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Border War: Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico
Nov 20, 2004 at Kiwanis Park, Tempe AZ

Results

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Battle for Southwest bragging rights between the top 25 boys and girls from Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.

Mike Elder's report

Arizona sweeps again
Kenny Cormier 15:46.2 leads Arizona boys 106 (New Mexico 140, Nevada 219). Marie Lawrence 17:42 wins girls race, but Arizona 133 (New Mexico 146, Nevada 186) wins team title.

Kenny Cormier
Marie Lawrence
photos by Doyle Jensen, Nevada TrackStats

 

Cormier and Lawrence are impressive; Team Arizona sweeps. Meet proceeds under USATF and Arizona Road Races auspices after Arizona Athletic Association ruling against all star meets

by Mike Elder

The second running of the Border War, between the top runners from Arizona, Nevada, and this year's new-comer, New Mexico was held at Kiwanis Park in Tempe, Arizona. Under sunny skies with temperatures in the low-70's, a total of 60 girls and 72 boys towed the line.

Individual winners, Marie Lawrence and Kenny Cromier did not disappoint and ran away from two very good fields.

Using the top 10 scoring format from each team, or respective state, Team Arizona repeats and remains undefeated in the short history of this event in both the girls and boys races. Team Arizona girls scored 133 points, ahead of Team New Mexico with 146 and third place Team Nevada scoring 186 points. Team Arizona boys finished with 106 points, ahead of second place Team New Mexico with 140 points, with third place Team Nevada scoring 219 points.

The race was run under a cloud of disappointment after the Arizona Athletic Association issued a ruling stating in essence that no all-star competition would be allowed in the post-season. By the time the ruling was made public the New Mexico and Nevada teams were in town and warming up on the course and members from Team Arizona, from points located in the hinder-lands who had made their way to Tempe early were all oblivious to the decision. But the race was run under the sanction of USATF and the Arizona Road Racers Association production crew and once the runners got under way, all came away excited and looking forward to next year when host New Mexico will stage the event in Albuquerque.

Nike Team Nationals qualifier, Los Alamos, had their #1, #3, and #4 girls present and South Lake Tahoe girls, the other NTN qualifying team, who could have run in the Border War, made the decision to skip this year's meet due to the issue of missing school, but instead drove to San Francisco Saturday to compete in a Junior Olympic meet Sunday. The Los Alamos girls finished with Hemphill 3rd in 18:50, Anna Miller, 26th in 19:46, and Megan Stockton 32nd in 19:58.

Marie Lawrence explodes from a cannon

In the girls race, 100 meters from the start, Marie Lawrence looked as if she exploded from a cannon and never looked back, winning by 1:07 over Ashley Wimmer, in 18:49.5, who finished second to Marie in their state meet last month. Finishing third was New Mexico's 5-A state champ Kristen Hemphill of Los Alamos, who ran 18:50.5. In fourth place was Wendy Harris, in 18:53.7, Nevada's 1-2A state champ, from Lund. Finishing 5th, and was the first finisher for victorious Team Arizona, was the 5-A state champ Kristin Phillips, from Mountain Pointe, Mesa, who ran 18:57.8. Winner Marie Lawrence posted splits of 5:30 at the mile and 11:15 at two miles. The sophomore said after the race that she felt great during the entire race and is looking forward to Footlocker Regions. The 2003 Foot Locker national finals runner up looked very, very strong.

Kenny Cormier just as impressive

Kenny Cormier in the boys race looked just as impressive as Lawrence did in the girls, taking the lead from the gun and opened a huge gap on the rest of the field, winning by 16 seconds. Cormier passed the two mile marker in 10:09 and completed the course in 15:46 -- a time that was one second slower than he ran here on the same exact course back on October 2 in the Doug Conley Invitational. But Cormier, who regularly trains 90 to 100 a week was not disappointed with his performance today. He did admit that he "rested" by only running 80 miles the week prior, since he said, "I wasn't sure of who my competition would be." He said he felt ten times better then his performance here back in the beginning of October, and that was enough to give him confidence in going into Footlocker Regionals in two weeks, where he obviously becomes a favorite.

Alex Mason, from Team Arizona finished well in second place running 16:02 (a 12 second improvement from his race at Doug Conely, to give a comparison). In third place was Nevada 4-A state champ Joseph Parker, from Reno, who finished with a time of 16:03. Finishing behind Parker was Team Nevada partner Daniel Geib of Galena, in 16:05, who finished second behind Parker in their state meet. Fourth place went to New Mexico's 5-A state champ, Matt Tebo, of Eldorado who ran 16:13.

