COC NOTEBOOK DEPLETED COC STILL SWIFT.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - 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 cross country team entered the Santa Barbara City College As of 2004, total enrollment of full-time and part-time students reached 17,000. It is currently led by President John Romo, who will be retiring at the end of Spring 2008 after seven years with the institution. Invitational last weekend without two of its top four runners. Despite the absence of Katie Pielow and Joselyn Ontiveros - COC's Nos. 3 and 4 runners, respectively - the Cougars posted an impressive second-place finish Noun 1. second-place finish - a finish in second place (as in a race) runner-up finish finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the in the 16-team meet. COC See chip on chip. did it because Leah Bingham and Christina Gerard each shaved more than a minute from their previous race at the same venue earlier in the year. Bingham ran a 22:07, beating her previous best by 1:06, and Gerard's 22:32 eclipsed her previous mark by 1:04. Whitney Philips finished seventh (20:42) and Nancy Moulton, was 11th (21:13). In the men's race, COC's Brian Spangenberg led at the 3-mile mark of the 4-mile race but settled for third in 21:52, and Kevin Crookston was 20th in 23:30. The Cougars are gearing up for the upcoming Western State Conference championship meet, to be hosted by Allan Hancock College Allan Hancock College is a California public community college located in Santa Maria in northern Santa Barbara County. Approximately 13,000 credit and more than 5,500 noncredit and community services students enroll each semester. of Santa Maria on Tuesday. --Caldwell's season over: Running back Major Caldwell, the COC football team's leading rusher last year, will miss the remainder of the season because of a shoulder injury he suffered in a second-week game Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. . Caldwell, who will have surgery, will get a medical redshirt for this season and be eligible to play for the Cougars next year. With Caldwell out of the lineup, Steve Smith - who proved he was capable of being the featured back before injuries slowed him last year - has flourished, gaining 430 yards (6.4 per carry) and scoring six touchdowns. --Good chemistry: The ability to adjust to the Caldwell injury typifies the way everything has been working out for the Cougars (3-0 in the 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) and 5-0 overall), who are ranked fifth in the state and third in Southern California. COC coach Chuck Lyon says he likes the team's chemistry. ``Our players genuinely like and respect each other and you don't get that all the time,'' he said. --Ruling expected: A ruling on the disqualification of COC golfer Susan Latch in a WSC golf match is expected by the conference commissioner later this week. The disqualification came in a match at Santa Barbara Municipal Golf Course after Moorpark coach Will Thurston alleged she and a Santa Barbara City College golfer were given advice by COC coach Gary Peterson. Peterson said he was explaining a rule regarding the placement of a ball drop on a vertical hazard, and that explaining a rule does not constitute ``advice,'' which is prohibited by conference rules. Peterson received an e-mail from the United States Golf Association The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States' national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. Together with The R&A, the USGA produces and interprets the Rules of Golf. supporting his contention that explaining a rule is not grounds for disqualification. If the disqualification is overturned, the Cougars (11-2 in the WSC, 12-2 overall) would clinch at least a tie for the conference title. COC has three WSC matches remaining. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Major Caldwell, the leading rusher on COC's football team last year, has been lost for the remainder of the season to a shoulder injury requiring surgery. He has been granted a medical redshirt and retains his eligibility for next season. Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Staff Photographer |
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