MASTERS TRACK & FIELD: BITTERSWEET VICTORIES IN MASTERS FINAL LONG JUMP COMPETITORS MOVE ON.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News NORWALK - Jamil Smith finally came out on top in the triple jump in the Southern Section Masters Meet at Cerritos College Cerritos College is a public comprehensive community college founded in 1955 located in Norwalk, California. It was named after Rancho Los Cerritos, a ranch that served prominently in the region in the 19th century. on Friday night. The Palmdale High junior, though, was not smiling. Neither was Anton Porter of Highland, a surprise third-place finisher. Both Smith and Porter advanced to the state meet amid bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries. emotions because of the absence of Golden League rival Rodney Woods of Littlerock. Woods, the defending Masters Meet champion and the state's top returnee re·turn·ee n. 1. One who returns, as from a journey or to school after a long absence. 2. A person returning from military duty overseas. See Usage Note at -ee1. , was one of three Littlerock athletes arrested for their alleged involvement in the beating death of 18-year-old Christopher O'Leary at a party last Friday night. Also arrested were hurdler Marcus Raines and quarterback Richard Newton Richard Newton (1777 – 1798) was an English caricaturist. Short lived but brilliant British Caricaturist. He published his first caricature at 13. Pioneer of the strip form of cartoon. . Woods was undefeated against Smith this season, including victories in the Golden League finals and Southern Section Division I championships. The news of the Woods' arrest hit Smith hard. ``I was just devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. and frustrated,'' Smith said. ``I am so used to competing against Rodney. He might jump farther the first time but he comes back and beats me. I just tried to put that jump that out of my mind and jump how I felt.'' Smith led from the first round and bounded 47-11 3/4 on his second attempt to win by more than nine inches over runner-up Clarence Moore Clarence Kelly Moore (born September 24, 1982 in Bellflower, California) is an American football wide receiver currently playing a free agent. He was selected with the 34th pick of the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft out of Northern Arizona University. of Cypress (47-2 1/2). Porter was third at 46-9 1/2. Porter finished third in the Golden League championships behind Woods and Smith and was fourth behind Woods and Smith in the section finals. ``I really did not expect to do anything,'' Porter said. ``I am excited and it is a good feeling to go on to state. (Woods) was a good competitor. But after what happened, I really don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what to say, to tell you the truth.'' Palmdale's Jerrick Holmes, the state high jump leader at 7-foot, cleared 6-10 to win the high jump. Chadd Smith of Camarillo, who is competing with a torn tendon in his left (plant) leg, was third at 6-8. Holmes and Smith combined with Travis Morse and Terry Furlow on Palmdale's 400 relay, which was fifth in a yearly-best 41.95. Hoover junior Anita Siraki, who captured the 1,600 and the 3,200 for the second year in a row in the Division I finals, repeated her victories. Siraki timed a career-best 4:49.71 and won the 3,200 in 10:38.21. Siraki, however, plans to run only the 3,200 in the state meet. The top five finishers in each event advanced to the state meet Friday and Saturday at Cerritos College. Junior Porchea Carroll of Rio Mesa, who has the state's best time in the 100 (11.60), qualified in the 100, 200, long jump and 400 relay. Carroll was fourth in the 100 (11.98), fifth in the 200 (24.57) and third in the long jump (18-7 1/2) to advance to the state meet in three individual events for the second straight year. Carroll also ran the first leg on the Spartans' 400 relay tea,, which was third in a season-best 47.73. Junior Sierra Hauser-Price of Notre Drame posted runner-up efforts of 11.88 in the 100 and 24.16 in the 200 to advance in both events for the third straight year. Senior Travis Johnson Travis Johnson (born April 26, 1982 in Sherman Oaks, California) is an American football defensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the NFL. He attended Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. and junior Jon Williams of Notre Drame qualified in the boys' shot put and 300 intermediate hurdles. Johnson, the two-time Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. champion, was third at 58-4. Williams was fifth in the intermediates in 38.03. Tom Kubler of Viewpoint and freshman Allyson Felix Allyson Felix (born November 18, 1985 in Los Angeles, California) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for the United States in the 200 meters. Felix, born and raised in southern California, is also a devout Christian and is the daughter of an ordained of L.A. Baptist turned in fourth-place efforts. Kubler, the state Division V cross country champion, had a lifetime best 9:16.98 in the 3,200, and Felix, the Division IV 100 and 200 champion, lowered her school record to 24.47 in the 200. |
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