COC NOTEBOOK: KNEE PAIN HOLDS COC'S SCHWEITZER BACK.Byline: Rizza Yap Daily News Staff Writer Knee trouble kept Breanne Schweitzer from finishing in the top seven of the Western State Conference cross country championships on Thursday, but she held on to earn 11th place and second-team all-conference honors. Cougars coach Lindie Heck said Schweitzer, No. 1 runner for 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. women's team, ran with a sore knee that drastically slowed her down in the upgrades. The injury, which comes and goes, has persisted since Schweitzer ran for Saugus High. Schweitzer completed the Ventura College Ventura College is a California-state funded community college located in Ventura, California. Established in 1925, the college has a 112-acre campus with an enrollment of 13,000 students. The college is part of the Ventura County Community College District. course - which featured two large uphill sections - in 23 minutes, 26 seconds, nearly two minutes slower than the winning time of 21:36 set by a Bakersfield runner. ``She was in 16th place in the first mile, so I knew right away that she was not going to run her best race,'' Heck said. ``She was fine in the downhill and rolling hills Rolling hills are like a mountain chain, only a "hill chain" of hills that roll on and on continually. You will often find them in between plains and mountains, near major rivers, or randomly anywhere. The only places without rolling hills are deserts and flood plains. , (but) she said her knee was killing her in the uphill.'' In the second upgrade Schweitzer fell to 20th, behind teammate Jasmine jasmine (jăs`mĭn, jăz–) or jessamine (jĕs`əmĭn), any plant of the genus Jasminum of the family Oleaceae (olive family). Nutter. Downhill, Schweitzer picked up her pace and passed about 10 girls to take 11th. Before Thursday, only two runners were able to defeat Schweitzer in a 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) race. Nutter, who placed in the mid-30s in two previous conference meets this season, completed the tough Ventura College course in 23:44 for 19th place. She received all-conference honorable mention. ``Based on Jasmine's past performances, I figured she'd be in the 20s,'' coach Lindie Heck said. ``That was a very big improvement for her. She ran a very smart race, very aggressive.'' For the men's team, No. 1 runner Hector Chavez, who qualified for the state meet two years ago before redshirting last season, also received all-conference honorable mention by placing 27th with a time of 23:44. The winning time, set by a Glendale runner, was 21:20. Clark Schuyler came in 34th place, while Alfredo Chama placed 39th. Each COC See chip on chip. team placed eighth out of 10 schools in the team competition. The Cougars will travel to Irvine Regional Park this Saturday for the state qualifying meet. The women race begins at 9 a.m., and the men follow at 10. Women's volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. : The Lady Cougars (4-8, 2-2) picked up their first two-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" this season with a 3-0 victory over Glendale last week. (They swept West Los Angeles
Last year, Canyons finished the season 7-2 in league with one loss to Pierce and another to Bakersfield, the same schools who handed them their two league losses. ``We're not going to lose another match - we still have the ability to play like we did last year,'' said sophomore Andrea Koman, who added that the team's early season request for tougher practices from coach Lisa Mosier has not been fulfilled. ``We're all very frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: because we know we should be at the point where individually, we're playing a lot better. We expected a lot more from this season than what we're getting out of it.'' COC TOP FINISHERS AT THE WSC CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN (Winning time 21:36) 11th, Breanne Schweitzer, 23:26 19th, Jasmine Nutter, 23:44 46th, Kim Tucker, 27:07 MEN (Winning time 21:20) 27th, Hector Chavez, 23:44 34th, Clark Schuyler, 24:13 39th, Alfredo Chama, 24:58 CAPTION(S): Box BOX: COC TOP FINISHERS AT THE WSC CHAMPIONSHIPS (see text) |
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