The various sectionals from the four divisions involving athletes from Southern Arizona were held on Wednesday with Division I teams and athletes running at Gilbert Crossroads Park and D-II, D-III and D-IV teams and athletes running at Rio Rico High School.
The team championships included the Mica Mountain boys (D-II), the Ironwood Ridge girls (D-II), the Rio Rico boys (D-III), the Pusch Ridge girls (D-III), the Baboquivari boys (D-IV) and the Benson girls (D-IV).
Individual champions included Rincon/UHS senior Amelia North (D-I), Noah Macias of Mica Mountain (D-II), Katherine McNulty of Catalina Foothills (D-II), Andrew Smith of Tanque Verde (D-III), Isabell Bravo of Rio Rico (D-III) and Jaxon Maher of the Gregory School (D-IV). North is the top-ranked girl’s runner in the state regardless of division.
The state meet is set for Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Cave Creek Golf Course in Phoenix.
DIVISION I SOUTHERN ARIZONA: GILBERT CROSSROADS PARK
BOYS TEAM QUALIFIERS
- Sunnyslope 46
- Liberty 57
- Cibola 89
- Brophy 119
- Queen Creek 126
- Marana 140
- Rincon University 160
- Shadow Ridge 219
INDIVIDUAL TOP THREE
- Henry Dilworth, Liberty 15:54.0
- Santiago Sanchez, Brophy 16:19.0
- Noah Hernandez, Sunnyslope 16:34.5
UNOFFICIAL INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS
- Alex Page, Tucson 19:00.5
GIRLS TEAM QUALIFIERS
- Xavier 67
- Shadow Ridge 96
- Rincon University 99
- Marana 101
- Liberty 112
- Cibola 129
- Kofa 18
INDIVIDUAL TOP THREE
- Amelia North, Rincon University 19:34.1
- Abigail Kurgat, Rincon University 19:59.8
- Lauren Sherman, Shadow Ridge 20:05.8
UNOFFICIAL INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS
- Safiya Stephens, Tucson 22:44.5
DIVISION II SOUTHERN ARIZONA: RIO RICO
BOYS TEAM QUALIFIERS
- Mica Mountain 56
- Canyon Del Oro 92
- Buena 95
- Ironwood Ridge 105
- Catalina Foothills 132
- Nogales 133
INDIVIDUAL TOP THREE
- Noah Macias, Mica Mountain16:53.6
- Lucas Williams, Mica Mountain 17:04.4
- David Felix-Valle, Nogales 17:05.7
UNOFFICIAL INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS
- Jackson Gant-Golston, Flowing Wells 17:37.9
- Abinadi Saxey, Cienega 17:38.5
- Mason Seader, Cienega 17:39.5
- Jayden Larson, Cienega 17:48.4
- Bryan Rodriguez, Flowing Wells 18:10.4
- Christofer Trevizu , Desert View 18:31.7
- Justin Manuel, Cholla 18:33.1
GIRLS TEAM QUALIFIERS
- Ironwood Ridge 27
- Mica Mountain 65
- Catalina Foothills 81
- Cienega 86
INDIVIDUAL TOP THREE
- Katherine McNulty, Catalina Foothills 20:03.2
- Hailey Burke, Mica Mountain 20:16.9
- Abigail Schultz, Ironwood Ridge 20:28.0
UNOFFICIAL INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS
- Abby Roark, Buena 20:34.2
- Milanni Pedraza, Flowing Wells 20:56.4
- Rori Divijak, Mountain View 21:22.4
- Karleigh McMasters, Mountain View 21:24.7
- Madison Arigoni, Canyon del Oro 21:24.8
- Larisa Hernandez, Buena 21:25.5
- Arianna Larchar, Mountain View 22:49.4
DIVISION III SOUTHERN ARIZONA: RIO RICO
BOYS TEAM QUALIFIERS
- Rio Rico 48
- Salpointe 53
- Tanque Verde 111
- Sabino 116
- Walden Grove 180
- Catalina 186
- Safford 188
- Pusch Ridge 195
INDIVIDUAL TOP THREE
- Andrew Smith, Tanque Verde 16:33.4
- Aric Accetta, Salpointe 16:38.9
- Emiliano Caldera, Catalina 16:53.8
UNOFFICIAL INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS
- Jacob De Filippo, Sahuaro 18:13.7
- Johnny Barnes, Walden Grove 18:20.8
- Care Makiir, Palo Verde 18:30.0
- Daniel Kibbey, Sahuarita 18:44.9
- Gabriel Felix, Sahuarita 18:53.1
- John Henry Lee Gobert, Walden Grove 19:06.0
GIRLS TEAM QUALIFIERS
- Pusch Ridge 49
- Salpointe 60
- Walden Grove 83
- Sahuarita 101
- Tanque Verde 141
INDIVIDUAL TOP THREE
- Isabella Bravo, Rio Rico 19:47.3
- Hayley Floyd, Pusch Ridge 19:59.1
- Savannah Koontz, Salpointe 20:35.2
UNOFFICIAL INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS
- Isabella Bravo, Rio Rico 19:47.3
- Maria Wright, Sabino 21:46.0
- Marley Gandee, Sahuaro 22:02.4
- Chanceline Manyom, Catalina 23:51.2
- Brooklyn Ball, Sabino 23:54.5
- Ana Bojorquez, Douglas 23:56.0
- Taryn Baldwin, Empire 23:57.7
DIVISION IV SOUTHERN ARIZONA: RIO RICO
BOYS TEAM QUALIFIERS
- Baboquivari 69
- Benson 87
- Morenci 87
- Tombstone 103
- Gregory School 106
- St Augustine 167
INDIVIDUAL TOP THREE
- Jaxon Maher, Gregory School 18:19.5
- Jonathan Ochoa, St. Augustine 18:21.1
- Noah Segundo, Baboquivari 18:49.5
UNOFFICIAL INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS
- Pete Noperi, Bisbee 20:14.6
- Corban Fry, St. David 20:29.1
- Kolten Maxwell, Benson 20:47.2
- Emerson Owens, Benson 20:51.7
GIRLS TEAM QUALIFIERS
- Benson 36
- Pima 46
- Morenci 74
INDIVIDUAL TOP THREE
- Sadie Richardson, Pima 24:00.9
- Sadie Harvey, Ft. Thomas 24:04.2
- Rayleigh Olsen, Benson 24:27.8
UNOFFICIAL INDIVIDUAL STATE QUALIFIERS
- Natalia Giron, St. Augustine 26:23.5
- Ayrianna Cañez, Tombstone 26:25.8
- Meilia Johnson, Baboquivari 26:30.2
- Kihanna Yocupicio, Tombstone 28:26.3
- Jessica Ortega, Baboquivari 29:46.9