Top NM Girls 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

A/2A Girls

Emily Garcia emerges as the next favorite to capture the A/2A girls' crown after a runner-up finish in 2021 and claiming the Academy Extravaganza race in a personal best time. Penasco's Rochelle Lopez and Charnelle Gonzales remain just as competitive entering this championship as they look not only for an individual title but also a repeat of their 2021 state championship team title. Santa Rosa's sisters harlee and Alayna Jaramillo also seek to help Santa Rosa out in the final standings while also being potential top-five finishers. Laguna Acoma's Erica Martin finished 3rd on this course at Academy Extravaganza and could duplicate that performance this weekend. 


Emily Garcia 

Rehoboth Christian

2nd place finisher in 2021 state meet, won Academy Extravaganza A/2A race in a personal best time of 20:12. 


Mckenna Sahd

Cimarron

22nd place finisher in 2021, won Cimarron invite in a personal best time of 19:49, and placed 5th at Academy Extravaganza. 


Rochelle Lopez

Penasco

3rd overall finisher in 2021, placed 6th at Academy Extravaganza. 


Erica Martin

Laguna Acoma

17th overall finisher in 2021, placed 3rd at Academy Extravaganza. 


Charnelle Gonzales

Penasco

7th overall finisher in 2021, placed 4th at Academy Extravaganza. 


Aubrey Cordova

McCurdy

6th place finisher in 2021, set personal best of 21:25 to place 7th at Academy Extravaganza.


Raelynn Trujillo 

Legacy Academy

Set personal best of 22:02 to place 8th at Academy Extravaganza.


Harlee Jaramillo 

Santa Rosa

8th overall finisher in 2021 with a personal best of 21:41.


Alayna Jaramillo

Santa Rosa

Set personal best of 22:04 to place 9th overall at Academy Extravaganza.


Kristina Ragland

Pecos

19th overall in 2021, placed 10th at Academy Extravaganza with a personal best of 22:04.

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