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Regular
Season Completed
With A Strong Finish At Santa Barbara Invitational
Return to the Women's Cross Country Home Page (Oct. 14, 2005) - - The Lady Cubs cross country team will spend the next two weeks preparing for the South Coast Conference Championship following an upbeat season finale at the Santa Barbara City College Invitational on Fri., Oct. 14. LA City's top runner was sophomore Violetta Vlasova who finished 26th around the 5K circuit with a time of 21.35.76. It was the second occasion that Vlasova has led LACC. She also topped the Lady Cubs chart in the season opener at U.C. San Diego on Sept. 9.
Freshman Blanca Flores had one of her best meets of 2005 as LACC's
second quickest at 22:.23.26 and 42nd overall. Rossy Ramirez was
close behind in 50th place with a time of 22:43.32. "We were able to change our schedule at the last moment so we could run at Santa Barbara," said LACC cross country coach Tyrus DeMinter. "We were originally scheduled elsewhere but Santa Barbara made more sense. It offered a course lay-out that was more compatible to Griffith Park which is where the Conference Championship will be held. Regardless, I'm pleased with the results because I see continued improvement with all our runners. My opinion remains unchanged in that we have four or five who on any given day can lead the team while the others are close in the pack. This bodes well as we look for a top-four finish in the SCC Championship and hopefully an eventual invitation to the State Championships in Fresno." Isela Soto showed her consistency in turning another competitive time. She was less than 13 seconds behind Ramirez in 54th place at 22:56.09. Mayra Lopez ran another steady race for 58th place at 23:33.44. Sophomore Veronica Balduhayeva scored one of her best times of the season at 23:59.88 and 62nd place. The 2005 South Coast Conference Cross Country Championships will be hosted by LA City at Griffith Park on Fri., Oct. 28. |