MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE RELAYS NOT QUITE READY TO QUIT.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News Chadd Smith started the season with a flourish, clearing a lifetime best of 6 feet, 9 inches to win the high jump in the San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Indoor Games in January. However, the Camarillo High junior says he does not expect to jump anywhere close to this Ventura County-leading mark in 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 today. A week and a half ago, an MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. revealed Smith had a tendon tear in his left leg, a condition that had prevented him from training for the past month. It will require arthroscopic surgery Arthroscopic Surgery Definition Arthroscopic surgery is a procedure to visualize, diagnose, and treat joint problems. The name is derived from the Greek words arthron, which means joint, and skopein, which means to look at. and Smith will be unable to jump for four to six months. He will miss the Pacific View League finals as well as the Southern Section championships. In the interim, Smith jumps only on meet days, using a neoprene neoprene: see rubber. neoprene Any of a class of elastomers (rubberlike synthetic organic compounds of high molecular weight) made by polymerization of the monomer 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene and vulcanized (cross-linked, like rubber), by sulfur, brace and a reduced approach from 11 to seven steps to reduce the stress on his plant leg. ``I am jumping about 50 percent of what I used to be,'' Smith said. ``I don't want to quit, but my season is basically over. I am already thinking about next year. I like jumping and having fun.'' The 6-foot-4, 180-pound Smith has been bothered by tendinitis tendinitis or tendonitis Inflammation of a tendon sheath, due to irritation of this thin, filmy tissue by overuse of the tendons, which slide within them, or to bacterial infection. since the eighth grade but thought he had conquered the problem when he dropped basketball and took a break from jumping at the beginning of the season. The pain, however, returned and became so intense Smith was only able to jump on meet days. Despite a lack of training, Smith cleared 6-8 outdoors in March. ``I feel rusty and it is like a new experience each time,'' Smith said. ``Before, I was really getting mad at myself, but this is not going to stop me. This is just another bar for me to clear. I am looking forward to coming back at 100 percent.'' --Pole position: School-record holders Makisi Haleck of 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. and Drake Morgan of Canyon, will compete in the pole vault pole vault Track-and-field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar with the aid of a long pole. It became a competitive sport in the mid-19th century and was included in the first modern Olympic Games. at Mt. SAC. A week ago, in 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. , Haleck, a junior, became the first Thousand Oaks vaulter to clear 15 feet. Morgan, the two-time defending Foothill League champion, has gone 14-7. Haleck is among four Thousand Oaks vaulters who will compete today. Jason Park, Haleck's main 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. foe, along with Emily Yudovin and Kristina Radnoti, are other entrants. --Triple threat: Porchea Carroll of Rio Mesa and Erin Brzezinski of Thousand Oaks will compete in the 100, 200 and long jump in a preview of an anticipated multievent showdown in the Ventura County championships in two weeks. --Oh brother: Twins Tom and Robert Kubler will go head-to-head in the 1,500 and 3,000 meters. Tom, the defending state and Southern Section Division V cross country champion, attends Viewpoint and Robert runs for Crespi. --Double trouble: Juniors Wes Felix of Valencia and Seth Amoo of Highland will take part in sprint doubles. Felix, a Colorado state finalist at Overland High last season, has run 10.85 and 21.85 in the 100 and 200. Amoo, who has clocked 21.83 in the 200, will run the half-lap event in addition to moving up to the 400. --Desert duel: Cassie Ramirez of Highland and Rosanna Kirkendall of Lancaster, who finished 1-2 in the Golden League cross country finals, will compete in the 3,000 and 1,500, respectively. The Cal State Northridge-bound Kirkendall, a state 1,600 qualifier as a junior, is coming off a personal-best 5:03.65 in the Arcadia Invitational. Marmonte League rivals Jennifer Turk of Newbury Park and Jaclyn Pedersen of Royal are other area 1,500 entrants. AT A GLANCE When: Today, Sunday Where: Mt San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. College, Walnut Closer look: High schools will be the featured attraction today. University/Open will be the highlight of Sunday's competition. Admission: $12; $18 (Sunday); Discounts for seniors and childrenInformation: (909) 594-5611 Ext. 4840 CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (ran in AV edition only) CASSIE RAMIREZ/Highland Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News Box: AT A GLANCE (see text) |
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