With the temperatures continuing to rise the afternoon races started at 1:00 PM with the boys 4A II.
State Meet Wrapup - Afternoon Session!
4A II Boys
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BRIAN SHRADER (SR., SINAGUA)
4A II State Champion
Brian took a conservative lead at the start with Jose Luis Munoz (Sr., Rio Rico) right behind. Before he got to the 2 mile mark Brian had already put some distance between himself and everyone else, finishing the race in 15:15.90 less than a second off of his own course record set last year.
With Sherod Hardt in 4A I, Steve Magnuson in 5A II, Billy Orman in 3A, and Jorge Martinez in 5A I, the competition was not what it could have been if the divisions were put back together.
"I enjoy the competition," said Shrader after his race. "Everyone thinks its easier to run by yourself but its not. No matter how slow you go its still going to hurt."
He was also very happy for his teammate Dylan Hatch who finished in 5th place. "By City he (Dylan) started to get stronger and in the workouts he was staying with me," said a very proud Shrader.
JOSE LUIS MUNOZ (SR., RIO RICO)
2nd Place
Jose Luis was a second behind Brian Shrader as they headed down the large hill at the 1.25 mile mark. Munoz finished the race in 2nd place with a time of 15:59.70.
ALEJANDRO MONTANO (JR., CATALINA)
3rd Place
Alejandro was in third place at the 1.24 mile mark and finished the race in 3rd with a time of 16:14.20.
TEAM TITLES
Mingus Union won the 4A II State Title with 55 points and by placing runners in 3 (Wilson Cutbirth, Sr.), 6 (Juan Wells, So.), 12 (Austin Covery, Jr.), 14 (Hunter Rauch, Jr.) and 20 (Chris Ortiz, So)
Rio Rico took second place with 66 points and runners in 1 (Jose Luis Munoz, Sr.), 5 (Matt Diaz, Sr.), 7 (Alejandro Valencia, Jr.), 23 (Robert Contreras, Fr.) and 30 (Michael Faircloth, Jr.)
4A II Girls
AEOLEONE BRISTOW (JR., RIO RICO)
4A II State Champion
A trio of juniors led the 4A II race and at the 1.25 mile mark Aeoleone was in the lead with Kristina Vanderhout (Jr., Notre Dame) and Shayla Freeman (Jr., Greenway). A few seconds back were Kayla Freeman (Jr., Greenway) and Julie Vanderhout (Fr., Notre Dame.)
Aeoleone stayed in the lead and finished the race in 19:22.38
SHAYLA FREEMAN (JR., GREENWAY)
2nd Place
Shayla was in 3rd place at the half way mark but moved into 2nd to finish in 19:35.95. Her twin sister Kayla finished in 5th place in 20:04.36.
KRISTINA VANDERHOUT (JR., NOTRE DAME)
3rd Place
Kristina finished in 3rd place in 19:56.69 with her younger sister Julie two seconds behind in 4th.
TEAM TITLES
Page won the 4A II team title with 72 points placing runners in 9 (Jayde Secody, Fr.), 11 (Nicolette Coleman, Fr.), 15 (Bronte Curley, Jr.), 17 (Mikayla Hudgins, Fr.) and 20 (Celeste Claw, So.) They will be returning all 5 of their top runners next year.
5A II Boys
STEVE MAGNUSON (SR., IRONWOOD RIDGE)
5A II State Champion
Steve Magnuson cruised to a first place win after taking the lead from the start. He didn't feel good for most of the race (running at the hottest part of the day) and wasn't happy about his run but was thankful the competition was not pushing him too hard.
Magnuson finished in 15:56.40 leading his Ironwood Ridge team to first place.
JOSHUA ESPINOZA (JR., DEER VALLEY)
2nd Place
Joshua Espinoza took second place behind Magnuson finishing in 16:24.40.
FABIAN ROMERO (SR., SUNNYSIDE)
3rd Place
Fabian Romero ran to a 3rd place finish with a time of 16:32.90 just 3 seconds ahead of junior Ochor Odol from Rincon.
TEAM TITLES
Ironwood Ridge was surprised by their 1st place win thinking they had taken 2nd up until the announcement. The team earned 95 points with runners in 1 (Steve Magnuson, Sr.), 17 (David Olson, So.), 20 (John Winfield, So.), 21 (Mitchell Roberts, Fr.) and 36 (Drew Garcia, Fr).
