CROSS COUNTRY: SIRAKI SAVES IT FOR LATER.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News WALNUT - Anita Siraki's natural instinct was to challenge Wyoming's Alicia Craig with a mile to go 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 cross country championships Saturday 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. . Common sense told the Hoover High senior to let Craig go to conserve her strength for the national championships in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 9. In the end, Siraki's conscience took precedence The order in which an expression is processed. Mathematical precedence is normally: 1. unary + and - signs 2. exponentiation 3. multiplication and division 4. . Craig, a Gillette Campbell High senior, strode strode v. Past tense of stride. strode Verb the past tense of stride strode stride to a 15-second victory over Siraki in the matchup between the top returners from the 1999 national championship. ``I had to save it,'' Siraki said. ``It was not that I did not care. There was as no point in trying to win.'' Craig covered the 5,000-meter course in 17 minutes, 36 seconds to capture her second regional title in a row. Siraki was second in 17:51 with four-time state champion 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 in third in 17:56. The top eight finishers qualified for the national 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). . North Hollywood senior Natalie Stein grabbed the final qualifying spot in 18:21 to become only the City Section's second girl to qualify for the national meet in the competition's 22-year history. Agoura senior Laura Jakosky was 25th in 18:07. Seth Watkins, a senior at Flathead High in Montana, was a surprise winner in the boys' race in 15:21 by six seconds over runner-up Chandler Goodwin of Utah and Flathead teammate David Vidal David Vidal (born 2 August 1950 in Portosín) is a Spanish football manager. . Favored Ryan Hall Ryan Hall can refer to:
Seniors Mark Nevers of Oak Park and Tom Kubler of Viewpoint were 11th in 15:51 and 30th in 16:16, respectively. Craig and Siraki, the two-time state Division I champion, were projected as the top girls' runners after finishing third and fourth in the 1999 nationals. They held true to form Saturday. They were part of a large pack through the first mile but broke free from the field coming down the switchbacks shortly before 2 miles. The Stanford-bound Craig opened a small lead at the crest of Poop-Out Hill before the previously undefeated Siraki settled for second after a brief debate. ``I was hearing two things,'' Siraki said. `` `Go get her, Anita. Go get her, Anita.' A group of people a little past that were saying save it for next week. She was regional champ last year and was running awesome. I decided to save it.'' Stein, who was 22nd in the 1999 West Regional, needed to give her all to earn her first national-championship berth. She was in ninth with 600 meters to go before passing Loretta Kilmer of Ramona High to move into the top eight. ``Everybody is so fast. The competition is so good that I did not know what to think,'' Stein said. ``I thought that I if I was really lucky, I might be able to go (to nationals).'' Many projected Kubler as a good bet to advance to the national championships as the top returner after a 12th-place finish in the 1999 meet. Kubler, however, faded badly after getting sucked out during a brisk Brisk as a proper name may refer to:
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