CROSS COUNTRY: ANOTHER CHALLENGE FOR HOOVER'S SIRAKI CROSS COUNTRY EVENT MATCHES MANY OF NATION'S TOP RUNNERS.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News Anita Siraki of Hoover High and Alicia Craig of Wyoming may be cross country teammates at Stanford next fall. But on Saturday they will be rivals in the girls' seeded race of the Foot Locker Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) is a major American sportswear and footwear retailer, with its headquarters in New York City, and operating in approximately 20 countries worldwide. It is the successor corporation to the F.W. Woolworth Company (“Woolworth’s”). West Regional finals at Mt. San Antonio College Mt. San Antonio College (commonly called Mt. SAC; pronounced as the word "sack") is a community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Walnut, California, next to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona which is just over a hill. Mt. . The West regional is expected to be the first of two duels in the next two weeks between Craig and Siraki, who finished third and fourth, respectively, in the 1999 nationals. The other meet is the national championships on Dec. 9. Craig, of Gillette Campbell High, signed a letter of intent to Stanford. Siraki, the two-time defending state Division I champion, lists the Cardinal as her top choice after an official visit in October. ``It does not really have an affect on me with her going to Stanford,'' Siraki said. ``It just adds to their top national recruits every year.'' Siraki figures to keep a close eye on Craig on Saturday. The top eight finishers in the girls' and boys' seeded races qualify for the national championships qualifier meet at Oak Trails Golf Course at Shades of Green Shades of Green is a United States Department of Defense-owned resort located at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It is an Armed Forces Recreation Center (AFRC) resort and therefore a part of the military's Morale, Welfare, and Recreation program (MWR). on Dec. 9. ``There are other girls who have run awesome this season, but I think it is going to come down between me and (Craig) at nationals,'' Siraki said. ``I don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. how I do (on Saturday) as long as I get top eight. Even if Alicia wasn't there, I would still go just to qualify.'' Siraki was seventh in last year's regional meet before going on to finish fourth in nationals. This year's regional features four of the top six returnees from the 1999 national meet, including the top three finishers - Craig, Siraki and junior Felicia Guliford of New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). . Also competing is Sara Bei of Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, city, Argentina Santa Rosa, city (1991 pop. 80,629), capital of La Pampa prov., central Argentina. It is a modern city and road junction surrounded by a rich agricultural and cattle-raising area. Montgomery, another Stanford recruit, who is the first four-time California state cross country champion and a third-place finisher at the 1998 national championships. Natalie Stein of North Hollywood, Laura Jakosky of Agoura, Jaclyn Pedersen of Royal of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , Kelley Hess of 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. , Jennifer Turk of Newbury Park are also expected to compete in the 10:15 a.m. competition. In the boys' race, Southern Section Division V champion and state runner-up Tom Kubler of Viewpoint of Calabasas is the No. 2 returnee re·turn·ee n. 1. One who returns, as from a journey or to school after a long absence. 2. A person returning from military duty overseas. See Usage Note at -ee1. from the 1999 West Regional after an 11th-place finish as a junior. The race will be run on the traditional 2.95-mile course at Mt. SAC, instead of the 5,000-meter layout used the last two years, because of track resurfacing. It is a course on which Siraki owns the two fastest times, including a 16:38 performance in the Mt. SAC 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. to break the course record, set by 1994 national champion Julia Stamps of Santa Rosa, by 17 seconds. AT A GLANCE What: Foot Locker West Regional cross country championships Where: Mt. San Antonio College When: Saturday, 7:30 a.m. Facts and figures: The meet features more than 3,500 runners from 12 Western states. The top eight finishers in the girls' and boys' seeded races at 10:15 and 10:45 a.m. qualify for the national championships on Dec. 9 in Orlando, Fla. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Hoover's Anita Siraki will compete with many of the nation's outstanding high school runners Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News Box: AT A GLANCE (see text) |
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