CANYON GIRLS IN TOP FORM NO. 1 RUNNER RETURNS FOR FINALS.Byline: Lauren Gustus Staff Writer Canyon's girls cross country team has hit its best form at the right time, and just in the nick of time. The sixth-ranked 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. fought injury much of the first half of the season, but they put in a strong showing - while resting their No. 1 runner, Brittany Jones - last weekend in their Southern Section Div. I preliminary heat 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. , finishing second to third-ranked Murrieta Valley. They moved on to Saturday's Div. I finals at Mt. SAC Sac: see Sac and Fox. SAC - 1. An early system on the Datatron 200 series. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. , where the competition will be even tougher. Canyon believes it is ready. ``Our main goal was just to move on to the finals,'' junior Brenda Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. said. ``We held out a couple girls because they were either hurt or sick. I think we ran well as a team.'' Canyon's top finisher was senior Kelli Corbett, who came in at 19 minutes, 14 seconds. There was a 41-second gap between the first and fifth runners, but coaches let the team know it was in good position with less than a mile remaining. ``We were told to kind of relax at the top of Reservoir, the last hill,'' Cohen said. Jones, just a freshman, has raced all season and should benefit from the week off. ``She's going to be much fresher and ready to go this next race,'' Cohen said. --Centurions survive: Saugus' Shannon Murakami wasn't 100 percent, but her run was good enough for fourth place in an extremely competitive heat at the Div. I preliminaries. Teammate Chelsea Johnstone picked up her pace, helping the Centurions to the fourth of four available qualifying spots in their heat. Johnstone, a junior, ran 18:52. ``She ran well,'' Saugus coach Christian Standley said. ``She was only three seconds off her best time.'' Murakami is still battling the after-effects of flu, which she's had since the Foothill League finals three weeks ago. She finished in 18:01 Saturday. --Russell cut short: Hart's Brooke Russell can move on to basketball season sooner than she'd like. The sophomore, injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. and sick early in the season, seemed to be back in form after a brilliant run against Shannon Murakami for the Foothill League title three weeks ago. Russell's asthma asthma (ăz`mə, ăs`–), chronic inflammatory respiratory disease characterized by periodic attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath, and a tight feeling in the chest. A cough producing sticky mucus is symptomatic. bothered her during the Div. I preliminaries, she did not advance to the final, finishing 20th in 19:28. ``The worst thing that can get her is the weather,'' coach Larry David said. ``You just never know.'' Russell, as a freshman, finished sixth at the 2003 state meet. --Big three come through: Canyon's boys got strong runs from No. 1 Adam McDonald, Tommy Werner Tommy Werner (born March 31 1966) was a freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He won the silver medal in the Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics together Christer Wallin, Anders Holmertz and Lars Frölander. Clubs
All three ran under 16:15, although McDonald was off his Mt. SAC 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. time, a race run on the same course three weeks earlier, by roughly 20 seconds. ``I didn't run that well,'' McDonald said. ``I was 20 seconds faster at the Invite, and I ran sick. Next week, hopefully, I'll run better.'' McDonald, a junior, stressed not stressing out for big races. He believes it's critical for a better performance. ``I try to stay as relaxed as possible,'' he said. ``I tell myself not to tense up Verb 1. tense up - become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room" tense change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned .'' Lauren Gustus, (818) 713-3607 lauren.gustus(at)dailynews.com SOUTHERN SECTION FINALS Where: Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut walnut, common name for some members of the Juglandaceae, a family of chiefly deciduous, resinous trees characterized by large and aromatic compound leaves. Species of the walnut family are indigenous mostly to the north temperate zone, but also range from Central . When: Saturday. Who: Canyon boys, Div. I, 9:45 a.m.; Canyon girls and Saugus girls, Div. I, 10:45 a.m. CAPTION(S): box Box: SOUTHERN SECTION FINALS (see text) |
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