A/2A: ATC Repeats, Cloudcroft Wins first State Championship

A/2A Girls (photo by Jaren Brooks)

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

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