NOTEBOOK PERRY SHARPENS STRIDE IN EUROPE HURDLER COMPETES ON TOP CIRCUIT.Byline: Kirby Lee Staff Writer Sydney will not be in Michelle Perry's travel plans. But Monaco, Brussels and Zurich were among the stops for the Quartz Hill High graduate this summer. Perry, who will be a senior at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX this fall, made an impromptu trip to Europe to gain experience at the three IAAF IAAF abbr. International Amateur Athletic Federation Golden League meets. Perry, a sociology major, had planned to attend summer school after competing at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Sacramento in July, but she changed those plans at the urging of UCLA hurdles coach Bobby Kersee. ``Things did not go as well as I wanted them to, but it was very positive to see what it was going to be like as a professional,'' Perry said. ``I still have some work to do in the coming year in my final collegiate season.'' The Lancaster resident learned the ropes about the European track circuit, including the harsh reality Harsh Reality are a little-known, proto-prog band born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire out of the remnants of the Freightliner Blues Band (formerly the Revolution) in the early sixties. of gaining entry into the prestigious meets based on personal-best times. Perry was invited to compete in the 400 hurdles in the Herculis Zepter meet in Monaco, where she finished eighth and more than four seconds off her best. She was relegated to spectator status at Brussels and Zurich, but she got a first-hand look at the popularity of track and field in Europe among the boisterous sold-out crowds. ``I did not perform at a level I could be proud of, but I was excited to just be there,'' Perry said. ``Just to see the way they love track like we do football, and with the same dedication and love of track as I do.'' Perry geared her training toward the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association championships in June and had planned to take a break from training after the U.S. Olympic Trials in late July. A last-minute change in plans took her to Europe for the next three weeks. ``I am ready to relax and take a break,'' said Perry, who returned earlier this week. ``I am not used to running the entire summer. It is kind of taxing on my body. It is a little bit of a shock. It is something I have to relearn Verb 1. relearn - learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it; "After the accident, he could not walk for months and had to relearn how to walk down stairs" and prepare for next year.'' Perry made great strides during her junior year at UCLA in the 100- and 400-meter hurdles. She moved into fourth on the all-time UCLA list in both events with personal bests of 13.15 and 56.50 seconds, respectively. She won her second consecutive Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. Membership Full members 100-meter hurdle title in a wind-aided 13.03 to help the Bruins to their seventh title in eight seasons. At the NCAA championships, Perry finished third in the 400 hurdles to earn All-American honors for the third consecutive year. ``Each year my technique gets better and (I'm) learning how to execute,''Perry said. ``You can only get so fast, but you can become much more technically sound.'' In the U.S. Olympic Trials, Perry failed to advance out of the first round in both hurdle races with times that failed to approach her lifetime-bests. In the 100 hurdles, she was sixth in her heat in 13.72. In the 400 hurdles, Perry was fourth in 57.71 in a heat won by Trials winner Sandra Glover Sandra Glover (born December 30, 1968 in Palestine, Texas) is an African American athlete competing in the 400 metres hurdles. Achievements
``I learned new things about track and field,'' Perry said. ``Running with the world's best was overwhelming for the experience. My goal was to make it to the finals at the Trials. I did not reach that goal, but I was satisfied to make it there.'' At the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials, Perry may compete 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. . Under the tutelage TUTELAGE. State of guardianship; the condition of one who is subject to the control of a guardian. of Kersee, the husband and coach of Jackie Joyner-Kersee Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962 in East St. Louis, Illinois) is a retired American athlete, ranked amongst the all-time greatest in heptathlon as well as the long jump. She won three gold, one silver and two bronze Olympic medals. , the multitalented Perry, who has also gone 20-0 1/2 in the long jump, has been working on the high jump and javelin in preparation for an attempt