Snowflake’s Lady Lobos fared well at the Division 3 State Cross Country Meet held on Saturday in Cave Creek. As a team the ladies finished fourth overall with 152 points. Prescott won the team crown with 75, Salpointe Catholic was second with 79 and Ganado placed third with 143. Chinle rounded out the top five with 209 points.
Individually the Lobos were led by Hallie Nichols who finished 10th, with a time of 19:56; Mignon Ritz was 17th in 20:27; Alyssa Hall, 21st in 20:41; Caitlyn King, 31st in 21:05; Ryleigh Smith, 84th in 22:30; Rachel Pitts, 113th in 23:29; and Ashlyn Smith placed 122nd, with a time of 23:45. There were 175 runners that competed in the state meet.
Snowflake’s boys team finished 13th as a unit with 372 team points. Page won the team crown with 62, Prescott was second with 140 and Monument Valley placed third with 154.
Snowflake’s top runner was Kaden Clark who finished 44th with a time of 17:40; Ryan Kay was 50th in 17:53; Britton Ballard, 96th in 18:32; Trevor Williams, 106th in 18:39; Noah Fish, 114th in 18:47; Carter Papa, 137th in 19:11; and Heber Espinosa placed 211th, with a time of 21:24. There were 228 runners that completed the final event of the season.
