CROSS COUNTRY: ROYAL IS NATION'S BEST PUBLICATION RANKS HIGHLANDERS NO. 1.Byline: KEVIN CONNELLY Kevin Connelly was born in Middlesbrough, England. He is an impressionist comedian, and after dinner speaker and is probably most famous for his role on the popular BBC television programme 'Dead Ringers'. Special to the Daily News Long considered among the top boys' cross country teams on the West Coast, Royal High 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. now can back up its assertion that this year's team is tops in the nation. The Highlanders, two-time defending Div. I state champions, took over the nation's No.1 spot in this week's Harrier Magazine Super 25 rankings after setting a team meet record at the Woobridge Invitational sweepstakes last Saturday in Irvine. Led by two-time defending state 3,200-meter champion Michael Cybulski, who finished second overall at Woodbridge with a three-mile clocking of 14 minutes, 24 seconds, Royal's starting five features seniors Husdon Andrews, Danny Benson and Jun Reichl and junior Alex Routh. Routh, who replaced 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 freshman Kevin Sullivan Kevin Sullivan is a name shared by several people:
A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes , ran 14:52 at Woodbridge to finish 19th overall and a suprising third among Royal runners. Cybulski and Andrews are two of the top runners in the state for the Daily News' No. 1 team, coach Ryan Luce said Routh's emergence will be the pivotal if the Higlanders are to improve upon last December's disappointing sixth-place finish at the Nike Team nationals NTN emblem Nike Team Nationals (NTN) is an invitational cross country meet that serves as the unofficial team national championship of United States high school cross country. It was designed to heighten competition between high school cross country teams nationwide. in Portland, Ore. Upon hearing Routh's time immediately following the sweepstakes race at Woodbridge, Cybulski and Andrews said it meant the rest of the nation should be wary of the Highlanders. ``He ran a what?'' said Andrews, who ran 14:39 to finish eighth overall. ``That's huge for this team. ``We feel like we have the talent to become the best team in the nation this year. I can't tell you how disappointed we were with finishing sixth last year at the Nike Team Nationals. And trust me, with Luce leading the way, anything is possible.'' Royal will compete next at the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 30 in Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. . The Highlanders are not the in field for this morning's Bell-Jeff Invitational at Griffith Park Griffith Park is a large public park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains. It is situated in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park covers 4,210 acres (17 km²) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America. , annually one of the area's best meets. The varsity races, which begin at 8:50 a.m., will feature Loyola of Los Angeles, ranked fourth by the Daily News, No. 5 Birmingham of Lake Balboa, No. 7 Highland of Palmdale and No. 8 Simi Valley. The top girls teams are No. 5 Oak Park and No. 7 Simi Valley. kevin.connelly@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Royal High is led by Michael Cybulski, a two-time defending state champion in the 3,200. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News |
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