HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY: SAUGUS GIRLS RACE TOWARD DIVISION TITLE TODAY.Byline: KEVIN CONNELLY Kevin Connelly was born in Middlesbrough, England. He is an impressionist comedian, and after dinner speaker and is probably most famous for his role on the popular BBC television programme 'Dead Ringers'. Special to the Daily News As the last 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, cross country team alive in the postseason, the Saugus High girls will take aim today at a Southern Section Div.I team title 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. in Walnut. The Centurions, ranked No.2 in the state, are favorites to place first on the the three-mile hilly course after posting the fastest time among qualifiers last week. Led by UCLA-bound Shannon Murakami, Saugus cruised in the Div.I prelims with a clocking of 92minutes, 45seconds to win its qualifying heat by more than three minutes. Murakami, the defending Div.I state champion, finished first in the heat with a clocking of 17:39, while Saugus' starting five all placed 18th or better. The finals, which begin at 10:05a.m., have further implications for the Centurions, who can secure a spot in the state finals Nov.25 in Fresno by placing seventh or better. Saugus, ranked No.7 in the nation and No.1 in state Div.I, also figures to contend at the Nike Team Nationals NTN emblem Nike Team Nationals (NTN) is an invitational cross country meet that serves as the unofficial team national championship of United States high school cross country. It was designed to heighten competition between high school cross country teams nationwide. scheduled for Dec.2 in Portland, Ore. The top five runners for the Centurions are Murakami, Katie Dunn, Amber Murakami, Brianna Jauregui and Keri Molt. Amber Murakami, a freshman, is Shannon's younger sister. Shannon Murakami is the only senior on the team. Saugus' top two challengers are Fountain Valley, ranked No.4 in Div.I, and No.5 Crescenta Valley of La Crescenta. Although the Saugus boys and both Canyon High's boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. teams had been considered candidates for today's finals, they each were eliminated from the postseason last week after prelims. kevin.connelly@dailynews.com (818) 713-3611 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Shannon Murakami leads the Saugus High School Saugus High School may refer to:
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