SOUTHERN SECTION CROSS COUNTRY: FLINTRIDGE PREP BREAKS TIE.Byline: Sean Martin Sean Martin may refer to:
WALNUT - Even the video replay couldn't determine who crossed the finish line first. That's how close Flintridge Prep of La Canada Flintridge's Kathryn Iwata and Chadwick of Rancho Palos Verdes' Kelly Owen finished as they battled for fifth place in Saturday's Southern Section Div. V girls' cross-country final. The unofficial results, posted minutes after the race, showed Owen finishing one second ahead of Iwata, giving Chadwick a 69-70 victory over the team it defeated in the Prep League final. ``I came in the chute first and I thought I finished ahead of (Owen), but then they took it away and I was kind of disappointed,'' Iwata said. Flintridge Prep, ranked No. 2 in the division behind Chadwick, gathered alone in a secluded area off the course to ponder the defeat. The Rebels accepted the second-place plaque minutes later. Video from a camera at the finish line is consulted before race results become official. It took more than an hour after the race for officials to rule Iwata and Owens tied for fifth. ``If that camera was on the other side (of the finish line), my girl wins,'' said unconvinced Chadwick coach George Ramos. The tie between Iwata and Owen left the two teams tied for first with 69 points. Flintridge Prep earned its first Southern Section title because its sixth finisher, sophomore Annie Ruch, finished 38th, two spots ahead of Chadwick's Lena Vaynberg. ``It's really just unbelievable,'' Iwata said. ``It's really shocking to think that we went from being second to winning. But we have one more race and Chadwick is still a great team.'' The Div. V race wasn't the only one where confusion almost kept a local representative from winning. Camarillo's Ted Price was leading the boys' Div. II race when he hit a fork in the road A Fork in the Road is an Australian travel television series airing on SBS and hosted by Pria Viswalingam. Described by SBS as "the thinking-person’s travel show" the program takes the viewer off the beaten track and takes a look at the lives of the people . Price has run the 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. course an estimated 12 times, but he picked the wrong trail. The three-time Ventura County champion was prepared to crawl under a waist-high wooden fence that separates the paths until 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. coach Ryan Luce pointed out a gap in the fence about 30 yards ahead. Price still won by 11 seconds, running the 2.91-mile course in 15 minutes, 13 seconds. Luce's team, ranked third in the country, won the Southern Section Div. I boys' title earlier in the day. Area teams dominated the Div. I girls' race, occupying four of the seven qualifying positions for next weekend's state meet. 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. finished second to Fountain Valley Fountain Valley, city (1990 pop. 53,691), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1957. Chiefly residential, Fountain Valley also has diverse manufactures, including apparel, computer equipment, semiconductors, and medical equipment. A U.S. navy helicopter facility is there. , followed by a peaking Saugus team and Royal. Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. of La Crescenta finished sixth. The Westlake girls finished fourth in Div. II. Oak Park finished second in Div. III, 25 points behind the nation's best team, Corona Corona, city, United States Corona (kərō`nə), city (1990 pop. 76,095), Riverside co., S Calif.; inc. 1896. The city developed as a primary citrus fruit producer and shipping center. There is also light manufacturing. del Mar Del Mar is the name of several places in the United States of America:
Highland of Palmdale's Caitlin Fitzgerald (10th in Div. I), Simi Valley's Anna Sperry (fourth in Div. II) and Oaks Christian of Westlake Village's Roseanne Fleming (third in Div. IV) advanced as individuals. Erik Boal contributed Sean Martin, (818) 713-3607 sean.martin(at)dailynews.com |
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