Several recent Holbrook graduates have moved on since high school and are competing athletically at the next level in their respective sports. Roadrunner fans had opportunities to watch these young men and women compete around the state of Arizona, and now these former Roadrunners are participating on the courts, fields or mats in eight different states, some at very high levels of competition.
Markos and Richard Serna both recently qualified for the National Junior College Wrestling Championships, which will be held on Feb. 24 and 25, at Spokane, Wash. Each finished third at the West Central Zone Championships held last week. Both Serna boys wrestle for Western Wyoming College in Rock Springs. Richard competes in the 133-lb. weight class, while Markos wrestles in the 141-lb. division. Both were standout wrestlers for Holbrook, and now both are making their name known on a national level.
Natasha Goldtooth, ReAnna Chee, Sheria Billie, Kristin Ayze and April Lester all played basketball for the Lady Roadrunners, and all are now competing at the junior college level. Natasha Goldtooth has played at Dawson Community College in Glendive, Mont., for the past two years. ReAnna Chee, a senior teammate of Goldtooth’s, is currently playing for Coach Tom Heck at Cerro Coso Junior College in Ridgecrest, Calif. Sheria Billie has joined her older sister Kristin Ayze at Trinity Bible College in Ellendale, N.D., where both are key players on both the basketball and volleyball teams. April Lester is playing for Glendale Community College, where she is currently in the starting five for the team. She will also compete on the track and field team at Glendale.
Brian Hansen is playing baseball in Mason City, Iowa, where he is a right handed pitcher for the Iowa Community College Trojans.
Meagan Newton-Pender is playing softball at Mesa Community College, where she is expected to battle for a starting position as the team’s catcher.
Tony Begaye is playing football at Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas. Begaye plays on the defensive line for the university.
Ryan Best is an offensive lineman for Black Hills State University in Spearfish, S.D.
Andrell Williams is running cross country and competing in track for Mesa Community College. During cross country season, Williams qualified for and competed in the Junior College National Championships held in Spartanburg, S.C. During track season she will be a long distance runner for the college.
Olin Jones is on the track team at Glendale Community College. Jones will be throwing in the javelin event for the college.
All of these athletes are representing HHS in a very positive light. Their hard work and dedication to making themselves and their teams better while at Holbrook has transformed into helping them with their education and kept them playing the sports they enjoy.
