CLU NOTEBOOK: CLU IS PLEASED WITH CROSS COUNTRY MEET.Byline: Jim Inghram Daily News Staff Writer Earlier this month, Cal Lutheran's men's and women's cross country teams hosted just the third race at the school this decade. It went so well there are already plans to make it an annual event. ``Everything went great,'' women's coach Ken Roupe said. ``We had a good draw and next year we hope to have a bigger field.'' The women's team was the overall winner in its division and the men's team place third. ``The whole atmosphere around the event was incredible,'' Roupe said. ``It was homecoming Homecoming Odyssey concerning Odysseus’s difficulties in getting home after war. [Gk. Myth.: Odyssey] You Can’t Go Home Again revisiting his home town, a writer is disillusioned by what he sees. [Am. Lit. weekend, so there was a lot going on, but the kids received excellent support. Everyone PR'ed (personal record) and I think that was from a combination of them knowing the course and getting great support. We had students and fans at the start, finish and lining the course. They were very vocal and it seemed to really help.'' In the 5-kilometer women's race, Andrea Crane (Quartz Hill) was third overall with a time of 20 minutes, 34.99 seconds. Cindy Ham (Yreka) was fifth at 20:51.43, Lisa Pierce (Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, residential city (1990 pop. 60,569), Contra Costa co., W Calif., in the San Francisco Bay area; inc. 1914. It is the trade and shipping center of an extensive agricultural area where walnuts are among the major product. ) placed eighth at 21:34.65 and Stephanie Overton (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. ) was ninth at 21:42.80. Geir Christensen was the top finisher for the men over the 8-kilometer course. The sophomore from Norway was fourth in 27:27.95. Karl Stutelburg (Henderson, Nev.) was 12th at 29:13.75 and Arnie Camp (Yucca Valley) was 17th in 30:01.56. ``It was a big thing to run at the school,'' men's coach Brady Day said. ``It's the best place we've run this year.'' Add cross country: Both teams will participate in the SCIAC SCIAC SIGINT Correlation Integration & Analysis Capability Championships at Prado Park in Chino Chino (chē`nō), city (1990 pop. 59,682), San Bernardino co., S Calif.; founded 1887, inc. 1910. It is the business and processing center of a diversified farming (notably dairying) area. Saturday. If the men's or women's teams advance or any individuals qualify, the next race would be the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. West Regional, also at Prado Park, on Nov. 14. ``We have a chance to beat (Occidental oc·ci·den·tal or Oc·ci·den·tal adj. Of or relating to the countries of the Occident or their peoples or cultures; western. n. A native or inhabitant of an Occidental country; a westerner. Noun 1. ) this Saturday,'' Roupe said. ``That would be a really nice accomplishment for us and would be a nice building block for next year.'' The lone senior on the women's team is Kirsten Kramer of Anchorage. ``Almost everyone will be back and if we have a good recruiting year like we did this year,'' Roupe said, ``we should move into the upper echelon of the conference.'' Different week, same result: The dates change, but the outcomes don't. The women's volleyball team had three matches the past week and earned three victories. Two were sweeps, but Tuesday's victory against Whittier took the Regals five games. It snapped their conference game winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" at 32. The Regals' consecutive match winning streak, more importantly, is still going at 16. In the 15-7, 15-12, 12-15, 11-15, 15-12 victory over the Poets, Lauren McCartin had 25 kills and 25 digs, Kristin Scott added 16 kills, Kelly Mongini had 14 kills and Alyssa Hain had 56 assists and 12 digs. Men's soccer: Oskar Kantoft and Charlie Noble scored twice in games last week and are tied for the team lead with 10. Kantoft had two assists and has a team-high five. Next on the goal list is David Maupin with five and Matt Romeo with four. John Teeter has four assists and Scott Porter Scott Porter (born July 14, 1979 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American actor who plays Jason Street in the NBC television drama Friday Night Lights. His character is wheelchair-bound as a result of a football injury. has three. Women's soccer: The team closes out the regular season with two games against Redlands. The Regals will need some help to qualify for the West Regionals, which are scheduled for Nov. 7-8. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO ROUPE |
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