Cross Country 2

Holbrook’s boys team qualified for the Division III state meet with their performance at the Sectional meet held at Hidden Cove on Friday afternoon.

The Roadrunners finished second overall as a team in the north section with 83 team points. Page won the sectional crown with 45 points. Snowflake was third, followed by Ganado, Prescott, and Chinle which finished sixth. These top six teams will all compete at the state meet held this coming Saturday at Cave Creek Golf Course.

Individually Holbrook was paced by sophomore Leyton Tom’s sixth place overall finish with a time of 17:02. Kenneth Nez was 18th in 17:45; Darius Wiles, 20th in 17:49; Ian Masayesva, 21st in 17:57; Kelton Reidhead, 23rd in 18:08; Loren David, 36th in 19:00; and Tristen Attakai finished 44th in the 90-runner field with a time of 19:17.

Ganado’s Micah Slivers won the race with a time of 16:13. Steven Halls from Blue Ridge was second followed by Quentin Davis from Page in third.

Holbrook only had two girls compete in the sectional meet. Junior Raelle Yazzie finished 33rd overall with a time of 23:20, and senior Sara Billy was close behind her in 36th position with a finishing time of 23:36.

Page’s Jade Reid won the girls race finishing the line in 19:41. Temyra Bia from Chinle was second and Addison Craner of Snowflake was third.

The top six teams which qualified for the state meet include Chinle, which won the sectional title followed by Ganado, Snowflake, Page, Winslow and Mingus Union.