After a big race at Cheyenne Mountain last weekend, Adan Munoz gets to run in front of the home crowd this weekend. Photo by Alan Versaw.
When the first gun goes off on Friday afternoon at Rocky Ford's Babcock Park, it will mark 40 years, and counting, of the Rocky Ford Cross Country Invitational.
That's a lot of history. Think of names like Andy Montanez, Chris Donelson, and Victor Montoya. And, it would appear that the fortunes of Rocky Ford cross country--both boys and girls--are rising once again this year.
Joining Rocky Ford for their meet will be Lamar, La Junta, Limon, Florence, Rye, Pueblo East, Pueblo South, and a bunch of San Luis Valley schools, to include Alamosa, Sargent, Center, and Antonito. Sargent looks to have their largest team in recent memory--perhaps ever--coming to this meet and could be a team to take notice of this year.
It appears as if Lamar and Alamosa are backing off on sending their top runners to run in the meet, a fact which appears to make Rocky Ford or one of the Pueblo schools the team to beat. In any case, it's one of only two chances to see a high school cross country meet in the Lower Arkansas Valley this fall, so make the most of the opportunity!
The schedule of events is as shown below:
3:30 JH girls
4:00 JH boys
4:30 HS girls varsity
5:00 HS boys varsity
5:30 HS boys open
5:45 HS girls open
Teams are asked to drop athletes off at Babcock Park and then park across the street at Rocky Ford High School.
Note that the start lists below show athletes for both the high school varsity and open races together. The race athletes are scored in is the race that they actually run in on Friday.
RaceTab 3 by MileSplit Registered to: Alan Versaw, Colorado Track XC
40th Annual Rocky Ford Cross Country Invitational - 2014-08-29
Rocky Ford HS Cross Country Course, Rocky Ford, CO
Event #1 - HS Boys 5,000 Meter Run
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Name Yr Team Seed
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1 Caleb Berlinger 10 Alamosa High School
2 Brayan Flores 9 Alamosa High School
3 Michael Illenberger 12 Alamosa High School
4 Tanner Martin 12 Alamosa High School
5 Oscar Martinez 10 Alamosa High School
6 Richard Sais 9 Alamosa High School
7 Matthew Vance 9 Alamosa High School
8 Francisco Chavez 12 Antonito High School
9 Gabriel Romero 11 Antonito High School
10 Fernando Gonzalez 10 Center High School
11 Heriberto Gonzalez 11 Center High School
12 Carlos Valencia 12 Center High School
13 Cole Alford 11 Florence High School
14 Michael Bauby 11 Florence High School
15 Devin Crank 12 Florence High School
16 Matthew Miller 12 Florence High School
17 Michael Rhodes 9 Florence High School
18 Kevin Stotler 9 Florence High School
19 Charles Wanner 9 Florence High School
20 Skylar Andrade 11 Lamar High School
21 Rayce Coen 10 Lamar High School
22 Matthew Hartshorn 11 Lamar High School
23 Cole Hiigel 11 Lamar High School
24 Wyatt Lehr 10 Lamar High School
25 Ben Ludwig 12 Lamar High School
26 Marco Mangili 12 Lamar High School
27 Derek Oxley 10 Lamar High School
28 Jesse Rogers 10 Lamar High School
29 Nolan Sharp 10 Lamar High School
30 Kyle Berndt 11 Limon High School
31 Javon Byas 11 Limon High School
32 Layne Higgins 12 Limon High School
33 Thomas Payne 12 Limon High School
34 Alex Sullivan 11 Limon High School
35 Bennett Archuleta 10 Pueblo East High School
36 Brandon Bayer 12 Pueblo East High School
37 Dustin Biggers 11 Pueblo East High School
