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Spilygy Sports Pge 6 Spilyy Tyrooo August 4, 2005 Great time at games Down Under By Brian Mortcnicn Spiyay Tjmoo Charlcnc Moody competed last month in the shot put, jav elin and discus events in the Down Under International Games in Australia. She placed in all three events, including first-places in two divisions in the shot put, her best event, The Down Under Interna tional Games, presented by In ternational Sports Specialists Inc., were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, July 9 10. The two-day meet was part of a 12-day overseas trip for Moody that included a stopover in I Iawaii. Moody, like Warm Springs tribal member Blaine Begay in wrestling, and Madras I ligh vol leyball player Katie Wunsch, raised over $4,000 to travel to Australia for their competitions. "I thought the competition would be really big because of all those girls from the Caroli nas and Florida," Moody said. "And then I thought, I can't think like that. And then I started throwing, and I thought, 'I could beat them.'" She ended up throwing 1 1.97 meters (39 feet, 3 inches) to win the Open Division that in cluded college-age athletes. She won the 18-19 age group with a toss of 11.42 meters (37-5 Vi). As an added bonus, Moody finished fourth in discus and sixth in javelin. She threw a best of 34.38 meters (112-9 Vi) in the discus, and of 30.32 meters (99-5 Vi) in the javelin. Charlene Moody Two Australian athletes had better marks in the discus, but Jcsica Adeky, one of four other Natives that made the trip from the U.S., beat Moody for third by seven inches. "I was like, 'No-o-o-o!'" she said in mock horror at being so close to a top-three finish. Most of the athletes at the meet were Americans who made the trip, and Americans were clearly better in some events, like the shot put. The meet was fairly large, and featured events like steeplechase and race walking not usually run in high school track and field. Moody said she didn't par ticularly care what her marks were in Australia, and hadn't practiced the shot put much before leaving for Australia. "I tried to practice a little at home, but I didn't really get to go for a full-out glide, so 1 just tried to power it. And in the jav elin, I hadn't practiced since school, so I did really bad in that because I forgot the footwork and everything." Moody graduated from Ma dras I ligh in June. For the meet in Australia, even though she might not have been as fine tuned as she was, say, two months ago, the competition energized her and got her think ing about college and goals even further down the road. "It opened my eyes a little more, because my real goal is to go to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing," she said. In the fall Moody will com pete at Lane Community Col lege in F.ugcne, the same junior college Tom Pappas, the U.S. hopeful in the decathlon at the 2004 Olympic Games. Lane Community College" was the first to offer Moody a scholarship, and she accepted. She had been talking with Clackamas Community College in the spring, but coaches from Lane approached her at the Class 3A state meet in May. At Lane, Coach Grady O'Connor has some experi enced throwers, "and I can learn from them,", Moody said. Lane also has an art program, which also interests her. Interesting sights Competition is part of the draw of the Down Under In ternational Games, but just be ing in a foreign land is what the athletes remember most. In Sydney, Australia, the Important dates for high school athletes Falls sports at Madras High School begin on August 22. Sports will include cheerleading, volleyball, boys and girls cross country, football, boys soccer and girls soccer. The following are some of the important dates to keep in mind: Tuesday, August 16 at 7 p.m.: Mandatory parentplayer coach information meeting at the high school commons. Thursday, August 18: Free fall sports physical at 4 p.m. at the IHS clinic; and at 5:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church. Monday, August 22: First day of practice. Wednesday, Sept. 7: First day of school for freshmen. Thursday, Sept. 8: First day of school for tenth through twelfth grades. Monday, Sept. 12 at 5:30 p.m.: Free fall sports physicals for winter and springs sports It the United Methodist Church. If you have any questions, call the athletic office at the high school, 475-7265 ext. 312. Hawaiians, Local Boys golf tourney results tallied The following are the results of the Hawaiians and Local Boys Golf Tournament, held recently at Kah-Nee-Ta: A Flight: first gross team, Monte Simmons and Tom Dieker (189); second gross team, Brian Condon and Joe Finley (199); third gross team, tied between Kelly Wechter and Phil Miller, and Chuck Ander son and Tyrell Peterson (both 201). A Flight: first net team, Tom Estimo and Satch Miller (170); second net team, Gregjosi and Ken Ellison (1 82); third net team, Gary George and Sean Hoolehan (183); fourth net team, Arnie Engle and Roger Pardue (187). B Flight: first gross team, Dan Martinez and Vince Couch' (216); second gross team, Janell Smith and Ray Upshaw (217); third gross team, Tom Bradley and Karson Elkins (218); fourth gross team, John Norstman and Steve Blakely (224). B Flight: first net team, Dave Dieker and Ron Her (173); sec ond net team, Verna Conner and Dave Elkins (175); third net team, Chief Delvis Heath and Wendell Jim (178); fourth net team, tied between Bob Kjenslee and Arden Olson, and Dylan Hobson and Andrew Davis (181). group of athletes viewed some of the Olympic sites of the 2000 games, including the Olympic stadium. They also saw . the famous Sydney Opera I louse. And the group visited a wildlife park that had all the animals unique to the Land Down Under, like koalas and kangaroos. Moody had her pic ture taken while holding a ko ala. "They're so soft!" she said. She also witnessed a football player having the wind knocked out of him by a red kangaroo when the 'roo rocked back on its tail and kicked the football player in the chest. Moody and her new friends also saw a large crocodile, dingos and Tasmanian devils. Before the competition the visiting athletes had a free day. They used the time to play La ser tag and check out Surfer's Paradise on the Gold Coast. Moody said she found the Australian guides friendly, and she even found herself talking like them. "When we were com ing back, me and my friend Penny were starting to talk like them," she said. The ocean, she said, was cold but people were surfing anyway. "The day we left Australia, a little kid got attacked by a shark. We thought, 'Good thing we didn't get in the water!" 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