Local runners place second

William Joseph Rousseau IV and Gerry Artman, representing the

Laguna Beach-sponsored fall youth cross-country program, turned in

outstanding performances at last weekend’s Southern California

Athletic Federation Orange County Cross-Country Championships.

Rousseau finished second in the boys’ division 1994, finishing the

1.5-kilometer race in 6:51.

He was just .5 seconds behind the first-place finisher.

Artman also earned a second place, running a 9.57 in the girls’

division 1991 2-kilometer event.

Her time was two seconds behind the race winner.

The divisions represent the year in which each runner was born.

The Orange County Championships were held last Sunday in Santa

Ana.

The finishes posted by Rousseau and Artman, who were coached by

Fred Pichay, earned the two local runners a spot in the Southern

California Championships, to be held Dec. 7 at Kern River Park in

Bakersfield.