38 Devin Cata 10 Pueblo East High School
39 Chris Large 11 Pueblo East High School
40 Dustin Martinez 10 Pueblo East High School
41 Matthew Meissner 11 Pueblo East High School
42 Jarad O'Grady 12 Pueblo East High School
43 Peyton Roman 11 Pueblo East High School
44 Benjamin Rush-miller 11 Pueblo East High School
45 Blake Simony 12 Pueblo East High School
46 Brett Yarberry 11 Pueblo East High School
47 Leon Aragon 10 Pueblo South High School
48 Jacob Cody 12 Pueblo South High School
49 Alfred Cordova 11 Pueblo South High School
50 Garrett Ebron 9 Pueblo South High School
51 Corey Felzien 10 Pueblo South High School
52 Nathan Garcia 10 Pueblo South High School
53 Dean Gardiner 9 Pueblo South High School
54 Luke Gebbink 9 Pueblo South High School
55 Adam Gibson 11 Pueblo South High School
56 Greg Grindstead 9 Pueblo South High School
57 Weston Gustafson 10 Pueblo South High School
58 Ben Highfill 9 Pueblo South High School
59 Jayden King 10 Pueblo South High School
60 Nick Knezerich 9 Pueblo South High School
61 Eli Manzanares 10 Pueblo South High School
62 Aden Martinez 9 Pueblo South High School
63 Josh Morgan 10 Pueblo South High School
64 Enrica Ochoa 9 Pueblo South High School
65 Kenny Ortiz 12 Pueblo South High School
66 Bradley Skay 10 Pueblo South High School
67 Scott Wright 11 Pueblo South High School
68 Brandon Cardenas 10 Rocky Ford High School
69 Cody Danley 9 Rocky Ford High School
70 Gary Deleon 9 Rocky Ford High School
71 Mario George 12 Rocky Ford High School
72 Louis Long 10 Rocky Ford High School
73 Derrick Lucero 10 Rocky Ford High School
74 Kendall Martinez 12 Rocky Ford High School
75 Adan Munoz 12 Rocky Ford High School
76 Joaquin Munoz 9 Rocky Ford High School
77 Brian Preston 10 Rocky Ford High School
78 Erik Rocha 11 Rocky Ford High School
79 Angel Salmeron 10 Rocky Ford High School
80 Faris Blackhurst 11 Rye High School
81 Russell Fleming 9 Rye High School
82 Nick Maroney 12 Rye High School
83 Phillip Reed 9 Rye High School
84 Zach Richardson 9 Rye High School
85 Sam Wolyn 10 Rye High School
86 Leighton Burt 10 Sargent High School
87 Chris Garcia 12 Sargent High School
88 Travis Paskett 12 Sargent High School
89 Ethan Reschke 9 Sargent High School
90 Jacob Robirds 9 Sargent High School
91 Logan Sessums 11 Sargent High School
92 Eamonn Zollars 10 Sargent High School
Event #2 - HS Girls 5,000 Meter Run
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Name Yr Team Seed
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1 Brianna Carson 10 Alamosa High School
2 Deliah Gaitin 12 Alamosa High School
3 Neida Guerrero 11 Alamosa High School
4 Brittany Lopez 9 Alamosa High School
5 Alexys Miller 9 Alamosa High School
6 Brianna Molina 11 Alamosa High School
7 Isabelle Ter Kuile Mil 10 Alamosa High School
8 Sara Taketatsu 12 Antonito High School
9 Sapphire Trujillo 11 Antonito High School
10 Shania Aguilar 10 Center High School
11 Ashley Carter 10 Center High School
12 Camille Ruggles 9 Center High School
13 Carmen Ruggles 11 Center High School
14 Marilu Zamra 9 Center High School
15 Nikkita Aultman 10 Florence High School
16 Ashley Drake 12 Florence High School
17 Sidney Francis 9 Florence High School
18 Krystal Smith 11 Florence High School
19 Alice Allen 12 Limon High School
20 Kayla Albo 11 Pueblo East High School
21 Bailey Garcia 11 Pueblo East High School
22 Emily Herburger 10 Pueblo East High School
23 Ashley Nevels 11 Pueblo East High School
24 Lauren O'Grady 9 Pueblo East High School
