Golfers finish tied for 11th
Oregon junior John Ellis finished with rounds of 69-70 on the final day of the Ping Arizona Intercollegiate, played Tuesday at The Raven at Sabino Springs, a 6,776-yard, par-71 facility. Ellis, who led the Ducks, shot 215 to tie for 22nd place.
The Ducks shot 870 (plus-18) and shared 11th place with UC-Irvine. Individually, sophomore Mike Sica tied a career-low with a final round of 69. Sica, who also shot a 69 at the 2001 Pacific-10 Conference Championships, finished the tournament tied for 29th with rounds of 72-75-69-216.
Fresno State posted totals of 10-under par over the last two rounds to capture the tournament. The Bulldogs, who shot the low round of the tournament with a 270 (minus-14) in the second round, shot a final-round 288 (plus-4) to win the 20-team event by one stroke over Oklahoma State (849).
Oklahoma State’s Hunter Mahan shot a final round of 68 (minus-3) to win the event by two strokes over Nick Watney of
Fresno State.
Volleyball hires
new assistants
The Oregon volleyball team has added two new assistants to its coaching staff, Oregon head coach Carl Ferreira announced Tuesday. Former Boise State assistant Keith Rubio and former Texas San Antonio assistant Rhonda Rust will join Ferreira in his third season. Together, Rubio and Rust bring nine years of collegiate coaching experience and a wealth of club coaching experience to the Oregon volleyball program.
“Rhonda and Keith will elevate the experience level of our staff immensely,” Ferreira said. “They are going to make an impact based on the knowledge and understanding of collegiate volleyball that they bring to the program.”
Rubio spent the past four seasons serving as Boise State’s recruiting coordinator and was also involved in all aspects of coaching on the court. Ferreira says Rubio’s duties at Oregon will also include being the primary recruiter as well as being involved in all aspects of on the court coaching.
Rust joins the Oregon contingent after spending the last three seasons as the top assistant at Texas-San Antonio. Rust took over as interim head coach in October 2001 and had been maintaining head coaching duties prior to being hired at Oregon.
— from staff and wire reports
