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■ ■ •i ’ ackamas Print Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Robert Crawford Clackamas Print ribbs, Rachel Hemphill, Kaitlyn Reid and Stefani Dittmar, left to right, run sprints during practice. The JUST WAXT TO GO ■ Robert Crawford Clackamas Print ATI 'hough they are from different high schools and backgrounds, when it comes these ladies know how to give the competition a run for its money (iM, ea Simpson I , 'itor munity colleges held Olympic v these women would be , as’ dream team. n Cribbs, Stefani Dittmar, emphill ¡and Kaitlyn Reid are 11 irce to be reckoned with in the ’• ay, consistently placing in the 1 neet after meet. "most regent meet, the Southern ;rihampiAships on May. 10, the t n took Birst place in both the d 4x400 meter relay. -er, the four athletes not only _ as ageam - they take top severalgndividual events. is just k 7 seconds away from the school record in the 200- h. Both Dittmar and Hemphill All-Americans and Northwest ^Association of Community I¡NWAACC ) champions. Ir and Cribbs run the women’s I 200-m«ter dash in addition to I) and |x400 relay. Hemphill I 200- and 400-meter dash as I laYs' K "s the only one of the four icipates in an event outside Jhe runs!the 100-, 200- and r hurdles during the season. Juthem Region championships, Id thirdBn the 100 meter hur- I took third in the 400 meter \r arrived at Clackamas because toach Keoni McHone. l’t really have any plans after >ol,” she said, “and then my ol track coach introduced me v and it just kind of happened.” 'iys thatlMcHone’s recruitment er to the college as well. [j came ¡to a meet and told me : team/’ she said. “And the ip was a big draw as well.” till, onlthe other hand, was through soccer. asked me if I wanted to run veil,” she recalled. “It’s espe- rd on your body training all year-round. I suffer a lot more injuries will help lead het along a career path because I play two sports.” closely related to athletics - perhaps Although the women compete togeth an occupation involving working with er, they 'are much more than a relay youth. team. “I am thinking about being a trainer “We have chemistry because we at a high school or a PE teacher ... hang out outside of track,” Reid said. something to do with sports,” she said. Dittmar, who is a sophomore this “We have classes together, and we like spending time together.” year, is not highly concerned about For two of them, a deep-seated rival establishing detailed plans. “I am transferring to Western (Oregon ry played a part in their friendship. “Rachel and I actually ran against University), and I plan to run there,” she each other,” Cribbs said. “We were said. “Other than that, I will probably cross-town rivals in middle school and just mess with my horses. I would like to move somewhere new and just expe in high school.” Hemphill added, “Morgan and I are rience life.” The relay team is now preparing for best friends. We relate to each other on the NWAACC championships May 22 and off the track.” As for the athletes’ futures, they and 23. are of varying mindsets. For Cribbs, track is the key to her outlook. “I guess I’ll go where track takes me,” she said. “My par ents are eager to push me to do the best. They never hesitate to boast about me. They are very proud of anything I do.” Hemphill has her cake and eats it too, when it comes to parental sup port. “My mom pushes me to be the best I can be, but it is always my choice,” she said. “I am very independent in that way.” Andrea Simpson Clackamas Print Reid hopes that her expe Stefani Dittmar, Kaitlyn Reid and Rachel Hemphill laugh at rience in track Hemphill’s antics during track practice. On May 10, the Cougars traveled to Southwestern Uni versi ty to compete in the Southern Region Championships. The women’s relay team of Rachel Hemphill. Stefani Dittmar, Kaitlyn Reid and Morgan Cribbs placed first in both the 4x100 and 4x400 relay. Sierra Hess, who has suffered from a rolled ankle the last few weeks, came back strong this meet by placing third in the dis cus throw with a distance of35.54 meters in the finals. In the javelin throw, Alaura Little took second in the event She threw a distance of36.26 meters. On the men’s side, the relay team of Stan Wester, Logan Fjelstad, Mat Tweedy and Joe Gobel took second place in the 4x100 relay. And in the 4x400 relay, Wester, Fjelstad, Tweedy and Jared Correll placed first. Freshman Kai Ojala jumped 1.93 meters in the men’s high jump, which earned him first place in the event. Track is taking the next weekend off to prepare for the NWAACC championships at Spokane Falls Community College. The team has been doing some accli mation in preparation for the event “We are preparing for the heat,” said Head Coach Keoni McHone. “It will be about 20 degrees hotter than training has been for the last three months.” The team is replicating the temperature by training in full sweats. Although train ing has switched for the different w’eather conditions, the team is trying to stay con sistent during the resting period. The Cougars wi II travel to the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) championships May 22 and 23. Baseball The baseball team hit a slump this week when the Cougars lost a double header May 8 to L inn-Benton Community College. The games, which took place in Albany, were a landslide less with the first game ending in a score of 0-3 and the second game only slightly improved, but it wasn’t enough for the Cougars, ending in a score of 5-11. The next game wasn’t much better for the team, although the Cougars did man age to win at least one of the games in the doubleheader. The team came out strong in the first game with a final score of 6-2. Tire sec ond game was close call, but the Cougars dropped behind with a score of 3-4. The Cougars travel to Coos Bay today to play Southwestern Oregon Community College at 1 p.m. Softball Softball qualified for NWAACCs this w'eek by staying in third place. The Cougars lost their game May 9 against Lower Columbia College at home. The first game ended in a close score of 4-5 in the Red Devils’ favor. The second game didn’t go much better, with a final score of 1-3. Luckily, die Cougars came back May 10 with a doubleheader victory against Clark College. The women dominated Clark in the first game with a score of 11-3 and again in the second game with an end ing score ofl 2-0. Now the team is waiting to play in the NWAACC championships May 16 through 18 in Portland. The games will be at Delta Park, and the time is TBA.
