Might this be the year for Gateway Christian to hoist a blue trophy, led by Hannah and Sarah Lilley? The Individual race boasts plenty of contenders among A/2A.
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Raylee Hunt looks to continue her momentum to cap off the 3A girls' state championship and Cottonwood Classical shows no sign of letting off the pedal to repeat
Penasco was likely not on anyone's list of teams to potentially win the A/2A crown and yet they pull off the upset in the closest championship race of the day.
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Pecos has surged into championship form as they enter the A/2A title race as the top contender while Penasco's Gilbert Valdez looks to repeat as champion.
NMMI's Lance Miller seeks to capture an individual title after his runner-up performance in the spring. Cottonwood Classical seeks to remain on top of 3A boys.
Hope Christian's Rendon Kuykendall is the defending 4A boys champ that has been in the zone all season long, Los Alamos is the undeniable favorite this weekend
This may be the most dominant Los Alamos team ever going into 4A girls state meet, while Academy's Emma Patton will seek to shine on her home course on Saturday
Sandia's Steven West will seek to end his season with the 5A state cross country title, while you can expect a tight team battle between 5A's top contenders.
Rio Rancho enters this meet seeking a repeat state title but the real show will be in this 5A girl's individual race with talent all over this field.
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Pecos Panthers finish off the season once again hoisting the blue trophy as they land 50 points over Oak Grove Classical and Penasco in the A/2A State race.
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Cottonwood Classical returns on top of the podium despite some key departures from the spring championship team. St.Michael's Raylee Hunt dominates the 3A race.
Zuni was on a mission after missing out last cross country season, they ran away with 3A boys title while Melvin Scott out-leaned Kameron Eustace to be champion
Los Alamos finds a way with new boys on the varsity seven to roll along to yet another state title. Hope Christian's Rendon Kuykendall once again champ of 4A.
Los Alamos is the juggernaut program that shows no signs of slowing down now or in the future as they repeat as 4A state champions for third straight year.
Volcano Vista was favored going into the season and throughout had been the most consistent, they unleashed full force for the 5A State Championships.
They came close in 2019, missed out in 2020, and finally get the New Mexico 5A State Cross Country trophy that had been elusive in the past.
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Zuni missed out on the spring cross country season, they returned to the big stage in dominant fashion as they once again claimed victory in class 3A.