MATUSAK, LOYOLA ARE BEST IN STATE ROYAL, FLINTRIDGE PREP ALSO WIN TITLES.Byline: Lauren Gustus Staff Writer FRESNO - All Loyola of Los Angeles' No. 1 runner, Mark Matusak, could say about the Cubs' fifth man at the start of the season was that Bennett Duval was on the team. The junior varsity team For the American rock band, see . In sports, usually at the high school and college levels, members of a team who are not the main players in a competition (such as a football or basketball game) are called junior varsity players. , that is. On Saturday morning at the State Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park Woodward Park (34 acres) is a public park, botanical garden, and arboretum located between 21st Street and 24th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is open to the public daily. , Duval was the last, and arguably most important, piece of Loyola's run to the Div. II state title. It was a fact not lost on his more pedigreed teammates. ``He turned out a monster effort,'' No. 2 runner Matt Miller said. The Cubs, soaked by a steady rain that fell much of the day, waited by the finish line nearly a half-hour to learn whether they had won the team title. The race was close enough - only nine points separated Loyola from second place North Monterey County - to necessitate a careful review of the results by race officials. ``I would wait again,'' said Matusak, who also won the Div. II individual championship, running 15 minutes, 9 seconds over the 3.1-mile course. It was another story for Royal of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , which left no room for challengers in the Div. I boys' race. The Highlanders' top five runners finished in the top 40 to deliver Royal its first state title. Flintridge Prep's boys' team also won a state title, winning in Div. V. Royal took advantage of the mud and puddles, which had grown by the time they took the course around noon. ``I think the weather really helped us,'' No. 1 runner Dylan Jaedtke said. ``It's such a big race, and it's something different. We all got pumped up.'' Jaedtke finished seventh (15:36) in one of his best runs of the season. Michael Cybulski and Jason Pedersen also were top-20 finishers, placing 15th and 18th. Camarillo's Ted Price survived a rough finish to tie for 10th. Dana Hills of Dana Point, which finished second to Royal at last week's Southern Section finals, just 12 points behind the Highlanders, couldn't keep up Saturday. The Dolphins were again second, but Royal's margin of victory was 65 points. Royal is awaiting what an invitation to the inaugural 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. on Dec. 4 near Portland. The top two teams and a wild card from each of eight U.S. regions will compete. Duval ran 16:34 to help Loyola to its second state title in three years - the Cubs won the Div. I title in 2002 - finishing one second slower than his time over the 2.91-mile 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. course at the Southern Section finals. ``He was just a volleyball player running cross country to keep in shape,'' Miller said, ``but his competitiveness transferred over. Matusak is the ninth male runner to win at least two state titles; his time this year was one second slower than his 2003 time. The course was fast and relatively intact when Matusak ran, but he held back, keeping in mind next week's 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”). West Regional at Mt. SAC. ``Last year at Foot Locker, there was nothing left,'' Cubs coach Lalo Diaz said. St. John Bosco "Don Bosco" redirects here. For other uses, see Bosco (disambiguation). Saint Don Bosco, born Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco, and known in English as John Bosco of Bellflower - Loyola's biggest Southern Section rival - finished third. Westlake capped a strong late-season push with a fifth- place finish, and sophomore Cory Primm came in at 16:05. Freshman Jose Alcantar was two seconds behind Primm. In the Div. I girls' race - the last of the day - Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. battled rivers of mud to a third-place finish Noun 1. third-place finish - a finish in third place (as in a race) finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the behind Ventura and Fountain Valley Fountain Valley, city (1990 pop. 53,691), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1957. Chiefly residential, Fountain Valley also has diverse manufactures, including apparel, computer equipment, semiconductors, and medical equipment. A U.S. navy helicopter facility is there. . Corona's Alma Escobar won the individual title in 17:33. Oak Park's boys' and girls' teams performed well in their first Div. III state finals after competing in Div. IV last year. The girls, led by freshman Courtney Lightfoot, finished third; the boys ran fifth. Paraclete's girls finished sixth in Div. V. Senior Heidi Rocha ran 19:04. Anna Sperry of Simi Valley finished ninth in the Div. I race. The sophomore had said her goal was to break into the top 20, but her 18:11 finish advances her to the Foot Locker West Regional. Harvard-Westlake of Studio City's Anna Farias-Eisner (18:26) finished fifth in the Div. III race to move on to next week's regional. Camarillo's Price also advanced. Lauren Gustus, (818) 713-3607 lauren.gustus(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Ben Capper cap·per n. 1. One that caps or makes caps. 2. Informal Something that surpasses or completes what has gone before; a finishing touch or finale. 3. , right, and Michael Cybulski are doused with apple cider
Apple cider is the name used especially in the United States and parts of Canada for a non-alcoholic beverage produced from apples by a process of pressing. after Royal's Div. I win. (2) Loyola's Mark Matusak became the ninth male runner to win at least two state cross country titles, winning the Div. II race. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News |
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