PREP TRACK AND FIELD: GLASS DOESN'T MISS WIN NOTRE DAME STANDOUT WINS 100-METER RACE.Byline: KEVIN CONNELLY Kevin Connelly was born in Middlesbrough, England. He is an impressionist comedian, and after dinner speaker and is probably most famous for his role on the popular BBC television programme 'Dead Ringers'. Special to the Daily News WALNUT - Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks senior Rodney Glass admitted something seemed off when he stepped into the starting blocks Saturday afternoon in preparation for the boys' 100-meter dash at the 48th annual Mount San Antonio Mount San Antonio, better known to most in Los Angeles as Old Baldy or Mount Baldy, is the highest peak in the San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California, USA and the highest point in Los Angeles County. Mount San Antonio has two summits. College Relays. Running from Lane 4, he glanced over his right shoulder to discover Taft of Woodland Hills star Jamere Holland - a childhood friend and defending state champion at 100 and 200 - would not be competing from Lane 5 as scheduled. Glass, the state runner-up to Holland in the 100 last year, regrouped just fine, finishing first with a personal-best of 10.38 - the 11th-fastest time in state history and just off the 10.36 Holland ran at the Arcadia Invitational on April 8. "I've put in a lot of work for this time," said Glass, the second-place finisher in the 200, whose previous best in the event was 10.43. "But it has a lot to do with how my coaches and teammates have pushed me. It's unfortunate that Jamere was unable to race. He's one heck of a track and field athlete, and we always wish each other the best of luck." Taft sprints coach Richard Rucker Richard Parnell Rucker Sr. is a former Twin Cities school instructor who was accused, in May 2006, of having sexual contact with two female students. As of May 2006, he is being held in the Washington County Jail. said Holland was held from competition to rest a strained quadriceps muscle. Rucker said he does not expect the injury to hinder Holland as he trains for the state meet at Cerritos College Cerritos College is a public comprehensive community college founded in 1955 located in Norwalk, California. It was named after Rancho Los Cerritos, a ranch that served prominently in the region in the 19th century. scheduled June 2-3. In the most-anticipated event on the girls' side, Royal 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. senior Nicole Blood, tops in the nation in the 1,600 last season, led from start-to-finish in the mile en route to a time of 4:51.87. Blood, a transfer from 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., finished well off her personal record in the event, but did not use the chilly race-time temperate as an excuse. "I'm from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , so I'm kind of used to cold nights like this," she joked. "But I've lived (in California) for a while now, so maybe I'm starting to get a little wimpy Wimpy sloppily dressed comic strip character; always “forgets” to pay for hamburgers. [Comics: “Popeye” in Horn, 657–658] See : Irresponsibility . "The competition is so great out here with (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, (Corona del Mar of Newport Beach's) Annie St. Geme, and many others. I'm very motivated to keep improving and I'm looking forward to stepping it up as the season goes on." In other events: --The Notre Dame boys' 400 relay team of Glass, Garrett Green, Sean Jackson, and Chris Barton took advantage of a bad handoff on the third pass by Long Beach Poly to place first in 41.62 - the top time in the area this season. The Knights, who lost Poly by a full second at the Arcadia Invitational on April 8, didn't come in expecting to knock off to cease, as from work; to desist. - De Quincey. To force off by a blow or by beating. To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow on the counter. To leave off (work, etc.). See also: Knock Knock Knock Knock the heavily favored Jackrabbits. "Our handoffs were extremely clean today - we rolled," said Barton, the third-place finisher in the 400, who watched 2004 Olympic 100-meter gold medalist Justin Gatlin run an anchor leg in the elite division seconds earlier. "It's amazing to run in the same meet as a runner of that caliber." --In the girls' 200, Louisville of Woodland Hills senior Elizabeth Olear took first with an area-best 23.75 to avenge last year's second-place finish in state to Valley Christian of San Jose's Khrystal Carter (24.13). Olear, tops in the area in the 100 as well, was never seriously threatened after leading by as many as six meters at the turn. --Saugus sophomore Shannon Murakami found herself boxed in the middle of the pack during the initial stages of the girls' 800, but recovered to place second with an state-leading 2:10.03. Murakami, the area's top runner at 800, 1,600 and 3,200 this season, caught Angela Shaw of Walnut Grove, Wash., in the final 50 meters but couldn't close the gap on Christina Guevara Esteban of Mexico (2:09.18). kevin.connelly@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks runner Rodney Glass, left, races toward a victory in the 100-meter dash at the MT. SAC Relays on Saturday. John McCoy/Staff Photographer |
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