Mead Runs Away In Eugene

It was supposed to be an early-season challenge for the Mead boys cross country team in Eugene, Ore. They should have just mailed the trophy to the Panthers.

Led by Jason Fayant, Mead swept the first six spots, and had its seven runners in the first nine in the Churchill Challenge on Monday at Laurelwood Golf Course.

“I thought we’d run well, but when you go 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and you actually have seven runners in the top ten, that’s amazing,” said Mead coach Pat Tyson. “The people there watching were in shock.”

On a 5,000-meter course, which Tyson described as “very hilly and very tough,” Fayant timed 16 minutes, 39 seconds to best teammate Ryan Wiser by 2.5 seconds.

Morgan Thompson was third, Damon Ristau fourth and Chad Wiser fifth as Mead compiled the minimum low of 15 points. Canby, Ore., was second with 89 and Yreka, Calif., third with 117.

Baseball

Andy Billig, general manager of the Spokane Indians the last four seasons, is stepping up as the Northwest League team revamps its front office.

Billig, 28, was promoted to team president. Besides his work with the baseball team, he will continue as vice president of the Spokane Shadow soccer team. He is a minority owner of both.

Marc Hatch, 27, assistant general manager in charge of tickets and administration, has been promoted to general manager. Otto Klein, 26, the assistant general manager-sponsorships, has been promoted to executive director-sponsorships.

Paul Barbeau, 23, who increased group sales by 50 percent as director of group sales, has been promoted to assistant GM-tickets.

Football

Former Lewis and Clark High School and University of Idaho standout Jerry Campbell will be inducted into the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame on Saturday in Hamilton, Ontario.

Anyone wishing to send greetings can address them to the CFL Hall of Fame and Museum, 583 Jackson Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8P1L4, or fax them to (905) 528-9781.

College volleyball

University of Washington ran its record to 11-1 with a 15-9, 15-8, 15-9 sweep of visiting Gonzaga University in Hec Edmundson Pavilion.

Jennifer Kubista had 12 kills while Theresa Spink had 12 digs and Christine Kubista 11 digs for the Bulldogs (6-9).

Amy Tutt led UW with 20 kills, Angela Bransom added 15 with 14 digs and Angie Coma had 51 assists.

Golf

Morning frost delayed the start of the Athletic Round Table ProLadies tournament Monday at Hayden Lake, preventing all players from completing their rounds. Play will be completed today.

Downriver, Esmeralda, Indian Canyon and The Creek at Qualchan, the four city-operated courses, are now taking tee times beginning at 7 a.m. instead of 6 a.m.

An Eastern Washington player and a Gonzaga player share second place after 36 holes in the 54-hole Grizzly Fall Classic college women’s tournament in Missoula.

EWU’s Kylie Smith and GU’s Lisa Wasinger are at 8-over-par 154, three shots out of first. EWU’s Shelly Russell is sixth at 156.

EWU is second at 644 with GU sixth at 666.

Eastern Washington teammates Scott Carroll and Darin Vaughan share ninth with 1-over-par 145s, eight shots off the pace in the Grand Canyon/Oak Craft Fall Classic men’s tournament in Sun City West, Ariz.

EWU is eighth at 593 after 36 holes in the 54-hole event.

Kelly Wilson of Washington State shot a 9-over-par 81 in the first round of the 54-hole Northwest Invitational women’s tournament at Sunriver, Ore. That’s 10 shots out of first.

The Cougars are 12th at 343.

College soccer

Washington State sophomore goalkeeper Jessica Glazer is the first Cougar to be named Pacific-10 Conference player of the week.

Glazer helped Washington State to a win and a tie last week as the Cougars defeated 16th-ranked San Diego State 2-1 and played a 0-0 draw with Montana.

She had 12 saves and is working on a string of 177 scoreless minutes.

The Whitworth men played to a 2-2 tie and the Pirates women lost 1-0 to Willamette in league action in Salem, Ore., on Sunday.

Jason Benson and Rio Three Stars scored for the Pirates men (2-2-1, 1-0-1).

The 20th-ranked Willamette women (5-1, 2-0) made the 16th-ranked Pirates (6-2, 1-1) their third straight victim.

Hockey

Two former Spokane Chiefs were sent down as National Hockey League clubs reduce their rosters.

Dmitri Lenov, a member of last season’s Chiefs, was assigned by the St. Louis Blues to Worcester, Mass., of the American Hockey League. Bobby House, who played for Spokane in the 1990-91 season, was sent to Albany, N.Y., of the AHL by New Jersey.

Central Valley graduate Scott Levens, who played for Ottawa last season, was assigned by the expansion Phoenix Coyotes to Springfield, Mo., of the AHL.

Bowling

Matt Surina of Spokane came from the No. 2 qualifying position to win the 1996 Professional Bowlers Association Northwest Red Dog Open at Eastmont Lanes.

Surina first defeated Charlie Hardin of Seattle, the No. 4 qualifier, who had won the first two matches in the stepladder final, 257-209, then knocked off top qualifier Bob Davidson of Seattle 279-224 to earn $2,000.

Greg Thomas of Old Town, Idaho, was ninth and Rich Broderhausen of Old Town was 12th.

Tennis

Jeff Shin defeated Bill Wagstaff 7-5, 6-4 Sunday to win the men’s singles title in the delayed Spokane City Tournament at Mission Park.

The 76th annual event is scheduled to wind up this weekend.

, DataTimes