Top NM Boys Runners to Watch at XC State Championships


The 2022 Western Sky Community Care State Cross Country Championships are set for Saturday, November 5 hosted by Albuquerque Academy. Champions from classes A/2A, 3A, 4A, and 5A will be crowned and you can capture all the action live on MileSplit with on-site live streaming for all the races, race day photo albums, post-race interviews, and live results. Before the action kicks off stay tuned for our in-depth analysis of the state contenders and rankings leading up to November 5. 

Athletes to Watch at 2022  State Championships 

Boys I Girls

A/2A I A/2A

3A I 3A

4A I 4A

5A I 5A

5A Boys

Well just like in the 4A race, 5A's headliner of defending champion Steven West of Sandia should be quite a show. West has been on fire this season as he has gone undefeated picking up big wins at Cleveland, Rio Rancho Jamboree, and APS Metro Championships. Not to be overlooked is Volcano Vista's Thomas Croshaw that has been on his tail all season long and captured a big win at Academy Extravaganza. Organ Mountain's dynamic duo of Jeron Wisner and Corbin Coombs will also be a pair to look out for as they will seek to stack on some huge points. Rounding out the top ten will be a plethora of new faces that were around the teen to twenty place finishers a year ago. 


Steven West

Sandia

Defending 5A state champion, undefeated this season. Personal best of 15:00 in 5k. 


Thomas Croshaw 

Volcano Vista

11th overall finisher in 2021, set a personal best of 15:37 to win Academy Extravaganza.


Jeron Wisner

Organ Mountain

16th overall finisher in 2021, set a personal best of 15:16 to win District 3-5A meet. Finished 8th at Academy Extravaganza.


Corbin Coombs

Organ Mountain

15th place finisher in 2021, set personal best of 15:32 to place 2nd at district 3-5A meet. Placed 3rd at Academy Extravaganza.


Orion Chavez 

Volcano Vista

Placed 14th in 2021 state meet, set personal best of 16:02 to place 2nd at Academy Extravaganza. 


Spencer Gilbertson

La Cueva

23rd overall finisher in 2021, ran a personal best of 16:08 to place 4th at Academy Extravaganza. 


Cody Sullivan 

Rio Rancho

21st overall finisher in 2021, placed 5th at Academy Extravaganza.


Stoney Cutchen

Volcano Vista

Placed 32nd overall in 2021, set personal best of 16:16 at Academy Extravaganza to place 6th. 


Omar Enriquez

Alamogordo 

33rd overall finisher in 2021, set personal best of 15:39 to place 3rd at district 3-5A meet.


Mateo Herrera 

Rio Rancho

Set personal best of 16:18 at Academy Extravaganza to place 7th, placed 2nd at Rio Rancho Jamboree.