Holbrook’s cross country teams competed in the Desert Twilight Invitational on Friday evening in Mesa. The large event hosts 25 different races categorized through a variety of different levels. Holbrook’s boys team competed in the 5k Sweepstakes race where they finished 27th out of the 30th complete teams in the highly competitive event.
Leyton Tom paced Holbrook finishing in 103rd position with a time of 16:43. Kenneth Nez was 159th in 17:26; Kelton Reidhead, 160th in 17:27; Travis Bia, 207th in 18:28; Rylan Bia, 212th in 18:33; Tristan Attakai, 219th in 18:48; and William Nez placed 229th with a time of 19:17. Two hundred forty-two runners completed the 3.1-mile course.
Holbrook had four girls run in the Small Schools Varsity 2 event. Hannah Nez led Holbrook with a 27th place finish, with a time of 22:00. Raelle Yazzie was 58th in 22:59; Demia Gonnie, 165th in 29:00; and Briannon Roanhorse placed 182nd with a time of 34:26. One hundred eighty-three runners finished the event.
On Tuesday, Holbrook’s girls competed in the Monument Valley Invitational where Hannah Nez placed fifth overall with a time of 26:22. Raelle Yazzie was seventh in 26:39. Isabella Winslow placed 32nd, and Briannon Roanhorse was 33rd in the 34-runner field.
This week Holbrook will run at the Dave Conaster Invitational hosted by Winslow on Friday afternoon.