Besides the excellent competition afforded to the runners who attended the Border War II, another element that this race provided is the camaraderie for those runners competing from their respective states. They warmed-up together, cheered for one another, and congratulated each other. Friendships were formed and knowledge was shared. In the end, all athletes went away better athletes, better people. And we spectators got to witness one heck of a cross country race!

 

Michael Elder
Southwest Regional Co-Editor
[email protected]

 

Results

Boys - Girls

Boys

Team - Club Arizona Finish Position - 1
Team Score (places): 106 Team Score (times): 2:43:12.0 Ave Time:16:19.2
 

Bib No

Name

Grade

O'All Place

Cum Place

Time

Cum Time

1

86

Kenny Cormier

12

1

1

15:46.2

15:46.2

2

90

Alex Mason

12

2

3

16:02.0

31:48.3

3

89

Eric Burciaga

12

6

9

16:15.7

48:04.0

4

88

James Bogner

11

9

18

16:18.7

1:04:22.7

5

84

Matt Rowell

11

10

28

16:19.3

1:20:42.1

6

91

Matt Swift-Kraemer

10

12

40

16:20.6

1:37:02.8

7

85

John Killian

12

13

53

16:23.2

1:53:26.0

8

92

Philbert Mutuyimana

11

15

68

16:30.8

2:09:56.9

9

104

Alonso Contreras

12

18

86

16:36.5

2:26:33.4

10

112

Sandy Skouson

10

20

106

16:38.6

2:43:12.0

 
Team - Club New Mexico Finish Position - 2
Team Score (places): 140 Team Score (times): 2:44:50.4 Ave Time:16:29.0
 

Bib No

Name

Grade

O'All Place

Cum Place

Time

Cum Time

1

49

Matt Tebo

10

5

5

16:13.5

16:13.5

2

37

Simon Gilna

11

7

12

16:16.9

32:30.4

3

36

Ben Fletcher

12

8

20

16:17.5

48:48.0

4

39

Dennis Hellybuck

12

11

31

16:19.8

1:05:07.8

5

46

Nathan Romero

10

14

45

16:27.7

1:21:35.6

6

26

Marvis Aragon

12

16

61

16:33.7

1:38:09.3

7

42

Kevin Mc Nally

11

17

78

16:35.1

1:54:44.5

8

43

Ryan Mc Niff

11

19

97

16:37.4

2:11:21.9

9

28

Gerald Aguilar

12

21

118

16:43.5

2:28:05.5

10

40

Kemptom Jackson

12

22

140

16:44.9

2:44:50.4

 
Team - Club Nevada Finish Position - 3
Team Score (places): 219 Team Score (times): 2:50:51.9 Ave Time:17:05.1
 

