WSC CROSS COUNTRY: VAQS RUN TO FIFTH CROWN GLENDALE TOPS IN WSC FINALS.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News MOORPARK - Efrain Olivares was nowhere near the leaders in the Western State Conference cross country finals. But the Glendale College freshman provided a big spark to help the Vaqueros to a fifth consecutive title at Moorpark College Moorpark College is a California-state funded community college located on a 134 acre (542,000 m²) property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. on Tuesday. Olivares, from Hoover High, was sidelined by a knee injury that has prevented him training regularly since the spring. But with Glendale's title chances dwindling dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. after losing team captain Ivan Alvardo to injury before the season and a third-place finish Noun 1. third-place finish - a finish in third place (as in a race) 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 winner is the team with the behind upstart Valley in the first conference meet, Olivares opted to run for the first time of the season Tuesday despite not being at full strength and exhausting a season of eligibility. ``It wasn't nice watching the team struggle when I knew the tradition Glendale had,'' said Olivares, who finished as the Vaqueros' sixth man in 39th place. ``Hearing about it inspires you to do something no matter how little it is to make a difference. My philosphy is, I come to race and the first chance my body will let me I will.'' Glendale, boosted by the fifth- and 10th-place finishes of Henok Mulugeta and Chris Wells-Anders in 21:26 and 21:44 over the 4-mile course, outdistanced Oxnard 64-96 for its 12th title in 15 years. Valley finished fifth with 110 points despite the 2-3 finish of Oscar Sanchez and Damian Mendoza, and Nelson Alfaro in 11th. The Glendale women romped to a 47-89 victory over Moorpark with four runners in the top 16, including third- and fifth-place finishes by Ana Gjesdal (20:38) and Beatrice Hernandez (20:48), for its fourth title in five years. Taft graduate Isaura Rodriguez, competing for Santa Monica College Santa Monica College was first opened in 1929 as Santa Monica Junior College. Current enrollment is 32,000 students in more than 90 fields of study. The college also has one of the largest international student populations of any community college in the US, with approximately , won the 5,000-meter race in 19:55. ``It was a very humbling hum·ble adj. hum·bler, hum·blest 1. Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful. 2. experience losing, not only for the coach but the athletes,'' Glendale coach Eddie Lopez said about the men's team. ``(Olivares) showed the team that individuals don't count. For him to sacrifice the season with the credential credential verb To determine or verify titles, qualifications, documents, completion of required training, and continuing education, in those persons who function in a professional or official capacity–eg, ER physician, neurosurgeon, etc. Cf Credentials. he has inspired the team.'' It was a nothing short of a team effort on Tuesday for Glendale, which perservered despite Yuri Christoferson dropping out a mile into the race because of a sprained ankle A sprained ankle, also known as a ankle sprain, ankle injury or ankle ligament injury, is a common medical condition where one or more of the ligaments of the ankle is torn or partially torn. . Wells-Anders enrolled at Glendale College in late August after he failed to meet the entrance requirements for Washington State. The two-time City Section 800 champion from El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Ruben Ruiz was 12th in 21:59. Henry Nunez was 17th in 22:08 and Lino Ortiz rounded out the scoring in 22nd in 22:21 for Glendale, which placed six runners ahead of Valley's No. 4 man. |
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