Guatemalan to Run for Glendale College

Hugo Allan Garcia, who competed for Guatemala in the World Track and Field championships in 1987, has enrolled at Glendale College and will compete on the school’s cross-country and track teams, according to Glendale Coach Ed Lopez.

Garcia, 26, failed to advance to the 5,000-meter final in Rome but posted a personal best of 14 minutes 8.72 seconds in placing 15th in his semifinal heat.

“There’s no question he’ll be our No. 1 man (in cross-country),” Lopez said. “I think that he should be one of the contenders for the state title. He’s in about 14:30 shape right now, but he has a chance to break the 5,000 record during track.”

Victor Simonian of Los Angeles City College set the state junior college championship meet record of 14:10.4 in 1976.

The Palmdale Meet, the fourth event of the Pacific Division Winston Drag Racing Series, will be held at Los Angeles County Raceway near Palmdale this weekend.

More than 400 cars are expected to compete in the event, which includes several different classes and will begin with time trials and qualifying all day today.

The Cal Lutheran football opener, originally scheduled for a 1:30 p.m. start Saturday at Azusa Pacific, has been pushed back to 2:30. The switch was brought about by a conflict with a soccer tournament at Azusa Pacific that day.

The second Magic 5/10K Run will take place Sunday at 8 p.m. at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia.

Nearly 1,000 runners are expected to participate. The courses will run through the theme park.

Proceeds from the run will benefit the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center.

Big Time Sports is accepting applications for teams that wish to compete in a men’s basketball league.

Information: 818-349-6242.