Football adds another
The Oregon football team announced it will add James Finley, a touted wide receiver from Los Angeles, to its list of 2003 signees.
Finley was ranked as the third-best wide receiver and one of the top 20 in the nation two years ago by SuperPrep magazine.
— Peter Hockaday
Tracksters qualify
for NCAAs
It was made official Monday: Oregon will send five athletes to this weekend’s NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark.
On the men’s side, seniors Samie Parker and Adam Kriz qualified in the 60-meter dash and the weight throw, respectively. On the women’s side, three pole vaulters — seniors Becky Holliday and Niki McEwen and junior Kirsten Riley — will make the trip to Arkansas.
Holliday and McEwen are the highest-ranked Ducks heading into the Indoors. Holliday is 2nd and McEwen is 3rd in the nation, as the former has jumped a mere half-inch higher than the latter in indoor competition.
Parker is the highest ranked of the men. He ranks 13th in his event, while Kriz is 15th in the weight throw.
The Ducks will compete Friday and Saturday at the Randal Tyson Track Center.
— Peter Hockaday
Women struggle
at tourney
Oregon, fielding two teams as it hosts the 2003 Oregon Duck Invitational, is currently 8th and 10th in the 11-team field after the opening two rounds Monday.
Oregon’s 8th-place team is led by freshmen Therese Wenslow, who shot a 3-over-par 75 in the first round, followed by a 9-over-par second to tie for 16th in the first day of the two-day tournament. Freshman Erin Andrews is tied at 23rd with a combined 14-over-par after the first two rounds, followed by junior Lacy Erickson, who currently holds down the 39th spot overall. Freshman Michelle Timpani is tied at 48 with a 21-over-par. Rounding out Oregon’s 8th-place team is sophomore Johnna Nealy, currently tied at 53.
The tournament, held at Shadow Hills Country Club in Junction City, will continue; its final round is set for today, beginning at 8 a.m.
— Scott Archer
Montgomery suspended
Stanford men’s basketball head coach Mike Montgomery was suspended for the first Pacific-10 Conference game of next season for grabbing an official in a game in late February.
Montgomery will miss the Cardinal’s Jan. 2, 2003 game against Washington State after he grabbed an official’s arm Feb. 27 against Arizona State. Montgomery was arguing a call, and was assessed with a technical on the spot.
— Peter Hockaday
