CROSS COUNTRY: Rio Rico’s Alejandro Valencia Qualifies for the Nike Cross Nationals at the NXN Southwest Regionals
by Andy Morales on Nov. 21, 2010, under Sports
2010 Nike Cross Southwest
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Toka Sticks Golf Course, Mesa
The Regional Championships will serve as qualifiers into the seventh annual Nike Cross Nationals event, scheduled for Saturday, December 4th at Portland Meadows racing facility. In the Championship Race the Top Two Teams and Top 5 Individuals will automatically qualify, and the 3rd and 4th place teams will be considered for an At Large berth.
Rio Rico senior Alejandro Valencia finished in 4th place at the Nike Regionals to automatically qualify for Nationals to be held in December. Sabino senior Haley Stenquist finished in 9th place, about 20 seconds off the time she needed to qualify. This was her first year competing in cross country.
BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
PL No Name Age Representing Total Time
1 926 ORMAN, Billy SR TUBA CITY AZ 15:05.61
2 963 WENCK, Spencer SR MONUMENT CO 15:20.25
3 (1) 210 CARNEY, Danny JR DAKOTA RIDGE XC CLUB – BO 15:25.51
4 (2) 749 VALENCIA, Alejandro SR RIO RICO RC – BOYS 15:25.96
5 (3) 57 YOUNG, Clayton JR AMERICAN FORK XC – BOYS 15:28.09
12 886 MONTANO, Alejandro SR TROJAN CORE – BOYS 15:38.94
15 937 WONG, Daniel SR TUCSON AZ 15:43.95
68 72 SILVA, Ryan SO ARIZONA QUIKFIRE – BOYS 16:16.6
76 (50) 739 CONTRERAS, Robert SO RIO RICO RC – BOYS 16:20.35
95 621 WINFIELD, John JR ORO VALLEY NIGHTHAWKS – B 16:27.54
102 69 ODOL, Ochor SR ARIZONA QUIKFIRE – BOYS 16:30.61
122 (81) 403 SOUZA, Dylan SR FOOTHILLS TC-AZ – BOYS 16:39.73
125 930 HERRERA, Caleb SR TUCSON AZ 16:41.93
129 (85) 407 WHETZEL, Mike SR FOOTHILLS TC-AZ – BOYS 16:44.66
131 68 KENYAWANI, Noah JR ARIZONA QUIKFIRE – BOYS 16:45.31
143 (97) 746 MUNOZ, Mario SR RIO RICO RC – BOYS 16:52.39
174 (119) 405 WARNEKE, Max SR FOOTHILLS TC-AZ – BOYS 17:08.50
178 (123) 744 JONES, Lee SO RIO RICO RC – BOYS 17:10.29
184 (129) 408 WOODBURY, Rex SR FOOTHILLS TC-AZ – BOYS 17:14.44
194 (136) 748 RENDON, Nick SR RIO RICO RC – BOYS 17:18.05
199 932 ODENKIRK, Alexander SR TUCSON AZ 17:20.33
217 (153) 401 SANDWEISS, Sam SR FOOTHILLS TC-AZ – BOYS 17:34.46
219 (155) 747 NORIEGA, Ben FR RIO RICO RC – BOYS 17:37.01
248 (178) 402 SORRELL, Jack JR FOOTHILLS TC-AZ – BOYS 17:58.22
267 (195) 396 AHLERS, Liam SO FOOTHILLS TC-AZ – BOYS 18:37.05
268 (196) 741 HAYS, Gilbert JR RIO RICO RC – BOYS 18:39.29
BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM SCORE
1 American Fork XC – Boys 44 1:18:14.710
