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Harris sets Southern Oregon standard ASHLAND -- Erica Harris had record-setting day on the track for Southern Oregon University during a dual meet with Oregon Tech Saturday at Raider Stadium. Harris, a sophomore sprinter from Myrtle Creek, keyed the women's 92-69 victory over OIT by capturing the 200- and 400-meter races and anchoring the victorious Raider 1,600 relay. The Owl men won 12 of 18 events to down the Raiders 92-69. Harris' 25.43 seconds in the 200 was 5/100ths of a second faster than the previous school record established by former NAIA heptathlon champion Jill Carrier as a senior in 1995. Harris' previous season-best season time was 25.73. "Erica ran an amazing race considering how hard she trained leading up to this meet," Southern Oregon coach Dale Fisher said. "For her to break the school record so soon this season is very impressive. We expect her to run faster times." The Raider women posted another school record by freshman Nikki Robertson in the hammer throw. Robertson broke her own record set earlier this season with a toss of 127-2. In the discus, Robertson, who is ranked ninth nationally, came seven inches of a school record with a personal best of 147-8. SOU's other multiple winner was Kena Page of Cave Junction, who leaped a 16-8 in the long jump and 5-0 in the high jump. On the men's side, junior Mat Davis of Medford won the 200 and 400 and led the Raiders to the 1,600 relay title. The former North Medford High standout improved on his seventh-ranked NAIA 200 time with a season-best 21.79. Judson Ritsau of Grants Pass won the pole vault with a jump of 15-1 in his first meet of the season. Ritsau has been sidelined with a hamstring injury. Southern Oregon senior Bob Metcalf won the hammer throw and upped his NAIA qualifying mark to 174-1. Nels Hage was the Raiders other winner with a 156-3 mark in the discus. "We're not blessed with a lot of depth, but in a big meet we're in very good shape," said Fisher. "This sets us up pretty good heading into the championship part of our season now." MEN TEAM SCORES -- Oregon Tech 92, Southern Oregon 69. SHOT PUT -- 1, Dennis Lockling, OIT, 56-6; 2, Patrick Pfrehm, OIT, 42-2; 3, Justin Bennett, SOU, 41-6. DISCUS -- 1, Nels Hage, SOU, 156-3; 2, Jake Nickerson, SOU, 139-7; 3, Patrick Pfrehm, OIT, 127-8. JAVELIN -- 1, Caleb Buchanan, OIT, 162-4; 2, Dennis Lockling, OIT, 163-8; 2, John Zimmerman, SOU, 159-11; 3, Chris Therial, OIT, 152-6. HAMMER THROW -- 1, Bob Metcalf, SOU, 174-1; 2, Dennis Lockling, OIT, 163-8; 3, Jake Nickerson, SOU, 123-2 HIGH JUMP -- 1, Chris Bird, OIT 6-2; 2, Bart Platt, SOU, 6-0; 3, Chris Therial, OIT, 5-10. LONG JUMP -- 1, Anthony Sizer, OIT, 21-0; 2, Josh Conrad, OIT, 20-1; 2, Jared McGrath, OIT, 19-9. TRIPLE JUMP -- 1, Chris Bird, OIT, 43-4; 2, Bart Platt, SOU, 40-11; 3, Louie Otero, OIT, 39-8. POLE VAULT -- 1, Judson Ristau, SOU, 15-1; 2. 110 HIGH HURDLES -- 1, Chris Bird, OIT, 15.29; 2, Sam Reed, OIT, nt; no third. 400 INTERMEDIATE HURDLES -- 1, Chris Bird, OIT, 57.20; 2, Sam Reed, OIT, nt; no third. 100 -- 1, Chris Therial, OIT, 11.08; 2, David Weiss, SOU, 11.55; 3, Paul Ogawa, OIT, 11.56. 200 -- 1, Mat Davis, SOU, 21.79; 2, Paul Ogawa, OIT, 22.73; 3, David Weiss, SOU, 23.70. 400 -- 1, Mat Davis, SOU, 48.94; 2, Anthony Sizer, OIT, 52.14; 3, Troy McCrae, SOU, 52.44. 1,500 -- 1, Brett Long, OIT, 4:05.27; 2, Jared Parmer, SOU, 4:15.21; 3, Hector Flores, SOU, 4:15.51. 400 RELAY -- 1, .Oregon Tech 43.66; 2, Southern Oregon 44.63. 1,600 RELAY -- 1, Southern Oregon 3:28.76; 2, Oregon Tech 3:31.73. 3,200 RELAY -- 1, Oregon Tech 8:11.02; 2, Southern Oregon 8:34.30. WOMEN TEAM SCORES -- Southern Oregon 91, Oregon Tech 75. SHOT PUT -- 1, Sabrina Ross, OIT, 38-5; 2, Nicole Robertson, SOU, 38-5; 3, Daisy Hoffert, SOU, 29-9. DISCUS -- 1, Nicole Robertson, SOU, 147-8; 2, Daisy Hoffert, SOU, 123-1; 3, Sabrina Ross, OIT, 104-4.. JAVELIN -- 1, Jenae Helgerson, SOU, 148-5; 2, Sabrina Ross, OIT, 124-9; 3, Leanna Fletcher, OIT, 124-7. HAMMER THROW -- 1, Nicole Robertson, SOU, 127-2; 2, Leah Zimmerman, OIT, 90-8; no third HIGH JUMP -- 1, Kena Page, SOU, 5-0; 2, Trina Ogburn, OIT, 4-8; 3, Karie Allen, OIT, 4-6. LONG JUMP -- 1, Kena Page, SOU, 16-8; 2, Tiwanna Merritt, SOU, 15-5; 3, Kari Sunblad, OIT, 14-5. TRIPLE JUMP -- 1, Mandy Samudio, OIT, 32-10; 2, Sarah OIT, 32-10; no third. POLE VAULT -- 1, Whitney Gayer, SOU, 9-0; 2, Sarah Westby, SOU, 8-6; only entrants to clear opening height. 100 HIGH HURDLES -- 1, Laura Lincoln, SOU, 15.92; 2, Mandy Samudio, OIT, 16.05; 3, Trina Ogburn, OIT, 16.12. 400 INTERMEDIATE HURDLES -- 1, Laura Lincoln, SOU, 1:08.68; 2, Kari Sunblad, OIT, 1:11.48; no third. 100 -- 1, Tiwanna Merritt, SOU, 12.84; 2, Mandy Samudio, OIT, 13.30; 3, Trina Ogburn, OIT, 13.57. 200 -- 1, Erica Harris, SOU, 25.43; 2, Tiwanna Merritt, SOU, 25.80; 3, Kena Page, SOU, 27.53. 400 -- 1, Erica Harris, SOU, 58.17; 2, Sarah Cook, OIT, 1:02.64; 3, Leah Zimmerman, OIT, 1:06.41. 1,500 -- 1, Stacy Harness, OIT, 5:06.20; 2, Laurie North, OIT, 5:06.50; 3, Brandy Schmaker, OIT, 5:09.77. 400 RELAY -- 1, Oregon Tech 53.06; 2, Southern Oregon nt. 1,600 RELAY -- 1, Southern Oregon 4:04.45; 2, Oregon Tech 4:26.58. 3,200 RELAY -- 1, Southern Oregon 10:04.12; 2, Oregon Tech 10:26.34. Today's Sports Index Mail Tribune Copyright� The Mail Tribune 1999, Medford, OR U.S.A.