COSBY'S FOURPEAT MAKES CITY HISTORY.Byline: Scott Magoloff Staff Writer Former Taft of Woodland Hills track star Quincy Watts Quincy D. Watts (born June 19, 1970) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Quincy Watts attended the University of Southern California where he excelled not only as an athlete but also as a wide and Jordan High's Florence Griffith Joyner both won Olympic Gold Olympic Gold is the official video game of the XXV Olympic Summer Games, hosted by Barcelona, Spain in 1992. It was released for the Sega consoles, Mega Drive/Genesis and Master System, and Sega's handheld, Game Gear. medals after graduating from City Section programs. But neither can say they accomplished what Cleveland of Reseda senior Jessica Cosby did Thursday. Cosby won her fourth City Section shot-put championship with a 48-foot, 6-inch throw at Birmingham High in Van Nuys, shattering Lynn Richardson's City record of 47-2 1/2, which stood since 1979. The effort made Cosby the first athlete in section history with four championships in the same event. ``Earlier (Thursday) I was skeptical,'' Cosby said of her thoughts before the meet. ``But now it feels sweet. It's quite an honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. .'' While Cosby is aware of the significance of her section championship, she is wary of celebrating just yet. One of the traits responsible for Cosby's success is her focus, which has her hoping for a state championship at the state meet at Cerritos College Cerritos College is a public comprehensive community college founded in 1955 located in Norwalk, California. It was named after Rancho Los Cerritos, a ranch that served prominently in the region in the 19th century. next week. ``Her best throws are yet to come,'' said Barry Ross Ross , Sir Ronald 1857-1932. British physician. He won a 1902 Nobel Prize for proving that malaria is transmitted to humans by the bite of the mosquito. , Cosby's shot-put coach. ``She should peak for state.'' Winning a state championship would be a fitting way for Cosby to end her prep career before going to UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX on a track scholarship. She's been a study in determination, coming back from anterior cruciate ligament anterior cruciate ligament n. Abbr. ACL The cruciate ligament of the knee that crosses from the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the posterior part of the lateral condyle of the femur. surgery in about eight months to win the City championship last year. Cosby has finished fifth in the state meet the past two years and is ranked third in California and fourth in the country. Her main competition will be San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. junior Karen Freberg, who is ranked
first in the state.
Cosby placed ahead of Freberg at the Arcadia 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. this season, throwing a lifetime-best 48-6 1/2. She said she will likely have to make a throw of 50 feet to win a state championship, but she has never thrown that far before, even in practice. ``I want to stay relaxed and do what I know I can do,'' Cosby said. ``I feel I can throw 50, I just have to do it. I'm waiting for that golden number to show up on the tape measure.'' Whether Cosby registers the golden number and wins, Cleveland track coach Bill Paden knows he's been a witness to something special. He said Cosby was ``legendary'' in club track before she entered Granada Hills High for her freshman and sophomore years (she transferred to Cleveland last year), and he expected nothing less in high school. Eagle Rock shot putter Michelle Perdon, who finished seventh on Thursday, watched in awe as Cosby fired the shot put time after time. ``Looking at her throw, it looks like she can put the world behind her,'' Perdon said. Well, at least the City Section. For now. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Jessica Cosby won a record fourth straight City Section shot-put championship Thursday with a City-record throw of 48-6 at Birmingham High. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer |
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