Amanda Sparks photo by Jaren Brooks
The New Mexico Cross Country Countdown breaks down the top 25 boys and girls teams returning this fall. These rankings will include projected top runners and weighing how each team may do in their respective districts and state competitions. Changes to class alignments and adaptions to state championship format have been taken into consideration.
The Tigers come into the 2020 season having moved up in classification in just the right moment to ensure they return to the state meet. A year ago Los Lunas finished 10th among 4A girls in a division which rarely sees any team other than Albuquerque Academy or Los Alamos hoisting the blue trophy. So how exactly does this benefit a team like Los Lunas? Although race day will be just as strenuous come December, the road to that day just became much more attainable for the new members of the 5-5A district. This district has been all Albuquerque High for the past few years and the addition of ...
