SOUTHERN SECTION CROSS COUNTRY : HIGHLAND'S NEIPP, HOOVER'S LOPEZ AREN'T SIDETRACKED.Byline: Danny Schumacher Daily News Staff Writer The mudders never got their chance during Saturday's Southern Section cross country finals because a course soaked by rain two days before was scratched for a much dryer and faster alternative. And it can't be said for sure how much the decision by meet officials to use the asphalt roads and parking lots on the perimeter of 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. affected the races. But Highland High School's Andrea Neipp and Hoover's David Lopez weren't about to let the change stymie sty·mie also sty·my tr.v. sty·mied , sty·mie·ing also sty·my·ing , sty·mies To thwart; stump: a problem in thermodynamics that stymied half the class. n. 1. their efforts to win titles and they both did exactly that. Neipp, driven to victory after missing last spring's track season because of academic ineligibility, dominated University's unbeaten Allyson Marquand to win the Division II girls' title in 16 minutes, 12 seconds. ``I was nervous all week,'' Neipp said. ``I just tried to block it out. I was pretty nervous. I was a little disappointed in the change because I wanted to get my fastest time on the other course.'' Lopez, who has overcome nagging injuries over the past few months, was equally convincing, covering the 2.9-mile course in 14:15 for an easy victory in Division I. ``It was kind of different (today),'' Lopez said. ``It was all flat and everybody was up there on the first mile. I really didn't have a plan (for the alternate course).'' The course used Saturday, which is relatively flat, was an extreme deviation from the hilly hill·y adj. hill·i·er, hill·i·est 1. Having many hills. 2. Similar to a hill; steep. hill course normally used. Lopez also led Hoover to a fourth-place finish, qualifying the Tornadoes for next week's state championships at Woodward Park Woodward Park (34 acres) is a public park, botanical garden, and arboretum located between 21st Street and 24th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is open to the public daily. in Fresno. The La Canada girls' team and the Oak Park boys' teams also advanced. La Canada placed three runners - Sarah Ellis Sarah Stickney Ellis (1812-1872) was an English author who wrote under the name Mrs Ellis. Bibliography
With the finish, La Canada earned its first-ever appearance in the state meet. Oak Park, led by Stephen Martin Dr Stephen Paul Martin (born in Wollongong, New South Wales on June 241948) is a politician. He served as an Australian Labor Party (ALP) member of parliament for the Commonwealth electoral Division of Macarthur, south west of Sydney, from 1984-1993; and he represented (11th, 15:28) and Morgan Harrelson (17th, 15:46), took second in Division V. There were other top local individual finishers on Saturday. Quartz Hill's Danielle Day (17:07) was second in Division I, Amanda Armstrong (17:20) was third in Division I, Burbank's Tim Leahy (14:32) was fourth in Division II, Littlerock's Bryan Green Bryan Alexander Green (born 30 June 1957, Wollongong) is a Tasmanian Labor politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Braddon. In July 2006 he was forced to step down as Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure, Energy, and Resources pending (14:40) was third in Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. and Flintridge Prep's Doug Hall Doug Hall is an inventor most known for his appearance on the ABC television series American Inventor. Doug began his inventing career at age 12, inventing and selling a line of magic and juggling kits. (15:03) was third in Division V. In other races, Canyon's and Louisville's girls' teams, both defending section and state champions, failed to advance. Canyon which won in Division I last year but was competing in Division II - considered a tougher division - this year, finished sixth. The Cowboys were led by Lauren Fleshman (fifth, 16:52). Louisville, the defending Division IV champ, also took sixth. The Royals were led by Kelly Harrington's sixth-place finish (17:52). |
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