WATCH: 2022 NMAA State Cross Country 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.

Penasco Holds on to A/2A crown in 2022

Last year it was a toss-up for what would eventually be Penasco securing an 81-point victory over ATC and Gateway Christian. A few key graduations and the gap between the Panthers and the rest of the classification has widened tremendously. Back are Rochelle Lopez and Charnelle Gonzales who most recently nabbed a 4th and 6th place finish at the Academy Extravaganza. The two returning all-state performers will take on last years runner-up Rehoboth Christian's Emily Garcia and Mccurdy's Aubrey Cordova who will play a huge part in getting her squad on the podium. Pecos' performed well at Extravaganza and will likely see themselves taking on ATC for a possible 2nd place team finish but Gateway Christian will be around in the mix also looking to bring home some hardware.