Whitsell pedals to cycling victory.

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REGIONAL ROUNDUP

SEVEN SPRINGS, Pa. - Karissa Whitsell of Springfield won the women's individual road time trial at the 2006 U.S. Paralympics Cycling National Championships on Wednesday.

Whitsell, who won two golds among four medals at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens with tandem partner Katie Compton, covered the 17.7-kilometer course through Laurel Hill State Park in 30 minutes, 56.39 seconds. Compton served as the pilot cyclist for Whitsell, who has macular dystrophy and can see only peripherally.

"We knew it was going to be tough, but we knew we had an advantage because Katie and I have been racing together for so long," said Whitsell, 25, a 2005 ESPY nominee.

The national championships resume today.

Schutte falls in second round of Publinx tourney

BREMERTON, Wash. - Casey Watabu defeated Florence's Jesse Schutte 3 and 2 during the second day of match play at the 81st annual U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship on Thursday.

Schutte was seeded 51st and knocked out the defending champion, Clay Ogden, during Wednesday's first round. Watabu, from Kappa, Hawaii, was seeded 46th.

Dukeminier's 66 leaves him second in Stroke Play

HILLSBORO - Jack Dukeminier of Eugene saved his best for last, shooting a 6-under 66 on Thursday to finish second at the Oregon Junior Stroke Play Championship.

Dukeminier finished with a 54-hole total of 209, three strokes behind medalist Isaiah Telles of Tualatin. One of Dukeminier's high school teammates at Sheldon, Philip Bagdade, tied for third at 210.

Another Eugene golfer, Robbie Pitts of Marist, tied for sixth at 216.

Quaxe exit AAU tourney with third straight loss

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Oregon Quaxe dropped their third straight game, 56-38 to the Ferrari from Chicago, to finish their run at the AAU 16-and-under national tournament on Thursday.

Brian Conklin led the Quaxe (2-3) with 22 points.

OSU's Younce earns national academic honor

Oregon State's Ashley Younce, who became the first OSU runner to qualify for the NCAA West Regionals since the school's women's track and field and cross country programs were reinstated in the fall of 2004, added an academic honor this week.

Younce, a junior, posted a cumulative grade-point average of 3.78 while majoring in business administration, which earned her a spot on the 2006 national all-academic team.

Younce earned a spot at the West regional meet with a time of 16 minutes, 52 seconds in the 5,000 meters. She also set a school record in the 10,000 this past season and placed fifth in the 10K at the Pac-10 championships.

The OSU women's track and field team had a combined GPA of 3.41 this year, 10th in the nation and highest of any Pac-10 school.