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Cross Country hoofing it to success
17:16. The men were led by
Butkey,
who finished 10th out of
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the 46 runners, with a time Of
Clackamas Cross Country is on 21:01.
i
the verge of wrapping up a success
The Cougars’ only home meet
ful 2003 season.
this year was the New Balance
Currently the women are in first Festival of Champions on Sept.
place in the Northwest Athletic 13.
Association
of
Community
The men were unable to score
College (NWAACC) standings; as a team because they only had
they have not placed lower than four eligible athletes, but the
any other NWAACC
Clackamas women
team this season.
took first place
The men are sec
with a team score
ond
behind
"We look to win of 15.
Spokane, who gave
Passi came in
it on both
Clackamas
their
first out of 14 run
sides."
only NWAACC loss
ners with a person
this season.
al record time of
On Oct. 11 the
19:26.
Leslie
Cougars had a
Bartell
finished
Keoni McHone
strong showing at
third with a time of
Head Cross Country
the Clark Invite.
20:08.
Coach
According to Head
The
Cougars
Cross
Country
also ran in the
Coach Keoni McHone, the condi Sundodger Invite, which was held on
tions were wet and cold, causing 10 Sep. 27 in Seattle.
of the competitors to fall.
The men finished tenth overall
The men ran their waÿ to a sec with a team score of 280. Butkey
ond place finish, with a team score finished 13th out of 203 runners with
of 76. The women finished third a time of 25:14. Nevarez finished in
overall with a team score of 91. On the 27th spot with a time of 25:47.
the men’s side, John Butkey fin
The women’s team came in with
ished first overall with a course a 13th place finish with a team score
record time of 25:32. Eli Nevarez of 336. Passi once again led the way
finished second overall with a time finishing as number 34 overall with a
of 25:53.
time of 18:58. Bartell came in 61st
Saturday, Sept; 6, the Cougars with a time of 19:24.
started off the season by traveling
The Willamette Invite was held in
to Moscow, Idaho for the Idaho Salem on Oct. 4, and the men and
Invite.
The Cougar men and women’s teams finished 11th and
women were not allowed to score 14th, respectively.
as a team because they were run
This Saturday the Cougars will
ning against NCAA Division One participate in the NWAACC
schools Washingtoh State, Eastern Southern Region Championships,
Washington and Idaho.
held in Eugene. McHone is confi
On the women’s side Tiffany dent his runners will have a strong
Passi finished 25 out of 41 runners showing.
with a time of 16:45. Ashley
“We look to win it on both sides,”
Adams finished 28th with a time of said McHone.
Nic Delzell
KEONI MCHONE C ontributed
Freshman Tiffany Passi (531) battles through the pack during the Willamette Invite,
held on Oct. 4 in Salem. The women’s team finished 14th overall. She also captured
1 st place at the New Balance Festival of Champions with a PR time of 19:26.
Soccer has four games remaining to determine playoff eligibility
Frank Jordan
T he C lackamas P rint
Clackamas women’s soccer has
played a good-at-times, bad-at-
times sophomore season in the
Northwest Athletic Association of
Community Colleges’ (NWAACC)
2003 campaign.
“Our season has been up an
down, but we have played our butts
off and have had some success on
the field,” said Head Coach Tracy
Nelson. “The playoffs are coming
up and we need to build some
momentum heading in.”
The Cougars currently are
fourth in the Southwest Division of
the NWAACC, trailing Highline
CC, Green River CC and Lower
Columbia College in the standings.
Clackamas is coming off of a loss
to Lower Columbia last Saturday
in Longview, Wash., by a score of
1-0.
Ashlee Strachan, a freshman
from Portland’s Lincoln High
School, is the team’s leading goal
scorer with eight, while freshman
Stevie Smith, from Canby, has six
goals from her forward position.
Sophomore Debbie Sheehan,
from Seward, Alaska and freshman
Kali Smith, from Gresham, Ore.,
have been splitting the goalkeeping
duties this season and both have
performed pretty well in the nets.
“We have played some teams
well and we have played some
teams that have taken it to us,” said
Nelson. “We had some early sea
son success, but we have hit kind
of a lull in the last couple of weeks.
We have to step up the intensity in
these last few games.”
The Cougars have four games
left in the regular season, begin
ning today with a 4 p.m. home
game against Tacoma CC. Tacoma
is currently in last place in the divi
sion. The team will travel to
Seattle on Saturday to take on
Shoreline CC beginning at 1 p.m.
in the last road game of the regular
season.
Volleyball ranked number one in NWAACC coaches' poll
Nic Dezell
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CORY PRICE C lackamas P rint
Lindsay Schiely and Becky Horn (6) focus during last Friday’s game against Lane.
They were defeated in five sets by scores of 30-21, 25-30, 30-28, 27-30 and 13-15.
With two-thirds of the season
already over, the Clackamas vol
leyball team currently is ranked
number one in the Northwest
Athletic
Association
of
Community Colleges (NWAACC)
coaches’ poll.
On Oct. 17, Mt. Hood CC visit
ed the Clackamas gym and handed
the Cougars their first league loss
of the season by scores of 30-21,
25-30, 30-28, 27-30 and 13-15.
Mt. Hood is in second place in the
NWAACC Southern Region behind
Clackamas.
Sophomore Lindsey Schiely led
the offense with 26 kills; she ranks
third in the NWAACC Southern
Region with 90kills in league play.
Ashley Codòtte followed with 14
kills against the Saints. Tara
Andrew led the defense with 21
digs,
“It was a really great match
Friday night, one that either team
could have won,” said Head Coach
Kathie Woods.
The Cougars are 5-1 in league
play, have a 14-3 record in 3/5
matches and an overall record of
18-4.
The Cougar roster is loaded
with experience; seven players are
returning from last season.
“The way they work as a team
the returning players are on a mis
sion to win the NWAACC’s,” said
Woods. “They are really stepping
up.”
Woods knows the Southern
Region can be difficult.
“Any team in the south can beat
any other team on any given
night.”
Tonight, the Cougars will play
at home against Lane CC. This is a
must win for the Cougars. If they
don’t win tonight, they will fall
into, a tie for the top spot in the
Southern Region with Mt. Hood.
. “It’s going to be tough; we are
expecting another thriller-type
game,” said Woods.
This Friday and Saturday, the
Cougars will participate in the Mt.
Hood Halloween Classic in
Gresham. According to Woods,
only the best NWAACC teams-are
invited to play in this tournament.