DOUBLE WINNER, A HEAVY HEART.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News WALNUT - Rhuben Williams has had plenty on his mind the past week and a half, the least of which has been track and field. A little more than two weeks ago, the senior at Eagle Rock High was at the bedside of his father, who died after a lengthy illness. Three days after the death of his father, Rhuben Williams had a breakthrough performance at the Arcadia 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. , and a week later, on Saturday, he turned in another solid effort to win both the shot put and discus discus /dis·cus/ (dis´kus) pl. dis´ci [L.] disk. dis·cus n. pl. dis·ci A flat circular surface; a disk. discus pl. disci [L.] 1. 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. Relays. It's truly been a courageous performance for Williams, who says he has averaged between two and three hours of sleep a night while trying to cope with his father's death, his responsibilities at school and his training for track. ``It was a rough week, but I knew this was something he would want me to do,'' Williams said of his decision to compete in both track meets. ``If I didn't (compete), he would have come back and choked choke v. choked, chok·ing, chokes v.tr. 1. To interfere with the respiration of by compression or obstruction of the larynx or trachea. 2. a. me. ``(The ordeal ordeal, ancient legal custom whereby an accused person was required to perform a test, the outcome of which decided the person's guilt or innocence. By an ordeal, appeal was made to divine authority to decide the guilt or innocence of one accused of a crime or to ) has made me a stronger and a better person. It made me realize things are not forever and everything happens for a reason. I am really stressing out because emotionally I can't handle it all.'' Chino Chino (chē`nō), city (1990 pop. 59,682), San Bernardino co., S Calif.; founded 1887, inc. 1910. It is the business and processing center of a diversified farming (notably dairying) area. ``Fats'' Williams, a regular on the ``Baretta'' television show, was 66 when he died. At Arcadia, Chino's son, a 5-foot-10, 225-pounder, won the shot put and finished third in the discus at 184-3, the best mark ever by a City Section athlete. His effort in the discus was nearly 10 feet better than his previous best of 174-7 set in finishing sixth in the 1999 state meet. On Saturday, Williams won the shot put, an event where he is the three- time defending state champion, at 63-0 1/4 and captured the discus with an effort of 178-1 on his sixth and final attempt. |
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