TRACK: RIO MESA ATHLETE GROWS BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS.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'. Staff Writer At 5 feet 6, sophomore Josh Harrison from Rio Mesa High was considered short for a long jumper. After growing six inches in the past 12 months, he now is considered a star. Although height is not as essential in track and field as it is in, say, basketball, Harrison has parlayed the growth spurt growth spurt Pediatrics A period of rapid growth in middle adolescence; ♀ ↑ ±8 cm/yr ±age 12; ♂ ↑ ±10 cm/yr ± age 14; GS is orderly, affecting acral parts–ie, hands and feet grow before proximal regions, into top long jumping mark in the state this season, leaping 23 feet 5 inches Saturday at the Camarillo Classic Invitational at Camarillo High. Harrison, a starting defensive back on the football team in the fall, is looking to break Rex Bridgeforth's 2004 school record of 23-5 1/2 by season's end Season's End are a British band based in Hampshire. They describe themselves as playing Progressive symphonic metal[1], although they are often tagged as a gothic metal band by reviewers and reference sources[2][3]. . ``I'm shooting for 24 feet this year,'' said the outgoing Harrison. ``Yes sir, I expect to compete in (the state finals) this year and next. I've been working hard every day for this.'' For Harrison to become California's top leaper, he will have to knock off to cease, as from work; to desist. - De Quincey. To force off by a blow or by beating. To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow on the counter. To leave off (work, etc.). See also: Knock Knock Knock Knock the defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre : Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley of Lancaster senior Andre Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] . Crenshaw, who has surpassed 24 feet, won last year's title with a jump of 22-10 1/4 into a strong headwind head·wind or head wind n. A wind blowing directly against the course of an aircraft or ship. headwind Noun a wind blowing directly against the course of an aircraft or ship . The University of Oregon-bound Crenshaw is a standout in football like Harrison. ``(Harrison) is a football kid, so he has had to do a lot on his own to compete at this level,'' coach Brian Fitzgerald said. ``I'm not surprised to see some of the results he's had this year. He's had some good coaching, but you cannot teach ballistic ability.'' Although not as experienced in the triple jump, Harrison's mark of 45-3 in that event Saturday is second-best in the area this season. ``I'm still raw in the triple jump,'' Harrison said. ``I need to get better on the second phase.'' Harrison insists he will continue to improve. ``Before the season started I was (long) jumping 23-4,'' Harrison said. ``But it was such a high mark that nobody really believed me. They thought it was wind aided or something. I just had to go out and prove it.'' --Healthy, and jumping again: Harrison is not the only long jumper making a mark at Rio Mesa High of Oxnard. Senior Lauren Reid has recovered from a torn left ACL See access control list. 1. ACL - Access Control List. 2. ACL - Association for Computational Linguistics. 3. ACL - A Coroutine Language. A Pascal-based implementation of coroutines. ["Coroutines", C.D. to record the area's top girls' marks in the long jump (18-2) and triple jump (35-11) events. Reid, injured as a sophomore while playing volleyball, has had success jumping off her right foot this season as opposed to her more natural left. ``It was really tough missing my junior season,'' said Reid, whose brother, Philip Reid, was one of the best distance runners in area history. ``I've been competing in track and field every year since I was five years old.'' Reid, who long jumped 19-4 as a sophomore, believes she can regain her top form by season's end. ``My goals are to get back into to 19s in the long jump and qualify for the state finals before I graduate,'' she said. --Long-jump champ to miss season: Senior Derrick Smith, a long-jump standout at Colony High of Ontario, will miss the rest of the season after dislocating his right leg Saturday night in an auto accident. Smith, last year's Southern Section long jump champion (23-8 1/2) who recently took a recruiting trip to the University of Idaho The university was formed by the territorial legislature of Idaho on January 30, 1889, and opened its doors on October 3, 1892 with an initial class of 40 students. The first graduating class in 1896 contained two men and two women. , was injured after falling asleep behind the wheel, school officials said. He did not sustain any fractures or ligament damage in the accident and doctors say he should make a full recovery. Kevin Connelly (818) 713-3607 kevin.connelly(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Rio Mesa long-jumper Josh Harrison is looking to break Rex Bridgeforth's 2004 school record of 23-5 1/2 by season's end. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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