CROSS COUNTRY: LA CANADA CRUISES TO DIVISION III VICTORY.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News The La Canada High girls' cross country team might be hoping for another rainy day for the Southern Section Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. championships next Saturday. Paced by the 1-3-4 finish of junior Kim Garnic, sophomore Christina Ellis and freshman Nicole Bonino, La Canada easily outdistanced Lompoc to win its heat 36-69 on the rain course 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 Quartz Hill girls and Saugus boys also posted heat victories in Divisions I and II. Heavy rains on Thursday forced the site to be moved from the traditional, hilly hill·y adj. hill·i·er, hill·i·est 1. Having many hills. 2. Similar to a hill; steep. hill three-mile dirt layout to an asphalt course around the campus and finishing on the track. Garnic timed 18:33 to win by 13 seconds over Katie Moon of Lompoc. Ellis, the younger sister of 1996 State Division IV champion Sarah Ellis Sarah Stickney Ellis (1812-1872) was an English author who wrote under the name Mrs Ellis. Bibliography
``I've always had a really good race at Mt. SAC and it's my favorite My Favorite is an independent synthpop band from Long Island, New York. They released two CDs: Love at Absolute Zero and Happiest Days of Our Lives. My Favorite broke up on September 14, 2005, when singer Andrea Vaughn left the band. course,'' Garnic said. ``I was really looking forward to running it again instead of the rain course. But I expected us to do good and I think we'll do totally awesome next week.'' La Canada, the State Division IV runner-up last season, should contend with South Hills and El Modena, which won the other two heats, and Newport Harbor in its bid for its first section title in school history. Quartz Hill, boosted by the third- and fifth-place finishes 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). State-bound Danielle Day (18:35) and freshman Shell Blevins (18:45) edged Ayala 50-53. Dan Klawer and John Getskow were sixth and ninth in 15:37 and 15:42 to help Saugus hold off Katella 73-76. The top four teams in each of the three divisional heats and fastest fifth-place team qualified to the next week's championships. Individuals among the top 10 in each heat but not on a qualifying team also advanced. |
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