SOUTHERN SECTION CROSS COUNTRY: ROYAL RUNS HOME WITH DIVISION TITLE CYBULSKI, ANDREWS TAKE 1-2 AT MT. SAC.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 -- The whispers in the crowd began as soon as the state's top-ranked boys' cross country team stepped on the course. ``There's Hudson Andrews,'' one admirer affirmed af·firm v. af·firmed, af·firm·ing, af·firms v.tr. 1. To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true. 2. To support or uphold the validity of; confirm. v.intr. . ``Michael Cybulski will tear these guys apart,'' another said. That buzz was devoted to the top two runners from Royal High 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. , who lived up to the praise Saturday while leading the Highlanders to their third consecutive Southern Section Div.I title at Mt.San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. College in Walnut. ``I sometimes hear some of that before races. It's an honor that people think so highly of me and the rest of the team,'' said Cybulski, who finished first among Div.I runners with a clocking of 14 minutes, 54 seconds on the hilly hill·y adj. hill·i·er, hill·i·est 1. Having many hills. 2. Similar to a hill; steep. hill three-mile course as Royal (108 points, 77:23) edged Trabuco Hills of Mission Viejo Mission Vi·e·jo A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. (112, 77:45). Andrews finished second with a time of 14:57 for the Highlanders, whose top five also included Jun Reichl (10th, 15:18), Alex Routh (25th, 15:41) and Otto Cipolla (81st, 16:33). Royal, ranked No. 3 in the nation by Harrier harrier, breed of dog harrier, breed of medium-sized hound whose origin is obscure but whose existence in England dates from the 13th cent. It stands from 19 to 21 in. (48.3–53.3 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 40 to 50 lb (18.1–22. magazine, won despite the absences of No.3 runner Danny Benson due to a hip injury. Benson is questionable for next Saturday, when the Highlanders will attempt to win their third consecutive state title in Fresno. With or without Benson in the lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. , Royal will enter the state meet as favorites. Trabuco Hills -- ranked No.2 in California -- will again pose the most significant challenge. ``We didn't come into this race thinking about excuses. We came here to win,'' said Andrews, who made a strong push in the final mile Saturday to pass at least five other runners. ``It would be great to have everyone healthy for nextweek, but we'll remain confident regardless.'' Highland of Palmdale's Jeremy Acosta also qualified for the Div.I state final with an 11th-place time of 15:19. In other boys' races, Flintridge Prep of La Canada Flintridge nearly pulled off a shocking upset of Woodcrest Christian of Riverside in the Div.V race. The Rebels clocked 84:09 to finish within four points of Woodcrest Christian (58, 82:37), which is the top-ranked team in state Div.V and a perennial divisional power. Flintridge Prep, which advances to the state meet to face Woodcrest Christian again next week, was led by Paul Weitekamp (sixth, 16:31) and Navjit Dullet (seventh, 16:32). Flintridge Prep's top five all finished in the top28. ``We were a little mad coming into the race that Woodcrest Christian was predicted to dominate us,'' said Weitekamp, whose Rebels are the No.4-ranked team in state Div.V. ``We decided to go after them, and we can't wait to race them again next week.'' kevin.connelly@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Royal's Michael Cybulski finished first for Div.I runners in 14:54 on the hilly 3-mile course at 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. . Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News |
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