Bib No

Name

Grade

O'All Place

Cum Place

Time

Cum Time

1

52

Joseph Parker

11

3

3

16:03.0

16:03.0

2

53

Daniel Geib

11

4

7

16:05.1

32:08.2

3

54

Nick Schenk

12

23

30

16:53.8

49:02.0

4

57

Robert Elvick

12

24

54

17:03.7

1:06:05.8

5

55

Josh Sillitoe

12

25

79

17:04.4

1:23:10.3

6

67

Jose Barajas

12

26

105

17:13.0

1:40:23.3

7

60

Ricky Johnson

12

27

132

17:24.7

1:57:48.0

8

59

Karl Nielson

10

28

160

17:34.1

2:15:22.1

9

65

Matthew Dalrymple

10

29

189

17:41.3

2:33:03.4

10

62

Adam Marriott

11

30

219

17:48.4

2:50:51.9

Results By Nevada Track Stats 
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    Place*    Name                    Team              Age       Time      Pace
       1    Kenny Cormier           Club Arizona        0       15:46.2    5:05/M
       2    Alex Mason              Club Arizona        0       16:02.0    5:10/M
       3    Joseph Parker           Club Nevada         0       16:03.0    5:11/M
       4    Daniel Geib             Club Nevada         0       16:05.1    5:11/M
       5    Matt Tebo               Club New Mexico     0       16:13.5    5:14/M
       6    Eric Burciaga           Club Arizona        0       16:15.7    5:15/M
       7    Simon Gilna             Club New Mexico     0       16:16.9    5:15/M
       8    Ben Fletcher            Club New Mexico     0       16:17.5    5:15/M
       9    James Bogner            Club Arizona        0       16:18.7    5:15/M
      10    Matt Rowell             Club Arizona        0       16:19.3    5:16/M
      11    Dennis Hellybuck        Club New Mexico     0       16:19.8    5:16/M
      12    Matt Swift-Kraemer      Club Arizona        0       16:20.6    5:16/M
      13    John Killian            Club Arizona        0       16:23.2    5:17/M
      14    Nathan Romero           Club New Mexico     0       16:27.7    5:18/M
      15    Philbert Mutuyimana     Club Arizona        0       16:30.8    5:19/M
      16    Marvis Aragon           Club New Mexico     0       16:33.7    5:20/M
      17    Kevin Mc Nally          Club New Mexico     0       16:35.1    5:21/M
      18    Alonso Contreras        Club Arizona        0       16:36.5    5:21/M
      19    Ryan Mc Niff            Club New Mexico     0       16:37.4    5:22/M
      20    Sandy Skouson           Club Arizona        0       16:38.6    5:22/M
      21    Donovan Tsinnijinnie    Club Arizona        0       16:39.5    5:22/M
      22    Nathan Lee              Club Arizona        0       16:39.8    5:22/M
      23    Derrick Williams        Club Arizona        0       16:39.9    5:22/M
      24    Tolan Thornton          Club Arizona        0       16:43.1    5:24/M
      25    Gerald Aguilar          Club New Mexico     0       16:43.5    5:24/M
      26    Kemptom Jackson         Club New Mexico     0       16:44.9    5:24/M
      27    Philbert Brown          Club New Mexico     0       16:46.3    5:25/M
      28    Patrick Fedyski         Club Arizona        0       16:47.1    5:25/M
      29    Forrest Boughner        Club Arizona        0       16:47.4    5:25/M
      30    Jeremy Chavez           Club New Mexico     0       16:48.4    5:25/M
      31    Dylan Clark             Club Arizona        0       16:48.6    5:25/M
      32    Michael Anderson        Club Arizona        0       16:48.8    5:25/M
      33    Jeff Cosper             Club Arizona        0       16:53.1    5:27/M
      34    Nick Schenk             Club Nevada         0       16:53.8    5:27/M
      35    Jerome Tafoya           Club New Mexico     0       16:54.9    5:27/M
      36    Ray Suina               Club New Mexico     0       16:55.6    5:27/M
      37    Anthony Gonzalez        Club New Mexico     0       16:57.6    5:28/M
      38    Victor Zazueta          Club Arizona        0       16:58.1    5:28/M
      39    Robert Hurtado          Club Arizona        0       16:58.3    5:28/M
      40    Ben Wilms               Club New Mexico     0       17:01.0    5:29/M
      41    Nick Arguelles          Club New Mexico     0       17:01.2    5:29/M
      42    Jeremy Newland          Club New Mexico     0       17:02.9    5:30/M
      43    Robert Elvick           Club Nevada         0       17:03.7    5:30/M
      44    Scott Mayberry          Club Arizona        0       17:04.1    5:30/M
      45    Josh Sillitoe           Club Nevada         0       17:04.4    5:30/M
      46    Josh Gher               Club Arizona        0       17:05.0    5:31/M
      47    Mike Martinez           Club New Mexico     0       17:06.9    5:31/M
      48    Sean Maroney            Club Arizona        0       17:07.1    5:31/M
      49    Omar De Los Santos      Club Arizona        0       17:07.3    5:31/M
      50    Jose Barajas            Club Nevada         0       17:13.0    5:33/M
      51    Jeff Dallman            Club New Mexico     0       17:16.9    5:34/M
      52    Finn Yarborough         Club New Mexico     0       17:19.9    5:35/M
      53    Donovan Billy           Club New Mexico     0       17:21.4    5:36/M
      54    Josh Bueno              Club New Mexico     0       17:23.3    5:36/M
      55    Ricky Johnson           Club Nevada         0       17:24.7    5:37/M
      56    Myles Panteah           Club New Mexico     0       17:27.3    5:38/M
      57    Karl Nielson            Club Nevada         0       17:34.1    5:40/M
      58    Matthew Dalrymple       Club Nevada         0       17:41.3    5:42/M
      59    Antonio Smith           Unattached          16      17:44.5    5:43/M
      60    Adam Marriott           Club Nevada         0       17:48.4    5:45/M
      61    James Fosdick           Club Nevada         0       17:53.1    5:46/M
      62    Raphael Rodriguez       Club Nevada         0       17:55.6    5:47/M
      63    Nathan Kato             Club Nevada         0       18:11.6    5:52/M
      64    Mike Hartwell           Club Nevada         0       18:20.0    5:55/M
      65    Russell Koch            Club Nevada         0       18:31.1    5:58/M
      66    Michael Barretto        Club Nevada         0       18:40.3    6:01/M
      67    Derek Felli             Club Nevada         0       18:53.5    6:05/M
      68    DeShawn Beavers         Club Nevada         0       18:55.7    6:06/M
      69    Tan Nguyen              Club Nevada         0       18:57.7    6:07/M
      70    Mike Kominsky           Club Nevada                 19:39.8    6:20/M
      71    Mark McLaughlin         Club Nevada         0       19:54.6    6:25/M
      72    Alex Davis              Club Nevada          0      20:47.5    6:42/M

