This season’s version of the Roadrunner cross country team took to the trails at the Rick Baker Hopi Invitational on Aug. 27. Holbrook had just five boy runners ready for the meet, but they fared quite well.
Competing against 14 other complete teams and 165 total runners, Holbrook finished fourth. They were paced by Ian Masayesva who finished third overall at 17:46 over the 3.1-mile course.
Coconino won the team title with 84 points. Hopi was second with 130, Chinle was third with 135, and Holbrook fourth with 141. Ganado finished in fifth place with 167 points.
Window Rock’s Bearren Kee won the individual crown at 17:25. Laine Davis from Coconino was runner-up with 17:43. Garrett Fowler and Benjamin Miera, both from Greyhills finished fourth and fifth respectively.
For the Roadrunners; Leyton Tom placed 10th with a time of 18:46, Rylan Bia 27th in 20:08, William Nez 28th in 20:14, and Braylon Taliman placed 105th, finishing with a time of 25:15.
Competing on Aug. 31, at the Peaks Invitational in Flagstaff, the boys team placed 14th in the 21-team field. Tom led the way with an 18th place finish crossing the line in 18:09. Bia was 46th, Nez 63rd, Brayden Smith 102nd, and Taliman finished 121st.
Boulder Creek won the team title with 69 points. Mica Mountain was second, and Greenway finished in third.