Cibola finished in 2nd place with 102 points and runners in 6 (Eduardo Guerrero, Fr.), 7 (Ryan Norton, Jr.), 8 (Richard Clayton, Jr.), 18 (Josh Lopez, Jr.) and 63 (Alonso Perez, So.) All five of Cibola's scoring runners will return next year.
5A II Girls
SARAH MIVILLE (JR., IRONWOOD RIDGE)
5A II State Champion
Sarah Miville took an early lead in the 5A II race and at the 1.25 mile mark she was closely followed by Christen Collins and defending state champion Lacey Kalinen, both from Pinnacle. Sarah gained a little ground during the second half of the race finishing in 19:14.80 and leading her team to the team title.
TAYLOR DE LAVEAGA (SO., PERRY)
2nd Place
Taylor moved from 6th place at the half way mark to finish 2nd in the race in a time of 19:22.30.
CHRISTEN COLLINS (SR., PINNACLE)
3rd Place
Although Christien wasn't feeling her best she managed to stayed close behind Sarah Miville for most of the race finishing 3rd in 19:25.60.
TEAM TITLES
Ironwood Ridge girls repeated as State Champions winning the team title with 40 points and placing runners in 1 (Sarah Miville, Jr.), 4 (Allison Crawford, Sr.), 7 (Lauren Cooper, Jr.), 13 (Jill Magnuson, Jr.) and 15 (Emily Wilkinson, So).
Pinnacle took home the 2nd place trophy with 66 points by placing runners in 2 (Christen Collins, Sr), 6 (Lacey Kalinen, So), 16 (Kyndal Sorenson, Jr.), 18 (Sydney Mierau, Fr.) and 24 (Dana Stull, So).
3A Boys
BILLY ORMAN (JR., TUBA CITY)
3A State Champion
Billy Orman suffered an injury early in the season but came back stronger than ever finishing the 3.1 mile course with the third fastest time of the day in 15:47.40.
Orman had an early lead, with teammate and defending State Champion Ryan Yazzie and Sedona Red Rock Jesus Rivera a few seconds behind, half way through the race. His lead grew to 28 seconds at the finish.
JESUS RIVERA (SR., SEDONA RED ROCK)
2nd Place
Jesus Rivera finished the race in 2nd place with a time of 16:15.60.
RYAN YAZZIE (SR., TUBA CITY)
3rd Place
Defending State Champion Ryan Yazzie finished 3rd with a time of 16:54.50.
TEAM TITLES
The Tuba City boys repeated as State Champions with 42 points and all 5 runners finishing in the top 20. The runners finished in 1 (Billy Orman, Jr.), 3 (Ryan Yazzie, Sr.), 7 (Dennis Klain, Jr.), 11 (Herschel Lester, Sr.) and 20 (Matthew Murray, So.).
Chinle took 2nd place with 55 points and all 5 runners in the top 15. The runners finished in 6 (Johathan Yazzie, So.), 10 (Koyai Clauschee, Sr.), 12 (Tracy Searle, Jr.), 13 (Joey Derrick, Jr.) and 14 (Hardy Nathaniel, So.).
3A Girls
ROLONDA JUMBO (SO, CHINLE)
3A State Champion
Rolanda Jumbo had a very strong lead, half way through the 3A race, over teammate Curley Charnelle and April Tracy from Tuba City. Rolanda finished the race in 18:41, more than a minute faster than the second place finisher.
CHARNELLE CURLY (SR., CHINLE)
2nd Place
Charnelle finished in second place with a time of 19:55.20, behind teammate Rolonda Jumbo.
APRIL TRACY (JR., TUBA CITY)
3rd Place
April Tracy hung on to 3rd place throughout the race finishing in 20:33.10.
TEAM TITLES
Chinle repeated as State Champs with 34 points and placing runners in 1 (Rolonda Jumbo, So.), 2 (Charnelle Curley, Sr.), 9 (Deriann Yazzie, Fr.), 10 (Andrena Jim, Sr.) and 12 (Stephanie Yazzie, Jr.).
Sedona Red Rock finished 2nd with 85 points. Leading the team, and in 5th place, was freshman Kayla Seresun followed by 8 (Sophia Zeno, Sr.), 15 (Hope Goimarac, Jr.), 25 (Lydia Mosley, Sr.) and 32 (Taylor Gage, Fr.).