PREVIEW: 2021 Albuquerque Metro Cross Country Championships

Date: Saturday, October 9, 2021

Site: Nusenda Community Stadium

Admission: Complimentary Admission

Teams Entries Teams may enter up to seven runners for championship races and Open A races; entries are unlimited for Open B races. Submit entries for each race through Mile Split NM, nm.milesplit.com, by noon, Tuesday, October 5. Other than individuals being scratched, no entry changes are permitted.

The 2021 Albuquerque Metro Championships will kick start the final weeks of the season and begin championship mindset for those teams residing in the metro area. The relatively newer course at Community Stadium has played host to this event in the past few seasons as a mostly open, looping trail with an entire backdrop of the cityscape in the distance. Teams in attendance include powerhouse ABQ Academy, Rio Rancho, Sue Cleveland, Eldorado, La Cueva, and Hope Christian. Volcano Vista enters this championship with an equally talented group from its boys and girls squads. 

Individually it will be Leah Futey, Carysa Marquez, Daniella Figueroa, Isadora Miller, and Emma Patton among the favorites in the girls' race. The boys' race will include Dawson Gunn fresh-off victory at Rio Rancho Jamboree, Rendon Kuykendall back from Desert Twilight, Eldorado's Jett Smith, and Naseem Dhaouadi,  along with Sandia's Steven West and Tucker Scott. 

Saturday, October 9

7:00am Team Access to Facility

8:00am Meet Packet Distribution, Northeast Building at Track Level

8:30am Mandatory Coaches Meeting, Track Pavilion

9:15am Boys Open B Race

10:00am Girls Open B Race

10:45am Boys Open A Race

11:30am Girls Championship Race

12:00pm Boys Championship Race

12:30pm Girls Open A Race

Postponement and/or cancellation of the event due to an emergency, inclement weather and/or facility/playing conditions will be in accordance with NFHS, NMAA and APS guidelines. An adjustment of the meet schedule or the cancellation of the event will be determined and announced by the APS Athletic Department.

Albuquerque, Albuquerque Academy, Atrisco Heritage, Bosque, Cibola, Cleveland, Del Norte, Eldorado, Highland, Hope Christian, La Cueva, Manzano, Rio Grande, Rio Rancho, Sandia, St. Pius, Valley, Volcano Vista, West Mesa.