CROSS COUNTRY NOTEBOOK: FAVORITES LOOSEN UP FOR FOOTHILL TITLE RACE : SAUGUS, CANYON HAVE EYES ON STATE.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News The Saugus High boys' and the Canyon girls' cross country teams take their first step toward the state Division I championships in the Foothill League finals Thursday at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. . Saugus and Canyon posted 10-0 records in the first two league meets to establish themselves as favorites to repeat as champions. Last year, Saugus swept the first three places en route to its first league title since 1985. A victory Thursday would give the Centurions, fifth in the state Division I rankings, their first back-to-back titles since 1984-85. Senior Dan Klawer is the defending league champion but should be challenged by senior teammate Jacob Boeding, who finished third in last year's meet. Hart senior Eric Peatman and Canyon freshman Luke Llamas will also have an impact. ``Whether Jacob or me wins league is not important,'' Klawer said. ``At this point, league is no concern. We're focusing on the state meet . . . not just making it there but doing well.'' The state meet is becoming a legitimate possibility for the Canyon girls after a strong showing at the Mt. SAC Invitational, posting the third-fastest team time. In the Foothill League finals, the Cowboys, powered by senior Lauren Fleshman, the 1997 state Division I runner-up, are seeking their seventh title in eight years. Canyon narrowly defeated Hart in the first Foothill League meet, 27-28. Canyon, however, romped to a comfortable victory in the second league meet with the emergence of freshmen Jazmin Treadway and Barrie Truex. At Mt. SAC, Fleshman, Treadway and Truex lifted Canyon to second in the team competition of the girls' individual sweepstakes race. The Cowboys posted the third fastest team time of the meet behind La Canada and University of San Francisco • • [ , the defending state Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. and V champions. Fleshman ran a school record 17:19 to become the eighth-fastest performer all-time at Mt. SAC. Treadway and Truex clocked 19:23 and 20:13 for Canyon's fifth- and 13th-best marks on the vaunted vaunt v. vaunt·ed, vaunt·ing, vaunts v.tr. To speak boastfully of; brag about. v.intr. To speak boastfully; brag. See Synonyms at boast1. n. 1. Mt. SAC 3-mile layout. All in the family: Truex's father Barry is a Canyon assistant coach and so is Marci Mora MORA, In civil law. This term, in mora, is used to denote that a party to a contract, who is obliged to do anything, has neglected to perform it, and is in default. Story on Bailm. Sec. 123, 259; Jones on Bailm. 70; Poth. Pret a Usage, c. 2, Sec. 2, art. 2, n. , the mother of freshman boys' varsity runner Jameson Mora. Neither, however, are involved with coaching their siblings. Barry Truex works primarily with the boys' junior varsity team For the American rock band, see . In sports, usually at the high school and college levels, members of a team who are not the main players in a competition (such as a football or basketball game) are called junior varsity players. and Marci Mora works out with the girls' teams. Barrie Truex started running with her father at age 7 in the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Warriors youth track program. Barry Truex has yet to miss one of his daughter's competitions. Ironically, Marci Mora didn't start running until Jameson starting running road races at age 5. Despite the close ties, neither Barrie or Jameson seem to mind the separation from their parents at Canyon. ``She is actually supportive of me running with the other groups,'' Barry Truex said of his daughter. ``High school is their thing and doing it her way. It's part of growing up and independence.'' Name game: Cecil and Rene Treadway fulfilled several objectives when they came up with the unorthodox spelling of their daughter Jazmin. The Treadways were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. an uncommon name that was easy to spell and pronounce. They settled on Jazmin based on her grandfather's affinity for jazz music. Keeping tabs: Julie Harris Julie Harris (born December 2, 1925) is a distinguished American stage, screen, and television actress. She has won five Tony Awards and three Emmy Awards, and was nominated for an Academy Award. She is a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame. , who helped Canyon High win the state Division I cross country title as junior in 1995, won the Western State Conference title last Thursday to lead Glendale College to its second consecutive conference title at Cuesta/Fairbanks Run Park. It was the second consecutive victory for Harris, a University of Idaho The university was formed by the territorial legislature of Idaho on January 30, 1889, and opened its doors on October 3, 1892 with an initial class of 40 students. The first graduating class in 1896 contained two men and two women. transfer who also won the Santa Barbara Invitational after missing most of her senior season at Canyon because of mononucleosis mononucleosis /mono·nu·cle·o·sis/ (-noo?kle-o´sis) excess of mononuclear leukocytes (monocytes) in the blood. chronic mononucleosis chronic fatigue syndrome. and her freshman year at Idaho because of injuries. Harris also became the first Glendale runner to win a women's individual conference title since 1992. Next up for Harris is the Southern California 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. , the qualifying competition for the state championships. ``I have a lot more confidence than I had before,'' Harris said. ``I wasn't very dedicated. I learned running isn't something you can do halfway. I still have a long way to go physically. I still think I can improve a lot.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) Former Canyon High standout Julie Harris won the Western State Conference title last Thursday. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News |
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