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''W e really stand out at meets. People assume we f are one person for awhile, then they see us togeth– er," said assistant cross country coach Keith Woodard. Coaches Ken and Keith Woodard not only look alike, they think alike when it comes to run– ning and coaching. They believe this is definitely a plus that comes with working with a brother. It saves them time because they communicate very well, don't have to explain things in detail, and can finish up each other's thoughts and ideas. They hope that with their coaching skills and the skills of returning runners they can move up in regional placings fromseventh place for the women and eighth for the men. They will have a tough time trying to replace Selina Danko, but they want to at least maintain this year's achieve– ments. "The coaches did a really good job. They are the best I have trained under. They have a very comfortable attitude and are easy to get along with," said Charles Douglas, a junior. PSU is the first college coaching experience they have had, so it is difficult to compare this program to another. "The main difference is that generally the stu– dent athletes who want to be out for [cross coun– try] are more dedicated than the high school run- Shelley Bryson works on keeping a good pace in cross country competition during the fall season. Photo by Deborah Hallick ners," explained Keith. In high school the brothers did some informal coaching of different events, anywhere from the discus to the triple jump. People often carne to them asking for advice. Ken and Keith ran during high school at Beaver– ton High. Ken continued competition at Clark Junior College and then at Lewis and Clark. Kei– th also ran at Lewis and Clark, but they were only on one team together in college. In 1977 the Beaverton High School athletic director asked Keith to coach and he accepted. Then when there was an opening in the track de– partment Ken signed on. They left there in 1978, and each went his own direction. Keith went to Colorado and Ken went to England, but both continued to coach. ln 1981, Bob Williams was the head of the PSU track and cross country teams. When Ken returned to Portland he became a volunteer assis– tant, then took over Williams' position in 1983. By the spring of 1987, the brothers were together again when Keith became assistant volunteer to Ken. "Ken had an opportunity at the time, and he stepped in and took it," said Keith. Keith carne back to finish up school and wanted to coach in a formal setting - and PSU provided a chance to do both. • • • Jessica Landon Cross Country Roster .... Chris Loshbaugh Tim Wines Negussu Solomon Charles Douglas Chris Frank Colin Griffin Jason Boehlke Wo•••• Sobno Danko YR SR JR Cross Country Scoreboard Becky Henry Heather McElheny Marti Foster Shelly Bryson SR JR JR I ... ~ (plcxe) 9/1 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 11/3 Chris Lashbaugh (18) (23) (9) DNR (55) DNR (74) (58) funW'mes (25) (27) (18) (5) (32) (20) (32) (34) Negussu Solomon (27) (40) (30) (2) (42) (29) (42) (38) Charles Douglas (28) (26) (13) (1) (40) (16) (46) (35) Chris Frank (30) (50) (25) (3) (77) (45) (80) (61) Colin Griffin (37) (56) (33) (6) (98) (48) (124) (76) Jason Boehlke DNR DNR DNR (8) DNR DNR DNR DNR -.sovm no scores (166) (95) (15) (12) (143) (7) (8) W...u~ Salina Danko (8) (6) (1) (1) (19) (30 (20) (25) Becky Henry (13) (250 (30 (2) (35) (II) (46) (28) Heather Mdlheny (17) (31) (25) (10) (66) (31) ( 83) (60) Marti Foster (18) (34) no lime (9) (53) (30) (62) (55) Shelly Bryson (20) (32) (13) (3) (41) (16) (48) (45) ....... vera~ no scores (103) no score (25) (7) (85) (7) (7) Sports/CC •