Top Ten XC Boys Teams Returning: #3 Los Alamos HillToppers

A series counting down the top boys and girls cross country teams returning from around the state of New Mexico.

#3

Los Alamos HillToppers 

4A Boys

2018 Finish: 1st State Champions (42 points)

State titles: 7 (03',07',11'-14',18')

Top returning runners

Rafael Sanchez - State 2018: 2nd         JR        PR: 15:43

Steven Strevell - State 2018: 5th           SR        PR: 16:01

Keith Bridge - State 2018: 12th             SO        PR: 16:49

Hunter Swavely - State 2018: 20th       SR        PR: 16:49

Ryan Aldaz - State 2018: N/A               SO        PR: 17:41


Los Alamos Preview 

The defending 4A state champion HillToppers will need some quality runners to step up for a few departed seniors if they want to repeat in 2019.  Individual state runner-up Rafael Sanchez will be looking to take home an individual title along with leading HillToppers to what would be there sixth 4A title of the decade. Holding off a equally prominent program in Albuquerque Academy will be challenging to say the least.  Since 1997 no other team has one a state championship against Los Alamos or Albuquerque Academy. That's 21 years of domination between two schools and shows no sign of ending here in 2019.


2018 Los Alamos State Championship results


LOS ALAMOS HIGH SCHOOLALL RESULTS
EVENTPLACEATHLETEGRADERESULTPOINTS
M 5000m2Rafael Sanchez1016:06.552
M 5000m3Duncan Fuehne1216:07.903
M 5000m5Steven Strevell1116:23.755
M 5000m12Keith Bridge917:06.1012
M 5000m20Hunter Swavely1117:30.1020
M 5000m43Wyatt Watson1217:59.8538
M 5000m49Elijah Velasquez1218:11.9042


2018 New Mexico State Cross Country Championships Results