CANYON'S FLESHMAN FLOURISHES.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News Lauren Fleshman felt bad, but she has never run better. Fleshman, the Canyon High School Canyon High School can refer to:
Mt. Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. but cruised to a personal-best 17 minutes 55 seconds on hilly hill·y adj. hill·i·er, hill·i·est 1. Having many hills. 2. Similar to a hill; steep. hill , three-mile course to place third in the girls' individual team sweepstakes race. She avoided the excruciating stomach cramps that caused her to drop out of the Woodbridge and Kenny Staub invitationals this season and knocked 19 seconds off her school-record 18:14 run at last year's Mt. SAC invitational. ``Today was just a regular old cramp,'' said Fleshman, proudly wearing her finisher's medal around her neck. ``Everyone gets one of those from fatigue. I am used to getting a different kind of cramp, a severe one. The other one is really bad and I didn't get that one.'' Fleshman, along with a 12th-place finish from Erin White Erin White (born October 27, 1977 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian softball first baseman. She is a graduate of Iowa State University. She was a part of the Canadian Softball team who finished 5th at the 2004 Summer Olympics. (19:13), helped lift Canyon to fourth-place in the team standings with 150 points. Camarillo tied Canyon with 150 points behind a 14th-place by Jeanene Gerry (19:21) but finished third on the basis of a faster sixth runner, 72nd to 82nd. Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, city, Argentina Santa Rosa, city (1991 pop. 80,629), capital of La Pampa prov., central Argentina. It is a modern city and road junction surrounded by a rich agricultural and cattle-raising area. , powered by Trina Cox of Santa Rosa who clocked 17:29 to win by 13 seconds over Yvonne Liebig of Sacramento Kennedy, captured the team title with 92 points. 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. finished eight points back on the strength of Amanda Armstrong and Kelley Hess, who were 18th and 19th in identical times of 19:50. Danielle Day of Quartz Hill finished third in the girls' team sweepstakes race in 18:34 to help the Rebels to a third-place team finish with 195 points behind No. 2 nationally ranked Yucaipa (78) and Esperanza (141). In the boys' individual sweepstakes, Hoover's Isabel Casillas shaved 17 seconds off his best to finish sixth in 15:40 the to lead the Tornadoes to sixth. Fleshman was 10th in the girls' individual sweepstakes race at the mile passed in 5:38 and trailed early leader Nicole Portley of Arragon by 14 seconds. Fleshman moved into fifth shortly before two miles and overtook o·ver·took v. Past tense of overtake. two runners at the top of the final incline, with about half mile to go. ``I could see them the whole time and they looked real strong,'' Fleshman said. ``I didn't want to go out too fast because of (stomach cramps), but I think I went out too slow. Runners like that don't come back to you like other runners do. They looked awesome and I was a little tired.'' The Quartz Hill girls had other obstacles to overcome but managed to solidify their No. 3 position in the Southern Section Division I rankings with Day's third-place finish Noun 1. third-place finish - a finish in third place (as in a race) finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the and a 12th-place showing by freshman Shell Blevins (19:04). Freshman Jenny Yadon, battling the flu and a 102-degree temperature, finished as the Rebels' No. 6 runner in 92nd place in 20:54. Senior Carly Harrill, who finished fifth in last year's Southern Section finals, was Quartz Hill's No. 3 runner in 45th in 19:55. Freshmen Katie Schettig and Kim Harrill, the younger sister of Carly, rounded out the Rebels' scoring in 60th and 75th in 20:15 and 20:32. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Canyon High School's Lauren Fleshman finished third Saturday. Kirby Lee / Special to the Daily News |
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