Rio Rancho Proves to be the Perfect Unit to Claim 5A Title

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Rams over Hawks to Take 2022 5A State Title

After trading off victories all season long, it was the Rams of Rio Rancho that would end up hoisting the blue state championship trophy on a perfect Saturday in November. The pre-season #1 Rams had plenty to prove in 2022, ending a drought that lasted over seven years since their last state title. Defending champs were not so easily detoured to let district rivals get the best of them without a true battle from their scoring five. Both the Rams and Hawks were able to land three runners in the top ten and despite the Rams landing all of their scorers in the top 13 finishers the final tally would be only a four-point margin of victory. Collyn Tomoyose would lead his team with a 5th-place finish while runner-up Hawks got their best effort from Thomas Croshaw who took it down to the wire with the defending champion, Steven West.  West would pull away with a phenomenal 15:04 to return to the top of boys 5A.

Sandia's Steven West is back-to-back 5A Champ

2022 5A Boys Championship Results

BOYS 5000 METER RUN FINALS
PLACEATHLETETEAMRESULTPOINTS
1Steven West12Sandia High School15:04.381
2Thomas Croshaw12Volcano Vista High School15:08.242
3Nick Moore11Eldorado High School15:54.233
4Orion Chavez11Volcano Vista High School16:03.984
5Collyn Tomoyose11Rio Rancho High School16:13.695
6Cody Sullivan10Rio Rancho High School16:19.466
7Antwon Shendo10Sue Cleveland High School16:22.367
8Skyler Galbraith11Rio Rancho High School16:23.858
9Cruz Sanchez11Volcano Vista High School16:24.779
10Spencer Gilbertson11La Cueva High School16:30.9610
11Dallan Reed11Volcano Vista High School16:33.0911
12Mason Steel12Rio Rancho High School16:35.2312
13Mateo Herrera10Rio Rancho High School16:37.1713
14Tesfaye Femling9Eldorado High School16:38.7614
15Justin Peterson12Manzano High School16:39.1015
16Omar Enriquez11Alamogordo High School16:39.1316
17Jeron Wisner10Organ Mountain High School16:39.4617
18Cameron Shorty12Atrisco Heritage Academy16:42.020
19Vince Madalena10Sue Cleveland High School16:47.4818
20Micah Sparks12Los Lunas High School16:50.4019
21Corbin Coombs10Organ Mountain High School16:50.5520
22Eneas Armijo11Los Lunas High School16:53.0921
23Sammy Fuentes10Clovis High School16:59.690
24Jude Lucero12Volcano Vista High School17:00.5722
25Jett Smith12Eldorado High School17:06.5323
26Grant Vlaun10La Cueva High School17:07.9724
27Seth Leslie12Piedra Vista High School17:14.580
28Anthony Murillo12Piedra Vista High School17:16.520
29Dominic Velasquez10Volcano Vista High School17:18.3925
30Javin Sanchez12Roswell High School17:18.5626
31Isaac Gonzales8Los Lunas High School17:18.6127
32Luke Payne11Eldorado High School17:18.9528
33Colin Ross12Sue Cleveland High School17:20.5429
34Taylor Vance12Sandia High School17:20.9730
35Jonathan Sanchez10Sue Cleveland High School17:21.6331
36Preston Bean11Sue Cleveland High School17:24.9132
37Eaven Rogers11Centennial High School17:27.1033
38Benjamin Miera10Rio Rancho High School17:27.3734
39Thomas Winder11Sandia High School17:27.6935
40Aiden Hadley12Eldorado High School17:29.0736
41Caden Nunn12Sue Cleveland High School17:35.7137
42Valin Wittenburg10Santa Fe High School17:41.010
43Eric Carrasco10Carlsbad High School17:41.2138
44Luis Cordova10Hobbs High School17:41.3439
45Angel Avila12Alamogordo High School17:42.4440
46Rylan Sarracino10Roswell High School17:42.5541
47Anastacio Martinez11Atrisco Heritage Academy17:42.630
48Jake Medina10Organ Mountain High School17:43.3442
49Stoney Cutchen12Volcano Vista High School17:43.3843
50Jace Lee9Rio Rancho High School17:43.7244
51Samuel Rydecki12Centennial High School17:45.7945
52Simon Vasquez9Hobbs High School17:46.1746
53Norman Boyd10La Cueva High School17:46.5747
54Spencer Jenkins9La Cueva High School17:51.0248
55Sawyer Johnson10Carlsbad High School17:54.6249
56Wequai Shendo-Smith11Sue Cleveland High School17:55.3050
57Cayden Casares12Alamogordo High School17:57.1451
58Dominic Quintana10Albuquerque High School18:04.2452
59Ratazaahla Johnson12Manzano High School18:04.3353
