Holbrook’s lone competitor at the Division III state championship meet held at Cave Creek on Saturday was Sophomore Diyanni Yazzie. Yazzie represented Holbrook with a 59th place finish in the field with 202 runners from all over the state. Diyanni’s finishing time was 17:58 over the 3.1-mile course.
Prescott’s Matthew Bradley won the race with a time of 16:04. Josiah Tsosie from Chinle was close behind in second in 16:07. Martin Brown from Page placed third in 16:14. Page easily took the team crown with 45 points. Tuba City followed in second with 100. Chinle was third with 140, Prescott fourth with 153, and Sal Pointe Catholic placed fifth with 176. Twenty-seven teams competed in the state’s final meet.
On the girls’ side, the Lady Hornets from Ganado came home as state champions. They finished with a team total of 101 points, paced by three runners in the top 17 positions. Janaya McIntosh, was 10th, Jayla McIntosh 11th and Kayla Beck placed 17th. Coconino placed second with 108, Sal Pointe Catholic third with 116, Chinle fourth with 150, and Shadow Mountain made up the top five with 166 points. Twenty-six teams competed.
Individually Samantha Schadler from Rio Rico took the top spot with a finishing time of 18:06. Ana Alvarez-Tostado and Zoey Delgado from Sal Pointe were second and third respectively.
