Both Lobo cross country teams have earned a spot in the Division III state meet with their high finishes at the sectional meet held in Page on Thursday.
The boys team placed sixth overall with 163 team points in the 13-team field. Page won the meet with 28 points, followed by Holbrook with 97, Chinle with 115, Tuba City with 141 and Blue Ridge with 144.
The girls team finished as the sectional runner-up with 64 team points. Ganado took the top spot with 55, Chinle had 69, Winslow 122, and Page rounded out the top five with 161 points.
The Lobo boys team was paced by Trevin Flake’s seventh place finish in 17:20. Jacob Anson was 25th in 18:44; Carter Fish, 33rd in 18:52; Boston Mulder, 39th in 19:14; Cody Potter, 59th in 20:27; Jayden Zook, 66th in 21:13; and Talmage Flake was 70th in 21:19.
The Lady Lobo team was led by Evalyn Perez’s third place finishing time of 21:16. Maya Layton was fifth in 21:47, Emma Bates, sixth in 21:47; Addie Craner, seventh in 21:54; Harris Nichols, 44th in 25:04; Anai Vargas, 49th in 25:26; and Brielle Reidhead placed 67th with a time of 27:35.
Both Lobo teams will compete in the Division III state meet to be held on Saturday morning at Cave Creek Golf Course in Phoenix.
Janessa Segay from Chinle won the girls’ event with a time of 19:28. Symond Martin from Page won the boys’ event with a time of 16:02.
