Cross Country Championships
Saturday, November 12: Cave Creek Golf Course
TEAM STATE CHAMPION
D-II Ironwood Ridge Boys
Ironwood Ridge head coach Michael Smith. @AmphiSchools State Championship pic.twitter.com/mKfBCPGXqP
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) November 15, 2022
INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPION
D-II Brandon Martz, Catalina Foothills
D-III Kyle Wild, Salpointe
TEAM RUNNER-UPS
D-III Salpointe Boys
D-III Salpointe Girls
INDIVIDUAL RUNNER-UP
D-III Michael Urbanski, Salpointe
TEAM THIRD PLACE
D-II Catalina Foothills Boys
D-II Cienega Girls
INDIVIDUAL THIRD PLACE
D-II Max Irey, Catalina Foothills
D-III Jorge Trujillo, Rio Rico
Southern Arizona Medalists (6) in this thread: @bolts_athletics @maranaxc @sabinoathletics @groveredwolves @LancerXCTrack @RR_Athletics @AthTvhs @CdOHighSchool @AthleticsIrhs @AmphiSchools @tucsonunified https://t.co/RDlU8zwiNC pic.twitter.com/DmcXNBfwUe
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) November 15, 2022
DIVISION I BOYS
8 Marana 232
18 Rincon/UHS 404
DIVISION I GIRLS
9 Marana 257
10 Rincon/UHS 258
MEDALISTS
12 Mariza Chavez, Jr. Marana 19:44.9
17 Abigail Kurgat, So. Rincon/UHS 20:07.4
DIVISION II BOYS
1 Ironwood Ridge 84
3 Catalina Foothills 92
5 Buena 219
8 Canyon del Oro 286
21 Cienega 524
24 Nogales 596
MEDALISTS
1 Brandon Martz, Sr. Catalina Foothills 15:39.4
3 Max Irey, Jr. Catalina Foothills 16:17.0
7 Nathan Richardson, Sr. Ironwood Ridge 16:28.3
8 Declan Jorgenson, Sr. Ironwood Ridge 16:36.3
10 Gabriel Cummins, Jr. Buena 16:41.9
15 Micah Neese, Jr. Canyon Del Oro 16:49.3
16 Jace Schaub, Sr. Canyon Del Oro 16:49.8
19 Nick Hiser, Jr. Buena 16:52.6
20 Gage Robbins, Jr. Ironwood Ridge 16:56.7
D2 State champion Brandon Martz of Catalina Foothills pic.twitter.com/0Rmwpw4f4W
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) November 12, 2022
DIVISION II GIRLS
3 Cienega 172
5 Ironwood Ridge 212
6 Catalina Foothills 224
15 Mountain View 256
18 Buena 385
MEDALISTS
7 Katherine McNulty, Fr. Catalina Foothills 19:41.7
19 Reatta Danhof, Sr. Ironwood Ridge 20:27.8
20 Chloe Thome, Sr. Canyon Del Oro 20:28.2
DIVISION III BOYS
2 Salpointe 124
8 Mica Mountain 276
11 Tanque Verde 337
14 Rio Rico 375
15 Sabino 380
MEDALISTS
2 Michael Urbanski, Sr. Salpointe 15:58.2
3 Jorge Trujillo, Sr. Rio Rico 16:02.8
12 Aric Accetta, So. Salpointe 17:03.0
14 Carter Jones, Sr. Mica Mountain 17:10.7
15 Connor DiMaria, Jr. Tanque Verde 17:12.3
DIVISION III GIRLS
2 Salpointe 91
7 Sabino 214
12 Tanque Verde 300
MEDALISTS
1 Kylie Wild, Sr. Salpointe 18:40.0
8 Alex Montano, Jr. Salpointe 20:12.8 7
10 Trinity Markowski, So. Sabino 20:22.1
18 Bella Caldwell, Sr. Salpointe 20:53.4
19 Riley Amarillas, So. Walden Grove 20:54.9
20 Aydin Sabel, So. Sabino 20:55.6
Salpointe senior Kylie Wild wins her third state championship. Headed to Boston College #azpreps365 pic.twitter.com/XCroQpI1LT
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) November 12, 2022
DIVISION IV BOYS
9 Baboquivari 269
13 Benson 359
23 Gregory School 608
DIVISION IV GIRLS
11 Tombstone 243
MEDALISTS
19 Ainsley Hepworth, So. Willcox 21:38.0
TOP STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TIMES
Kenny Cormier, Douglas 2004: 15:10
Ben Reed, Catalina Foothills 2002: 15:23.51
Carlos Villarreal, Rio Rico 2014: 15:24.14
Harvey Nelson, Catalina Foothills 2013: 15:25.64
Roshan Tinoco-Miranda, Rio Rico 2020: 15:32.4
Brandon Martz, Sr. Catalina Foothills 2022: 15:39.4
Allie Schadler, Rio Rico 2016: 17:03 (State Record)
Allie Schadler, Rio Rico 2015: 17:04.50
Samantha Schadler, Rio Rico 2016: 17:58
Samantha Schadler, Rio Rico 2018: 18:01.32
Samantha Schadler, Rio Rico 2017: 18:06
SOUTHERN ARIZONA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
Buena
Manuel Olivo-Quinones, 2016
Canyon del Oro
Bridgette Doucet, 2014
Catalina Foothills
Ben Reed, 2002
Andrea Crowe, 2005
Harvey Nelson, 2013
Brandon Martz, 2022
Cienega
Ayden Schilb, 2018
Desert View
Victor Zazueta, 2005, 2006
Douglas
Kenny Cormier, 2004
Flowing Wells
Ellen Mork, 2003
Tara Erdmann, 2005
Ironwood Ridge
Sarah Miville, 2008, 2009
Steve Magnuson, 2009
