CANYON A STEP AHEAD ZOETEWEY GIVES COWBOYS ADVANTAGE AT STATE MEET.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News Nick Zoetewey often visualizes the most challenging hill on the state cross country championship course 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 as Canyon High finishes its distance runs with a climb up Whites Canyon Road to the parking lot above the school's track. The team has christened the incline as ``state hill.'' Zoetewey is hoping to prepare his teammates - who have never run at Woodward Park - for the quarter-mile cement grade shortly before the 2-mile mark of the 3.1- mile layout. ``When we get there, I want them to know,'' the senior said. The Canyon boys will be making their first state meet appearance since 1992 on Saturday in the Division II final. However, Zoetewey, a Saugus transfer, will be making his third appearance. As a sophomore in 1998, Zoetewey was a member of a Saugus team that placed third in Division I. They were two points out of first for the closest finish in state meet history. He also ran on the 1997 team that was seventh in Division II. In the fall, Zoetewey transformed Canyon into a state title contender. The Cowboys cowboys, in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. , who captured their first Southern Section boys' title last Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College Mt. San Antonio College (commonly called Mt. SAC; pronounced as the word "sack") is a community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Walnut, California, next to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona which is just over a hill. Mt. , are ranked No. 1 in the state and as high as ninth nationally. Zoetewey heads a powerful Canyon foursome with juniors Luke Llamas and Jameson Mora MORA, In civil law. This term, in mora, is used to denote that a party to a contract, who is obliged to do anything, has neglected to perform it, and is in default. Story on Bailm. Sec. 123, 259; Jones on Bailm. 70; Poth. Pret a Usage, c. 2, Sec. 2, art. 2, n. and sophomore Ryan Morgan, who swept the first four places in all three Foothill League meets en route to their second consecutive league title. In October, Canyon recorded a Southern Section Division II and Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. team record of 78:10 in the Mt. San Antonio College 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. . They also broke the all-time mark at the Kenny Staub Invitational. ``There is less pressure when you are expected to win and coming as favorites,'' Zoetewey said about the state meet. ``I am not as nervous with the experience of knowing the weather conditions, the terrain and the course itself.'' There was plenty of pressure on Zoetewey when he transferred from Saugus after his junior year. Zoetewey moved into the Canyon attendance district over the summer to live with his mother during his parents' divorce. The Southern Section ruled in July that Zoetewey was ineligible in·el·i·gi·ble adj. 1. Disqualified by law, rule, or provision: ineligible to run for office; ineligible for health benefits. 2. for varsity competition. Nevertheless, Zoetewey continued to train with Canyon throughout the summer. Despite a lengthy discussion with Canyon coach Dave DeLong before the first day of classes, Zoetewey opted to remain instead of returning to Saugus with immediate eligibility. ``I am a big fan of Canyon and a big fan of the sport, but I wanted him to make sure that he understood the severity to have to train at a high level and be tortured by having to watch,'' DeLong said. ``We had so many people telling us he would not be eligible. I told him maybe in the long run, it might be better to go back to Saugus.'' Zoetewey, though, was steadfast. After sitting out the first two meets, he was granted eligibility after an appeal by Burbank-based attorney Michael Bond Michael Bond, OBE, (born January 13, 1926 in Newbury, Berkshire) is an English children's author. He is the creator of Paddington Bear and has written about the adventures of a guinea pig named Olga da Polga. , who volunteered his services after learning of his plight. ``I was just hoping and thinking it would be great to run varsity when all is said and done,'' Zoetewey said. ``But I told myself I'm going to be running junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. . If I get cleared, it would be a surprise and icing on the cake Icing on the Cake is the seventeenth episode from the dramedy series Ugly Betty. Overview As Grace and Daniel chit chat in bed before they start the day, Daniel panics when she informs him that she needs to speak with his mother, but tells her that Claire has .'' The addition of Zoetewey gave Canyon an immediate boost. The day after he was declared eligible, Zoetewey posted Canyon's fastest mark in the Woodbridge Invitational to lead the Cowboys to second in the team sweepstakes behind Long Beach Poly (language) Poly - 1. A polymorphic, block-structured language developed by D.C.J. Matthews at Cambridge in the early 1980s. ["An Overview of the Poly Programming Language", D.C.J. Matthews, in Data Types and Persistence, M.P. Atkinson et al eds, Springer 1988]. 2. , the No. 2 team in the nation. Canyon has been in the national rankings ever since. Equally important is his maturity. Zoetewey is the lone senior on a team which includes junior Kyle Corbett, sophomore Mark Bingham Mark Kendall Bingham (May 22, 1970 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA– September 11, 2001 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, USA) was an American public relations executive who founded his own company, the Bingham Group. and freshman Jace Getskow. The team's respect was evident when Zoetewey was selected as one of the team's co-captains with Mora, even though his status was in doubt. ``He is the only guy on the varsity who wouldn't do something stupid like jump off a wall,'' Mora said. ``He is never arguing with anybody and helps resolve the few that we do have. His leadership and responsibility has rubbed off on all of us.'' Zoetewey is hoping his attempts as Woodward Park tour guide will have made the same impact. AT A GLANCE What: State cross country championships Where: Woodward Park, Fresno When: Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Closer look: Canyon's boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. have advanced to the state meet for the first time in the same year. The boys run in the Division II final at 11:45 a.m., the girls at 1:20 p.m. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Senior Nick Zoetewey leads Canyon into the state cross country finals in Fresno. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News Box: At A Glance (see text) |
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