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Sherod Hardt, Sr., Queen Creek and Jessica Tonn, Sr., Xavier College Prep were the top runners at the very wet Scottsdale Running Company Invitational today.   Click on header for story.

 3A State Champions sophomore Ryan Yazzie from Tuba City and freshman  Rolanda Jumbo from Chinle.

1A - 2A   Junior Ronald Laban from Hopi is the clear favorite for the 1A - 2A State Meet.  Some of his season highlights include a 1st place finish at Ojo Rojo, a 4th place at Jack Boehle and a 4th place in the Division 5 Boys Sweepstakes Race at the Mt. Sac Invitational in California.  Laban may have competition from his own teammates, Kevin Tsinniginnie (Jr) and Brennon Sidney (Jr) and from Cody Rosengarten (Jr, Tombstone)  and Sean Newport (Sr, Valley Christian).    Sidney and Tsinniginnie placed 9th and 11th at Mt. Sac helping the Hopi team to a 2nd place finish; Newport won the 1A-2A Metro West Regional Meet and Rosengarten won the Benson Invitational and placed 3rd in both the Los Mesquites Invite and the Ojo Rojo Invitational.  

TEMPE, AZ - The prestigious Doug Conley Invitational is viewed by many to be the best competition in the state.  Unlike the State Meet, which has one winner per class, the Conley Invite has only one Individual male and female champion.  Named after Douglas Lee Conley, a well known coach at Tempe High School who coached several men's teams to US rankings including the 1973 boys US#2 team, the meet concentrates on the varsity team philosopy with the top 20 teams in the state, regardless of class, competing for the team title.    Jessica Tonn crossing the finish line at the Doug Conley Invitational at Kiwanis Park    

The second week of the 2008 Cross Country Season had some great performances!  We did not get all of the results until late in the week so this weeks top performances are a little late but we did not want to leave it out! REAL MEN WEAR PINK! The Glendale High School Cross Country Team, enjoyed the day in pink T-Shirts, as they cheered on teammates and other runners! Just watching them would put a smile on anyones face!!!

  John Winfred from Ironwood Ridge led the day with the first win for the boys at the Chandler Invitational at Tumbleweed Park in Chandler. Winfred's time of 16:56 in the Freshman race was 13 seconds faster than 2nd place Manuel Aguilar from Highland.  In the same race Taylor DelaVega from Perry placed first for the girls in a time of 19:30, a minute faster than Tuba City's Allissa Dallas.   (Photo: Cody Smith of Shadow Mountain)