Four Straight for Storm, for Rio Rancho Persistence is Key

Rio Rancho Rams hoisting State Championship trophy (photo by Jaren Brooks)

Rio Rancho brings home their third blue trophy in program history after just missing the podium last year.  The Rams went through a changing of the guards as this championship roster including youngsters and newcomers that found the perfect recipe for success. Eldorado's Laurynn Sisneros showed some senior savvy in the backstretches of the race overcoming a talented Leah Futey of Sue Cleveland and inevitably pulling away to capture her first individual cross country title in 18:35. Futey would be runner-up with a sub 19:00 performance and Rio Rancho's Tessa Holderman would claim the 3rd spot and get crucial points her Rams squad. Ellary Battle of Alamogordo turned an 80th place finish in 2019 into a 4th place finish this season in what was probably the best improvement in terms of place we've seen this championship. Ava Straton came up big as well, the Albuquerque sophomore finished 5th and also happened to cut off about 40 places from her previous season. The Rams remaining four that overcame a close matchup with Eldorado included Loryn Trujillo(8th), Violet Francisco(9th), Marleigh Smith(16), and Esther Cameron(20th). The final tally came down to Rio Rancho's 50 points overcoming Eldorado 61 and Alamogordo was able to land on the podium for 3rd with 74 points.

5A Girls Results

5A GIRLS 5000 METER RUN FINALS	
PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	RESULT	POINTS
1	Laurynn Sisneros	12	Eldorado High School	18:35.78	1
2	Leah Futey	10	Sue Cleveland High School	18:57.15	2
3	Tessa Holderman	12	Rio Rancho High School	19:30.76	3
4	Ellary Battle		Alamogordo High School	19:41.46	4
5	Ava Straton	10	Albuquerque High School	19:48.91	5
6	Rory Claussen		Eldorado High School	19:50.23	6
7	Vanesa Najar	12	Alamogordo High School	19:57.15	7
8	Loryn Trujillo	11	Rio Rancho High School	19:58.77	8
9	Violet Francisco	10	Rio Rancho High School	20:01.70	9
10	Yisel Palacios	10	Hobbs High School	20:09.57	0
11	Savannah Ames	10	La Cueva High School	20:10.58	10
12	Samanth Rose Schuh		Manzano High School	20:11.18	0
13	Janae Shaklee	11	Alamogordo High School	20:19.63	11
14	Daniela Jurado	12	Hobbs High School	20:20.66	0
15	Vivian Micono	12	Albuquerque High School	20:24.94	12
16	Marleigh Smith	9	Rio Rancho High School	20:25.42	13
17	Ellie Suo-anttila	10	Eldorado High School	20:37.82	14
18	Thiel-Hadjilambrino		La Cueva High School	20:45.10	15
19	Katarina Arbogast		Clovis High School	20:46.81	16
20	Esther Cameron	10	Rio Rancho High School	20:57.06	17
21	Sofia Hren	11	Albuquerque High School	20:58.32	18
22	Madeline Hwang	12	Eldorado High School	21:11.65	19
23	Gabriella Sandoval	12	Alamogordo High School	21:12.08	20
24	Tea Bloomfield	11	Onate High School	21:16.69	0
25	Meagan Harenberg		Eldorado High School	21:21.80	21
26	Lana Reid	12	Cibola High School	21:34.13	0
27	Kendall Downing	10	La Cueva High School	21:34.17	22
28	Liliana Sanchez		Volcano Vista High School	21:43.11	0
29	Isabel Santillano	12	Gadsden High School	21:47.23	0
30	Jordan Downing		La Cueva High School	21:48.13	23
31	Safiya Zavala-sweet	11	Albuquerque High School	21:52.44	24
32	Madison Germaine	9	Farmington High School	21:53.65	0
33	Hannah Kiess	12	Sue Cleveland High School	22:03.87	25
34	Briana Blea		Volcano Vista High School	22:06.40	0
35	Kiyah Padilla	10	Los Lunas High School	22:11.53	0
36	Sofia Sanchez	11	Albuquerque High School	22:15.41	26
37	Jackie Crump	11	Sue Cleveland High School	22:16.87	27
38	Shylee Tree	11	Clovis High School	22:19.26	28
39	Amanda Sparks	12	Los Lunas High School	22:22.60	0
40	Marina Weideman	10	Sue Cleveland High School	22:27.13	29
41	Josslynn Ochoa	11	Onate High School	22:30.10	0
42	Elise Toya	11	Sue Cleveland High School	22:40.82	30
43	Deianira Hoyle		Centennial High School	22:41.99	0
44	Noemi Gaytan	12	Gadsden High School	23:02.34	0
45	Nicole Pierce	9	Piedra Vista High School	23:04.79	0
46	Ava Eicherly		Los Lunas High School	23:08.64	0
47	Makaila Hill	11	Onate High School	23:18.56	0
48	Allison Tree	12	Clovis High School	23:28.63	31
49	Chantelle Marrujo	12	Alamogordo High School	23:40.37	32
50	Vanessa Macias		West Mesa High School	23:49.70	0
51	Ariel Clemens	12	Manzano High School	23:53.44	0
52	Isabella Storms	12	La Cueva High School	24:04.33	33
53	Brynn Olsen	11	Onate High School	24:06.48	0
54	Riley Wilson	9	Piedra Vista High School	24:31.57	0
55	Celeste Oaxaca	11	Hobbs High School	24:33.17	0
56	Zoe Char		Carlsbad High School	24:43.99	0
57	Janelle Ferrer		Hobbs High School	25:21.65	0
58	Dominique Jiron		Los Lunas High School	25:27.69	0
59	Marily Ortega		Carlsbad High School	25:58.80	0
60	Kira Tree		Clovis High School	26:05.59	34
61	Chloe Masaitis		Clovis High School	26:44.48	35
TEAM SCORES
PLACE	TEAM	POINTS	SCORERS	TIMES
1	Rio Rancho High School	50	3+8+9+13+17	1:26 1-5 Split | 20:10 Avg
2	Eldorado High School	61	1+6+14+19+21	2:46 1-5 Split | 20:19 Avg
3	Alamogordo High School	74	4+7+11+20+32	3:58 1-5 Split | 20:58 Avg
4	Albuquerque High School	85	5+12+18+24+26	2:26 1-5 Split | 21:04 Avg
5	La Cueva High School	103	10+15+22+23+33	3:53 1-5 Split | 21:40 Avg
6	Sue Cleveland High School	113	2+25+27+29+30	3:43 1-5 Split | 21:41 Avg
7	Clovis High School	144	16+28+31+34+35	5:57 1-5 Split | 23:52 Avg

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