ROUNDUP : Glendale’s Garcia Finds Finish, Record

For the first time in three cross-country races, Hugo Allan Garcia of Glendale College stayed on the course. As a result he set a course record to win this season’s first Western State Conference meet, at Arroyo Verde Park in Ventura.

Three WSC meets will be held this season, with each one counting equally in determining the conference champion.

Garcia, who won his first two races this season despite taking wrong turns near the finish each time, ran 20 minutes 59 seconds over the four-mile course, lowering the previous record set by Ventura’s Jaime Galindo last season in leading Glendale to the win.

The Vaqueros placed five runners in the top 10 to tally 33 points, 14 ahead of Bakersfield. Ventura finished third with 76 points, followed by Canyons (117) and Oxnard (137).

Moorpark powered by the third- and fourth-place finishes of Leticia Melgoza and Tricia Mathiesen, won the women’s race with 31 points.

Santa Barbara (70 points), Glendale (77) and Ventura (98) placed second, third and fourth.

Oxnard’s Gina Paramo won the women’s 5,000-meter race in 21:09. Melgoza timed 21:34 and Mathiesen clocked 21:36.

In addition to Garcia, a Guatemalan who represented his country in the 5,000 meters in the 1987 world track championships, Glendale received top performances from Obed Aguirre (sixth in 22:26) and Oscar Perez (seventh in 22:47).

Vincente Arredondo of Oxnard placed third in 22:03, and Stephen Lepken of Canyons finished eighth in 22:59.

MEN’S SOCCER

Cal State Northridge 2, Southern California College 1--Sophomore midfielder Danny Daniels scored both goals to lead Northridge in a nonconference match at North Campus Stadium.

Daniels scored at the 42:51 mark of the first half on an assist from Bobby Reyes. Daniels’ second goal, his third of the season, gave Northridge a 2-0 lead, and came at the 72:39 mark on an assist from Scott Piri.

Southern California College (1-6) scored at 81:01.

Jason Cherry and Joel Entreken split time in goal for Northridge, which improved to 3-4-1.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Cal State Northridge d. University of San Diego, 15-12, 15-10, 15-11--Marianne Dixon had 17 kills and twin Kathleen Dixon added 11 to lead the Matadors in the non-conference match at CSUN.

The Dixons had 12 and 14 digs, respectively, for Northridge (10-5). Teammates Patty Fitzsimmons added eight kills and Shana Wilson had seven.

San Diego (6-8) was led by Nikki Wallace, who had 12 kills and six digs.

Pierce d. West L.A., 15-4, 15-0, 15-1--Pierce proved dominant in the 35-minute match, recording 15 aces, only one hitting error and a hitting percentage of better than .700 in the Western State Conference match at Pierce.

Lori Mertes had five kills, and Amy Sodek seven aces for Pierce (4-0, 3-0 in conference play). West L.A. is 0-3 in conference.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Moorpark 9, Harbor 0--Center-forwards Tanya Schraml and Wendy Berna combined to score all nine goals in a nonconference match at Harbor.

Schraml scored five goals and Berna four for Moorpark (5-0-1). Goalie Denise Duarte recorded her fourth shutout of the season.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL

Campbell Hall d. Providence, 15-12, 15-4, 15-11--Megan Lucas had 12 service aces in the Delphic League match to lead visiting Campbell Hall to its first win of the season against five losses.

Valley Christian d. Dunn, 15-8, 15-0--Valley Christian (4-0) remained undefeated with a win at Dunn.

BOYS’ WATER POLO

Harvard 15, El Modena 0--Goalie Antonio Gomez had 11 saves in the shutout to help Harvard move into the third round of the Canyon tournament in Anaheim.

MEN’S WATER POLO

Occidental 17, Chapman 6--Robert Jaffe scored eight goals and Scott Holdsworth had six to lead Occidental in its nonconference opener at home.