Holbrook will be sending only one runner to the state cross country meet as sophomore Abigayle Nez was the single Roadrunner to qualify at the sectional meet held in Holbrook on Friday afternoon.
Hidden Cove hosted the 16 Section IV teams with the top eight teams and top 25 individual finishers all advancing to the state meet.
Holbrook’s teams needed to finish in at least the top eight overall to make the state meet. The girls team placed 12th, and the boys team finished 15th.
Page, Prescott and Monument Valley claimed the top three places in the boys’ race and they will be joined by Chinle, Winslow, Show Low, Snowflake and Tuba City.
The top eight girls teams are Prescott, Ganado, Snowflake, Coconino, Chinle, Mingus Union, Tuba City and Window Rock.
Abigayle Nez’s time of 20:45, placed her in 13th position. Sara Billy finished 55th; Ellie Smith, 82nd; Jade Sulu, 85th; Dezbah Yazzie, 90th; Talynn Spencer, 94th; and Zandrian Lutze was 95th.
Holbrook’s boys team was paced by Namath Gene who finished 49th with a time of 18:19. Zeke Begaii was 77th; Jonathan Black, 84th; Loren David, 88th; Damien Clark, 98th; and Kaleb Smith finished 105th.
Trent Holiday from Page won the overall individual race with a time of 16:27 helping his team to a first place team finish as well.
Prescott’s Makenna Bray won the girls race with a time of 19:38. Her teammate Emily McMahon was two seconds behind in second place.
