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H ie CI ac I íamas P rint
Track looks to uphold strong tradition
J. J. PEARSON
Staff Writer
On May 23-24, Clackamas will
attempt to add more trophies to
their successful program at the
Northwest Athletic Association
of
Community
Colleges
Championships at Mt. Hood
Community College in Gresham.
The Cougars are the underdogs
going into the contest. “We
might be second...a position we
like,” said Coach Jack Kegg.
The Spokane Sasquatch is the
early favorites for both the men
and women’s teams. Pat Ray, the
defending NWAACC champion
in the 100- and 200-meter dash,
will lead the Sasquatch along
with Brad Lewis, who competes
in the 800- and 1500-meter run.
Other favorites include Mt.
Hood’s Danny Dobra in the 800,
1500 and 3000-meter steeple­
chase and Chase Wells in the
5000.
Kegg is looking for Jesse Dean,
Steve Groff, Rusty Pruden, Corey
Swim, and Paul Etter to lead the
men. Going into the meet Dean
is the NWAACC-leader in the
pole vault, Groff is the leader in
the triple jump, and Pruden is the
leader in the 1500. “We don’t
have superstars,” said Kegg.
“Everyone is good. We’re look­
ing to overload the other teams.”
Kegg also said Jonas Welsch
could surprise people in the long
jump.
Tiana Setser (above) is among the NWAACC-leaders in the triple jump and long jump. Setser will attempt to knock off
the defending long jump champion, Jennifer Kennedy of Spokane, at the NWAACC Championships.
Kari Rissmiller will try to keep
her championship pace for the
women. Rissmiller is bringing
four Southern Region trophies to
the NWAACC Championships.
She is clearly the favorite in the
1500. Sara Rowse and Dasha
Wakefield are the NWAACC-
leaders in the pole vault and are
the favorites in the event. Kegg
said Wakefield does a lot of
events at a high level and that
will bring significant amount of
points to the team.
Elisabeth Malsey and Maria
Skipper will make sizable contri­
butions to the women’s effort as
well. Malsey is one of the lead­
ers in the conference in the long
jump. She also competes in the
100, the pole vault, and for both
relay teams. Tiana Setser is one
of the best in the triple jump and
long jump. She is currently sec­
ond in the triple and third in the
long jump. These two women
may have their hands full this
year because Spokane’s Jennifer
Kennedy is returning to defend
her long jump title. Kennedy is
currently the leader.
Kegg has asked his team to look
at the tradition of Cougar track
for motivational purposes. The
men have won 14 trophies in the
past 15 years and the women
have won three straight—they’re
longest streak in school history.
“We’re confident and we have
put in a lot of hard work this
year,” said Kegg.
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Corey Swim (left) has
leaped his way Into the
NWAACC Championships.
Swim Is ranked fourth (46-4
1/2) In the conference in the
triple jump and seventh (21-
8) In the long jump. He also
holds the seventh spot In
school history in the javelin
with a throw of 196 feet, 10
Inches. His decathlon point
total (5,554) places him
ninth on CCC’s all-time list
and Is the fifth best mark In
the NWAACC this year.
Swim and the Cougars will
be competing for the confer­
ence championship at Mt.
Hood Community College
on May 23-24.
J J. PearsorVThe Clackamas Print
Kegg earns Coach of the Year
J. J. PEARSON
Staff Writer
Clackamas Track Coach Jack
Kegg received the 2002 Southern
Region Men’s Coach of the Year
award. Kegg gained knowledge
of the award at the Southern
Region Championships.
Initially, Kegg was surprised
that he won the award. He said it
was common for the coach of the
winning team to earn the honor.
The Cougars finished second in
last
weeks’
Regional
Championships at Clackamas.
“There are several good coach-
es in the conference that I
thought could have won,” said
Kegg. “Keith Maneval (Mt.
Hood) did a good job in prepar­
ing his team to win. And Grady
O’Conner (Lane) had his team in
the hunt, which I didn’t think
would be there.”
Receiving high honors is noth­
ing new for Kegg. This is his
second Southern Region Men’s
Coach of the Year award. He
previously won it in 1998. He
also won the 2001 Southern
Region Women’s Coach of the
Year and the 2000 Northwest
Athletic
Association
of
Community Colleges Women’s
Coach of the
Year.
Kegg began
his coaching
career
at
Western
Oregon as a
graduate
assistant
before com­
KEGG
ing
to
Clackamas Has a total of four
in 1994 as an Coach of the Year
assistant. He awards
took over as head coach in 1997.
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drop by B-104.
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