Max Siedel Cloudcroft (photo by Jaren Brooks)
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Cloudcroft Wins first State Championship
The state runner-ups from 2019 who returned top runners like Max Preslar and Max Siedel were on a mission to end up with the blue trophy this time around. With the defending champions in Navajo Pine not qualifying as a team, the biggest challenge would come from Quemado and Cimarron who also returned a handful of returners. Going into the first mile of the race a front pack consisting of Preslar, Siedel, Noah Bugayong, and Gilbert Valdez formed. These would be the top finishers as Gilly Valdez of Penasco would take the lead in the last mile of the race and out stride Preslar to claim the A/2A boys individual state title as Bugayong would out lean Siedel for 3rd place honors. The team race was all Cloudcroft as they scored a total of 23 points with the help of Mike Ersinghaus, Nick Ersinghaus, and Arthur West. Quemado would earn runner-up honors as Cimarron would finish out the podium in 3rd.
A/2A Boys Results
BOYS 5000 METER RUN FINALS PLACE ATHLETE TEAM RESULT POINTS 1 Gilbert Valdez 11 Penasco High School 17:04.78 2 Max Preslar 11 Cloudcroft High School 17:10.55 3 Noah Bugayong 11 Quemado High School 17:32.16 4 Max Seidel 12 Cloudcroft High School 17:32.77 5 Antonio Garcia 11 Pecos High School 18:01.59 6 Gerardo Mendoza Hagerman High School 18:13.64 7 Lee Kenneke 11 Cimarron High School 18:19.10 8 Jonathon Gonzales 12 Cimarron High School 18:33.15 9 Mike Ersinghaus Cloudcroft High School 18:44.90 10 Luke Brenden 11 Legacy Academy 18:48.60 11 Pete Garcia 12 Rehoboth Christian High School 18:51.35 12 Micah Tsosie 12 Navajo Pine High School 18:55.74 13 Joey Gurule 11 Academy for Tech and the Classics 19:05.66 14 Ersinghaus Nick 12 Cloudcroft High School 19:07.62 15 Mckay Evans 11 Ramah High School 19:12.48 16 Nunez Eriacho 10 Pine Hill High School 19:23.29 17 Santiago Pacheco 12 Santa Rosa High School 19:23.76 18 Nathaneal Bell Rehoboth Christian High School 19:24.05 19 Brandon Sandoval Mesa Vista High School 19:24.91 20 Mason Taylor 8 Quemado High School 19:30.90 21 Derek Deherrera 12 Pecos High School 19:42.28 22 William Old Chief Mescalero Apache School 19:47.27 23 Jessie Andrews 12 Quemado High School 19:48.77 24 Israel Villegas 10 Pecos High School 19:49.11 25 Jack George 8 Quemado High School 19:54.51 26 Rocky Miller 9 Academy for Tech and the Classics 19:54.69 27 Jaime Arebalos Hagerman High School 20:02.67 28 Edvardo Perez Hagerman High School 20:07.85 29 Luke Guinn 9 Jal High School 20:13.79 30 Chance Chee Mescalero Apache School 20:14.58 31 Joseph Gonzales 10 Cimarron High School 20:18.62 32 Ahmo Robinson 9 Legacy Academy 20:25.58 33 Charles Lynch 10 Rehoboth Christian High School 20:25.61 34 Devlyn Scott 11 Capitan High School 20:37.44 35 Arthur West 11 Cloudcroft High School 20:37.85 36 Mihaly Trevino Loving High School 20:44.20 37 Joaquin Alcon 9 Cimarron High School 20:47.65 38 Raul Garcia 9 Estancia High School 20:48.87 39 Vicente Pacheco 12 Legacy Academy 20:54.26 40 Eric Medrano 11 Hagerman High School 20:58.08 41 Jordan Cervantes 10 Mesa Vista High School 21:01.01 42 Jacob Byker 12 Rehoboth Christian High School 21:03.00 43 Adam Archuleta Mesa Vista High School 21:09.10 44 David Gonzales 12 Cimarron High School 21:19.67 45 Amani Waatsa Ramah High School 21:54.09 46 Tjae Charley 12 Ramah High School 21:58.40 47 Exodus Fierro Loving High School 22:04.56 48 Kolby Taylor 12 Jal High School 22:12.23 49 Noah Sanchez 9 Legacy Academy 22:18.22 50 El Fierro-Thompson Loving High School 22:20.35 51 Juaquin Baca 11 Santa Rosa High School 22:21.52 52 Kabron Maria Ramah High School 22:28.14 53 Kenneth Gallegos Mesa Vista High School 22:37.15 54 Abel Strock 7 Pecos High School 23:12.41 55 Derrick Romero 12 Pecos High School 23:55.36 56 Giovanni Ruiz Loving High School 23:56.59 57 Michael Stone Loving High School 24:09.10 58 Lorenzo Soliz Jal High School 24:10.92 59 Callin Martine 11 Pine Hill High School 24:28.66 60 Axel Partida Hagerman High School 24:29.79 61 Josh Sackett Ramah High School 27:20.38 62 James Meyers Legacy Academy 27:22.52 63 Kalev Isaacson 10 Rehoboth Christian High School 31:31.95