at the seven-event, two-day competition. ``It is pending,'' Perry said. ``Hurdling is my primary focus at UCLA. I am still learning about the heptathlon, and it is on the back burner Noun 1. back burner - reduced priority; "dozens of cases were put on the back burner" precedence, precedency, priority - status established in order of importance or urgency; "... . I am not able to work on it as much as I would like. I am still trying to find my niche.'' --Keeping track: Robert Kubler and Keena Cartensen were winners in the fifth-annual Justin Koppel Memorial cross country races cross country races races which feature jumps, water hazards and which test the horses' speed and stamina. at Agoura High on Saturday. Kubler, 17, a 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. resident who will be a senior at Crespi High, clocked 15:51 over the 3-mile course to hold off Joey Snyder, a former Moorpark College Moorpark College is a California-state funded community college located on a 134 acre (542,000 m²) property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. standout and son of Westlake coaches Sheryl and Joe Snyder, by five seconds. Cartensen, 40, an assistant coach at Thousand Oaks, won the women's race in 18:44 to beat Agoura senior Laura Jakosky (19:26), the defending 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. and Ventura County champion. Cartensen also won the women's 2-mile less than an hour later in 12:43. The event, which attracted more than 300 participants and benefits the Agoura cross country program, was started in memory of Koppel, co-captain of the 1991 Agoura cross country team. He went on to attend the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. , but he was killed in an automobile accident Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Utah Say you're at a red light in a left hand turning lane and the light turns green so you let up slightly on the break antedating moving forward and the vehicle . The races were contested on paths constructed by volunteers in 1995 as the result of donations in Koppel's name, and the paths are used during Agoura home meets. Net gain: Brenda Stevens loves basketball, but her future likely lies in cross country. Canyon girls' basketball coach Paul Broneer reinforced that by cutting the sophomore from 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. . Broneer is also an assistant cross country coach. Stevens, who played on the freshman basketball team, was recruited out of summer league basketball and went on to finish fifth in the Foothill League finals despite no previous running experience. PERRY PROFILE Name: Michelle Perry Height: 5-9 School: UCLA Hometown: Lancaster High School: Quartz Hill (1997) Best marks 100 hurdles 13.03, 13.15 400 hurdles 56.50 Long jump 20-0 1/4 Honors: Four-time NCAA All-American - 2000 (400 hurdles); 1999 (400 relay, 1,600 relay), 1998 (400 relay); Three-time Pacific 10 Conference champion - 100 hurdles (2000); 100 hurdles (1999), 400 relay (1998). JUSTIN KOPPEL MEMORIAL CROSS COUNTRY RACES At Agoura High 3 MILE Men 1. Robert Kubler (17) 15:51; 2. Joey Snyder (20) 15:56; 3. Scott Kistner (38) 16:58; 4. John Spilman (35) 17:02; 5. Daniel Clements (17) 17:21; 6. Jack Chandler (16) 17:27; 7. Adum Abed (15) 17:41; 8. Joel Villagomez (15) 17:52; 9. Frank Johnson (22) 18:05; 10. Josh Zeichik (17) 18:11. Women 1. Keena Cartensen (40) 18:44; 2. Laura Jakosky (17) 19:26; 3. Patricia Shapiro (49) 20:42; 4. Helen Cox (42) 20:49; 5. Leslie Oliver (40) 20:55; 6. Helaina Bernstein (17) 21:31; 7. Elizabeth Kelly (41) 21:52; 8. Tress Smith (43) 22:01; 9. Danielle Fernandez (15) 22:05; 10. Molly Orr (14) 22:26. 2 MILE Men 1. Arturo Villagomez (14) 11:27; 2. Jeremy Law (17) 12:00; 3. Frank Johnston (22) 12:01. Women 1. Keena Cartensen (40) 18:44; 2. Patricia Shapiro (49) 13:55; 3. Kristen Anderson (16) 14:32. CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1 -- color -- ran in SAC edition only) Brenda Stevens of Canyon High was recruited off a summer-league basketball team to run cross country and finished fifth in last year's Foothill League finals. (2 -- color -- ran in Conejo and Simi edition) Agoura High senior Laura Jakosky, pictured, finished second to Thousand Oaks assistant Keena Cartensen in the Justin Koppel Memorial cross country race. (3 -- ran in AV edition) Michelle Perry of UCLA failed in her Olympic Trials bid but improved her hurdling skills competing on a tough European track circuit this summer. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News Box: (1 -- ranin AV edition only) Perry Profile (see text) (2) Justin Koppel Memorial Cross Country Race (see text) |
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