Davis does it again

Chalk up another duathlon victory for Costa Mesa resident Sue

Davis. The 40-year-old won the Masters Division for amateurs in a

duathlon at the International Triathlon Union World Duathlon

Championships Oct. 19 in Alpharetta, Ga.

Davis, who has competed in duathlons for 12 years, completed the

10K run, 40K bike and 5K run. She placed third overall among amateurs

and was the second American to finish the race that featured several

hundred international athletes.

A former Corona del Mar High Athlete of the Year (she played girls

volleyball) and a member of Irvine Valley College’s cross country

team that won a state championship, she won the world championships

in duathlon in the 35-39 age division.

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COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Unbeaten UCSB sweeps Anteaters

Host UC Santa Barbara was a 30-28, 30-17, 30-26 winner over UC

Irvine Saturday night in Big West Conference women’s volleyball.

UC Irvine, which fell to 11-9, 4-6 in the Big West, was led by

Kelly King (16 kills), Chanda McLeod (15 kills) and Dana Kurzbard (10

kills), but it was not enough to offset the host Gauchos, who

improved to a flawless 21-0, 11-0 record.

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CROSS COUNTRY: Newport Harbor girls sparkle at Mt. SAC

Newport Harbor High junior Lauren Paul and sophomore Courtney

Marshall stood out for the Sailors in the girls’ Division II

competition at the Mt. San Antonio College Invitational Saturday.

Paul was 16th in her division with a time of 19:17 over the

three-mile course, while Marshall was 18th, clocking a 19:19. Also

with solid times were Andi Sarris (20:56) and Caitllin Mai (21:13).

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JC WATER POLO: OCC men win twice at Saddleback Tournament

Orange Coast College’s Pirates got past Miramar, 17-8, then took

fifth place with an 8-7 decision over El Camino at the Saddleback

College Men’s Water Polo Tournament Saturday.

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CROSS COUNTRY: Vanguard men and women at GSAC Championships

Vanguard University’s men’s cross country team finished fourth at

the Golden State Athletic Conference Championships Saturday behind

champion Azusa Pacific.

The Lions’ efforts were keyed by the runs of Mikael Larsson (ninth

at 26:24), Tony Magana (13th at 26:37), Matt Meyer (18th at 27:09),

Steve Lalia (24th at 27:43), Edel Lopez (30th at 28:04) and John

Nelson (31st at 28:08) in the 8K event.

In the women’s 5K, Vanguard was seventh behind champion Azusa

Pacific. Vanguard’s scoring runners were Jennie Thune (seventh at

18:50), Sarah Hall (18th at 19:09, Elizabeth Huipe (30th at 19:59),

Bridget Lonsdale (45th at 21:28) and Carrie McIntyre (53rd at 22:36.