Shyla Rodgers 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.
Another team trying to build a reputation among the 5A ranks is Piedra Vista who will have to overcome its current district alignment if they want to succeed. Sophomore Shyla Rogers leads the charge after she finished 25th in 2019. A squad around the bottom of the top ten but will need to surpass Eldorado or La Cueva if they would like a state championship berth. The Panthers possess a team that if they were in a different district you could say would be much better off in terms of standings. That also beneficial to say they are guaranteed no easy paths to state as they have several c...