25 Ashley Perry 10 Pueblo East High School
26 Destiny Perry 11 Pueblo East High School
27 Larrisa Ruiz-Herrera 11 Pueblo East High School
28 Anastasia Sierra 12 Pueblo East High School
29 Marissa Smith 12 Pueblo East High School
30 Salik Winston 10 Pueblo East High School
31 Dori Aguirre 11 Pueblo South High School
32 Gloriane Baca 11 Pueblo South High School
33 Madison Baca 9 Pueblo South High School
34 Kaitlyn George 12 Pueblo South High School
35 Kaylene Khosla 11 Pueblo South High School
36 Lauren Kleven 10 Pueblo South High School
37 Eryn Leach 10 Pueblo South High School
38 Madison Leigh 10 Pueblo South High School
39 Courtney Mascarenas 10 Pueblo South High School
40 Hayleigh Mondragon 12 Pueblo South High School
41 Emily Aragon 10 Rocky Ford High School
42 Taylor Berg 11 Rocky Ford High School
43 Marissa Cruz 12 Rocky Ford High School
44 Emily Gauna 9 Rocky Ford High School
45 Jasmine George 9 Rocky Ford High School
46 Jacklynn Snyder 9 Rocky Ford High School
47 Jessica Keeth 12 Rye High School
48 Maggie Peters 9 Rye High School
49 Makayla Rodriguez 9 Rye High School
50 Anna Slade 10 Rye High School
51 Annika Cortright 9 Sargent High School
52 Makayla Garcia 11 Sargent High School
53 Mary Hood 11 Sargent High School
54 Jaci Kenison 10 Sargent High School
55 Maria Montes 11 Sargent High School
56 Angelina Riggs 11 Sargent High School
57 Sarah Storey 11 Sargent High School
58 Faith Stults 11 Sargent High School
Event #3 - JH Boys
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Name Yr Team Seed
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1 ian dutt 7 La Junta Middle School
2 jacob martinez 7 La Junta Middle School
3 gabe menning 8 La Junta Middle School
4 Drayton Nichols 8 La Junta Middle School
5 Rafael Chavez 7 Lamar Middle School
6 Mason Martinez 8 Lamar Middle School
7 Jeffery Snyder 7 Lamar Middle School
8 Jonathan Snyder 8 Lamar Middle School
9 Nick Barela 8 Rocky Ford Middle School
10 Adam Cruz 7 Rocky Ford Middle School
11 Jayden Deleon 7 Rocky Ford Middle School
12 Devan Gallegoes 7 Rocky Ford Middle School
13 Austin Garcia 8 Rocky Ford Middle School
14 Christian Gauna 8 Rocky Ford Middle School
15 Chris Gonzales 8 Rocky Ford Middle School
16 Nick Lopez 7 Rocky Ford Middle School
17 Dru Steel 7 Rocky Ford Middle School
18 Jadon Vigil 7 Rocky Ford Middle School
19 Cole Christensen 7 Sargent Middle School
20 Nigel Cortright 7 Sargent Middle School
21 Riley Lester 7 Sargent Middle School
22 Micheal Peterson 7 Sargent Middle School
Event #4 - JH Girls
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Name Yr Team Seed
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1 Dolores Estrada 7 Center Middle School
2 Jazmynn Valadez 6 Center Middle School
3 Mariah Varela 8 Center Middle School
4 myala arellano 7 La Junta Middle School
5 maria baca 8 La Junta Middle School
6 hailey eckhart 7 La Junta Middle School
7 Taryn Haberman 8 La Junta Middle School
8 Emily Bohl 8 Lamar Middle School
9 Mariah Hartshorn 8 Lamar Middle School
10 Allie Aragon 7 Rocky Ford Middle School
11 Aileen Becerra 8 Rocky Ford Middle School
12 Kaylene Black 7 Rocky Ford Middle School
13 Alajiah Camacho 8 Rocky Ford Middle School
14 Krista Maes 7 Rocky Ford Middle School
15 Teagan Mendoza Werner 7 Rocky Ford Middle School
16 Gabby Sanchez 7 Rocky Ford Middle School
17 Abigail Snyder 7 Rocky Ford Middle School
18 Kristen David 7 Sargent Middle School
19 Kendra Sears 7 Sargent Middle School