SOUTHERN SECTION DIV. II: DIV. II TITLE CAN BE SEEN FROM A DISTANCE.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News WALNUT- Phillip Reid of Rio Mesa High of Oxnard, and Mark Matusak and David Torrence of Loyola High of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. are going the distance for their teams. The three doubled in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters in the Southern Section Div. II preliminaries 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. on Friday in an effort to put their respective schools in the race for the team title in the section finals next Saturday 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. . Reid won his 1,600 and 3,200 heats in 4 minutes, 12.97 seconds and 9:10.73, respectively, for the top qualifying marks. Matusak and Torrence, who teamed on Loyola's state Division I cross country team in the fall, also advanced in both races to the finals of the nine-runner field. The Div. II championship appears wide open between Cypress, Loyola, Rio Mesa and St. John Bosco "Don Bosco" redirects here. For other uses, see Bosco (disambiguation). Saint Don Bosco, born Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco, and known in English as John Bosco of Bellflower, with the move of defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del tÃtulo defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Dominguez of Compton to Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. . The distance races figure to play a pivotal role in the determination of the team title. Rio Mesa's hopes will rely on Reid, who won the 1,600 and 3,200 meters in last year's Div. I finals, and senior Justin Johnson, who was one of four jumpers to clear a leading 6-foot-4 in the high jump and a qualifier in the 110 high hurdles at 14.57. Reid also teamed with Johnson on Rio Mesa's 1,600 relay to a runner-up heat finish. The preliminaries were a trial run for Reid, the state leader in the 1,600 at 4:09.44 and the Div. II leader in the 3,200 at 8:58.45. Reid's marks on Friday were the fastest since setting his career bests in the 1,600 in the Arcadia Invitational five weeks ago and in the 3,200 in the Pasadena Games in late March. ``I just wanted to see what kind of shape that I am in,'' the Cal Poly Cal Poly may refer to:
Matusak, a sophomore, won the second of two 3,200 heats in 9:17.16 and finished second in his 1,600 heat to Reid in 4:14.79, a hundredth of a second off his lifetime best, for the No. 2 qualifying mark. Torrence was a heat winner in the 1,600 in 4:15.08 for the third-best mark and third in a 3,200 heat in 9:16.95 behind Reid and Cypress' David Napper. Loyola, which won the 2000 Div. III title, could also score well in the vertical jumps in the finals. Senior David Appanaitis and junior Matthew Contreras in the pole vault pole vault Track-and-field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar with the aid of a long pole. It became a competitive sport in the mid-19th century and was included in the first modern Olympic Games. were among eight vaulters to clear 14-6. Sophomore Kenyon Churchill was the sixth-best qualifier in the high jump at 6-2. Moorpark sophomore Jeanne Newman qualified for four events, moving on in the 100 at 12.09 for the third-best mark, the fastest qualifier in the 200 at 24.90 and in the 400 and 1,600 relays. Westlake seniors Kenneth Mackins and Daniella Padilla qualified in two individual events each. Mackins advanced in the 100 (10.97) and 200 (22.31). Padilla advanced in the 800 (2:17.68) and 1,600 (5:09.11). CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Rio Mesa's Phillip Reed won his heats in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters Friday at the Southern Section Div. II prelims. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News |
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