NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: ROYAL'S TREK A FUN RUN BOYS TAKE FOURTH PLACE AT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News PORTLAND, Ore. - After winning the state Div. I boys' cross country title last week, Royal High 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. was looking forward to some fun at the Nike Team National Championships. Frivolity Frivolity Blondie the gaffe-prone, frivolous wife of Dagwood Bumstead. [Comics: Horn, 118] Dobson, Zuleika charming young lady who unconcernedly dazzles Oxford undergraduates. [Br. Lit. didn't detract from detract from verb 1. lessen, reduce, diminish, lower, take away from, derogate, devaluate << OPPOSITE enhance verb 2. the Highlanders' performance Saturday at Portland Meadows Golf Course. Royal placed fourth in the inaugural competition, featuring 20 of the nation's top teams. Senior Dylan Jaedtke finished 10th. The Long Beach State-bound Jaedtke covered a soggy, muddy 5,000-meter course - located on the infield of a horse racetrack, featuring hay bales and moguls - in 16:16 for Royal, which finished with 173 points. York (Ill.) was first with 92 points as its top runner, Sean McNamara Sean McNamara may refer to:
An unincorporated community of southern California southeast of Santa Ana. Founded in the 1890s, it is mainly residential. Population: 62,685. of Lake Forest's Brandon Bethke. Manliis of Fayetteville, Ark., was second with 127 and Mead (Ore.) finished third with 147. Sophomore Michael Cybulski (16:36) was 23rd and junior Jason Pedersen (16:49) placed 39th for Royal, which was coming off a 65-point victory at the state championships, the second-largest margin of victory in meet history. Senior Matt Gulden (16:55) finished 48th, and sophomore Hudson Andrews (16:58) was 53rd. ``Our goal was to win the state meet,'' Jaedtke said. ``You have to be serious when you want a goal that badly. This was the bonus, the fun part of the season. This was like a dream trip. This was fun for every one of us.'' Thousand Oaks' girls shared similar feelings after finishing 12th in their race. The Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. , cheered by shirtless fans in green body paint in 40-degree weather, scored 253 points. 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. junior Lynne Fletcher (19:41) was 26th, freshman Kaitlyn Sullivan (20:04) was 41st, and senior Kathleen Vance (20:06) finished 44th. Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs, resort and residential city (1990 pop. 25,001), Saratoga co., E N.Y.; inc. as a village 1826, as a city 1915. Skidmore College is the largest source of employment, but the city also has light manufacturing. (N.Y.), the nation's top-ranked team, dominated with four runners among the top 12 in the 140-runner field, routing second-place Smoky Hill (Colo.) 51-125. Ramsey Kavan of Yanktown, S.D., was the individual winner in 18:05. Royal and Thousand Oaks claimed California's two automatic berths in the meet based on performances in the state meet and throughout the season. The Marmonte League rivals were provided uniforms, shoes and were honored at a reception Saturday night at the Nike campus in Beaverton, Ore. On Friday, the runners met Olympians Alan Webb, Suzy Hamilton, Meb Keflizighi, Bob Kennedy, Bernard Lagat and Paula Radliffe during an elite-athlete forum. Former Royal coach Ernie Schultz served as chaperon chap·er·on or chap·er·one n. 1. A person, especially an older or married woman, who accompanies a young unmarried woman in public. 2. An older person who attends and supervises a social gathering for young people. for the Highlanders, who competed as a club team called Ernie's Army. Schultz coached Royal coach Ryan Luce in high school and guided the Highlanders to the 1973 Southern Section title, their last title before this year's triumph. Thousand Oaks competed as Ratitude, in honor of coach Rob Radnoti. ``For us, it was all about state, and I think everyone on our team felt it was just a pleasure to be here,'' Royal's Pedersen said. ``Just racing is the coolest thing that we could have ever hoped for.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Royal's Michael Cybulski was 23rd at the Nike Team National cross country championships. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News |
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