By Don Eskins
The Carlsbad Cavemen and Cavegirl cross country teams competed well at the October 4 Artesia Invitational. The Cavemen, amassing 81 points, finished third, while the Cavegirls, with 112, placed fifth.
In the boys’ division, Hobbs, with a score of 44, placed first, and Clovis, with 80, placed second. In the girls’ competition, Clovis captured first place with 49 points, while Hereford, with 50, finished second. Placing third, with 70 points, were the Hobbs Eagles.
Dany Hernandez crossed the finish line first for the Cavemen. The CHS harrier, traveling the distance in 16:29, placed sixth. Carlsbad freshman Rex Reynolds, right behind Hernandez, finished seventh with a time of 16:34.
“The boys lost to Clovis by just one point, which shows just how much they’ve improved over the past several weeks,” said CHS cross country coach Mike Sims. “If they keep working as hard as they have for the past few weeks, they’ll continue to grow. Come district time, they should be very competitive.
“Both Dany and Rex have made huge strides in their progress. Although we’re still waiting on official updates for rankings, it appears that Rex’s efforts have put him among the top freshmen in the entire state,” added the CHS coach. “I was also pleased with the effort we got from Jose Medrano. In only his second start on our varsity squad, he finished third.”
Out in front for the Cavegirls was Alyssa Balencia. Balencia, having recorded a 20:47, placed 10th. Aubrey Veloz, the second CHS harrier to cross the tape, finished 20th with a time of 21:42.
“Balencia and Veloz led the girls really well in Artesia. We were also happy with the effort we got from Jocelyn Baca. In her varsity debut, she improved her time by nearly two minutes,” said Sims. “On the JV level, we got a great effort from Jaydance Gutierrez. Overall, I’d have to say these girls look to be the strongest group we’ve had in quite some time.”
In JV boys’ competition, the Cavemen, with 110 points, placed third. Bryan King, with a time of 18:46, placed seventh to lead all CHS runners.
On Saturday, October 12, CHS will compete at the Hobbs Invitational. Competition will get underway at 9 a.m.
Varsity Boys Teams Scores: 1. Hobbs High School 44, 2. Clovis High School 80, 3. Carlsbad High School 81, 4. Ruidoso High School 117, 5. Artesia High School 134, 6. Alamogordo High School 147, 7. Roswell High School 148, 8. Capitan High School 227, 9. Hereford 231, 10. Goddard High School 340
Cavemen Varsity: 6. Dany Hernandez 16:29, 7. Rex Reynolds 16:34, 20. Jose Medrano 17:54, 22. Isaac Williamson 17:57, 26. Kaleb Vasquez 18:04, 41. Judah Wittmayer 18:50, 48. Kleyvin Hernandez 19:11.
Varsity Girls Team Scores: 1. Clovis High School 49, 2. Hereford 50, 3. Hobbs High School 70, 4. Artesia High School 98, 5. Carlsbad High School 112, 6. Alamogordo High School 166, 7. Roswell High School 204, 8. Capitan High School 243
Cavegirl Varsity: 10. Alyssa Balencia 20:47, 20. Aubrey Veloz 21:42, 22. Rainelle Ruiz 21:51, 28. Kaitlyn Robertson 22:12, 32. Alessandra Aguilar 22:46, 39. Jocelyn Baca 23:38
JV Boys Team Scores: 1. Hobbs High School 19, 2. Clovis High School 93,3. Carlsbad High School 110, 4. Alamogordo High School 136, 5. Ruidoso High School 240
Cavemen JVs: 7. Bryan King 18:46, 16. Urijah Yorgesen 19:34, 17. Blake Walden 19:41, 22. Josiah Waddle 20:22, 26. Jeremy Kirkes 20:41, 29 Cristian Munoz 20:52, 33 Caisen Smith 21:07, 42. Kasen Calderon 21:59, 45. James Lopez 22:10
Cavegirl JVs: 7. Jaydance Guitierrez 24:04, 24. Rachael McMillan 25:59, 27. Alexia Jones 26:04, 41. Jeannette Gonzales 28:16 (Did not field team)
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