MURAKAMI SHOOTS FOR NATIONAL BERTH SAUGUS RUNNER COMPETES IN WEST REGIONAL TODAY.Byline: Sean Martin Sean Martin may refer to:
A change in strategy helped Saugus cross country runner Shannon Murakami win her first state title last week. She'll use a similar approach in today'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. 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. , her first step toward competing at the national level. The top eight finishers advance to next week's Foot Locker Cross Country Championships The Foot Locker Cross Country Championships are a series of annual cross country running (commonly abbreviated CC) races held in various regions of the United States to determine the premier cross country runner in various age groups, but mainly serves to find the best prep (high school) in 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. . Murakami is seeded fifth - seventh overall in the West - according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. dyestat.com. Several of the region's top runners, including Corona del Mar Del Mar is the name of several places in the United States of America:
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. . The top two Western runners in that race also advance to the Foot Locker national meet. Murakami is ranked behind some of the country's best runners,including Marie Lawrence of Reno, Nev., and Mission Prep of San Luis San Luis, city (1991 pop. 110,353), capital of San Luis prov., W central Argentina. The city is the commercial center of an area producing cattle, corn, and asparagus; the surrounding area has timber and mineral resources. San Luis is a popular resort. Obispo's Jordan Hasay  This article or section may contain a proseline.Please help [ convert this timeline] into prose or, if necessary, a . . Lawrence, the defending West Regional champion, has finished second in the past two Foot Locker Cross Country Championships. Hasay, a freshman, posted the state meet's best time (17 minutes, 11 seconds over 3.1 miles) in winning the Div. V title. It's likely Murakami won't try to build a lead, or even stay in the lead pack, early in today's race, a strategy she used early in the season. Instead, she'll probably save her energy for the end and try to pick off runners in the race's closing stretch, Saugus coach Christian Standley said. Murakami didn't take the lead at the state meet until the final mile, then blew by the leaders for a seven-second victory (17:43). She ran a fast, 5:20 opening mile at the early-season Woodbridge of Irvine Invitational and faded to fourth, 21 seconds behind Serrano of Phelan's Kauren Tarver, the fourth seed in today's race after winning last week's California Div. II title in 17:36. Today's race will be five kilometers (3.1 miles), the same distance as the state meet. The Mt. SAC course was 2.91 miles at the Mt. SAC Invitational in October. The extra approximately quarter-mile is nearly imperceptible to the runners, Standley said. His team's sixth-place finish at the state meet was recognized in the community. Saugus principal Bill Bolde took the team to lunch earlier this week, and Murakami said she has received several congratulatory calls. ``It's been a hectic week,'' she said. ``It started to sink in in the car (after the race), but I'm still amazed (I won).'' The state title was the most prestigious of her career. She can add to her resume by qualifying for her first national championship. Murakami finished 22nd at last year's Foot Locker West Regional while suffering from a cold; she won the event's freshman race two years ago. ``There's a first time for everything,'' she said. --Also: Former Canyon runner Adam McDonald, last year's Foothill League champ, will run today at Nike Team Nationals with Mountain View of Orem, Utah. He is expected to challenge for one of the two available Foot Locker berths. Sean Martin, (818) 713-3607 sean.martin(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: On the heels of winning her first state title last week, Saugus High's Shannon Murakami runs today in the Foot Locker West Regional at Mt. San Antonio College, her first step toward competing at the national level. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News |
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