New Mexico All-Time XC Nationals Qualifiers

Dec 02, 2025

Brooks XC Nationals Meet Page

Brooks XC West Regional Meet Page

The Brooks XC West Regional is quickly approaching. Slated for Dec. 6th at Mt. SAC in Walnut, CA, the top runners in the West will clash for a coveted regional championship title and a qualifying spot to the Brooks XC National Championships in San Diego on Dec. 13th.

The below lists are sorted by quickest performances by a New Mexico athlete at the national championship. New Mexico has had 16 boys qualifiers and 7 girls qualifiers to the national meet in event history.

5000 Meter Run (Boys)

Rank	Time	Athlete/Team	Grade	Meet Date Place
1	14:58.00	Shadrack Kiptoo-biwott La Cueva High School	2004	Foot Locker Nationals 3rd F Dec 13, 2003
2	15:03.30	Glenn Morgan Del Norte High School	1986	Kinney Cross Country Championships 10th F Dec 14, 1985
3	15:05.40	Simon Gutierrez Del Norte High School	1984	Kinney Cross Country Championships 3rd F Dec 10, 1983
4	15:06.80	Brandon Leslie Gallup High School	1995	Foot Locker Nationals 3rd F Dec 11, 1994
5	15:14.30	Harrison "Chip" Smith Jr Sandia High School	1988	Kinney Cross Country Championships 4th F Dec 12, 1987
6	15:18.70	Ronald Roybal Pojoaque Valley High School	1995	Foot Locker Nationals 11th F Dec 11, 1994
7	15:19.10	Phillip Castillo Grants High School	1990	Kinney Cross Country Championships 8th F Dec 09, 1989
8	15:20.60	Virgil Thomas Gallup High School	1988	Kinney Cross Country Championships 9th F Dec 12, 1987
9	15:28.00	Matt Tebo Eldorado High School	2007	Foot Locker Nationals 5th F Dec 09, 2006
10	15:31.00	Ben Johnson ABQ Academy	2008	Foot Locker Nationals 6th F Dec 09, 2006
11	15:32.70	Matt Twiest ABQ Academy	1996	Foot Locker Nationals 11th F Dec 09, 1995
12	15:37.40	Kashon Harrison Kirtland Central High School	2019	Foot Locker National Championship 11th F Dec 08, 2018
13	15:40.90	Robert Hipwood Los Alamos High School	0	Kinney Cross Country Championships 26th F Dec 12, 1981
14	15:49.90	John Tsabetsaye Zuni High School	1994	Kinney Cross Country Championships 20th F Dec 12, 1992
15	15:50.20	Corbin Coombs Organ Mountain High School	2025	Foot Locker Nationals Presented By HOKA 14th F Dec 14, 2024
16	16:04.10	Chris Sorensen La Cueva High School	1997	Foot Locker Nationals 18th F Dec 14, 1996

5000 Meter Run (Girls)

Rank	Time	Athlete/Team	Grade	Meet Date Place
1	17:29.87	Felicia Guliford Gallup High School	2002	Foot Locker Nationals 5th F Dec 11, 1999
2	18:01.20	Amy Swier Aztec High School	1997	Foot Locker Nationals 11th F Dec 09, 1995
3	18:07.40	Verna Woody Gallup High School	1985	Kinney Cross Country Championships 20th F Dec 08, 1984
4	18:19.40	Mindy Mizell La Cueva High School	1996	Foot Locker Nationals 28th F Dec 11, 1994
5	18:23.30	Jill Schuler Floyd High School	1993	Kinney Cross Country Championships 14th F Dec 08, 1990
6	18:37.00	Julia Foster ABQ Academy	2011	Foot Locker Nationals 34th F Dec 10, 2010 - Dec 11, 2010
7	18:49.20	Heather Wood Los Alamos High School	2004	Foot Locker Nationals 25th F Dec 14, 2002