Cottonwood Classical Boys Capture first State Title in 3A

The first race of the Western Sky Community Care State Cross Country Championships kicked off with the top returner from 2019 Justin Howey, dominant performance finishing in a time of 15:59. New Mexico Military Institute's Lance Miller made huge improvements from his 15th place finish of last year's championship by claiming runner-up honors in 17:07 while teammate Henry Dewey rounded out the 3rd spot. The Coyotes were a team with the potential to take advantage of the circumstances as they were among 3A ranks and they did so to perfection. Yes, Zuni, Laguna Acoma, Santa Fe Indian, Navajo Prep, and Santa Fe Prep all were absent from this championship that beat Cottonwood. Looking into the details, Laguna Acoma had already moved down to A/2A, meanwhile, Zuni had lost all but one from that 2019 roster to graduation. Santa Fe Indian looked like they could have had a promising season but Cottonwood Classical returned a strong bunch that seemed to be more than another school at the time. They found a way to look back at their sixth-place performance and come to the realization that they wanted to achieve more the next time around. Howey was the #1 man, but the real reason for their success came from the other scorers in Zachary Jeantete, Carter Swanson, Alex Bergevin, and Bohde Havenor.

3A BOYS 5000 METER RUN FINALS	
PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	RESULT	POINTS
1	Justin Howey	12	Cottonwood Classical Prep	15:59.28	
2	Lance Miller	11	New Mexico Military Institute	17:07.12	
3	Henry Dewey		East Mountain High School	17:21.15	
4	Zachary Jeantete	11	Cottonwood Classical Prep	17:22.74	
5	Chase Kamp	10	Raton High School	17:30.72	
6	Carter Swanson	10	Cottonwood Classical Prep	17:57.52	
7	Tylon Tsosie	10	Crownpoint High School	18:14.12	
8	Damien Johnson	12	Newcomb High School	18:15.31	
9	Alex Bergevin	9	Cottonwood Classical Prep	18:17.19	
10	Nicholas Yazzie	11	Tohatchi High School	18:18.54	
11	Nahom Zerai	11	Sandia Prep High School	18:19.44	
12	Robert Walters	10	Hot Springs High School	18:33.77	
13	Caleb Eisenhower		New Mexico Military Institute	18:34.82	
14	Melvin Scott	11	Tohatchi High School	18:35.13	
15	Dennis Ortiz	12	St. Michael's High School	18:38.58	
16	Taylor Quintana	12	Bosque School	18:39.54	
17	Jimmie Chavez III	11	Tohatchi High School	18:41.68	
18	Mac Manzanares	11	Sandia Prep High School	18:42.52	
19	Allen Varela		New Mexico Military Institute	18:48.46	
20	Jared Peterson	9	Tohatchi High School	18:49.51	
21	Kordell Mcmillan	11	Crownpoint High School	19:03.95	
22	Herschel Sam	12	Newcomb High School	19:04.93	
23	Clayton Chavez		Cuba High School	19:12.51	
24	Ryan Kuhn	11	St. Michael's High School	19:12.57	
25	Bohde Havenor	11	Cottonwood Classical Prep	19:20.07	
26	Jermaine Belone	10	Newcomb High School	19:22.91	
27	Jaden Perea		St. Michael's High School	19:57.33	
28	Derek Martinez		St. Michael's High School	20:02.76	
29	Ladainian Willie	11	Crownpoint High School	20:12.86	
30	Rodney Joe	10	Tohatchi High School	20:24.21	
31	Chance Kamp	10	Raton High School	20:26.50	
32	Stephen Emeanuwa		Sandia Prep High School	20:32.94	
33	Joshua Leible	11	New Mexico Military Institute	20:37.91	
34	Irvin Loya		St. Michael's High School	20:57.21	
35	Chad Cordova	11	Sandia Prep High School	21:15.84	
36	Shane Neeley		Hot Springs High School	21:26.89	
37	Manny Hernandez	11	Tucumcari High School	21:27.39	
38	Manuel Meza Garcia		New Mexico Military Institute	21:47.61	
39	Robinson Ford		Socorro High School	21:50.59	
40	Christopher Colli	11	Newcomb High School	22:49.84	
41	Javin Felipi	11	Sandia Prep High School	23:29.50	
42	Ethan Curliss		Hot Springs High School	23:42.52	
43	Luther Richardson	9	Socorro High School	24:00.32	
44	Dwayne Gustin		Hot Springs High School	24:10.07	
45	Connor Adams		Raton High School	24:19.15	
46	Brandon Begay	11	Newcomb High School	24:24.44

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