Holbrook’s boys’ cross-country team captured first place in the highly competitive Hopi Invitational meet held on Aug. 30. The team finished with 55 points putting them 11 points ahead of second place Chandler Prep who had 66. Hopi finished in third with 102.
Holbrook’s winning effort was paced by Leyton Tom who finished fifth overall with a time of 19:06. Ian Masayesva was sixth in 19:08; Kenneth Nez placed 10th in 19:36. Kelton Reidhead, 18th in 20:11; Darius Wiles, 19th in 20:14; Loren David, 35th in 21:22; and Myles Williams placed 38th with a time of 21:48.
Other runners placing outside the team scoring for Holbrook were Tristan Attakai, 46th; Trevor Taylor, 56th; Rylan Bia, 57th; Brady Becenti, 78th; Loren Thomas, 124th; and Reid Nez finished 126th in the field of 153 total runners.
The Lady Roadrunner runners didn’t record a team score. However, individually they were paced by Raelle Yazzie who finished 32nd with a time of 28:05. Adalaine Sam finished 90th in the 99-runner field.
Competing at the large Peaks Invitational meet on Sept. 3 in Flagstaff, Holbrook’s boys team placed second overall in the upper-level Ascent division. The Roadrunners compiled 107 team points. Centennial High School led the way with 73 points and Chaparral High School was third with 116.
Holbrook was again paced by Leyton Tom’s seventh place overall finish with a time of 18:37. Kenneth Nez was eighth in 18:59; Kelton Reidhead, 19th in 19:40; Tristen Attakai, 33rd in 20:30; Loren David, 45th in 20:50; Darius Wiles, 55th in 21:11; and Myles Williams was 73rd with a time of 21:50. There were 130 runners and 18 overall teams competing in the 3.1-mile course.
The Lady Roadrunners competed in the open division race where they were led by Sara Billy who finished 15th overall with a time of 26:02. Raelle Yazzie was 24th in 26:30; Deya Guerrero, 88th with a time of 32:50; and Adalaine Sam finished 150th with a time of 40:46. There were 167 runners completing in the event.
