Cottonwood Classical Achieves rare back-to-back-back in 3A

Photo by Adam Maxwell

Hold on the win streak isn't over yet for Cottonwood Classical as they capture the fall 2021 NMAA State Cross Country 3A Title. Losing a couple of runners from this spring championship team hasn't affected them at all it would appear as Aubrey Lozoya and Sophia Lopez would guide them to more hardware. They would land 54 points to overcome a young Santa Fe Prep with 100 points and Santa Fe Indian's 122 points. We are already looking forward to how next year will turn out as both those 2nd and 3rd place teams are young across the board. Zuni placed 4th in their championship in two years while Bosque School appears to be another team on the rise in the coming years as they land 5th with 135 points one point shy of Zuni.

Photo by Adam Maxwell

St.Michael's Raylee Hunt would not have a running partner for this 3A championship as she had Alyx Mastor in the spring meet but she ran to perfection regardless. Shooting out of the startline and putting some major distance between herself and the state runner-up Aubrey Lozoya with Hunt going 19:12 to Lozoya's 20:14.  Sidney Harenberg would capture her highest finish at the state meet in her senior season as she would get 3rd off a 20:29 performance.  We should mention along with freshman Nya Griego's 4th place finish her teammates' 8th grader Sophie Bair and freshman Helen Desmond are all some names to keep an eye out for in the coming years as they will surely be in title contention once again. Sophia Lopez will be leading Cottonwood Classical next season as she will return having 5th place performance under her belt. Bosque's Kate Henderson is yet another freshman among the top ten finishers and we Santa Fe Indian's Destiny Marquez and Destiny Chino are the dynamic duo they can look forward to returning in 2022. 

