2012-13 Year in Review - Antelope Valley College Marauder Athletics

Sat., May 19Fri., July 19Tue., July 23Marauder Track and Field's Emma Ramirez, AVC's lone representative in at the StateChampionships, finished third in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:43.67.Her finish means she was All-America, and it is the fourth time - twice in cross-countryand last year in the 1500 when she was eighth - that she has earned that honor.Only two other Marauders have been All-America four times - Jean Harvey in 1990-91and Mark Sinderson in 1993-94.Mark Cruz, who has been a Marauder assistant coach the last five seasons, has beennamed as Jane Cwayna's replacement as Head Volleyball Coach, it wasannounced by Marauder Athletic Director Newton Chelette.Cruz takes over the helm after the Marauders' first, and until last season, onlyvolleyball coach retired after 32 years and 314 wins.He is inheriting a club that is heading into the Western State South after Cruzwinning three of the last four Foothill Conference titles. He was assistant forall three of those championship seasons.Marauder head Cross Country and Track and Field coach Mark Covert has ended hisworld recordrunning streakof runningat least onemile (1.609kilometers)every dayon its 45thanniversary- Tuesday,July 23. Hislast run, a one mile trek with begin at 7 a.m. at the ticket office of Marauder Stadiumwith over 250 joining him on the run and ended 13 minutes later. Covert quipped that the149,652nd mile "wasn't the quickest one of the Streak."After the run, Covert spoke to the group, thanking first and foremost his wife Debi andhis family. He also thanked his coach at LA Valley College, László Tábori, under whosetutelage Covert won the state cross country championship leading the Monarchs to thestate championship.Among those running with Covert during the final mile was Debi, members of theBurbank High School, LA Valley and Cal State Fullerton teams which he was a member,Matthew Fisher, who had never met Covert but flew in from Austin, TX because he wasimpressed by Mark's commitment, runners from various local high school teams andseveral AVC staff members and coaches.Covert was interviewed by several news outlets, including Good Morning America/ABC.com and his answer to the most often asked question - what tomorrow will be like forhim not running - was "I'm sure it will feel strange tomorrow, but I will be on the bicycleworking out. This isn't my last run, it's just my last run for a while."-- AVC--