Millennium junior Landen LeBlond in the varsity girls race at The Glendale Showcase at Hero's Regional Park in Glendale. LeBlond won the race in a time of 18:21, the fastest time from Week 6 of the cross-country season.
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VOTE: Top Performer of the Week (Oct. 5 to Oct. 8)
Below are this week's nominees. Voting ends at noon on Friday.
- Girls
- Landen LeBlond, junior, Millennium: Ran 18:21 at The Glendale Showcase to finish in first, third consecutive win of the season
- Kimi Cahoon, junior, Phoenix Country Day School: Ran 18:36 to come in second at The Glendale Showcase, a personal best and her highest placing at a race this season
- Nya Valenzuela, senior, Deer Valley: Ran 19:36 at The Happy Valley Invitational for the win, her second victory of the season
- Madelyn Palmer, junior, Sunrise Mountain: Ran 18:42 at The Glendale Showcase to finish in third place, a season best
- Taryn Janssen, sophomore, Glendale Prep Academy: Ran 19:07 at The Glendale Showcase for fourth place, a new personal best
- Britney Perera, senior, Millennium: Shaved off 20 seconds from personal best to record her highest-placing race this season by running 19:11 at The Glendale Showcase to come in fifth
- Boys
- Glenn Thomas, junior, Northwest Christian: Cracked the 16-minute barrier for the first time in the 5k in his career by running 15:50 at The Glendale Showcase
- Lucas Grunden, senior, Paradise Valley: Secured first victory of the season with his 16:08 at The Happy Valley Invitational
- Jose Angel Ortiz, senior, Apollo: Ran a huge personal best, taking off 32 seconds, to come in second place at The Glendale Showcase at 16:09
- Cesar Diaz, senior, Mingus Union: Finished in fourth place at The Glendale Showcase with a season-best time of 16:12
- Myles Floyd, junior, Pusch Ridge Christian Academy: Won the Rio Rico Rattler in a time of 16:31, his second victory of the season
- Jonathan Sweepe, senior, Liberty: Recorded best-placing race of the season, running 16:12 to come in second at The Happy Valley Invitational