NOTEBOOK: LOCAL HURDLERS BRING HOME HELSINKI GOLD.Byline: Sean Martin Sean Martin may refer to:
Two local hurdlers This is a list of notable male hurdlers (110 m H- 400 m H) since the first Olympic Games in 1896. This list includes athletes who have been a medalist in the Olympic Games or World championships (indoor and outdoor). won medals at the 2005 World Championships, which wrapped up Sunday in Helsinki, Finland. Michelle Perry Michelle Perry (born 1 May 1979 in Granada Hills, California) is an American athlete. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she placed 14th overall in the heptathlon competition. Later, at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, she was awarded a gold medal in the 100 m hurdles with a , a former Quartz Hill standout, won gold in the women's 100-meter hurdles, running 12.66 seconds Thursday. Lashinda Demus Lashinda Demus (born 10 March 1983 in Inglewood) is an American hurdler. Her personal best time is 53.02 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Athens. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 1st , whose family lives in Palmdale, won silver in the women's 400-meter hurdles Saturday with a personal best of 53.27. Demus said she wasn't happy with her performance in Helsinki, although it was more than a second faster than her previous best, set in 2004 when she failed to make the finals at the 2004 Olympics. ``I went too fast,'' she said. ``Obviously, (Russia's Yulija Pechonkina) was going to (win) it. ... I know I can do better. I wasn't better. It was a personal best. I'm satisfied, but I'm not happy. That silver is still not gold.'' Demus won the 2005 U.S. outdoor title in the 400-meter hurdles, then won meets in Paris and Rome before finishing second in Helsinki. Perry, who competed in the heptathlon heptathlon: see under decathlon. heptathlon Women's athletics competition. Contestants take part in seven different track-and-field events: 100-m hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, javelin throw, and 200- and 800-m runs. at the 2004 Olympics, was part of the United States' World Championships-record 14 gold-medal haul. --Fast Spirits: The Paraclete High of Lancaster boys' cross country team was ranked No. 6 in Southern Section Div. IV in DyeStatCal.com's preseason rankings. The boys finished 13th at the Div. IV state meet and fourth at the Southern Section finals last year. They were the only area team ranked in the top 10 of any division. Paraclete returns three of seven runners who competed at the state meet, including two of five who contributed to the Spirits' scoring. Senior Tim Smith Tim Smith is a common name. Notable people with the name Tim Smith include:
Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the was 107th at state, and senior Robert Pollock
Robert L. Pollock is an editorial writer and Wall Street Journal Editorial Board member. finished 132nd. The Web site released only Div. I and II rankings for girls, but the Spirits girls' team probably would have gained a mention had Div. IV been included. Paraclete finished sixth at the Div. IV state meet and third at the Southern Section Div. IV finals. Six of seven runners who competed in the state meet return, including four of the five who counted toward team scoring. Junior Kaitlin Huerta finished 26th in Fresno last year, the best of any returning runner. Of those who competed at the state meet, only Andrea Gutierrez will be a senior this season. Others returning are sophomore Alexis Velazquez, junior Catherine Pourdavoud, junior Diane O'Meara and sophomore Katie Twogood. The only runner to graduate also was Paraclete's best. Heidi Rocha finished 13th at the Div. IV state meet. She will be a recruited walk-on for the University of Notre Dame's cross country team. Sean Martin, (818) 713-3608 sean.martin(at)dailynews.com |
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