Dajour Braxton could have sworn he heard footsteps in the closing stretch of Saturday’s Division I boys state cross country race at Sunset Park.
Cross Country
Growth spurts aren’t always welcomed by distance runners.
Dajour Braxton was awarded the No. 1 racing bib by meet director John Dixon before Thursday’s Division I Sunset Region meet at Sunset Park.
Green Valley’s Austin Rogers was a baseball player when he started high school two years ago.
Foothill sophomore Karina Haymore struggled at the start of the Southeast League girls championship race on her home course Saturday.
Arbor View’s girls cross country team didn’t have a runner at the front of the pack in Tuesday’s Southern Nevada Freshman Meet at Desert Breeze Park.
Desert Oasis’ Brooke Locey has participated in a cross country meet at Veteran’s Memorial Park seven times since her sophomore year, but never came out on top.
Basic’s cross country team had six of the top 14 runners and won a cluster meet at Cornerstone Park on Wednesday.
Coronado’s girls cross country team had six of the top nine finishers to narrowly win a cluster meet at Foothill on Tuesday.
Jeneke Heerema won a 3.1-mile race in 19 minutes, 54.1 seconds to help The Meadows’ girls cross country team finish first in a seven-team meet at Cornerstone Park on Wednesday.
The Bishop Gorman football team would have been a prime candidate to be selected for the new State Champions Bowl Series. Too bad the Gaels will not be eligible to participate.
Coronado’s boys cross country had the top four finishers Tuesday to win a cluster meet at Sonata Park.
Rarely does a cross country team’s sixth runner decide a team title.
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Ellen Hirsberg finished second on Tuesday to lead The Meadows’ girls cross country team to victory in a seven-team meet at Bonnie Springs Ranch.
