CROSS COUNTRY: STEIN SETS MARK TO WIN BELL-JEFF.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News Natalie Stein left a mark during her freshman cross country season at North Hollywood High
After finishing second in the City finals as a sophomore and junior, Stein has emerged as a strong favorite for this year's section after a string of impressive early-season performances. Stein won the girls' Division I race at the 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. on Saturday in a course-record 16:31. The performance dipped under the 1980 mark of 16:32, set by Chaminade of West Hills' Tania
``I was trying to get a good time. I was not thinking about the record,'' Stein said. ``I just wanted to do better than last year.'' North Hollywood, buoyed by Stein and the 14th-place finish of senior Anielkha Tijerano, finished third in the team standings with 89 points. Belmont won with 29 points, followed by defending City Section champion San Pedro with 57. Crespi of Encino senior Robert Kubler turned in the region's fastest boys' time to finish second in the combined Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. and IV race in 14:33, tying the 12th-fastest time in the meet's 27-year history. Robert's twin Tom, the defending state Division V champion for Viewpoint of Calabasas, won the Division V race in 14:52. The Burroughs of North Hollywood boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. , paced by second-place finishes by Mike Navarro and Brenda McDonald, captured the Division II team titles. Desert Christian of Lancaster swept the boys' and girls' titles in Division V. The boys placed three - runner-up Daniel Miller People called Daniel Miller include:
It was Stein, however, who provided the meet's brightest highlight. Stein ran unchallenged over the course, which traverses primarily through horse trails above the Greek Theatre. The effort came two days after setting a personal best of 17:50 on the 3-mile course at Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. in a meet against El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Stein opened the season with a victory Sept. 8 in the Division I race of the Woodbridge Invitational in Irvine. ``There is always somebody out there, you never know,'' North Hollywood coach Gary Smith said, referring to the City Section finals. ``But I think today is going to be a tremendous confidence builder.'' |
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