The New Mexico Cross Country Countdown breaks down the top 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 Sartans enter this season as a team poised for a potential top-five finish should they find themselves running to perfect in December. They found young success in past seasons with runners like Gracie Baca, Trista Cordova, and Maricia Marquez. All three have a good chance of being within the top 25 this season while seniors Marie Kalb and Carisa Salcido round out the Sartan five. They follow a tradition that has seen past Sartans like Kellie Reagan and Jacqueline Pinon become state champions in recent memory. St.Pius has historically done well in 5-4A District and will likely do so again this season with Los Lunas havin...
