Not too many things slow down Alhambra runner
October 9, 2010
by
Don Ketchum,
AZPreps365
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By Don Ketchum
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It wasn’t exactly where Jorge Martinez wanted to be. "="">
About halfway through his race at Saturday’s (Oct. 9) Doug Conley Invitational, the senior runner from Phoenix Alhambra fell to the ground after tripping over a course flag at the Tempe Rolling Hills Golf Course.
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“I fell and I couldn’t catch up. I thought I was going to win,’’ he said.
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Despite the fall, Martinez still managed to finish in third place with a time of 16:19 to help Alhambra take the team championship trophy.
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Martinez and the Lions hope to hoist the hardware again at the Class 5A Division I state meet, as they did a year ago and nearly did in 2008 (second). Martinez is the two-time defending state champion.
