SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGE TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS: MOORPARK FINISHES FOURTH IN REGIONAL MEET VELDMAN SWEEPS HAMMER, DISCUS AND SHOT PUT.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News MISSION VIEJO Mission Vi·e·jo A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. - Colin Veldman is in position to extend Moorpark College's streak of state champions in the hammer throw hammer throw Athletic event in which a hammer is thrown for distance. The hammer consists of a 16-lb (7.26-kg) metal ball attached to a spring steel wire handle that measures not more than 4 ft (1.2 m) in length. to five after winning the hammer, discus and shot put in the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Junior College championships at Saddleback College Academics Saddleback College offers a wide range of programs in Advanced Technology and Applied Sciences, including courses in Aviation, Marine Science, Computer Science and Fashion Design. The academics are closely linked to Irvine Valley College, also part of the SOCCCD. on Saturday. Moorpark freshman Tai Battle is ready to start a streak of her own in the weight events after winning the discus and hammer and finishing second in the shot put in the state championship qualifying meet. Veldman, a sophomore transfer from Utah State, had a hand in 30 points to help the Raiders finish fourth in the team competition with 74 points, a point behind third-place Cerritos. Riverside City College edged 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. for the team title 88-84. Veldman, who will attend the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. next season, led a 1-2 finish with sophomore Tommy Sugishita in the hammer at 187-9 and 168-11. Veldman won the discus with by nearly 19 feet at 176-3 and finished the afternoon with a win in the shot put at 56-7. Who could blame Veldman for taking a break at the snack bar for a hot dog instead of jogging to midfield to accept his medal at the awards podium. ``I am not the kind of person who likes to be in the spotlight,'' Veldman said. ``I am sure the people have seen enough of me already.'' It will be a different story for Battle when she competes in the state meet at American River College American River College (ARC) is a two-year community college located in the southern edge of unincorporated Foothill Farms in Sacramento County, California. The college was opened in 1955 as American River Junior College, on the site of the old Grant Technical College. next Friday and Saturday. Battle, who scored 26 of her teams 38 points to help Moorpark finish seventh, attended high school at Will C. Wood High in Vacaville and turned down offers to compete at nearby UC Davis, Sacramento State, American River and two-time defending state junior college champion Sacramento City. ``I had a lot of people tell me that I was making a mistake by coming down to Los Angeles,'' Battle said. ``I am very much looking forward to proving them wrong.'' There was no question about Battle's dominance of the throws on Saturday. Battle, who set a school record of 166-6 in the hammer at the Mt. SAC Relays last month, won the hammer by nearly 14 feet at 152-9 and had a six-foot cushion in the discus with a 149-1 effort. |
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