 

Girls

Team - Club Arizona Finish Position - 1
Team Score (places): 133 Team Score (times): 3:12:56.6 Ave Time:19:17.6
 

Bib No

Name

Grade

O'All Place

Cum Place

Time

Cum Time

1

118

Kristin Phillips

11

5

5

18:57.8

18:57.8

2

108

Jillian Klassen

10

6

11

19:02.5

38:00.3

3

114

Kari Hardt

11

7

18

19:03.5

57:03.9

4

109

Tara Erdmann

10

8

26

19:10.2

1:16:14.1

5

121

Angie Farr

12

9

35

19:11.2

1:35:25.3

6

120

Patricia Barella

9

16

51

19:24.2

1:54:49.6

7

122

Chelsea Chauvet

10

17

68

19:25.2

2:14:14.9

8

134

Samantha Hatch

12

20

88

19:29.4

2:33:44.3

9

128

Lindsay Prescott

9

22

110

19:33.7

2:53:18.0

10

119

Ellen Mork

12

23

133

19:38.5

3:12:56.6

 
Team - Club New Mexico Finish Position - 2
Team Score (places): 146 Team Score (times): 3:13:25.3 Ave Time:19:20.5
 

Bib No

Name

Grade

O'All Place

Cum Place

Time

Cum Time

1

4

Kristen Hemphill

12

3

3

18:50.5

18:50.5

2

2

Irena Ossola

11

10

13

19:13.8

38:04.3

3

7

Alex Hansell

11

11

24

19:15.4

57:19.7

4

9

Vanessa Ortiz

11

12

36

19:17.6

1:16:37.4

5

3

Yesenia Archuleta

12

13

49

19:18.1

1:35:55.5

6

24

Ashley Quintana

11

15

64

19:21.5

1:55:17.0

7

13

Val Detrick

12

18

82

19:26.7

2:14:43.7

8

8

Aeriel Emig

12

19

101

19:28.2

2:34:12.0

9

10

Geneva Torres

11

21

122

19:31.9

2:53:44.0

10

22

Lindsay Harper

10

24

146

19:41.3

3:13:25.3

 
Team - Club Nevada Finish Position - 3
Team Score (places): 186 Team Score (times): 3:17:49.7 Ave Time:19:46.9
 

