BOYS' TRACK PREVIEW; NEWBURY PARK COULD ACHIEVE NEW HEIGHTS.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News Newbury Park reached unprecedented territory with its second consecutive unbeaten Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. championship last season. This year, the Panthers might be better. Newbury Park will not have to wait long to prove it before beginning Marmonte League competition at Moorpark on March 16 in search of its fourth league title in five years. The Panthers, whose boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. have a combined record of 85-19 over the last four seasons, opened the year against City Section power Birmingham on Friday in a meet that was halted by rain and lightning. Newbury Park, which has only one home meet, also faces Camarillo on the road Thursday and meets Ventura and Oak Park in a tri-meet at Oak Park on March 30. The Panthers are led by senior Will Svitek Will Svitek (born January 8, 1982 in Prague, Czech Republic) is an American football player who currently plays tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs. He played in 38 games (18 starts) at Stanford University. He recorded 60 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2. , the defending Southern Section Division II shot put champion. The 6-foot-7, 235-pound Svitek, who set a school-record of 57 feet, 6 inches in the Southern Section meet, threw 55-6 against Birmingham just two weeks after the completion of basketball. Svitek, who will attend Stanford on a football scholarship, is also favored for the league discus discus /dis·cus/ (dis´kus) pl. dis´ci [L.] disk. dis·cus n. pl. dis·ci A flat circular surface; a disk. discus pl. disci [L.] 1. title. He will also contribute points in the long jump, an event in which he finished third in the Ventura County championships, as well as the 110-meter high hurdles. Elliott Elkins, who finished second to Svitek in the shot put at the league championships, gives the Panthers depth in the weight events with bests of 47-4 and 142-10. Sprinter Marcus Crawford and long and triple jumper The simplest form of an on/off switch. It is just a tiny, plastic-covered metal block, which is pushed onto two pins to close that circuit. It is used to select a myriad of functions on a printed circuit board or on a peripheral device. Ray Hawkins are also among the league's best in the high jump. Newbury Park has strong distance group with Brandon Nakagawa, Warren Livingston, Chris Kahler and Randy Smith Randy Smith can refer to any of the following people:
--Agoura: The Chargers' strength will be in the distances with seniors Jeremy Law, Tim Perram and Mike Berns, members of the cross country team which finished 11th in the Southern Section Division II finals in November. --Royal: Versatile senior Oliver Jackson finished second in the state in the long jump and is among the nation's best with a best of 24-4 3/4. The UCLA-bound Jackson, the defending Southern Section Division II long jump champion, has also run 38.62 in the 300 intermediate hurdles and was fourth in the Division II finals. As a junior, Jackson won the long jump, 110-meter high hurdles, and 300 intermediates in the Marmonte League finals. Senior Kevin Krause, the league runner-up in the high jump, senior sprinter Jesse Morris, and juniors Tim Ramirez (800, 1600) and Mike Carr CARR Carrier CARR Customer Acceptance Readiness Review CARR Carrollton Railroad CARR Corrective Action Request and Report CARR City Area Rural Rides (Texas) CARR Configuration Audit Readiness Review CARR Customer Acceptance Requirements Review (pole vault pole vault Track-and-field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar with the aid of a long pole. It became a competitive sport in the mid-19th century and was included in the first modern Olympic Games. ) also return. --Oak Park: Senior Erik Wackenstedt, junior Mark Nevers and sophomore Chase Ferrell, the nucleus of the Eagles' cross country team which captured its third Tri-Valley League title in a row and finished fourth in the state Division IV finals, provides depth in the distances. --Thousand Oaks: Senior Seth Neumuller did not compete in last year's Marmonte League 3,200-meter finals, but he demonstrated his fitness this fall by defending his league cross country title to become the first athlete since 1991 to repeat as boys' champion. The Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. , who finished fourth in Marmonte League at 4-4, do not figure to have the depth to challenge for the league title, but could contend in upcoming seasons with the influx of a large freshman class. Senior Dusty Gould finished third in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles last season. Sprinter Waldo Gutierrez, thrower J.J. Stein, all seniors, along with junior hurdler Tim Devine also return. INDIVIDUALS TO WATCH Oliver Jackson, Royal, Sr., LJ. UCLA-bound long jumper is favorite for state title. Tom Kubler, Viewpoint, Jr., 3,200. State Division V cross country champion. Kareem Lacey lac·ey adj. Variant of lacy. , Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , Sr., 200, 400. Defending Marmonte League champion. Seth Neumuller, Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , Sr., 3,200. Two-time Marmonte League cross country champion. Mark Nevers, Oak Park, Jr., 3,200. Third in 1999 state Division IV cross country. Will Svitek, Newbury Park, Sr., SP. Southern Section Division II champion. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (color) Thousand Oaks High's Seth Neumuller has won two cross country crowns. He figures to be tough to beat in the 3200. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News Box: INDIVIDUALS TO WATCH (see text) |
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