The Lady Lobos finished third overall as a team in the Division III state cross-country meet held on Saturday. Twenty schools fielded complete teams for the state championship meet won by Chinle. The Wildcats scored 61 team points. Salpointe Catholic followed in second with 91, and Snowflake was third with 127, Ganado placed fourth with 179 and Page was fifth with 190.
The Lobos had two runners earn individual medals by finishing inside the top 20 of the 161-runner field. Addison Craner’s time of 19:58 earned her a fifth place overall medal. Alesyia Barlow finished ninth with a time of 20:15 also claiming an individual medal. Ryleigh Smith was 22nd in 21:09; Evalyn Perez, 33rd in 21:42; Anna Lancaster, 88th in 23:01; Abigail Williams, 107th in 23:27; and Kaja Brimhall placed 108th with a time of 23:27.
Salpointe Catholic’s Kylie Wild cruised to the individual title with a time of 18:40. Temyra Bia from Chinle was second in 19:14, and Lucy Turley from Greenway High School finished third with a time of 19:40.
Snowflake’s boys team placed fourth overall as a team with 179 points. Page took the top honor with 99 followed by Salpointe Catholic in second with 124 and Holbrook finished third with 173 points.
The Lobos top finisher was Trey Flake with an 11th-place overall finish with a time of 16:57, earning him an individual medal. Andrew Kupfer was 23rd in 17:19; Trevin Flake, 38th in 17:43; Conner Willis, 51st in 17:52; Tate Lunt, 92nd in 18:40; Garrett Craner, 116th in 19:02; and Drason Farnsworth finished in 144th position with a time of 19:26.
Micah Slivers from Ganado was the overall individual state champion crossing the line in 15:55.
