SPORTS BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard THE REGION Ducks ranked 15th in cross country poll The Oregon Oregon, city, United States Oregon, city (1990 pop. 18,334), Lucas co., NW Ohio, a suburb adjacent to Toledo, on Lake Erie; inc. 1958. It is a port with railroad-owned and -operated docks. The city has industries producing oil, chemicals, and metal products. men's cross country team was ranked 15th overall in the first Division I poll released by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. On the women's side, the Ducks were ranked 30th overall. Despite the loss of two-time individual champion Simon Bairu, top-ranked Wisconsin is favored to repeat as NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association men's champions. The Badgers return four runners who placed in the top 18 at last year's national meet, including Chris Solinsky Chris Solinsky (born December 5, 1984) is a runner from Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Among his more notable achievements, he won eight state championships in high school and five NCAA Division I championships at the University of Wisconsin. (third), Matt Withrow (ninth), Beaverton's Stuart Eagon (17th) and Tim Nelson (18th). Rounding out the men's top 10 are Arkansas, Colorado, Stanford, Texas, Iona, Portland, Arizona, Oklahoma State and Kansas. Stanford, with five returning all-Americans, holds down the No. 1 spot in the women's poll, followed by Colorado, Michigan, Oklahoma State, BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding , Illinois, Duke, Arkansas, Arizona State and Wisconsin. Generals open season tonight The Eugene Generals will open their 2006-07 NOR-PAC junior hockey season at 7:35 tonight against the River City Jaguars with plenty of opening-day activities. The Generals will retire the No. 15 jersey for late coach Robert Freeland, who died during the offseason. The team will then raise its 2005-06 Western Division championship banner, which will be followed by a live rendition ren·di·tion n. 1. The act of rendering. 2. An interpretation of a musical score or a dramatic piece. 3. A performance of a musical or dramatic work. 4. A translation, often interpretive. of the national anthem anthem [ultimately from antiphon], short nonliturgical choral composition used in Protestant services, usually accompanied and having an English text. The term is used in a broader sense for "national anthems" and for the Latin motets still used occasionally in . Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students and seniors. Children under 5 are free. |
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