#25 St. Michael's Horsemen

Starting off on our New Mexico boys cross country countdown is a St.Michael's squad led by a young duo in Jaden Perea and Jeremiah Rodriguez. The pair were the only two state qualifiers for the Horsemen in 2021 as Perea was the first freshmen runner to cross the finish line just off his personal best mark of 17:55.  Jaden was able to come through well over a minute ahead of the remaining freshman in that race. It will certainly take more than a 1-2 punch of a sophomore and freshmen to ensure St.Michael's hoists some hardware by season's end. They fill in the remaining scoring five with sub-20:00 minute runners Irvin Loya and Caleb Perea along with Tre Abeyta. They stand with perfect potential to rise among the 3A ranks as district rivals Sandia Prep, Santa Fe Prep, and Raton will experience the most turnover as they depart senior-heavy teams from 2021. It is those departures along with the young promising runners of St.Michael's that have them on top of district 2-3A entering this season. They aren't yet poised to return to the top of 3A just yet but a podium finish is possible with the potential they bring heading into 2022. 

3A Boys 

2022 St.Michael's Rankings

Top Returning Runners