Skipper wins Pac-10 honor.Byline: From Register-Guard and news service reportsREGIONAL ROUNDUP University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. junior pole vaulter Tommy Skipper on Monday was named the Pac-10 Conference men's field athlete of the year Athlete of the Year
Skipper won his second Pac-10 pole vault pole vault Track-and-field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar with the aid of a long pole. It became a competitive sport in the mid-19th century and was included in the first modern Olympic Games. title in three years with a mark of 18 feet, 1/2 inch as well as his second NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association outdoor championship with a best of 18-8 3/4. Skipper will compete in USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis on Saturday. Arizona distance standout Robert Cheseret was the recipient of the men's track athlete honor for the third year in a row, while USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. sprinter Virginia Powell and UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX pole vaulter Chelsea Johnson were named the women's track and field award-winners, respectively. USC's Ron Allice was selected as conference men's coach of the year, while Arizona State's Greg Kraft was chosen the women's coach of the year. The Pac-10 newcomers of the year were hurdlers Kevin Craddock and Nicole Leach, both of UCLA. Jackson golf tourney scheduled Aug. 7 The Luke Jackson Celebrity Golf Tournament will be held Aug. 7 at Emerald Valley Golf Club. The tournament, inaugurated a year ago by the former Creswell High School and University of Oregon standout, benefits local high school sports programs. The event will include a dinner and celebrity auction on Aug. 6, with golfing the next day. Information on the event is available at www.lukejacksongolf.com or by calling (541) 684-4439. Canby's Ziegler earns spot in U.S. Junior Amateur CRESWELL - Robbie Ziegler of Canby shot a two-round 1-under-par 143 on Monday to win the U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifier at Emerald Valley Golf Club. Ziegler and runner-up Darren Wallace of Langley, B.C., who finished five strokes behind, qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club in California on July 17-22. Andrew Vijarro of Bend (149) and Justin Smithhisler of Roseburg (151) earned alternate slots. Eugene's Jack Pennington tied for 10th at 159 with Jesse Schutte of Florence. Polski's 69 sits second at men's amateur PORTLAND - Paul Bonorden of Snohomish, Wash., carded a 4-under-par 68 on Monday to take the first-round lead in the Oregon Men's Amateur Championship at the Portland Golf Club. Eugene's Chris Polski and Redmond's Tim Sundseth are tied for second, one stroke behind at 69. The tournament continues today with the second round of stroke play. Kim leads women's amateur; Nealy seventh PORTLAND - Rebecca Kim shot a 3-over-par 75 to take the opening-round lead in the Oregon Women's Amateur Championship at the Portland Golf Club on Monday. Kim holds a three-stroke lead over a group of three players. Former Oregon golfer Johnna Nealy shot an 81 and is tied for seventh, six shots off the pace. Eugene's Kendra Little is tied for 11th at 83. The tournament continues today with the second round of stroke play. Oregon lineman nominated for award University of Oregon senior center Enoka Lucas and Oregon State sophomore guard Jeremy Perry are among 54 players nominated for consideration for the Outland Trophy, which annually has been awarded to the best offensive or defensive lineman in college football since 1946. The 6-foot-4, 299-pound Lucas is a two-year starter. He is one of six players from the Pac-10 nominated for the award, given out by the Football Writers Association of America The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA. The organization also selects the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, the Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner, the Outland Trophy award. Perry started all 11 games last season. He was selected the Pac-10 Conference's co-Freshman of the Year in and named to the honorable mention team. He also earned freshman all-America honors by the Sporting News and the College Football News. OSU (Open Source UNIX) Refers to the Unix variants that are maintained as open source, which were primarily BSD Unix and Linux until Sun made its Solaris operating system open source in 2005. softball players named to university team OKLAHOMA CITY - Oregon State pitcher Brianne McGowan and utility player Cambria Miranda are on the 17-woman roster for the World University Games that was announced Monday by USA Softball. The Games will be held July 15-23 in Tainan City, Taiwan. The World University team will play a scrimmage against the USA Softball women's national team The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. on July 10 in Irvine, Calif. Keller, Winterstein lead Challengers' sweep Jon Keller threw a five-inning shutout and Dan Winterstein went 3-for-3 with two doubles in the Eugene Bi-Mart Challengers' 13-0 rout of Malarkey ma·lar·key also ma·lar·ky n. Slang Exaggerated or foolish talk, usually intended to deceive: "snookered by a lot of malarkey" New Republic. Roofing of Portland to start their American Legion baseball American Legion Baseball is a variety of amateur baseball played by teenage boys in 45 states in the USA. Purpose According to the American Legion, the purpose of American Legion Baseball is to give young men "an opportunity to develop their skills, personal fitness, doubleheader sweep at Swede swede: see turnip. Johnson Stadium on Monday night. The Challengers won the second game 16-6. Their scheduled home game tonight against the Salem Post 9 Mets has been canceled. |
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