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Wednesday, O c t24,2012
Track team gets cause to ‘jump’ for joy
Andrew Millbrooke
Sports Editor
For the 80 athletes who prac
tice regularly for the Clackamas
Community College track and
field team, brand new runways are
a welcome addition to an aging
track facility that was first built
in 1978. For the first time since
1992, major renovations are tak
ing place on the track and field
runways.
The facilities that are being
renovated include the long and tri
ple jum p runways, the pole vault
runway, the high jum p apron, and
the javelin runway. Also, new
takeoff boards and a brand new
pole vault box are being installed.
“Now that we have new run
ways, I’m really excited to start
vaulting,” said sophomore Taylor
Ballard, a pole vaulter and hurdler
from Portland’s Parkrose High
School. “I’m also very thankful.”
Ballard said that the runway
would stick to her spikes when
she tried to vault last year, peel
ing off pieces on each and every
jump. “It was hard to practice,”
said Ballard'
The long jum p p it situatedjust-inside the infield has been stripped down o f
its surface and takeoff boards. It is currently being resurfaced and replaced,
as permitted by the weather.
“It is hard to get the money,”
said head track and field coach
Keoni McHone. “For us to be
able to get this done, w e’re going
to take full advantage o f it.”
McHone said that with some parts
o f the runways falling apart, it had
become a safety hazard to train or
compete on them.
“What they peeled off this time
is actually the original surface
from 1978,” said McHone. “In
1992 they built a new track right
on top o f the original, existing sur
face.” Although the entire track
got what is called a ‘spray coat’
in 2000, both surfaces have seen
much better days.
“The surface from 1978 had
totally, completely deteriorated, as
well as a lot o f the surface from
1992,” said McHone. “Our last
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practice we had last year, pieces
o f it were literally flying in the
air while athletes were running
down the runway.” The athletes
definitely noticed the deteriorating
conditions.
“The* takeoff board was under
kept,” said sophomore sprinter/
long jum per Shelby Grubb, from
Portland Lutheran High School.
“The runway was very thin - you
could feel cement in spots and the
track would come out from under
my feet when I jumped.”
State budgets for education
and athletics have been falling
for years, but McHone said they
applied for a mini-grant and were
awarded one for $39,000.
“The administration here is
very supportive,” said McHone.
“They understand our concerns
and needs.”
Beynon Sports, a nationally
recognized company that special
izes in track surfaces, was hired
to complete the job. The high
jum p apron and javelin runways
have been completely dug up and
resurfaced. Both o f those areas are
completely finished.
“They dug all the way down
to the asphalt this time,” said
McHone. Beynon got some help
in the tear down, as CCC athletes
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were happy to get started in replac
ing the old, worn-out surface.
“The last practice we knew
they were going to redo it anyway,
so we started peeling it up,” said
Ballard. “It just peeled up like an
orange peel. It was pretty fun.”
The runways for the lopg/triple
jumps and pole vault are in the
process o f being redbne. Since
the takeoff boards and pole vault
box were not ordered with the
original purchase order, they have
not arrived yet. Also, file weather
must be dry when they finish,
because concrete must be poured.
“We are at the mercy o f the
company and the weather,”
said CCC athletic director Jim
Martineau. “We don’t know when
they will finish.” It is only a
minor inconvenience right now,
because the jumpers and vaulters
are busy working on condition
ing and won’t be fine tuning their
approaches and takeoffs for a few
months.
Although the track team is tak
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stride, it would be nice to have all
o f the work done at the same time.
“We had hoped to be done
this fall so that the track team
could practice on them now,” said
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Timbers win Cascadia Cup
David Beasley
Associate Sports Editor
Trium phantly taking home
a well-deserved Cascadia Cup
trophy on Sunday, the Portland
Timbers celebrated a hard fought
battle to a 1-0 victory over the
Vancouver, B ritish Colum bia
Whitecaps.
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Sunday’s game marks the third
time in the last four seasons that
the Timbers have captured the
Cascadia Cup. Last year’s title
holder was the Seattle Sounders,
but Portland topped the three
city championship, showing their
ability to be top team in the
Northwest.
Supporters o f the team, known
as the Timbers Army, brought big
energy to the game atmosphere
from start to finish, erupting in
a massive explosion o f cheers,
chants, flag waving, and just
plain hooliganry.
It was an all-out war
in the stands and on
the field. The Timbers
wanted more than just
their first away-game
victory o f the MLS
season; they wanted
to again hold the title
o f the best team in
the Northwest.
C a p tain
Jack
Jew sbury’s soaring
30-yard goal would be
the winning goal o f the
match, careening over
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S o c c e r : at
Clark CC,
Vancouver, Wash.,
1pm.
• S tre tc h in g :
1-2:00 p.m. on the
Fireside.
THURSDAY 10/25
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S o c c e r: 12-2 p.m.
in the field next to
Hwy. 213
• C C C W re s tlin g :
Navy and Scarlett
Matches, 7 p.m.
the Whitecaps goalkeeper’s head
neatly in the upper right comer o f
the goal.
The Timbers defended excel
lently during the back and forth
battle for- possession o f the bail,
in which solid gfeot&idftjgoai taken
by Vancouver, but the Timbers
defended with urgent effective
ness.
The Cascadia Cup victory
comes on the heels o f a mediocre
season which saw the Timbers
fall in the standings early in the
year, eventually leading to the
dismissal o f head coach John
Spencer.
His interim replacement, gen
eral manages Gavin Wilkinson,
has coached the team since.
W ilkinson has been at the helm
during each year the Portland
Timbers have w on the Cascadia
Cup.
The Timbers w in brought a
much needed sense o f victory to
the team and Timbers Army alike.
Hoisting the huge cup o f a trophy
high, the men o f Portland soccer
returned home victorious!
FRIDAY-W/26
• F la g F o o tb a ll •:
F rid a y s : 11 30-1 30
p m in the field next
to Hwy. 213
• C C C W o m e n ’s
S o c c e r: vs. SW
Oregon CC at OCHS
Pioneer Stadium
at 1 p.m.
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SATURDAY1Ö/27
• C ro s s C o u n try : !
B X C Cougars at •.
Southern Region
Championships
11 a.m. at Lane CC,
Eugene
• C C C M e n ’s
B a s k e tb a ll: at
Linfield JV, 7 p.m. in
McMinnville
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SUHDAY1D/28 I
• P o rtla n d
W in te rh a w k s : vs.
Tri-City at Memorial
Coliseum, 5 p m
• H o rs e R a c in g :
1 p.m. at Portland
Meadows
MONDAY-W/23
• T h in k P in k
B B Q : 11:30-1:30
1pm in the Quad
• R a n d a ll F itn e s s
C e n te r : 8:30-10:00
a.m. and 1-6:00
p.m. downstairs in
Randall Hall.
? TUESDAY-W / 3 0 ' ^ J
.. • R a n d a ll F itn e s s
C e n te r : Tuesday
and Thursday from
noon-8:00 p.m.
downstairs In
Randall Hall
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