SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION III TRACK: N.D. HAS PUNCH IN HURDLES PRECOPIO, WAYNE LEAD KNIGHTS TO FINALS.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News LONG BEACH - Louie Precopio and Jenson Wayne give Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame High of Sherman Oaks a 1-2 punch in the 110-meter high hurdles and 300 intermediates. Wayne and Precopio were the top two qualifiers in both hurdle HURDLE, Eng. law. A species of sledge, used to draw traitors to execution. races Saturday in the Southern Section Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. preliminaries at Long Beach City College's Veterans Stadium. Wayne and Precopio, who played running back and safety, respectively, on the football team, also teamed with freshman Cary Harris and senior Mikhaile Savary on the Knights' 400 and 1,600 relays that turned in the top qualifying marks of 43.16 seconds and 3:20.16. However, it's a punch that broke Precopio's right wrist two weeks ago which could boost the Knights to a Southern Section Division III team title 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. after runner-up finishes Noun 1. runner-up finish - a finish in second place (as in a race) second-place finish finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the in 2000 and 2001. With Precopio competing in a brace brace: see drill. (character) brace - left brace or right brace. , Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks was forced to change the order of its relay, moving Precopio from third leg to anchor because he is unable to run with the baton in his right hand. The Knights have run their best relay marks with the revised order. Precopio, who will attend Cal State Northridge, hasn't seemed to be hurt by using a three-point starting stance out of the blocks, either. He posted times of 15.03 and 39.73 in the 110 highs and 300 intermediates for the No. 2 marks behind the USC-bound Wayne's wind-aided 14.91 in the high hurdles and 39.31 in the intermediates. ``I feel it mostly in the high hurdles,'' said Precopio, who has season hurdle bests of 14.84 and 39.23. ``It hurts when I have to move my arms really fast, but other than that it doesn't really bother me.'' The right-handed Precopio doesn't mind friends taking notes in class for him, either. What was most troubling was breaking the news to Notre Dame coach Joe McNabb the week before the Mission League finals. Precopio, who says he never has been injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. from falling in the hurdles, broke his wrist while punching a friend in a game of ``Arms,'' where the object is to hit your opponent's arm as hard as possible. Precopio said he never has been too adept at fisticuffs. His only fight was a short-lived battle in the fifth grade. ``We fought during recess, and when the bell rang we stopped and it was over,'' Precopio said. ``I'm not a fighter, so I really don't hit too hard. The second I hurt it, I thought of coach McNabb. As a coach, he is a genius. I love him but he's just nuts sometimes. I knew he would be angry.'' Precopio wasn't present when McNabb heard the news by word of mouth. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Wayne, McNabb, who has seen the Knights finish second three of the past five years in the section championships, jumped out of an electric cart while it was still moving and kicked a wheel in disgust. ``He said some things that I shouldn't say and kept mumbling mum·ble v. mum·bled, mum·bling, mum·bles v.tr. 1. To utter indistinctly by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth: mumbled an insincere apology. something about a black cloud hanging over his head,'' Wayne said. The incident was forgotten with the Knights' showing Saturday. Notre Dame will enter the section finals favored over Muir of Pasadena with Jenson and Wayne in the hurdles, the relays and freshman Harris and Savary advancing in the 100 and 400. ``The hurdles are high-risk events, but I keep my fingers crossed that Louie isn't punching anybody,'' McNabb said. ``We overcome, improvise im·pro·vise v. im·pro·vised, im·pro·vis·ing, im·pro·vis·es v.tr. 1. To invent, compose, or perform with little or no preparation. 2. and we adapt. He started better than with regular blocks. We switched the order and the relay started running faster. It might have been a blessing.'' The top nine finishers in the preliminaries advanced to the finals. Top girls' marks were turned in by Alemany of Mission Hills junior Nicole McClendon in the 100 (12.23), Harvard-Westlake of Studio City's Lindsay Flacks in the 1,600 (5:08.60) and Notre Dame's 400 relay of Isa Eghosa, Angelica angelica (ănjĕl`ĭkə), any species of the genus Angelica, plants of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), native to the Northern Hemisphere and New Zealand, valued for their potency as a medicament and protection against Swan, Kerry Gamble and Katie Sharp (48.74). McClendon also qualified in the 200 as a member of Alemany's 400 and 1,600 relays. Eghosa advanced in four events with the 400 relay, 100, long jump and 100 hurdles. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Mikhaile Savary takes off on the anchor leg of Notre Dame's victorious 1,600-meter relay. (2) Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks' Jensen Wayne was the top Division III qualifier qual·i·fi·er n. 1. One that qualifies, especially one that has or fulfills all appropriate qualifications, as for a position, office, or task. 2. in the 110-meter high hurdles and 300 intermediates Saturday. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News |
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