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Sports The CÍAckAMAS P rint WedNEsdAy, MARch 6, 2002 Size doesn’t matter Clackamas' track and field team, though outnumbered, puts up an impressive showing at the Bearcat Invitational in Salem on March 2. ________ NICK BARRON Business Manager SALENA DE LA CRUZ / Clackamas Print Kelly Howlett practices the shot put, an event in which he placed fourth at the Bearcat Invitational, held in Salem on March 2. Howlett placed second In the hammer throw at the meet, for the record ninth-best performance at Clackamas. Quantity does not always mean quality, as Clackamas’ track and field team illustrated March 2 at the Bearcat Invitational in Salem. Although the majority of the five teams participating in the meet had more athletes than Clackamas, the Cougars roared past their competition. Clackamas had 31 of its 49 athletes qualify for the event. The Cougar women placed third, with a total of 85 points. Kari Rismiller finished first in the women’s 1,500 meter run with a time of 10:50.88, and teammate Lan Evers scored third in the women’s high jump. In the relays, Clackamas placed second in both the women’s 4X100 meter and 4X400 meter races. Sarah Rowse finished first in the women’s,hammer throw, as well as first in the women’s pole vault with a height of 3.66 meters. In the women’s long jump, Elisabeth Malsey placed third with a jump of 4.98m, as did Maria Skipper in the women’s javelin throw. Clackamas’ men’s squad placed second at the meet with 176 points, with Isaac Fredrick winning first in both the men’s 200 meter dash and 400 meter dash. In those same events, Cougar softball hits season with positive outlook __________ DAISY BAIN________ A & E Editor The softball team will start its pre season play this weekend in Ontario and then will travel to Arizona for two double headers against Pima Community College and Chandler- Gilbert Community College. Coaching staff and players alike are excited about what is to come from this season’s play, which is set to open at home March 29, against Mt. Hood community col lege. “We are really excited about this group,” said Head Coach Paul Fiskum. The team has a strong roster this season with eight returning sopho mores and a respective number of talented incoming freshmen. Seven out of the eight freshmen were first team all-conference play ers in high school and three were first team all-state. “We have as good of depth as we ever had,” said Fiskum. “I con sider this to be within the top two freshmen classes that I have coached.” With the hopeful fresh men and the solid-returning sophomores, Fiskum says he feels “really good about our team.” Freshmen include Megan Brusco, an outfielder from Lake Oswego high school; Breu Makin, outfielder and Lindsey Burke, catcher, both from Canby high school; Lindsey Vanbramer, short stop from Westview High School; Brooke Comstock second baseman from South Salem high school; Kelsey Bisbing from Aloha High School, outfield; Lindsey Burke, a catcher out of Canby High School; Morgan Huffstetter, first base and outfield, from LaSalle; and Miranda Gillaspie, both pitcher and first baseman, from Redmond High I "We have as good of depth as we ever had." Paul Fiskum Head Softball Coach School. Sophomores include Lindsey O’Byrne, second base and out field; Nikki Staley, third base; Vanessa Holm, pitcher; Cathy Lawrence, first base and out fielder; Casey Lapp, pitcher; and Erin Murphy, short stop. Two last minute additions to the roster are Carla Lillis, a freshman catcher from Redmond High School, and sopho more outfielder, Lisa Hickman. Even with a roster loaded with so much talent, the ladies still have their hardships to overcome. Sophomore outfielders Tiffany Lepschat and Cheristy Hargrave will both be sitting the season out due to injuries. Both girls will be missed said Fiskum. Hargrave set the school record in hitting last year and was number two in team RBIs. “She (Hargrave) was very impor tant to us. Her loss will be felt, “ said Fiskum. In addition to Lepschat and Hargrave’s injuries, the team suf fers from a few sore arms and a few girls are currently ineligible to play. These problems should be remedied by season play, accord ing to Fiskum. Fiskum said that the cougar’s main challenge this season should be against Lower Columbia Col lege. “We have been rivals for years,” says Fiskum. So far CCC has been the defending champion in this war. He also voiced his concern with Chemeketa and Mt. Hood Community Colleges. Chemeketa has both their pitchers returning from last year, one being the MVP of the conference last year. Mt. Hood has also done well for them selves in the past three years. “I just don’t know what he (the coach) has,” Fiskum said about the skills Mt. Hood may have. Accord ing to Fiskum, the turnover of play ers at a community college is just too high to keep accurate track. “We should be optimistic, and we are,” said Fiskum. He and his team are ready to start playing ball, and will begin with the Treasure Valley CC Tournament on Fri. and Sat., March 8 and 9. Jonas Welsch placed second with a time of 22.5 in the 200 meter dash and 50.62 in the 400 meter. Rusty Pruden finished with a time of 4:08, good for first in the men’s 1,500 meter run, while Matt Solosabal came in fourth in the event. Just as the women placed well in the relays, so did the men, coming in second in the 4X100 meter relay. As for the 4X400, Clackamas finished nearly a sec ond before the competition, gain ing first place with a time of Upcoming Events Mt. Hood Open March 9 Gresham, Oregon 3:28.60. The Cougars’ Cory Swim ended with first place in the men’s high jump, along with placing first in the men’s javelin throw with a distance of 59.99m. In pole vaulting, Jesse Dean finished first with Tuk Hodgen placing third in the same event. Steve Groff grabbed first in the men’s triple jump. In the men’s dis cus throw, Paul Etter took first, as well as placing first in the men’s hammer throw. Kelly Howlett fin ished second in the same event. Etter’s discus and hammer throws put him fourth all-time at Clackamas, with Howlett’s perfor mance in the hammer becoming the ninth best all-time for the Cougars. Rowse’s throw in the hammer places her third all-time at Clakamas, as Swim’s javelin throw is the seventh best all-time. Rissmiller’s achievement in the 1,500 meter is the eighth greatest of all-time at Clackamas. While Howlett was pleased with his performance in the hammer, he believes he is capable of scoring higher in that event. “I’d like to throw farther. I had a couple of higher throws the day (before the event) in practice, so I do have a further throw in me,” Howlett said. Looking ahead, the Cougars will travel to Gresham for the Mt. Hood Open on Mar. 9, to compete with area community colleges. Team scores are not totaled at Mt. 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