| Palomar coach 4th in
Half Marathon Milena Glusac, Palomar College's new
women's cross country coach, placed fourth in the
America's Finest City Half Marathon on Saturday
in San Diego.
She was the first
American female finisher, clocking a 1 hour, 14
minutes, 33 seconds for the 13.1-mile course.
Christina Pomacu of Romania won the race in an
AFC record 1:10:44.Svetlana Zakharova placed
second.
Glusac, a
seven-time NCAA Division I All-American at the
University of Oregon in track and cross country,
was named the Comets' new coach last month.
Glusac, a
Fallbrook High School graduate who won two
California State High School cross country
championships and three California State High
School track titles, recently competed in the
2000 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in the
5000-meter run. She also competed in the 1996
U.S. Olympic Trials in the 5000.
She was among the
leaders in Saturday's race, which drew 4,445
runners, until slowed by a leg cramp during the
10th mile.
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