COC NOTEBOOK: COC TRACK TEAMS READY FOR POSTSEASON.Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News The College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. men's and women's track and field teams enjoyed the most successful regular season in the programs' 11-year history, both finishing 13-2. The Cougars now will see how that success will translate in postseason competition. COC See chip on chip. on Saturday begins a monthlong march to the California Community College State Championships - scheduled May 14 at American River College American River College (ARC) is a two-year community college located in the southern edge of unincorporated Foothill Farms in Sacramento County, California. The college was opened in 1955 as American River Junior College, on the site of the old Grant Technical College. in Sacramento - with the Western State Conference preliminaries, beginning at 10 a.m. at Moorpark College Moorpark College is a California-state funded community college located on a 134 acre (542,000 m²) property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. . The Cougars, who finished third in conference last season in the women's competition and fifth in the men's, are expected to contend for both titles. The top nine marks in the sprints, middle distances and high jump advance to the April 23 conference finals at Bakersfield College BC was founded in 1913 and initially housed on the campus of Bakersfield High School (then Kern County Union High School) before moving in 1956 to its current location "on the hill" in northeast Bakersfield. . The top 12 marks in the long-distance events, long jump, triple jump and throwing events also advance. Relay teams automatically move on to the conference finals. AVC's relay teams went undefeated during WSC WSC Winter Symposium on Chemometrics WSC Winter Simulation Conference WSC Wayne State College WSC Westfield State College (Westfield, MA) WSC Western State College (Colorado) competition. COC's best hope for a conference champion in men's track and field is sophomore thrower Ryan Davis, who will compete in the discus discus /dis·cus/ (dis´kus) pl. dis´ci [L.] disk. dis·cus n. pl. dis·ci A flat circular surface; a disk. discus pl. disci [L.] 1. , shot put and javelin. He is ranked among the state leaders in all three events. Freshman Ralph Butler, ranked second in the conference in the high jump, also is a threat in the long jump. Butler set a school long jump record Saturday at the Fresno Invitational with a leap of 23 feet, 9 3/4 inches, the third-best mark in the state entering postseason. Freshman Brian Belue also will try to qualify in the long jump, and he also competes in the triple jump. In running events, Justin Tyron and Armando Buckley are expected to qualify in the 400 meters, and Cyrus Harrel has a shot in the 110 high hurdles. COC women's coach Lindie Kane believes sophomore Jessica Gomez will qualify in the 800 and 1,500. Sisters Danielle and Michelle Stinnette are expected to qualify in the sprints, and they also will run on COC's 400- and 1,600-meter relay teams at the conference finals. In field events, 52-year-old freshman Linda Cohn Linda Cohn (born November 10, 1959) is a sportscaster who appears on ESPN's SportsCenter as an anchor. As a teenager, Cohn, a New Yorker, demonstrated talent at ice hockey, joining her high school's boys team for eight games. looks to qualify in the javelin. Cohn, who recorded the second-best throw (105-4) in regular- season WSC competition, is ranked seventh in the state. Sophomore Sara Soltani will attempt to qualify in the long jump. --Still in front: It was a bad day to be the Mission College softball College softball is softball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. College softball is played by women at the intercollegiate level, whereas college baseball is played by men. team. COC (24-11, 17-2) - coming off a 3-1 loss to Bakersfield that trimmed its WSC South Division lead to 1 1/2 games over the Renegades (24-9, 15-3) - took its frustration out on Mission (5-28-1, 2-16) on April 7, sweeping a road doubleheader 15-0 and 13-0. The Cougars claimed a 7-0 forfeit victory Tuesday against Glendale. COC, which doesn't play Bakersfield again in the regular season, has a favorable path to the division crown. The Cougars, who played a doubleheader Thursday at L.A. Valley College, close out the regular season Tuesday against visiting Citrus (18-17-1, 9-8) and Thursday with a doubleheader at Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. (1-15, 1-15). --Uphill climb: COC's baseball team's bid for a third consecutive WSC South Division championship took a serious hit with a 12-10 loss Tuesday at Pierce. The Cougars (11-15, 7-9 before Thursday's game against Glendale) need to win at least seven of their final eight to have a shot at the title. COC plays a home-and-home series Tuesday and Thursday with division- leading Bakersfield (19-11, 2-4), followed by series with Mission and Valley to close out the season. Erik Boal, (818) 713-3607 erik.boal(at)dailynews.com |
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