BRINGING HOME THE SILVER SCTC RUNNERS TAKE 2ND PLACE IN CHICAGO.Byline: Daily News Neither rain nor mud nor snow could stop a Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Track Club team from winning a silver medal at the National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championship held on Dec. 11 outside Chicago, Ill. Taking second place in the nation was quite an accomplishment for the SCTC's Midget Boys (11- and 12-year-olds) - a team that almost didn't happen. While in the past these boys would have competed as Valley Striders, they wanted to run under a Santa Clarita name to give their local area the recognition. A USATF USATF United States of America Track and Field (governing body for T&F, Race Walking & Distance Running) (USA Track & Field) membership was granted to the team just days before the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Association deadline for the meet. Another obstacle was the weather. Many had doubts whether these Southern Californians could compete in the blustery blus·ter v. blus·tered, blus·ter·ing, blus·ters v.intr. 1. To blow in loud, violent gusts, as the wind during a storm. 2. a. To speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner. Chicago conditions. The day before the meet, it rained. The 1.8-mile course was muddy, and on top of that, a light snow had begun to fall on the morning of the race. Regardless of the weather, the SCTC SCTC Systems & Computer Technology (NASDAQ Symbol) SCTC Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium SCTC Somerset County Technology Center (Somerset, Pennsylvania) boys ran one of their best races to take second place in the nation and come home with silver medals. Team members Alex Gunning, Tommy Hudson, Alec Nelson, Ben Beilin, Dylan Alexander, Austin O'Neil and Russ Daley had trained for four months under the guidance of their coaches, Jeff Nelson Jeff Nelson can refer to different people:
All of their hard work paid off when the team points were tallied at the end of the competition, and the SCTC boys had won the silver medal by placing second in team points. Some of the younger siblings of the members of the SCTC Midget Boys team also competed at the national event either as individuals or as part of another team. Amy Hudson and Abigail Daley competed in the Bantam Bantam Former city and sultanate, Java. It was located at the western end of Java between the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean. In the early 16th century it became a powerful Muslim sultanate, which extended its control over parts of Sumatra and Borneo. Girls 9- to 10-year-old group and Noah Beilin ran in the Bantam Boys group. Some members of the SCTC Midget Girls team were also in Chicago competing as members of the Valley Striders Team, which also took second place. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The Santa Clarita Track Club's Midget Boys team placed second and won silver medals at the National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championship held outside Chicago on Dec. 11. |
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