Jazmin Felix finished the 3.1-mile course at Veterans Park in 19 minutes, 28.6 seconds to win the Class 4A state cross country title.
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Basic’s Raquel Chavez used her change of pace to her advantage in winning the 4A Desert Region girls race at Veteran Memorial Park in Boulder City on Friday.
Franklin had the fastest time among boys over two races, racing through the 3.1-mile course in 16 minutes, 0.4 seconds. Felix had the fastest girls time, at 18:31.8.
Nathan Carlin pulled away from the field Tuesday and helped Foothill’s boys cross country team capture the freshmen race of the Bud O’Dea Classic at Desert Breeze Park.
Centennial’s Noah Norris edged teammate Adam Ganz and Palo Verde’s John List by less than a second Thursday to win a 2.1-mile boys cross country race at Floyd Lamb Park.
Boulder City placed four runners among the top nine to win a six-team girls cross country meet at Hemenway Park on Wednesday.
Claire Rawlins trailed Basic’s Raquel Chavez for much of the race, but stayed within striking distance to the end. She then raced past Chavez and held off Sierra Vista’s Sarriah Brown to win the 3.1-mile race in 19 minutes, 16 seconds.
Foothill had the top three finishers and four of the top six on Thursday to win a five-team girls cross country meet at Cornerstone Park.
Shadow Ridge’s boys cross country team placed its five scoring runners among the top 10 finishers Wednesday to win a seven-team meet at Floyd Lamb Park.
Coronado placed five runners among the top seven Tuesday to easily win a six-team meet at Sonata Park.
The Valley junior earned his first major meet victory Saturday, winning the boys varsity A race of the UNLV Invitational held at the Lake Las Vegas Sports Club.
Pahrump Valley’s boys cross country placed four runners in the top nine Thursday to win a six-team home meet.
Host Foothill’s girls cross country team grabbed seven of the top eight spots to easily win a Southeast League cross country meet Wednesday.
Puskas surged to the lead entering the final mile and held off the rest of the field to finish the 3-mile course in 18 minutes, 25.7 seconds, for her biggest cross country win of a still-young prep career.
A look at some of the top performances from the week of Aug. 20-25.