Sidney Cheromiah 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 2020 season will see Laguna Acoma moving down to 1A/2A which is a classification they've historically have had the most success within. The Hawks have the hardware to prove it as they have hoisted the blue trophy seven times in school history although the last state title came in 1985. If there is a Laguna Acoma team poised to return to the top form it would be this present Hawks squad led by Sidney Cheromiah. Cheromiah was on the heels of 3A girls champion Jewels Leslie throughout the race that would see those as the only sub 20-minute performers. Now put Cheromiah in an environme...
