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Clackamas Print 7 Wednesday, May 30, 2007 Sam Krause went after her,” said McHone. “[She] 4x 100-meter run. Then. in the 4x400- just happened to make up that little meter, with Mat Tweedy in place of Co-Editor-in-Chief bit and catch up to her and still only Wester, the Cougs pulled ahead of miss it by seven tenths of a second.” Lane CC and Spokane CC with a The men’s and women’s Cougar Durand went on to place third in time of 3:17.29 seconds. ck and field teams met last week the high jump, clearing the bar with a Clayton Herman found himself Mt. Hood CC for the 2007 height of 1.54 meters. with a new PR in the 110-meter 1VAACC Championships in what Javelin thrower Jeeni Schantin hurdle with a third-place finish of led a solid year. closed a strong career with the col 15.50 seconds. “One of the big things for us as lege, throwing 50.24 meters. Tweedy was in action, too, with a team is to get peak performances “Her mark actually qualifies second-place finish in the 400-meter championship time, so one of the her for the U.SA. Outdoor Track run, raking in a time of 48.7 sec mgs we look at are personal records and Field Championships,” said onds. In the 400-meter hurdle, it was e set,” said Head Coach Keoni McHone. “These are the top athletes Wester who squeezed into second cHone. “We had 31 personal bests in the country.” with a time of 54.91 seconds. er the two days.” Schantin has signed with Seattle In the field, Mike Simmons, Men placed third by pushing Pacific University for the next school Quinten Baxter and Chris Dilley per ar total score to 149 points, get- year. formed admirably. g beaten out by Spokane CC (228 The 3000-meter steeple chase Simmons placed first in the jav ints), who have placed first for the pulled Lyndsey Mckillip to a second- elin throw with 68.28 meters, besting t three years, and Lane CC (202 place finish (11:33.03 seconds) and his earlier performance by more than ints). put her ahead of the competition by three meters and earning a PR. Placing fourth overall and bring- over 10 seconds. In the hammer throw, Dilley was “Her personal record lowered the able to throw a distance of 52.18 ; in 107 points, the Lady Cougs tie out with strong performances school record by three seconds. They meters, placing first, and Baxter m the entire team. went out pretty slow in the first 800 came in with a third-place throw of Rachel Hemphill made the grade meters, and for her to have to drop 51.31 meters, taking home a PR . placing in four of her events, the hammer by that much is pretty Dilley ended up taking second in mphill pulled a PR in the 200- good,” said McHone. the discus throw, pulling off 44.72 iter dash with a time of 25.77 The men’s team put on just as meters. »nds, placing third. She continued good of a show for the audience. Gobel sprung into second place In the 100-meter dash, Kenjamine in the high jump, raising the bar to r PR streak in the 400-meter run, jpping it from 58.27 seconds to a Jackson garnered a first-place time 1.9 meters. of 10.68 seconds, with teammate le of 57.52 seconds and stepping “It was just an awesome meet,” Wesley Keller (10.86 seconds) grab said McHone. “This is my first year o second place. Burg and Hemphill participated bing third. as head track coach. A lot of these Jackson also recieved a second- athletes weren’t necessarily recruited, the relays with Stefani Ditmar. so they just kind of showed up. These e forcefbl trio found themselves place finish in the 200-meter dash. icing first in the 4x100-meter relay Keller came in third with 22.06 sec guys did very well and came on this onds. th Megan Durand, and later placed team just because they wanted to do The men’s relay team came track.” and in the 4x400-meter relay with through with first-place finishes in lisonBody. This year, the Cougs were made “When Jamie got the baton [in the both the 4x100-meter run and 4x400- up of mostly freshman and suffered from slow recruitment, but a lot of K)0 relay], they were down by two meterrun. Gobel, Jackson, Keller and Stan the team is excited about next year. 1 a half seconds, and they were Wester ran a time of 41.47 seconds, “The incoming freshman class is ining against the second top per another PR for Clackamas in the looking really strong,” said McHone. mer in the conference, and Jamie NOW HIRING DELIVERY DRIVERS: Earn up to $11.00 to $18.00 per hour: (Minimum Wage. Plus Tips, and $1.50 Per Delivery.) * Flexible Hours * Must Have Proof of Insurance and Reliable Car * Must Be Licensed for 2 Years Minimum 18 Years Old With A Good Driving Record Looking for Friendly People With A Neat Appearance Open Sun-Tburs PO Box2806 Fri - Sat 11:00 a.m. -10:00p .m. Wilsonville, OR 97070 Apply in store today! (SO3) 5/5-5000 No inquiries from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm and 5:00 to 7:00 pm please. TOP LEFT: Long jumper Matt Dotson grimmaces as he lands after a long jump. ABOVE: Lyndsey McKillip competes in the steeple chase. I Blazers win lotto, set to buy thoroughbred Mike Guldlce Sports Editor Eight days ago, the great est news an Oregonian could receive was announced: The Portland Trail Blazers, despite possessing bet ter odds of getting struck by lightning or dying in a plane crash, were awarded the number one pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. Soon after the news spread across the country from New York, pandemo nium ensued as the people of Portland erupted in a state of pure, unadulterated euphoria. As if last year’s cash crop of stellar young talent derived from the draft was merely a preamble to the main course, the Blazers now have the opportu nity to select either Ohio State freshman center Greg Oden, or Texas fresh man guard/forward Kevin Durant. Both are potential ly franchise-saving talents who cannot be overlooked. Oden, who led the Buckeyes to the NCAA championship game, is coming off a year that saw him carry the team, despite recovering from right-wrist surgery that caused him to shoot free throws left handed for much of the regular season. Despite the nagging hindrance, Oden was able to overcome the challenge and excel. Dominant big men are a rarity, and will always be in high demand. Finding a player who is not only a space-eater, but a skilled and dominant force inside is something that only occurs every fourth leap year - or every time some one assumes Clay Aiken is straight. The other upside of drafting Oden would be that it would almost assure the departure of incumbent team leader/cancer Zach Randolph. With Oden and LaMarcus Aldridge holding down the post positions, the Blazers could part ways with Zeebo and hope that Darius Miles retires or ... dies. Durant, who led the Big 12 with nearly 26 ppg and more than 11 rebounds, earned AP national play- er-of-the-year honors. He would fill the void at small forward if the Blazers are not able to lure Rashard Lewis away from Seattle or re-sign Travis Outlaw. Durant could also play sparingly at shooting guard and power forward. With comparisons to Tracy McGrady and Kevin Garnett, the bar is set high for Durant. Coming out of a primetime program like Texas, and being equipped with a lanky 6-10 frame, should equate to immediate NBA success. Despite needing to improve his defense and passing, as well as hit the weights, from day one, Durant was destined to play, and star, at the next level. While Durant would add a more exciting and entertaining offensive threat, inside and out, the Blazers cannot pass on the dominant center from Ohio State, Greg Oden. Once upon a time, a long while ago, the Blazers drafted a center with the number one pick in the draft. His name was Bill Walton, and he led the team to their only NBA championship. I realize it’s early to make any serious prognostications, but if the Blazers draft Oden, they will be on the fast track back to respectability; that, and so much more.