3A Girls Results

3A GIRLS 5000 METER RUN FINALS
PLACEATHLETETEAMRESULTPOINTS
1Raylee Hunt9St. Michael's High School19:12.140
2Aubrey Lozoya12Cottonwood Classical Prep20:14.111
3Sidney Harenberg12Sandia Prep High School20:29.362
4Nya Griego9Santa Fe Prep20:33.393
5Sophia Lopez11Cottonwood Classical Prep21:01.204
6Kate Henderson9Bosque School21:09.365
7Destiny Marquez11Santa Fe Indian School21:09.646
8Destiny Chino9Santa Fe Indian School21:10.777
9Sophie Bair8Santa Fe Prep21:14.938
10Nicole Tsosie10Navajo Prep High School21:17.059
11Helen Desmond9Santa Fe Prep21:42.5210
12Tessa Walker12New Mexico Military Institute21:44.8911
13Lovely Allemand10Robertson High School21:50.6312
14Telicia Tom9Wingate High School21:55.780
15Ellie Merhege10Cottonwood Classical Prep22:01.8213
16Eva Gerou11New Mexico Military Institute22:05.7114
17Isabel Fernandez9Sandia Prep High School22:09.7715
18Alondra Ortiz10Cottonwood Classical Prep22:10.2716
19Alexandria Bewanika12Zuni High School22:10.8917
20Kristyn Eriacho12Zuni High School22:11.9018
21Cera Eckenroth11Sandia Prep High School22:19.0919
22Chloe Campos9Cottonwood Classical Prep22:21.8120
23Tyra Tsosie10Crownpoint High School22:23.1321
24Hannah Flores9Cottonwood Classical Prep22:34.1022
25Misti RoybalRobertson High School22:37.3523
26Zailey Hernandez10West Las Vegas High School22:37.580
27Celeste Turner9Cottonwood Classical Prep22:42.6924
28Shania Chavez11Zuni High School22:46.7825
29Liana FERNANDEZ11Robertson High School22:54.7526
30Alexis Pacheco9Robertson High School22:55.3927
31Ellie Musolf8St. Michael's High School23:11.570
32Sophie Addison12Santa Fe Prep23:20.9828
33Stella Hautau10Bosque School23:28.2629
34Kara Batie12East Mountain High School23:30.770
35Fernadette Yatsatie11Zuni High School23:39.4830
36Kendra Emery11Santa Fe Indian School23:41.9031
37Gwendolyn Copland11Bosque School23:53.7232
38Adriana Casaus12Cuba High School23:55.530
39Jessie Leibold11East Mountain High School24:00.320
40Harmony Boone10Navajo Prep High School24:08.9433
41Lelia Yane9Bosque School24:13.6134
42Eliot Patton10Bosque School24:19.9535
43Courtney Craig8Crownpoint High School24:24.0236
44Jalynn Lucario11Crownpoint High School24:31.2537
45Danielle Smith9Santa Fe Indian School24:36.9238
46McKenzie Ashley-Willie9Navajo Prep High School24:38.0339
47Melena Chama10Santa Fe Indian School24:40.4740
48Autumn Weaver11New Mexico Military Institute24:41.5141
49Sky Sessions9Socorro High School24:46.050
50Mary Olvera10New Mexico Military Institute24:50.8342
51Kaitlyn Gabaldon12Sandia Prep High School24:58.2543
52Paige Zunie10Zuni High School24:58.7544
53Alala Chavez12Zuni High School25:03.1945
54WynterRose Sheka9Tohatchi High School25:05.480
55Trinity Tsadiasi11Zuni High School25:11.4846
56Shanell Edsitty12Thoreau High School25:11.490
57Danielle Becenti9Navajo Prep High School25:14.5747
58Angelaeza Rodriguez11Cobre High School25:15.2648
59Hayli Bagwell9Hot Springs High School25:16.1949
60Nalani Padillia11Santa Fe Indian School25:16.8450
61Bella Caldwell10Santa Fe Prep25:21.4551
62Janaya Tom11Crownpoint High School25:31.4352
63Analisa Tovar9Cobre High School25:59.4853
64Kaydence Riley8Santa Fe Indian School26:02.7154
65Lauren Lopez8Robertson High School26:04.8955
66Ericka DeFazio9Bosque School26:19.4256
67Hailey Thomas9Navajo Prep High School26:24.6657
68Mia Chiavetta12Sandia Prep High School26:55.1858
69Bethlynn Benioh9Crownpoint High School27:03.2059
70Sarah Roth11New Mexico Military Institute27:15.6760
71Iinanibah Johnson10Crownpoint High School27:22.2561
72Anastasia Zagrai8Socorro High School27:27.440
73Elijah Gavaldon9Cobre High School27:30.8262
74Ember Bahe9Navajo Prep High School27:49.7863
75Elianah Liebermqn9Santa Fe Prep27:50.3164
76Stormie Sloan10Crownpoint High School27:51.6065
77Nina Aquilar11New Mexico Military Institute28:32.1566
78Sandra Rios12Hot Springs High School28:43.1267
79Annabel Leon-Lubowicz9Santa Fe Prep29:12.0368
80Lilliana Lamoreaux11Cobre High School29:25.0869
81Alma Gutierrez10Hot Springs High School29:34.5870
82Jacqueline Perez11Socorro High School30:03.430
83Kristina Fletcher9Cobre High School30:23.5771
84Marissa Varela11Hot Springs High School30:29.1572
85Madelyn Reyes12Cobre High School32:39.3573
86Elaina Mays8Hot Springs High School34:35.7374
87Tessa Anzalone12Sandia Prep High School36:58.6875
88Kayla Lopez9Robertson High School37:13.7676
TEAM SCORES
PLACETEAMPOINTSSCORERSTIMES
1Cottonwood Classical Prep541+4+13+16+20 (22+24)2:07 1-5 Split | 21:33 Avg
2Santa Fe Prep1003+8+10+28+51 (64+68)4:48 1-5 Split | 22:26 Avg
3Santa Fe Indian School1226+7+31+38+40 (50+54)3:30 1-5 Split | 23:03 Avg
4Zuni High School13417+18+25+30+44 (45+46)2:47 1-5 Split | 23:09 Avg
5Bosque School1355+29+32+34+35 (56)3:10 1-5 Split | 23:24 Avg
6Sandia Prep High School1372+15+19+43+58 (75)6:25 1-5 Split | 23:22 Avg
7Robertson High School14312+23+26+27+55 (76)4:14 1-5 Split | 23:16 Avg
8New Mexico Military Institute16811+14+41+42+60 (66)5:30 1-5 Split | 24:07 Avg
9Navajo Prep High School1859+33+39+47+57 (63)5:07 1-5 Split | 24:20 Avg
10Crownpoint High School20521+36+37+52+59 (61+65)4:40 1-5 Split | 24:46 Avg
11Cobre High School30348+53+62+69+71 (73)5:08 1-5 Split | 27:42 Avg
12Hot Springs High School33249+67+70+72+749:19 1-5 Split | 29:43 Avg