
Maggie Rittmeyer (Photo by Jaren Brooks)
Individuals
Academy for Tech and the Classic's Maggie Rittmeyer comes in as the 1A/2A girl favorite to repeat her state title but Sidney Cheromiah will look to challenge. With Laguna Acoma dropping down from 3A in 2020 that will guarantee a quality matchup for Rittmeyer who finished the state championship race almost a minute ahead of the next finisher. Pecos' Vanessa Dominguez also will be in contention after her runner up finish in 2019. Jewels Leslie returns for Wingate as the defending 3A state champion and without Cheromiah to challenge it could be a runaway victory for the already accomplished athlete. Other seniors to watch out for would be Robertson's Maya Lue and Cottonwood Classical's Liza Cardinale. In 4A the youngsters have a steady hold but the class of 2021 has a few seniors that look to be key to team success a duo from Los Alamos in Lidia Appell and Mabel Pyle. While Albuquerque Academy returns Grace Archi...