The Liberal High School Cross Country team was back on the road Saturday as they traveled to Lakin for the Lakin Invitational. Up first on race day was the Varsity Girls as the gun went off at 9:00 am. The Girls did not disappoint as they took 2nd place with 62 points compared to the host team, Lakin, with 47. These places for each athlete, is for scoring purposes.
The top finisher for the Varsity Girls was Valeria Ontiveros with a time of 20:55 for 5th place. She was followed closely by Courtney Carroll in 7th, and Alondra Gonzalez in 8th. Next finisher for the Redskins was Sandra Ventura in 20th followed by Yazy Medina in 22nd to finish out the scoring. Othe runners for the Lady Red were Kamila Huerta in her first varsity race, Jhovana Cruz, Julieana Hernandez, and Sophia Mercado.
The Varsity Boys were the next group of runners up to the line to face some of the best runners in the State. Caleb Zamora led the way for the Varsity Red coming in 20th place, running a season best time of 18:38. Next was EJ Martinez in 24th, followed by Nehemiah Jaramillo in 27th, Piero Huaman in 30th, and Gian Almanza in 47th. Rounding out the Varsity runners for the Redskins was, Brandon Ailon, J’Kobe Contreras, and Cain Ortiz. The Boys place 5th Overall with a score of 148 points.
The JV Boys were victorious on Saturday with Axiel Gomex leading the way with a 2nd place overall finish in 20:13. He was followed through the chute for the Redskins by Mason Foster in 5th place, Oscar Jimenez, 13th, Nick Naranjo, 14th, and Elian Escobar in 22nd place to round out the scoring. Also competing for the JV Boys was Luis Ledesma and Elliot Vasquez.
The Lady Redskin JV Girls took 2nd place by just 2 points behind the Guymon team 27-29. Zuriedy Navarro ran a strong race to take 2nd place with a time of 25:28. She was followed by, Ariadne Ortega in 3rd, Sydney Riemann in 7th, Lily Zamora in 8th, and Jayloni West in 9th. Also running for the Ladies was Layla Robertson.
Once again, the runners continue to improve and are poised to peak at the right time. WAC on Thursday will be their next meet. The team will be running in Dodge City at Mariah Hills Golf Course at 10:00 am.
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