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.
In 2019 the Hawks had their best season in program history as they shocked 5A ranks when they accomplished a runner-up team performance. They beat out Sue Cleveland who just a week prior had easily bested Volcano Vista in the district 1-5A meet 30 points to 45 points. They accomplished this feat with experienced seniors Lila Nezar, Isabella Schrader, Izabella Kubiak, and Veronica Gayoso. That many departures are enough to send most teams off the list but the Hawks still return a strong group of girls that could challenge. Aryanna Gomez finished 16th in 2019 and returns among Emily Schrader and Angela Korte as the new head o...
