CROSS COUNTRY KIRKENDALL GOES OUT IN FAMILIAR FASHION.Byline: Kirby Lee Staff Writer Rosanna Kirkendall concluded her high school running career in a typical manner: in the lead. She set a course record to win the High Desert Runner's Club Summer Series cross country final. The Lancaster High standout, who will run for Cal State Northridge this fall, covered the 3-mile course in 22 minutes, 36 seconds, shaving five seconds off the previous mark set last year by Cassie Ramirez. The effort was gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. for Kirkendall, who lost to Ramirez - a Highland High junior in the fall - in the Golden League cross country finals last November. Kirkendall set the course record in 1998, but it lasted only a week before it was broken by Shell Blevins of Quartz Hill High. Ramirez broke Blevins' record the following year. Kirkendall's mark on the hilly hill·y adj. hill·i·er, hill·i·est 1. Having many hills. 2. Similar to a hill; steep. hill course used for Lancaster's home meets was more than a minute faster than the 1998 Summer Series. ``I wanted the record,'' Kirkendall said. ``I wanted it to last a little longer this time.'' Kirkendall, a 1,600-meter finalist in the 1999 state track championships as a junior, has increased her training to 60 miles a week, an all-time high, in preparation for the collegiate col·le·giate adj. 1. Of, relating to, or held to resemble a college. 2. Of, for, or typical of college students. 3. Of or relating to a collegiate church. cross country season. On Sunday, Kirkendall logged 20 miles, five miles farther than her previous longest run. Kirkendall's endurance Endurance See also Longevity. Atalanta feminine name denotes power of endurance. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 148] Boston marathon famous 26-mile race held annually for long-distance runners. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc. was a factor in the Summer Series final. ``The hills were difficult and I was breathing hard,'' Kirkendall said. ``As far as my legs and my strength, I could have gone forever distance- wise.'' Luis Monge, 21, a Palmdale graduate who attends Clayton State in Georgia, won the men's race in 19:04. Last Wednesday's final culminated seven weeks of races. Competitors were required to run in three of the seven meets to be eligible for awards in the series, which began in 1976. There is no entry fee, but donations are accepted to help cover race costs and awards. Proceeds are used for the High Desert Runner's Club Academic, Athletics and Attitude awards given to a male and female cross country runner at each area high school. Kirkendall won her share of awards at Lancaster High, where she was the Golden League champion in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 as a junior and senior and school record-holder in the three events. Last fall, Kirkendall led the Lancaster girls to their first league cross country title. A valedictorian with a 4.18 grade-point average, Kirkendall organized the Run Against Violence 5K run in April as part of her senior class project for her English and civics civics, branch of learning that treats of the relationship between citizens and their society and state, originally called civil government. With the large immigration into the United States in the latter half of the 19th cent. classes, raising money for the Valley Oasis domestic violence center. At Northridge, Kirkendall, who was recruited by Long Beach State and USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , plans to run 800 through 5,000 meters. Kirkendall has been consistent in her training over the last two months, aspiring as·pire intr.v. as·pired, as·pir·ing, as·pires 1. To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to stardom. 2. to break into the Matadors' top seven this fall. ``It is hard to get out of bed early, especially when you don't feel too good, to run,'' Kirkendall said. ``As long as I write down what I am going to do and set a goal, I'll be OK. I think this is all going to pay off in the end.'' HIGH DESERT RUNNERS CLUB Summer Series Cross Country Final results(3 miles at Rancho ran·cho n. pl. ran·chos Southwestern U.S. 1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers. 2. A ranch. Vista, Lancaster) MEN Overall: 1. Luis Monge 19:04; 2. Paul Sparks, 19:52; 3. Jose Melena melena /me·le·na/ (me-le´nah) the passage of dark stools stained with altered blood. me·le·na n. 20:19 Age-group winners- (9-12): Steve Reid For the game developer of the same name, see . Steve Reid (January 29, 1944) is an American jazz drummer who has played with a wide range of notable artists including Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, James Brown, Fela Kuti and Sun Ra, and as a session drummer for Motown. 24:15; (13-15): Paul Sparks 19:52; (16-18): B.J. Bookheimer 20:22; (19-29): Luis Monge 19:04; (30-39): Ed Esse 22:03; (40-49): Mark Hershey 22:35; (50-59): Steve Herrich 25:00 1-Mile fun run: 1. Josh Clark 5:38; 2. Michael Sundberg 5:47; 3. Ryan Rogers 5:56. WOMEN Overall: 1. Rosanna Kirkendall 22:36 (course record, old mark, Cassie Ramirez, 22:41, 1999); 2. Tarah Novelli 23:03; 3. Tiffanie Marley 23:16. Age group winners- (9-12): Dena Maldonado 28:18; (13-15): Tarah Novelli 23:03; (16-18): Rosanna Kirkendall 22:36; (19-29): Jessica Harper 29:13; (30-39): Marci Cline cline, in biology, any gradual change in a particular characteristic of a population of organisms from one end of the geographical range of the population to the other. 24:44; (40-49): Linda Rocha 28:42. 1-Mile fun run: 1. Jenna Novelli 6:53; 2. Rebecca Wilson Rebecca Wilson is an Australian media personality, known mainly for her interest in sport. She has been worked with the Courier Mail, Channel 10, ABC Television, Super League, the Rugby World Cup, the Daily Telegraph, the Sunday Telegraph , the Adelaide Advertiser, Channel 7:26; 3. Sara Ramirez 7:49. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (color) Cal State Northridge-bound Rosanna Kirkendall set a course record to win the High Desert Runner's Club Summer Series cross country final. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News Box: High Desert Runners Club (see text) |
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