LOOKING TO BEAT GLENDALE : RAIDERS MARSHAL RAPID RUNNERS.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News Eleazar Hernandez is the defending Western State Conference individual cross-country champion, but the Raiders' chances for their first conference team title since 1983, though, could rest on his efforts off the course. Hernandez, who won the 10,000 meters in the state track finals in May and placed second in the state cross-country championships in November, helped persuade UC Davis transfer student Francisco Sandoval to come to Moorpark. Sandoval does not have an automobile and was considering enrolling at WSC WSC Winter Symposium on Chemometrics WSC Winter Simulation Conference WSC Wayne State College WSC Westfield State College (Westfield, MA) WSC Western State College (Colorado) rival Ventura and commuting by bus. Hernandez, though, volunteered to drive his former Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. rival to school daily so he could attend Moorpark. ``We had a good team already without Francisco,'' Hernandez said of Sandoval, who clocked 9 minutes, 21.55 seconds for 3,200 meters as a senior at Channel Islands High in 1994. ``With him, there will be a big difference.'' It might be the edge the Raiders need to knock off to cease, as from work; to desist. - De Quincey. To force off by a blow or by beating. To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow on the counter. To leave off (work, etc.). See also: Knock Knock Knock Knock defending WSC and state champion Glendale. The Vaqueros' top seven runners were sophomores, but 26th-year Moorpark coach Manny Manny may refer to: In nobility:
The Raiders, which open the season in the Hancock Invitational on Friday, run their first WSC meet on Glendale's home course at Griffith Park Griffith Park is a large public park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains. It is situated in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park covers 4,210 acres (17 km²) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America. on Oct. 11. The second conference race is Oct. 25 in Bakersfield, and the finals are Nov. 12 at Hancock. ``Glendale had a wonderful team last year, and they always seem to have good runners,'' Trevino said. ``We have the best team we've had in recent years. It's hard to say how we compare to other schools so early in the season, but we should be competitive.'' Hernandez is among five runners from last year's team that finished 10th in the state. Chadd Aldrich, Sabino Beltran, Juan Cortes and Rene Gonzales Rene Adrian Gonzales (born September 3, 1960 in Austin, Texas), is a retired professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues from 1984-1997. Teams
The Raiders have also been bolstered by the addition of Jesus Villavicencio, who enrolled at Moorpark in the spring and placed fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase steeplechase Either of two distinct sporting events: (1) a horse race over a closed course with obstacles, including hedges and walls; or (2) a footrace of 3,000 m over hurdles and a water jump. in the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, championships. Other newcomers include T.W. Burchmore from Morro Bay High, Uzziel Gray of Poly, William Anderson William Anderson or Bill Anderson may refer to:
Burchmore, who has run 4:16.85 for 1,600 meters, won the Southern Section Division III title in May. Gray, Anderson and Oliva were third, seventh and 11th in the 1995 City Section cross-country finals. Last season, the Moorpark men and women advanced to the state junior college championships for the first time in the same year. This fall, Trevino likes the Raiders' chances of sweeping the men's and women's WSC titles as well. ``It hasn't been done (at Moorpark), but it's something we've talked about,'' Trevino said. Bridget Roy, the defending conference champion, and No. 2 runner Vickie Greene were members of last year's team that won the WSC title and finished fifth in the state meet. Bettie Richards and Leila Askarnia also have returned. Katie Scherrei, Jackie Garrido and Teresa Kennamer of Thousand Oaks High, and Catrina Carruth of Agoura are incoming freshman. Emma Middlebrook and Abby Vertara from Simi Valley and Reseda high schools are competing in their first season of cross country. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Eleazar Hernandez ran second in the cross-country fi nals and brought Channel Islands alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. Francisco Sandoval to Moorpark. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News |
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