2 Fort Collins XC Club – Boys 88 1:19:12.480
3 Davis XC Club – Boys 93 1:19:23.390
4 Abq XC – Boys 172 1:20:45.410
10 Rio Rico RC – Boys 408 1:23:07.040
2 Alejandro VALENCIA 15:25.96 50 Robert CONTRERAS 16:20.35 97 Mario MUNOZ 16:52.39 123 Lee JONES 17:10.29 136 Nick RENDON 17:18.05 (155) Ben NORIEGA 17:37.01 (196) Gilbert HAYS 18:39.29
26 Foothills Tc-Az – Boys 567 1:25:21.790
81 Dylan SOUZA 16:39.73 85 Mike WHETZEL 16:44.66 119 Max WARNEKE
17:08.50 129 Rex WOODBURY 17:14.44 153 Sam SANDWEISS 17:34.46 (178) Jack SORRELL 17:58.22 (195) Liam AHLERS 18:37.05
GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP
PL No Name Age Representing Total Time
1 (1) 5 FOSTER, Julia SR ABQ XC – GIRLS 17:39.26
2 (2) 415 HOOKER, Erin SO FORT COLLINS XC CLUB – GI 17:45.16
3 (3) 1062 FAKLER, Sarah SO XAVIER XC CLUB – GIRLS 17:49.39
4 (4) 244 MARTINEZ, Shea SO DAVIS XC CLUB – GIRLS 17:52.00
5 (5) 202 EVERSON, Hannah JR COLORADO SPRINGS LANCERS 17:53.71
9 935 STENQUIST, Haley SR TUCSON AZ 18:13.68
14 (10) 738 BRISTOW, Aeoleone SR RIO RICO RC – GIRLS 18:25.59
44 921 JIMENEZ, Zahira SR RIO RICO AZ 19:08.59
89 (71) 743 JONES, Danielle SR RIO RICO RC – GIRLS 19:46.42
110 936 STEWART, Taylor SR TUCSON AZ 20:00.43
135 (109) 745 MUNOZ, Jocelyne SO RIO RICO RC – GIRLS 20:30.13
161 (132) 742 HENSON, Marley SO RIO RICO RC – GIRLS 20:56.87
177 922 ZUNIGA, Konnie SR RIO RICO AZ 21:19.97
202 (169) 737 ALVAREZ, Daniela SO RIO RICO RC – GIRLS 22:23.69
214 931 MACDONALD, Sarah SO TUCSON AZ 24:31.25
GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM SCORE
1 Fort Collins XC Club – Girls 134 1:33:56.960
2 Louisville XC Club – Girls 135 1:34:33.010
3 Xavier XC Club – Girls 141 1:34:18.550
4 Ogden XC Club – Girls 185 1:35:02.860
20 Rio Rico RC – Girls 491 1:42:02.700
10 Aeoleone BRISTOW 18:25.59 71 Danielle JONES 19:46.42 109 Jocelyne MUNOZ 20:30.13 132 Marley HENSON 20:56.87 169 Daniela ALVAREZ 22:23.69
GIRLS OPEN
PL No Name Age Representing Total Time
1 (1) 613 HARPER, Summer SO OREM XC CLUB – GIRLS 18:20.83
2 (2) 224 SPILLAR, Mckenna SO DAKOTA RIDGE XC CLUB – GI 18:51.81
3 (3) 546 SCHRANER, Emma JR MINGUS TC – GIRLS 19:00.26
12 70 PAGE, Emily JR ARIZONA QUIKFIRE – GIRLS 19:30.60
40 (24) 101 MCCLOSKEY, Briana SO BUENA STALLIONS – GIRLS 20:18.91
55 (31) 99 KOGAN, Rainey FR BUENA STALLIONS – GIRLS 20:41.67
92 (52) 102 NELSON, Aleiha JR BUENA STALLIONS – GIRLS 21:19.29
107 71 SAMPSON, Jocelynn SO ARIZONA QUIKFIRE – GIRLS 21:40.02
134 (72) 106 GOUGER, Brittney SR BUENA STALLIONS-B – GIRLS 22:14.72
146 (77) 113 SAFFO, Brittany SO BUENA STALLIONS-B – GIRLS 22:42.16