Mountain View
Valerie McGregor, 2002
Nogales
Zahira Jimenez, 2009
Pusch Ridge
Sarah Macdonald, 2011
Kyle Cajero, 2012
Rincon/University
Ashley Chirco, 2006
Rio Rico
Allie Schadler, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Eric Chavez, 2001, 2002
Aeoleone Bristow, 2008, 2009
Hanna Henson, 2007
Oscar Amaya, 2013
Carlos Villarreal, 2014
Samantha Schadler, 2017, 2018
Roshan Tinoco-Miranda, 2019, 2020
Sabino
Alex Evans, 2008
Christian Price, 2008
Salpointe
Andrew Trouard, 2012
Nathan Thomas, 2014
Zoey Delgado, 2019
Kylie Wild, 2020, 2021, 2022
St. Augustine
Nico Montanez, 2011
Tombstone
Cody Rosengarten, 2008, 2009
Justin Prevatte, 2002
COMBINED COACHING TITLES
5: Ron Gant: Catalina Foothills, Sunnyside
5: Jeff Lockwood: Sahuaro
5: Mike Urbanski; Salpointe
4: Roger Bristow: Rio Rico, Tombstone
4: Doug Keen: Catalina Foothills
BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS
Catalina Foothills (8)
2000: 4A (Ron Grant)
2001: 4A (Ron Grant)
2002: 4A (Ron Grant)
2006: 4A-I (Doug Keen)
2008: 4A-I (Doug Keen)
2009: 4A-I (Doug Keen)
2010: D-II (Doug Keen)
2013: D-II (Adam Colombo)
Rio Rico (4)
2000: 3A (Stephen Schadler)
2006: 4A-II (Roger Bristow)
2008: 4A-II (Roger Bristow)
2012: D-III (Stephen Schadler)
Santa Rita (4)
1978: 56A (Gary Stefan)
1979: 5A (Ken Radon)
1980: 5A (Ken Radon)
1982: 5A (Ken Radon)
Sunnyside (3)
1966: 5A (Carl Brunenkart)
1975: 5A (Jim Mielke)
2008: 5A-II (Ron Grant)
Baboquivari (2)
1981: 3A (Bob Kahn)
1982: 3A (Bob Kahn)
Douglas (2)
1994: 4A (Dave Bond)
1996: 4A (Dave Bond)
Ironwood Ridge (2)
2009: 5A-II (Gary Forrest)
2022: D-II (Michael Smith)
Pueblo (2)
1957: 5A (Bob McCaa)
1958: 5A (Bob McCaa)
Salpointe (2)
2020: D-III (Mike Urbanski)
2021: D-III (Mike Urbanski)
Ajo
1983: 3A (Terry Orr)
Bisbee
1986: 3A (Leonard Suarez)
Canyon del Oro
2011: D-II (Rick Glider)
Mountain View
2007: 5A (Dennis Hansen)
Rincon/UHS
1961: 5A (Cody Mothershed)
Sabino
2007: 4A-I (Sylvia Kniest)
Sahuaro
1984: 5A (Jeff Lockwood)
Tombstone
2002: 1A/2A (Roger Bristow)
Tucson
1955: 5A (Hank de Bruin)
GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS
Sahuaro (4)
1980: 5A (Jeff Lockwood)
1988: 5A (Jeff Lockwood)
1989: 5A (Jeff Lockwood)
1990: 5A (Jeff Lockwood)
Salpointe (4)
2006: 5A-I (Malisa Carino)
2016: D-III (Mike Urbanski)
2018: D-III (Mike Urbanski)
2020: D-III (Mike Urbanski)
Catalina Foothills (3)
1995: 4A (Ron Grant)
2005: 4A-I (Eric Grossman)
2014: D-II (Mike Smith)
Ironwood Ridge (3)
2007: 5A-II (Rob Clouse)
2008: 5A-II (Rob Clouse)
2009: 5A-II (Rob Clouse)
Ajo (2)
1981: 3A (Jose Nogales)
1983: 1A/2A: (Jose Nogales)
Buena (2)
1977: 5A (Dick Haines)
1982: 5A (Dick Haines)
Flowing Wells (2)
1979: 4A (Hayden Smith)
2004: 5A (Mandee Fish)
Nogales (2)
2009: 4A-I (Manny Gatica)
2010: D-II (Manny Gatica)
Rio Rico (2)
2007: 4A-II (Roger Bristow)
2013: D-III (Stephen Schadler)
Amphitheater
1984: 5A (Sam McClung)
Benson
1982: 1A/2A: (Jerry Lee)
Bisbee
1982: 3A (Leonard Suarez)
Catalina
2006: 4A-I (Kathleen Espinoza)
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Named one of “Arizona’s Heart & Sol” by KOLD and Casino del Sol, Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014, he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017 and a 2019 AZ Education News recognition. He was a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. He was the first in Arizona to write about high school beach volleyball and high school girls wrestling and his unique perspective can only be found here and on AZPreps365.com. Andy is a Southern Arizona voting member of the Ed Doherty Award, recognizing the top football player in Arizona, and he was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Andy was named an Honorary Flowing Wells Caballero in 2019, became a member of the Sunnyside Los Mezquites Cross Country Hall of Fame in 2021 and he was a member of the Amphi COVID-19 Blue Ribbon Committee. He earned a Distinguished Service Award from Amphitheater and he was recognized by City Councilman Richard Fimbres. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com
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