Both Lobo cross country teams have qualified for the Division 3 State Meet, which will be held at the Cave Creek Golf Course on Saturday. Running in the sectional meet held at Hidden Cove Golf Course in Holbrook on Friday afternoon Snowflake’s boys team placed seventh with 194 team points. The top eight finishing teams all advanced to the state meet. Page won the meet with 52 points; followed by Prescott with 58; Monument Valley, 116; Chinle, 153; Winslow, 160; Show Low, 173; and Tuba City was the final team to advance with 207 points. Sixteen teams competed in the sectional meet.
Ryan Kay was Snowflake’s top finisher crossing the line in 16th place with a time of 17:16. Kaden Clark was 30th; Trevor Williams, 37th; Noah Fish, 56th; Britton Ballard, 59th; Heber Espinosa, 66th; and Carter Papa finished 72nd.
The Lady Lobos are also headed to Cave Creek on the heels of their third place team finish. Prescott took the top spot with 49, followed by Ganado with 84. Snowflake had 91; Coconino, 116; Chinle, 129; Mingus Union, 143; Tuba City, 144; and Window Rock was the final team to qualify, doing so with 210 team points.
Hallie Nichols paced the Lobo team finishing seventh place with a time of 20:15. Mignon Ritz placed 11th; Alyssa Hall, 14th; Caitlyn King, 17th; Ryleigh Smith, 43rd; Rachel Pitts, 53rd; and Ashlyn Smith was 62nd.
The state meet begins at 1 p.m. this Saturday with the girls’ race starting first.
