3A Girls 

Perhaps the strongest of the favorites this weekend will be St. Michael's Raylee Hunt seeking to defend her 3A title. There appears to be only a handful of girls in the state of New Mexico that could challenge Hunt and they happen to reside in other classifications. Santa Fe Prep's Nyla Griego and Sophie Bair return as all-state performers looking to challenge Hunt, with teammate Pippa Barrett coming off a 6th place finish at Academy Extravaganza. Cottonwood Classical's Sophia Lopez has the most experience of the state runners and has finished 5th in this 3a race the past year years. Santa Fe Indian's Destiny Chino and Destiny Marquez also will be a pair to look out for as they will play a huge role in how the final team standings play out.

Raylee Hunt

St. Michaels

Defending 3A state champion holds a personal best of 18:02. 

Nya Griego

Santa Fe Prep

Placed 4th in 2021 state meet, set personal best of 19:46 at Desert Twilight. 

Sophie Bair 

Santa Fe Prep

9th overall finisher in 2021, placed 2nd at Academy Extravaganza. 

Destiny Chino

Sante Fe Indian

8th overall finisher in 2021, won varsity race at Rio Rancho Jamboree and set personal best of 20:37 to place 3rd at Academy Extravaganza. 

Nicole Tsosie

Navajo Prep

10th overall finisher in 2021, set a personal best of 20:40 to place at Academy Extravaganza. 

Sophia Lopez

Cottonwood Classical

Has placed 5th in past three state championships, and placed 8th at Academy Extravaganza. 

Pippa Barrett

Santa Fe Prep

Set personal best of 20:11 at Desert Twilight, and placed 6th at Academy Extravaganza.

Keyilnaazbaa Howard

Newcomb

Placed 5th at Academy Extravaganza and holds personal best of 20:52.

Shania Chavez

Zuni

Placed 28th overall in 2021, and took 3rd at Rob Winter Classic. 

Destiny Marquez

Santa Fe Indian 

7th overall in 2021, placed 2nd at Rio Rancho Jamboree and 7th at Academy Extravaganza.