AVC'S RYAN ROGERS WINS JINGLE BELL JOG.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. runner Ryan Rogers repeated his performance of a year earlier in winning the fourth annual Jingle Bell Jog 5K footrace. Rogers, 20, led a field of 144 runners and walkers in the traditional Christmas-season event Dec. 20 at Marie Kerr Park, crossing the finish line in 16 minutes, 41 seconds. His former teammate, Zach Schroeder, 21, took second, just five seconds off Rogers' pace in 16.46. Former Paraclete High runner Tiffanie Marley, who now runs for the University of San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , led the women's field, finishing 11th overall in 18.42. More than 170 runners and walkers participated in the event, including 27 children in the companion half-mile race within the park. That race was won in 3:15 by 10-year-old Melissa Bauer, who finished 55th in the 5K a half-hour earlier. The Jingle Bell Jog runs are staged annually by the High Desert Runners, the Antelope Valley's distance running club, with staffing assistance from members of the Highland High cross-country team. Any proceeds from this year's event will go toward staging similar events in the future and to help support equipment needs of Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Search and Rescue, a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that assists the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. in mountain and desert search and rescue activities. |
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