DIVISION II: HEALTHY, HAPPY, VICTORIOUS LOYOLA DISTANCE RUNNER ADVANCES WITH HEAT WINS.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News ONTARIO - Mark Matusak is back in the swing both physically and socially after the Loyola High of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. junior missed most of the track season because of a stress fracture stress fracture n. A fatigue fracture of bone caused by repeated application of a heavy load, such as the constant pounding on a surface by runners, gymnasts, and dancers. in his left foot. On Saturday, Matusak ran to heat victories of 4 minutes, 20.43 seconds in the 1,600 meters and 9:33.57 in the 3,200 in the Southern Section Div. II preliminaries at Colony High. Then it was off to San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. to attend the Vista High prom on Saturday night with a relative of a friend. Matusak missed the Loyola prom three weeks ago while his foot was in a brace. ``I didn't figure it would be fun to just kind of stand around,'' Matusak said. Matusak, a 2003 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”). national cross country finalist, missed more than five weeks after he was diagnosed with a stress fracture in the third metatarsal metatarsal /meta·tar·sal/ (met?ah-tahr´sal) 1. pertaining to the metatarsus. 2. a bone of the metatarsus. met·a·tar·sal adj. Of or relating to the metatarsus. . Matusak won the 1,600 and 3,200 in the Mission League finals last week despite only a week of training of 1 1/2 miles per day and working out in the pool. Matusak didn't run longer than six miles in preparation for the preliminaries. Like in the Mission League finals, Matusak wore racing flats Racing flats or simply flats, are lightweight athletic shoes designed for long distance Track and Field, Cross Country, and most often - Road races. They differ from normal training shoes mainly by the lack of a substantial heel (hence the name). instead of spikes for extra cushioning. He doesn't plan on donning spikes until at least the Masters Meet, the qualifying competition for the state championships. ``The foot feels fine, but it's just a little sore after races,'' Matusak said. ``I had planned to be back in time for CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). . I am glad it happened earlier than later.'' The top nine finishers advanced to the Southern Section divisional finals. Matusak ran conservatively in both races until the final lap There is also Final Lap (novel), a novel in the Traces series by Malcolm Rose. Final Lap is a video game released by Namco and Atari Games (for the Americas) in 1987 which was the unofficial sequel to the popular Pole Position games. to win his heats. Matusak doesn't feel in condition to challenge his season best of 9:10.86 in the 3,200 or his career bests of 4:11.24 in the 1,600 or 9:04.39 in the 3,200. He chose to do both events to help Loyola contend for team title. ``I had a little bit left,'' Matusak said. ``The goal was to qualify and from here to get as many points as I can. It seems a little harder in the longer distances. Every week now, I get in better shape.'' Loyola will be 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. big points from Matusak in the section finals, senior Matthew Contreras in the pole vault and Jordan Paul in the 110 high hurdles. Contreras, the co-state leader in the pole vault at 16 feet, 2 inches, had the top qualifying mark Saturday at 14-3. Loyola's 1,600 relay of Dan Garrett, Robert Poppleton, Hunter Armour and Roland Hernandez ran to a heat victory in 3:26.19. Then the Cubs got a boost in both the team competition and 1,600 relay when two-time section team champion Dominguez was disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. for a uniform violation. Ventura County champion Jeanne Newman ran to heat victories in the 100 (12.57) and 200 (25.84). Rio Mesa sophomore Lauren Reid, a Southern Section Masters Meet qualifier in the long jump as a freshman, advanced as the ninth and final qualifier competing with her upper thigh heavily bandaged. Moorpark's Michael Navarro and Josh Sanchez-Sims were the top qualifiers in the triple jump (44-4 3/4) and shot put (56-6 3/4), respectively. Sanchez-Sims also advanced in the discus (151-3). CAPTION(S): photo Photo: John Maarschalk of Simi Valley High wins the 110-meter high hurdles in 15.5 seconds at the Southern Section Div. II preliminaries Saturday at Colony High in Ontario. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News |
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