A/2A Girls (photo by Jaren Brooks)
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The best rivalry of recent years roll on in A/2A State Championship Race
First It was Pecos in 2018 hoisting the blue trophy of A/2A, Followed by Academy for Tech and the Classics outlasting the Panthers by scoring 24 points while landing four of their scoring five within the top 10. This season the third installment would be delayed for a few months to finally take place on a mild spring day in 2021. All the top contenders made their move early on sprinting out of the grass startline positioning themselves nicely for the narrow path toward the paved road. through the first two miles of the race, Josette Gurule maintained the lead with Vanessa Dominquez, Maggie Rittmeyer, and Mistidawn Roybal in pursuit. The unofficial splits had ATC with a one-point lead of 25 to Pecos' 26. Somewhere in between that last mile Vanessa Dominquez turned on another gear to separate from Gurule by a decent margin to capture her 2nd individual title in three years. Gurule who finished 17th a year ago was able to come away with runner-up honors while Senior Maggie Rittmeyer tucked into 3rd place. The real race was one with the bottom 3-5 runners that outlasted the Panthers as Lily Rittmeyer, Kate Ferguson and Maiah Trujillo came up big to secure back-to-back titles for ATC.
A/2A Girls Results
GIRLS 5000 METER RUN FINALS PLACE ATHLETE TEAM RESULT POINTS 1 Vanessa Dominguez 12 Pecos High School 20:00.01 2 Josette Gurule 11 Academy for Tech and the Classics 20:11.07 3 Maggie Rittmeyer 12 Academy for Tech and the Classics 20:29.44 4 Mistidawn Roybal 10 Pecos High School 20:55.21 5 Evelyn Daugherty Capitan High School 20:56.25 6 Kalynn Bowser 11 Capitan High School 20:58.78 7 Hannah Lilley 11 Gateway Christian High School 21:12.69 8 Kianna Quintana 12 Pecos High School 21:24.34 9 Lily Rittmeyer 10 Academy for Tech and the Classics 21:59.82 10 Kate Ferguson 12 Academy for Tech and the Classics 22:02.34 11 Sarah Lilley 11 Gateway Christian High School 22:06.91 12 Emily Garcia 9 Rehoboth Christian High School 22:08.60 13 Harlee Jaramillo 10 Santa Rosa High School 22:23.85 14 Emily Martin 9 Gateway Christian High School 22:40.88 15 Logan Gonzales Cloudcroft High School 22:44.35 16 Charnelle Gonzales 9 Penasco High School 22:49.91 17 Jessie Muscianisi 12 Cloudcroft High School 22:50.67 18 Keena Turney 8 Ramah High School 22:50.86 19 Kairi Etsitty 9 Pine Hill High School 22:57.28 20 Kristina Ragland 10 Pecos High School 23:03.42 21 Alexis Gonzales 12 Pecos High School 23:09.29 22 Amaris McLain Legacy Academy 23:09.79 23 Maiah Trujillo 11 Academy for Tech and the Classics 23:18.65 24 Emma Traylor Capitan High School 23:20.75 25 Leah Lambson Ramah High School 23:20.98 26 Makayla McCann Menaul High School 23:26.79 27 Lydia Lambson 8 Ramah High School 23:31.60 28 Suntana Zamora 12 Capitan High School 23:47.97 29 Jocelin Govea 12 Jal High School 24:10.47 30 Chloe Garland 9 Gateway Christian High School 24:13.01 31 Mariana Sanchez 11 Estancia High School 24:24.88 32 Mya Vigil 9 Mora High School 25:01.05 33 Tylaine Edsitty 12 Pine Hill High School 25:08.89 34 Isabella Martinez 9 Mora High School 25:10.78 35 Alexis Baca 12 Santa Rosa High School 25:58.52 36 Dakotah Lucero Santa Rosa High School 26:08.59 37 Lauren Hunter 11 Gateway Christian High School 26:24.36 38 Shamika Maria 12 Ramah High School 26:37.82 39 Grace Garver Capitan High School 26:58.29 40 Annalise Tanberg 12 Legacy Academy 27:32.95 41 Pricilla Montoya 12 Jal High School 27:48.67 42 Darla Stoudt 12 Cloudcroft High School 28:03.29 43 Desirae Anaya Santa Rosa High School 28:09.86 44 Pilar Sanchez 11 Mora High School 29:03.66 45 Teddileigh Chavez Mescalero Apache School 29:08.57 46 Charle Rose Lovato Mora High School 29:23.29 47 Bryanna Bradshaw 9 Cloudcroft High School 29:28.91 48 Penelope Maria 9 Ramah High School 30:02.13 49 Danae Grant Mescalero Apache School 30:16.86 50 Gracie Jones 11 Cloudcroft High School 30:35.46 51 Julene Valdez Mescalero Apache School 32:12.32 52 Maddison Inglet 8 Jal High School 35:05.24 53 Amber Sandvig 8 Jal High School 35:17.70 54 Chloe Earp 12 Jal High School 35:30.48