CROSS COUNTRY NOTEBOOK: FLESHMAN, CANYON IMPRESSIVE AT MT. SAC CROSS COUNTRY RUN.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News Lauren Fleshman of Canyon High was again in the spotlight in the girls' individual sweepstakes race at the 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. Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. on Saturday. The Cowboys also are moving into the limelight limelight: see calcium oxide. limelight Early form of theatrical lighting. The incandescent calcium light invented by Thomas Drummond in 1816 was first employed in a theatre in 1837 and was widely used by the 1860s. after a second-place finish Noun 1. second-place finish - a finish in second place (as in a race) runner-up finish finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the in the team competition. Fleshman finished second in a dramatic duel against 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 the girls' individual sweepstakes race. Bei, the defending state 1,600- and 3,200-meter track champion, and Fleshman timed 17:05 and 17:19 on the benchmark 3-mile course and moved into third and seventh on the all-time performer list. For Fleshman, the 1997 state Division I runner-up, the mark was an improvement of 36 seconds from her best run at Mt. SAC last year. ``For most seniors who have run as fast as she did last year, you're praying for a 20-second PR or maybe even a little bit faster,'' Canyon coach Dave DeLong said. ``I couldn't be happier.'' DeLong was similarly ecstatic with the Cowboys' team showing. Canyon, boosted by Fleshman and freshman Jazmin Treadway, finished a strong second to Hesperia Sultana 101-122. The Cowboys' team time of 1:38:31 was nearly 45 seconds faster than Sultana's for its five scoring runners - and third fastest of the meet. Treadway, who started the season on the junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. , was 18th in 19:23, for Canyon's fifth-fastest time in school history. Erin White Erin White (born October 27, 1977 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian softball first baseman. She is a graduate of Iowa State University. She was a part of the Canadian Softball team who finished 5th at the 2004 Summer Olympics. and Vicky Duffy were 32nd and 40th in 20:13 and 20:24. Barrie Truex rounded out the Canyon scoring in 65th in 21:11. ``I feel like I am working for my team,'' Fleshman said. ``In a race, I am wondering where Jazmin is. It's like talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to her in my mind. Everything I do I feel is not just reflecting on me. They're counting on me and they have real high expectations. I think of them all the time.'' The Canyon boys are also on the rise with freshman Luke Llamas, a soccer player who led the Cowboys to a team victory in a Division I heat. Llamas finished fourth in 16:14 to move into 20th on the Mt. SAC freshman list. Llamas is the third Canyon runner among the top 25 freshmen along with Dave Hartman, who ran 16:01 in 1987, and Dale Kroege's 16:08 in 1981. Junior Michael Summe was eighth and senior Abe Young 12th to help Canyon turn back El Toro El To·ro An unincorporated community of southern California southeast of Santa Ana. Founded in the 1890s, it is mainly residential. Population: 62,685. 88-95. Hart was sixth with 158 points, buoyed by Eric Peatman in fifth. Short change: Llamas was thrilled to be elevated from the frosh-soph to the varsity for the first time at the Bell-Jeff Invitational in September. He wasn't too excited about changing from the frosh-soph baggy bag·gy adj. bag·gi·er, bag·gi·est Bulging or hanging loosely: baggy trousers. bag , soccer-style shorts to the varsity uniform and the lightweight running shorts Running shorts are a specialized form of shorts worn by runners. Materials Running shorts are made from materials which will be comfortable worn by an exercising human. . ``They're shorter than the freshman shorts,'' Llamas said. ``I really didn't want to wear them. I am used to soccer shorts. I wasn't totally begging to run varsity.'' Safety in numbers in numbered parts; as, a book published in numbers. See also: Number : Fleshman is among several Canyon girls who have a collection of safety pins on their jerseys from past competitions. It is a tradition Fleshman started as a member of the Cowboys' 1995 state Division I championship team as a memory of races - both good and bad. ``You have to build your season on the past,'' Fleshman said. ``You have to attribute what it takes when you win a race.'' Reality check: The Saugus boys finished fifth in the team sweepstakes race at Mt. SAC in their first major competition after being elevated from Division I to Division II this year. The Centurions, lifted by seniors Jacob Boeding and Dan Klawer who finished ninth and 19th, totaled 172 points. The Centurions finished only two points behind fourth-place Belmont and eight back of third-place Don Lugo. Long Beach Poly, the defending state champion, and Santee West Hills were first and second with 67 and 115 points. Klawer, the defending Foothill League champion, fell on a training run on Friday, suffering a large scrape on his knee, and wasn't sure if he could compete at Mt. SAC. Still, he led the field through the first mile in a brisk 4:39. ``We have plenty of room to improve,'' Klawer said. ``I don't think we were nervous enough. I want to go to state as a favorite, not as an underdog. Underdogs don't win a lot of the time. Favorites often do.'' Saugus had an average time of 16:13.1 at Mt. SAC with Jon Mahar (16:15), Nick Zoetewey (16:34) and Steve Wade Steve Wade (died 22nd December 1956) was one of the United Kingdom's executioners from 1940 to 1955. He died in Doncaster Royal Infirmary from carcinoma of the stomach. (16:41) in 33rd, 55th and 61st to improve on last year's 10th-place finish. After Mt. SAC, the Centurions went on to capture the Southern Section Division II title and advance to the state meet for the first time. ``Everybody was about 20 seconds off where they should have been,'' Boeding said about Saturday's race. ``That makes a pretty big difference when there are so many people in the race. This was the moment to see where we were. We were hoping top five, maybe top three on a good day. I feel pretty confident we'll be where we want to be.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Senior Dan Klawer, suffering from a knee injury, finished 19th for Saugus at Mt. SAC last weekend. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News |
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