CROSS COUNTRY: Sectional races are complete; state meet next Saturday
October 28, 2017 by Andy Morales, AZPreps365
The grils of Cienega won the Division II/Section I championship. (Courtesy Photo)
The Cross Country sectionals were held Thursday, Friday and Saturday across the state with most of the sections comprised of Southern Arizona runners taking place Saturday morning at Rio Rico.
By rule, the top 50% of the full teams entered will advance to the state meet scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 4 at the Cave Creek Golf Course. Additionally, the top 25 finishers will also qualify even if the 25 runners are from qualifying teams.
The Cienega girls won the Division II/Section I race while Catalina Foothills won the boy’s race. Catalina Foothills standout Richelle Sandin (19:53.79) won the individual title and Ayden Schilb of Cienega (17:00.62) took the boy’s medal.
Salpointe swept both races in the Division III/Section I race. Rio Rico standout Samantha Schadler (19:14.20) won on the girl’s side and Amphitheater’s Gamar Garem (17:33.67) took the boy’s title.
The Thatcher girls won the Division IV/Section II race and Bisbee won the boy’s race. Lily Richardson (21:10.37) led Thatcher and Pusch Ridge standout Ben Black (17:41.53) won on the boy’s side.
The Rincon/University girls qualified from the Division I/Section I race held Friday.
DIVISION I/SECTION I
Friday, Oct. 27: Gilbert Crossroads Park
GIRLS TEAM
1. Chandler 45
2. Highland 77
3. Desert Vista 85
4. Hamilton 106
5. Perry 137
6. Rincon/University 153
7. Mountain Pointe 158
12. Sunnyside 334
13. Tucson Magnet 357
GIRLS INDIVIDUAL
1. Haley Wolf 18:46 Desert Vista
2. Caroline McLeskey 18:55 Highland
3. Kerri Welch 19:04 Chandler
4. Mihajla Milovanovic 19:13 Chandler
5. Grace Driskill 19:23 Rincon/University
BOYS TEAM
1. Desert Vista 52
2. Highland 76
3. Hamilton 93
4. Corona del Sol 99
5. Chandler 116
6. Basha 163
7. Perry 180
8. Rincon/University 217
10. Sunnyside 277
13. Tucson 411
DIVISION II/SECTION I
Saturday, Oct. 28: Rio Rico
GIRLS TEAM
1. Cienega 61
2. Catalina Foothills 82
3. Nogales 96
4. Buena 108
5. Casa Grande 116
6. Marana 116
7. Desert View 146
8. Mountain View 225
9. Flowing Wells 237
10. Cholla 237
GIRLS INDIVIDUAL
1. Richelle Sandin 19:53.79 Catalina Foothills
2. Kira Emma 21:09.67 Cienega
3. Cayla Anderson 21:10.8 Buena
4. Brynna McQuillen 21:17.35 Vista Grande
5. Sophia Rodriguez 21:18.03 Marana
6. Karen Renteria 21:41.20 Nogales
7. Kaila Hart 21:47.19 Buena
8. Ciara Zak 22:00.53 Cienega
9. Kristin Finn 22:08.10 Catalina Foothills
10. Andrea Michel 22:22.11 Cholla
BOYS TEAM
1. Catalina Foothills 72
2. Cienega 96
3. Buena 112
4. Marana 135
5. Flowing Wells 150
6. Canyon Del Oro 167
7. Vista Grande 178
8. Ironwood Ridge 199
9. Mountain View 203
10. Casa Grande 211
11. Cholla 234
12. Desert View 275
13. Nogales 293
14. Sahuaro 330
BOYS INDIVIDUAL
1. Ayden Schilb 17:00.62 Cienega
2. Joshua Sieler 17:06.39 Buena
3. Tony Torres 17:11.59 Ironwood Ridge
4. Johnathon DeSanti 17:18.44 Vista Grande
5. Blake Harrison 17:18.82 Catalina Foothills
6. Isaiah Guevara 17:20.23 Canyon Del Oro
7. Johnny Pershing 17:37.15 Catalina Foothills
8. Mateo Borrego 17:38.68 Buena
9. Luis Sotelo 17:39.37 Catalina Foothills
10. Andy Richardson 17:40.25 Buena
DIVISION III/SECTION I
Saturday, Oct. 28: Rio Rico
GIRLS TEAM
1. Salpointe 22
2. Empire 67
3. Safford 80
4. Sahuarita 102
5. Sabino 113
6. Tanque Verde 134
GIRLS INDIVIDUAL
1. Samantha Schadler 19:14.20 Rio Rico
2. Zoey Delgado 19:59.71 Salpointe
3. Ana Alvarez-Tostado 20:24.10 Salpointe
4. Paige Mariscal 21:46.29 Douglas
5. Sada DeWitt 22:19.25 Empire
6. Jazmine Vertrees 22:32.43 Safford
7. Lexi Lambert 22:53.76 Salpointe
8. Tayler Thomas 23:04.85 Salpointe
9. Sabrina Gutierrez 23:09.64 Safford
10. Katie Kelly 23:10.60 Salpointe
BOYS TEAM
1. Salpointe 37
2. Rio Rico 81
3. Safford 91
4. Empire 99
5. Walden Grove 102
6. Sabino 126
7. Douglas 143
8. Tanque Verde 239
9. Sahuarita 270
BOYS INDIVIDUAL
1. Gamar Garem 17:33.67 Amphitheater
2. Roshan Tinoco-Miranda 17:33.98 Rio Rico
3. Juan Hernandez 17:48.40 Salpointe
4. Russell Perez 17:52.34 Salpointe
5. Brandon Moreno 18:04.71 Rio Rico
6. Damien Orozco 18:14.53 Empire
7. Johnathon Lane 18:22.51 Walden Grove
8. Tristan Thomas 18:30.08 Walden Grove
9. Abraham Valenzuela 18:31.62 Palo Verde
10. Matthew Diaz 18:32.37 Salpointe
DIVISION IV/SECTION II
Saturday, Oct. 28: Rio Rico
GIRLS TEAM
1. Thatcher 39
2. Bisbee 76
3. San Carlos 93
4. Pusch Ridge 106
5. St Augustine 118
6. Willcox 146
7. Baboquivari 148
8. San Manuel 167
GIRLS INDIVIDUAL
1. Lily Richardson 21:10.37 Thatcher
2. Kierra Lumpkin 21:44.23 Bisbee
3. Emma Garnand 22:45.38 Pusch Ridge
4. Paige Morales 22:49.57 Morenci
5. Angel Valencia 23:06.54 Tombstone
6. Elliana Windsor 23:14.65 Thatcher
7. Shanaya Victor 23:24.65 San Carlos
8. Brenda Torres 23:30.04 St Augustine
9. Victoria Zazueta 23:54.49 San Manuel
10. Wren Klump 23:59.53 Willcox
BOYS TEAM
1. Bisbee 29
2. Thatcher 71
3. Morenci 75
4. St Augustine 94
5. Pusch Ridge 95
6. Tombstone 151
7. Benson 158
BOYS INDIVIDUAL
1. Ben Black 17:41.53 Pusch Ridge
2. Hunter Stailey 17:54.10 Thatcher
3. Erick Estrada 18:06.65 Bisbee
4. Alexander Gribble 18:24.37 Bisbee
5. Anthony Hopkins Jr. 18:24.64 San Carlos
6. Garret Hunt 18:34.71 Thatcher
7. Dante Lumpkin 18:35.98 Bisbee
8. Uriel Hernandez 18:40.83 Bisbee
9. Stephon Hendricks 18:49.90 Baboquivari
10. Seth Watson 18:51.86 St Augustine