60Eyob Femling11Eldorado High School18:05.6754
61Daniel Busemeyer10Santa Fe High School18:06.820
62Collin Williams12Organ Mountain High School18:07.5955
63Ethan Miller10Hobbs High School18:08.1456
64Adan Marquez11Rio Grande High School18:09.140
65James Stuart11La Cueva High School18:09.7957
66Soloman Brown11La Cueva High School18:10.4058
67Austin Watts12Los Lunas High School18:16.7759
68Isaiah Dalmas12Alamogordo High School18:17.0060
69Ivan Watchman12Sandia High School18:17.3661
70Aaron Lara12Centennial High School18:17.8862
71Jamie Cano11Hobbs High School18:20.8563
72Logan Martin11Los Lunas High School18:20.9464
73Andrik Morales10Hobbs High School18:24.3665
74Luke Peters11Carlsbad High School18:27.7666
75Cael Beckley12La Cueva High School18:29.0667
76Victor Gorosieta10Clovis High School18:29.800
77Cade Bailey12Alamogordo High School18:34.6068
78Isaak Bowers10Albuquerque High School18:36.9769
79Simon Totaro11Sandia High School18:41.8170
80Jonathan Pacheco11Atrisco Heritage Academy18:45.050
81Jack Hallbeck11Alamogordo High School18:45.4171
82Ian Hoffman12Sandia High School18:50.1372
83Pablo Garcia10Roswell High School18:54.3873
84Evan Ball12Centennial High School18:58.4574
85Ivan Garcia11Albuquerque High School18:58.9475
86Matthew Hipschman8Alamogordo High School19:01.6176
87Isaac Williamson10Carlsbad High School19:02.6477
88Joshua Martinez10Roswell High School19:04.4878
89Gentry Tomlin8Manzano High School19:08.2279
90Julian Amador11Roswell High School19:09.8080
91Zenus Dominguez9Carlsbad High School19:10.2181
92Gustavo Padilla12Gadsden High School19:11.090
93Ezekiel Burrola9Roswell High School19:11.3182
94Cory Walter11Manzano High School19:11.4783
95Morgan Haan10Eldorado High School19:13.6384
96Andrew Winder8Sandia High School19:14.1785
97Christopher Espino12Hobbs High School19:16.5486
98Rodolfo Ledezma10Clovis High School19:17.050
99Tazio Lapino9Albuquerque High School19:18.9487
100Allen Wallace11Las Cruces High School19:29.080
101Peyton Larcher11Organ Mountain High School19:29.1388
102Kobe Rodriquez11Organ Mountain High School19:31.8589
103Sebastian Chavez12Albuquerque High School19:34.1890
104Kevin Munoz-Chavris9Albuquerque High School19:38.0691
105Marcos Saenz11Hobbs High School19:38.5692
106Aiden Ostler10Manzano High School19:39.9693
107Aiden Poppy9Centennial High School19:40.1094
108Levi Weir12Las Cruces High School19:42.400
109Jotham Jarry11Centennial High School19:59.1495
110Cameron Shiplet8Los Lunas High School19:59.1796
111Sebastian Garica12Organ Mountain High School20:03.9797
112Anthony Epperson10Centennial High School20:11.7198
113Liam Nelson9Carlsbad High School20:12.3699
114Christian Santillanes10Manzano High School20:15.47100
115Shane Sullivan9Carlsbad High School20:16.68101
116Charles Martinito10Roswell High School20:18.36102
117Max Cowan11Albuquerque High School20:44.72103
118Steven Armijo12Los Lunas High School21:08.59104
119Eyan Valles12Manzano High School24:38.03105
TEAM SCORES
PLACETEAMPOINTSSCORERSTIMES
1Rio Rancho High School445+6+8+12+13 (34+44)0:23 1-5 Split | 16:25 Avg
2Volcano Vista High School482+4+9+11+22 (25+43)1:52 1-5 Split | 16:14 Avg
3Eldorado High School1043+14+23+28+36 (54+84)1:34 1-5 Split | 16:53 Avg
4Sue Cleveland High School1177+18+29+31+32 (37+50)1:02 1-5 Split | 17:03 Avg
5La Cueva High School18610+24+47+48+57 (58+67)1:38 1-5 Split | 17:29 Avg
6Los Lunas High School19019+21+27+59+64 (96+104)1:30 1-5 Split | 17:31 Avg
7Sandia High School1971+30+35+61+70 (72+85)3:37 1-5 Split | 17:22 Avg
8Organ Mountain High School22217+20+42+55+88 (89+97)2:49 1-5 Split | 17:46 Avg
9Alamogordo High School23516+40+51+60+68 (71+76)1:55 1-5 Split | 17:50 Avg
10Hobbs High School26939+46+56+63+65 (86+92)0:43 1-5 Split | 18:04 Avg
11Roswell High School29826+41+73+78+80 (82+102)1:51 1-5 Split | 18:25 Avg
12Centennial High School30833+45+62+74+94 (95+98)2:13 1-5 Split | 18:25 Avg
13Carlsbad High School31138+49+66+77+81 (99+101)1:29 1-5 Split | 18:27 Avg
14Manzano High School32315+53+79+83+93 (100+105)3:00 1-5 Split | 18:32 Avg
15Albuquerque High School37352+69+75+87+90 (91+103)1:29 1-5 Split | 18:54 Avg