150 (79) 98 HALLER, Andrea SO BUENA STALLIONS – GIRLS 22:56.27
156 (81) 100 LAIRD, Breanna FR BUENA STALLIONS – GIRLS 23:16.69
162 (86) 111 REIFFER, Ariel SR BUENA STALLIONS-B – GIRLS 23:49.35
165 (87) 108 KLEINBECK, Ashlynn FR BUENA STALLIONS-B – GIRLS 23:51.69
170 (90) 112 ROJAS, Angelina JR BUENA STALLIONS-B – GIRLS 24:06.16
GIRLS OPEN TEAM SCORE
1 Dakota Ridge XC Club – Girls 71 1:38:53.850
2 Fort Collins XC Club-B – Girls 95 1:40:57.280
3 Xavier XC Club-B – Girls 104 1:40:39.760
12 Buena Stallions – Girls 267 1:48:32.830
24 Briana MCCLOSKEY 20:18.91 31 Rainey KOGAN 20:41.67 52 Aleiha NELSON 21:19.29 79 Andrea HALLER 22:56.27 81 Breanna LAIRD 23:16.69
16 Buena Stallions-B – Girls 412 1:56:44.080
72 Brittney GOUGER 22:14.72 77 Brittany SAFFO 22:42.16 86 Ariel REIFFER 23:49.35 87 Ashlynn KLEINBECK 23:51.69 90 Angelina ROJAS 24:06.16
BOYS OPEN
PL No Name Age Representing Total Time
1 (1) 599 FLOREZ, Julian SR ONATE BLACK MACHINE XC – 15:52.69
2 1077 GREGOIRE, Bryce ** FALCON HIGH SCHOOL 16:11.99
3 (2) 619 WERNER, Chance JR OREM XC CLUB – BOYS 16:23.02
23 929 DAVILA, Matt SR TUCSON AZ 16:45.79
25 928 BENNETT, Mark SR TUCSON AZ 16:48.04
72 934 STAMP, Tyler JR TUCSON AZ 17:31.97
73 (49) 96 BROWN, Justin SR BUENA STALLIONS – BOYS 17:32.72
98 (61) 97 GONZALES, Luis SR BUENA STALLIONS – BOYS 17:44.48
100 740 FAIRCLOTH, Michael SR RIO RICO RC-B – BOYS 17:47.49
103 1183 WARGASKI, Brian SR VAIL AZ USA 17:48.67
122 (76) 103 SCHULDIES, Xiaija FR BUENA STALLIONS – BOYS 18:02.31
136 620 HELLEBUYCK, Jordan FR ORO VALLEY NIGHTHAWKS – B 18:11.24
145 (85) 95 BLOOM, Devin SR BUENA STALLIONS – BOYS 18:15.93
155 938 MCSPADDEN, Reese JR VAIL AZ 18:20.62
168 (98) 104 VELAZQUEZ, Joshua FR BUENA STALLIONS – BOYS 18:30.24
184 (106) 114 SIELER, Ammon FR BUENA STALLIONS-B – BOYS 18:39.92
250 (144) 105 BLUE, Grafton FR BUENA STALLIONS-B – BOYS 19:42.92
269 (153) 107 HEDGES, Augustus JR BUENA STALLIONS-B – BOYS 20:08.04
273 736 ALVARADO, Ignacio FR RIO RICO RC-B – BOYS 20:17.22
291 (165) 110 PLATERO, Scottie SO BUENA STALLIONS-B – BOYS 21:03.24
294 (168) 109 MESSINGER, Kyle JR BUENA STALLIONS-B – BOYS 21:09.98
BOYS OPEN TEAM SCORE
1 Davis XC Club-D – Boys 101 1:24:31.990
2 Orem XC Club – Boys 111 1:24:36.410
3 Arizona Blaze – Boys 113 1:24:45.910
11 Buena Stallions – Boys 369 1:30:05.680
49 Justin BROWN 17:32.72 61 Luis GONZALES 17:44.48 76 Xiaija SCHULDIES 18:02.31 85 Devin BLOOM 18:15.93 98 Joshua VELAZQUEZ 18:30.24
30 Buena Stallions-B – Boys 736 1:40:44.100
106 Ammon SIELER 18:39.92 144 Grafton BLUE 19:42.92 153 Augustus HEDGES 20:08.04 165 Scottie PLATERO 21:03.24 168 Kyle MESSINGER 21:09.98

