try champion.
“He raced very competitively,”
said Hickey. “We talked about rac
ing for place, and that’s what he
did.”
In the women’s 4x100 meter re
lay, Clackamas came in fifth but ran
the second fastest time in school
history. Hickey said this was “a
really good showing.”
In the men’s 4x400 meter relay,
the Cougars took third with a time
of 3:19.67.
In the high jump, Mary Murphy
came in second overall with a jump
of 5'6", beating the University of
Oregon’s top jumper.
Cory Loebl had another solid
week, finishing tenth in the shot
put with a throw of 49’8” and tenth
PHOTO BY MIKE HICKEY
Clackamas pole vaulter Becky Holliday soars to a new national junior college record in the women's pole vault at the Oregon
Invitational last Saturday. Several Cougar athletes participated in the meet at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus.
in the hammer defeating his Mt.
Hood rival, Bryant Strot.
Tim Morse took seventh in pole
vault, launching himself to 15’1”.
This was Morse’s best vault this
season, becoming Clackamas’ top
placer in the pole vault.
This was a big meet for
Clackamas because of the stiff
competition and as an opportunity
for them to show their strength.
“It’s interesting to see which
athletes will step up and which
ones are going to come through at
the big invites where the competi
tion is heavy. These are the ath
letes that hopefully will help lead
the rest of the team through to the
end of the year,” said Hickey. “This
is the time when we begin our
push for the end of the year.”
PHOTO BY MIKE HICKEY
Clackamas' Cory Loebl throws the hammer during competition at the Oregon Invitational held last
Saturday in Eugene. Loebl finished tenth in the hammer and tenth in the shot put.
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