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Polk County Sports Polk County Itemizer-Observer • July 12, 2017 12A QUICK HITS Rope Busters to hold camp DALLAS — The Rope Busters will hold a jump rope camp beginning Monday at the LaCreole Middle School gym. T he camp will run through July 21 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. For more information: Jim Dent, 503-623-8074. Cross Creek women’s club results DALLAS — Cross Creek Women’s Club results for July 3. March play vs. par Nine holes: 1 (tie), Car- olyn Wall, Patti Stapish and Jerri Rich; 4, Suzy Deschler. Eighteen holes: 1, Loretta Bishop; 2 (tie), Darlene Pow- ers and Laurilee Hatcher. Cross Creek men’s club results DALLAS — Cross Creek’s men’s club results for July 4: Low gross/low net Gross: 1, Rocky Kygar, 38; 2, Bill Karjala, 39; 3, Jim Schroeder, 40. Net: 1, Eldon Rivers, 32; 2. Wayne Baughman, 33; 3, Don Seth, 36; 4 (tie), Bill Bishop and Pat Farrell, 37. Wolves name scholar athletes MONMOUTH — Western Oregon University saw 21 student-athletes earn Great Northwest Athletic Confer- ence Faculty Athletic Repre- sentative Scholar-Athlete awards on Thursday. The Wolves had 17 fe- male athletes and four male athletes earn recognition. Female recipients: Rachel Bayly (cross-country/track), Jenna Compton (volleyball), Jessica De La Melena (soc- cer), Natalie DeLonge (bas- ketball), Megan Drader (track and field), Alecia Falck (track and field), Mor- gan Haskett (volleyball), Breanne Ihara (soccer), Grace Knapp (cross-coun- try/track), Selene Konyn (soccer), Virginia Link (cross- country/track), Sara Mad- den (track and field), Ali Nelke (basketball), Dani Payne (soccer), Machaela Rapozo (soccer), Morgan Roan (soccer) and Jamie Smith (track and field). Male recipients: Nawai Ah Yen (baseball), Tyler Jones (track and field), Dustin Nading (cross-coun- try / track ) and C aleb Tingsad (football). The award is given to student-athletes who main- tain a grade-point average of 3.85 or higher. LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Curtis Campbell took over as director of athletics at Western Oregon University on July 5. New AD learns on the fly Campbell brings 17 years of experience to WOU By Lukas Eggen Campbell file The Itemizer-Observer MONMOUTH — Curtis Campbell didn’t know much about Oregon. Born on the East Coast, Campbell had only been as far west as Illinois. Yet, when Western Oregon University began its search for a new director of athlet- ics, Campbell was interest- ed. “My wife and I have al- ways wanted to live on the West Coast because we haven’t before,” Campbell said. “We saw that as a new opportunity and was some- thing that was more intrigu- ing about the position. I’ve spent a lot of time in the South and East. I saw living on the West as a positive.” What truly sold Campbell was meeting with WOU President Rex Fuller. “I saw that the athletic program was competitive,” Campbell said. “It seemed to have a good structure in place. I was really impressed • Curtis Campbell officially began as Western Oregon’s di- rector of athletics on July 5. • Curtis served as athletic director at Tuskegee University in Alabama from 2013-17. • He has also worked as an AD at Blackburn College and Stillman College. • Campbell’s first job in college athletics was at the Univer- sity of Minnesota. • Campbell was originally a social worker before deciding to pursue working in college athletics. with President Fuller and his vision for athletics and for the university. That was the biggest selling point for me. I thought that this is a place I’d like to be to help with his vision for athletics.” Fuller came away equally MONMOUTH-INDEPENDENCE MINI-MARATHON Annual race attracts big crowd The 2.6-mile fun run draws more than 400 participants Polk Pedalers to ride on Saturday By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer PERRYDALE — The Polk Pedalers Bicycle Club will hold its monthly ride Satur- day at 8 a.m. Riders will meet at Per- rydale School for the club’s annual breakfast round- trip ride from Perrydale to Amity (30 miles, easy). All ages are welcome, but children must be ac- companied by adults. Hel- mets required. There is no cost to attend. For more information: 503-623-6533. Titus 3 golf tourney set for Saturday DALLAS — The Titus 3 golf tournament will take place Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Dallas Golf Club, 11875 Orrs Corner Rd., Dallas. The tournament sup- ports Titus 3, a nonprofit women’s restoration home. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with play beginning at 9 a.m. Lunch and awards will follow at around 1 p.m. with a helicopter ball drop at 3 p.m. Cost is $75 per golfer or $25 for lunch only. For more information: Jody McGowan, 503-932- 2167. www.polkio.com impressed and, on July 5, Campbell officially began his tenure as athletic direc- tor. — For a while, it appeared Campbell’s career was head- ed in a different direction. “My undergraduate de- gree was in social work,” he said. “I did that for probably about 10 years, but I knew that I needed to get a mas- ter’s degree in order to get where I wanted to go.” It was rewarding work — but difficult. “Anyone who has done any research in social work knows you can get caught up and burnt out because you see the plight of a lot of people, and it can be very taxing,” Campbell said. “I started thinking, ‘Where do I want to specialize in?’” It didn’t take long for Campbell to decide. See CAMPBELL, Page 13A STEPHANIE BLAIR/Itemizer-Observer More than 400 runners and walkers took part in the Mini-Marathon on July 4. MONMOUTH/INDEPEN- DENCE — The crowd roared. Runners and walkers charged toward the finish in a blaze of glory. A scene like this could only mean one thing — it was Mini-Marathon time. The Monmouth-Indepen- dence Mini-Marathon drew more than 400 runners and walkers on July 4. “Everything went well,” organizer Terry Cable said. “We had great support and had more than 400 partici- pants. It was a pretty neat event.” Cable’s morning was a busy one, beginning around 5 a.m. “I helped get the race started (in Monmouth),” Cable said. “Then, I got in my car and hustled down south of Monmouth to come in the back side of Inde- pendence to help at the fin- ish line.” Cable serves as the lead organizer, but he said he’s far from the only person who makes this event a success each year. “It’s a great event and is really a function of all the support I get,” Cable said. “The Central Lions Club, the www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 Inside • See results from the Mini-Marathon on Page 13A. Willamette Valley Road Run- ners, and Monmouth Fitness Club, and Anytime Fitness are critical in putting this to- gether.” The two fitness clubs played a particularly big role helping at the start and fin- ish lines, Cable said. About the only thing that didn’t go as planned had to do with issues with the re- sults — which may have caused a few names being dropped on official times online, Cable said. Despite the hiccups, Cable said he was pleased with the event overall. “It covers all different run- ner skill levels, if you will,” he said. “We have people who just want to walk down the parade route and feel good about a fitness activity to some pretty elite runners who show up. It’s a neat event for beginners to some fairly advanced runners. With the advanced timing, people can see how they compared to last year, or to others in their age group or overall. That’s what makes it fun.” www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports
