YULE JOG 5K JINGLE BELL RACE ATTRACTS 124 RUNNERS.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Two teenage distance runners ran away with the top overall awards at the fifth annual Jingle Bell Jog 5K race Dec. 18 at Pelona Vista Park. Former Desert Christian High School Christian High School, also known as CHS, is in O'Fallon, Missouri. The school mascot is the Eagle and the school colors are teal and black. Their women's soccer team has won many state championships. cross-country runner Sky Johnston, 18, was first overall in 17.44 minutes, while Highland High runner Alyssa Craft, 16, was the first female and fifth overall in 18.35 minutes. The pair dominated a field of 124 runners, joggers and fitness walkers who participated in the 2004 event, down from 144 who participated in last year's race. Only eight children ran the companion 1K Elf Run for children age 10 and under, down from 25 last year. A host of teenage cross-country runners and masters-age men were represented in the top 20 positions, with eight runners breaking the 20-minute barrier. Highland High runner James Snyder, 15, took second overall in 17.54 minutes, while 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 High's Jose Melena melena /me·le·na/ (me-le´nah) the passage of dark stools stained with altered blood. me·le·na n. , 17, was third in 18.16 minutes. Mark LaPlant, 40, topped the masters group and placed fourth overall in 18.26. Caylie Choate, 11, was the second female and 12th overall in 20.16, while former Quartz Hill High runner and UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX coed Katie Schettig, 21, was a few steps behind, taking third place for females and 13th place overall in 20.21. Seven-year-old Aaron Daley was the first finisher in the children's 1K Elf Run, with a time of 4.55 minutes. Staged annually by the High Desert Runners, the Antelope Valley's distance running club, the Jingle Bell Jog 2004 was run under ideal conditions on a newly designed course entirely within the park and its adjacent storm water catch basin catch basin n. 1. A receptacle at the entrance to a sewer designed to keep out large or obstructive matter. 2. A reservoir for collecting surface drainage or runoff. . Medals were awarded to the top male and female runners in age groups ranging from 12 and under to 70-plus. The first three male and female finishers in the kids' Elf Run also received medals, with other children in that event receiving a participation ribbon. In place of the usual race T-shirts, all participants received custom-made jingle bell mementos that can be worn as a brooch brooch Ornamental pin with a clasp to attach it to a garment. Brooches developed from the Greek and Roman fibula, which resembled a decorative safety pin and was used as a fastening for cloaks and tunics. or hung as a seasonal ornament. Jingle Bell Jog proceeds will go to the Antelope Valley Search and Rescue Team, a nonprofit volunteer service organization affiliated with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. . Complete results of the 2004 Jingle Bell Jog 5K and 1K Elf Run are posted at www.highdesertrunners.org. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Runners set out on the 5K course at the start of the fifth annual Jingle Bell Jog at Pelona Vista Park on Dec. 18. (2 -- 4 -- color) At left, Callie Brown, 15, leads her Australian shepherd The Australian Shepherd is a breed of working dog that was developed in the Western United States in the 19th century from several different breeds.[1]<ref name="ascasite" /><ref name="Coile" /> Despite its name, the breed, commonly known mix, Baylie, on the run. Above, Alyssa Craft, 16, competes en route to taking first place for women; at top, Sky Johnston, 18, jogs to victory. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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