CANYON'S FLESHMAN RACER TO BEAT.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News She is now the best. Lauren Fleshman, the Canyon High senior, enters Saturday's Southern Section Division I cross country finals at Mount San Antonio Mount San Antonio, better known to most in Los Angeles as Old Baldy or Mount Baldy, is the highest peak in the San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California, USA and the highest point in Los Angeles County. Mount San Antonio has two summits. College as the undisputed favorite. Fleshman timed 17 minutes, 19 seconds over the hilly hill·y adj. hill·i·er, hill·i·est 1. Having many hills. 2. Similar to a hill; steep. hill , 3-mile course in the Mount SAC Sac: see Sac and Fox. SAC - 1. An early system on the Datatron 200 series. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. 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. Oct. 24 to become the eighth-fastest runner on the all-time performer list. The mark is 36 seconds faster than any Southern Section competitor this fall. At last year's section finals, Fleshman finished second to the now-graduated Kimi Welsh of Yucaipa. This year, Fleshman has shaved shave v. shaved, shaved or shav·en , shav·ing, shaves v.tr. 1. a. To remove the beard or other body hair from, with a razor or shaver: 36 seconds off her previous Mount SAC best of 17:55 and is undefeated against section competition. ``Kimi Welsh was out of my league and a goddess in my eyes In My Eyes was a Boston straight edge band that spearheaded the 1997 youth crew revival along with Ten Yard Fight, Bane, The Trust, Fastbreak and Floorpunch. The band and its members were a part of the hot bed that was the Boston music scene in the late 90's and early 2000's. ,'' Fleshman said. ``I was almost puking at the finish line and asking `Why can't I run like that?' I didn't think I could win to begin with. This year, I feel I have more confidence and might even have some part in controlling the race.'' Senior Allyson Marquand of University (Irvine) and junior Latesha Jones of Rialto Rialto, city (1990 pop. 72,388), San Bernardino co., S Calif., a residential suburb of San Bernardino; inc. 1911. The city has greatly expanded as a result of the economic and demographic growth of the southern California area. figure to be the Fleshman's challengers. Marquand, a Foot Locker Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) is a major American sportswear and footwear retailer, with its headquarters in New York City, and operating in approximately 20 countries worldwide. It is the successor corporation to the F.W. Woolworth Company (“Woolworth’s”). national finalist last season, was second at the state Division II championships as a sophomore but did not compete for her school last year to focus on playing soccer with the Olympic Development Program Western Regional team. Fleshman defeated Marquand, who timed 18:03 to win her heat in the preliminaries, in their last four meetings. Last fall, Fleshman beat Marquand to place second in the Foot Locker West Regionals and in the national meet. She also defeated Marquand in track in the 3,200 meters in the Southern Section Masters Meet and state championships. Jones was ninth in last year's state championships and timed 17:55 for the fastest qualifying time in the preliminaries last Saturday. In September, Fleshman, the 1997 state Division I runner-up, turned back Jones to win the Bell-Jeff Invitational. ``I am going to go as hard as I can to win a CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). title,'' said Fleshman, who was fifth in the 1995 Division I championships as a freshman and fifth in Division II as a sophomore. ``I'll try to do whatever it takes and put everything on the line.'' If the weather is favorable fa·vor·a·ble adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. , Fleshman is considering taking a shot at lowering her personal best at Mount SAC in her final high school race on the revered course. Fleshman trained through the Mount SAC Invitational but has tapered ta·per n. 1. A small or very slender candle. 2. A long wax-coated wick used to light candles or gas lamps. 3. A source of feeble light. 4. a. her workouts in preparation for the Southern Section finals. Canyon coach Dave DeLong said if pushed Fleshman could eclipse her mark from the Mount SAC Invitational. Both Marquand and Jones, who are expected to set a brisk pace through the relatively flat first mile loop, should aid Fleshman's efforts. ``In the back of my mind I am hoping Lauren will go after a PR,'' DeLong said. ``She is going to run hard and there are a couple of people who will go out hard. She is not going to have to lead but I'm hoping at some point between one and two miles depending on how she is feeling, she can take the lead.'' The Canyon girls, winners of seven of the last eight Foothill League titles, qualified for the final for the fourth year in a row. The Cowboys, however, will be hard pressed to earn a berth in the state meet with five of the state's top 10 teams in Saturday's final, including No. 1 Esperanza, defending state champion Yucaipa and No. 8 Irvine. In the preliminaries, the Cowboys, boosted by Fleshman's heat victory in 18:29 and the seventh-place finish of freshman Jazmin Treadway, squeezed into the fourth and final berth into the Southern Section championships by four points. Canyon's team time for its five scoring runners ranks eighth in the 12-team final. ``Division I is a very tough place to be,'' DeLong said. ``I told the girls if we lived anywhere else, we would be headed to the state meet. Division I in the Southern Section is tougher than the state meet.'' FINAL FRONTIER What: Southern Section finals Where: Mount San Antonio College When: Saturday, 7:30 a.m. The Saugus boys and Canyon girls compete in the Division I boys' and girls' finals at 8:10 a.m. and 9:50 a.m., respectively. The top four teams advance to the state meet at Woodward Park Woodward Park (34 acres) is a public park, botanical garden, and arboretum located between 21st Street and 24th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is open to the public daily. in Fresno on Nov. 28. Saugus seeks its second consecutive berth in the state meet. The Canyon girls are trying to return to the state championships for the first time since 1995. Whitney Phillips of Hart and Abe Young of Canyon qualified for the Division I finals as individuals. CAPTION(S): Box BOX: FINAL FRONTIER (See text) |
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