Bib No

Name

Grade

O'All Place

Cum Place

Time

Cum Time

1

1

Marie Lawrence

10

1

1

17:42.0

17:42.0

2

70

Ashley Wimmer

9

2

3

18:49.5

36:31.6

3

81

Wendy Harris

11

4

7

18:53.7

55:25.3

4

82

Kelly Fernandez

12

14

21

19:18.7

1:14:44.1

5

72

Michelle Taylor

10

25

46

20:15.3

1:34:59.5

6

75

Jace Howanitz

9

26

72

20:17.6

1:55:17.2

7

77

Tiffany Tandy

12

27

99

20:18.8

2:15:36.0

8

71

Nicole Lajeunesse

10

28

127

20:38.1

2:36:14.1

9

76

Amanda Gilbert

9

29

156

20:44.8

2:56:59.0

10

78

Brandy Yamka

9

30

186

20:50.7

3:17:49.7

Results By Nevada Track Stats 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Place*    Name                    Team              Age       Time      Pace
       1    Marie Lawrence          Club Nevada         0       17:42.0    5:43/M
       2    Ashley Wimmer           Club Nevada         0       18:49.5    6:04/M
       3    Kristen Hemphill        Club New Mexico     0       18:50.5    6:05/M
       4    Wendy Harris            Club Nevada         0       18:53.7    6:05/M
       5    Kristin Phillips        Club Arizona        0       18:57.8    6:07/M
       6    Jillian Klassen         Club Arizona        0       19:02.5    6:08/M
       7    Kari Hardt              Club Arizona        0       19:03.5    6:09/M
       8    Tara Erdmann            Club Arizona        0       19:10.2    6:11/M
       9    Angie Farr              Club Arizona        0       19:11.2    6:11/M
      10    Irena Ossola            Club New Mexico     0       19:13.8    6:12/M
      11    Alex Hansell            Club New Mexico     0       19:15.4    6:13/M
      12    Vanessa Ortiz           Club New Mexico     0       19:17.6    6:13/M
      13    Yesenia Archuleta       Club New Mexico     0       19:18.1    6:14/M
      14    Kelly Fernandez         Club Nevada         0       19:18.7    6:14/M
      15    Ashley Quintana         Club New Mexico     0       19:21.5    6:15/M
      16    Patricia Barella        Club Arizona        0       19:24.2    6:15/M
      17    Chelsea Chauvet         Club Arizona        0       19:25.2    6:16/M
      18    Val Detrick             Club New Mexico     0       19:26.7    6:16/M
      19    Aeriel Emig             Club New Mexico     0       19:28.2    6:17/M
      20    Samantha Hatch          Club Arizona        0       19:29.4    6:17/M
      21    Geneva Torres           Club New Mexico     0       19:31.9    6:18/M
      22    Lindsay Prescott        Club Arizona        0       19:33.7    6:18/M
      23    Ellen Mork              Club Arizona        0       19:38.5    6:20/M
      24    Lindsay Harper          Club New Mexico     0       19:41.3    6:21/M
      25    Anna Petrov             Club New Mexico     0       19:41.5    6:21/M
      26    Anna Miller             Club New Mexico     0       19:46.4    6:23/M
      27    Rachelle Bille          Club New Mexico     0       19:46.7    6:23/M
      28    Jocelyn Calderon        Club New Mexico     0       19:46.8    6:23/M
      29    Brandy Castillo         Club New Mexico     0       19:47.0    6:23/M
      30    Rachel Velarde          Club New Mexico     0       19:54.7    6:25/M
      31    Kelsey Greathouse       Club Arizona        0       19:56.9    6:26/M
      32    Megan Stockton          Club New Mexico     0       19:58.0    6:26/M
      33    Katrina Lee             Club Arizona        0       19:58.7    6:26/M
      34    Kelly Mc Cabe           Club New Mexico     0       19:59.8    6:27/M
      35    Sarah Jill Alcorn       Club New Mexico     0       20:00.2    6:27/M
      36    Kelly Spartonos         Club Arizona        0       20:01.2    6:27/M
      37    Janeen Yazzie           Club Arizona        0       20:13.8    6:31/M
      38    Katie Wiederholt        Club New Mexico     0       20:14.7    6:32/M
      39    Michelle Taylor         Club Nevada         0       20:15.3    6:32/M
      40    Camille Olson           Club Arizona        0       20:16.4    6:32/M
      41    Jace Howanitz           Club Nevada         0       20:17.6    6:33/M
      42    Tiffany Tandy           Club Nevada         0       20:18.8    6:33/M
      43    Sophia Timunen          Club Arizona        0       20:19.0    6:33/M
      44    Jami Perez              Club Arizona        0       20:23.3    6:35/M
      45    Tiffany Sorrell         Club Arizona        0       20:24.8    6:35/M
      46    Francesca Bissman       Club Arizona        0       20:25.3    6:35/M
      47    Nicole Lajeunesse       Club Nevada         0       20:38.1    6:39/M
      48    Kathryn Quintana        Club New Mexico     0       20:39.9    6:40/M
      49    Krystal Becenti         Club New Mexico     0       20:42.2    6:41/M
      50    Amanda Gilbert          Club Nevada         0       20:44.8    6:41/M
      51    Aubri Carman            Club Arizona        0       20:47.6    6:42/M
      52    Lesley Martinson        Club New Mexico     0       20:47.9    6:42/M
      53    Laura Lavezo            Club New Mexico     0       20:49.1    6:43/M
      54    Calah Schlabach         Club Arizona        0       20:49.4    6:43/M
      55    Brandy Yamka            Club Nevada         0       20:50.7    6:43/M
      56    Kristilyn Jeffries      Club Nevada         0       21:04.2    6:48/M
      57    Samantha Arvizu         Club Nevada         0       21:05.0    6:48/M
      58    Krista Monaghon         Club New Mexico     0       21:21.5    6:53/M
      59    Samantha Topham         Club Nevada         0       21:31.3    6:56/M
      60    Heather Holmstrom       Club Nevada         0       22:00.0    7:06/M

  

Preview

Mel Lawrence and 16 other state XC champs highlight Border War II.

by Adam Kedge

This Saturday, November 20th, 25 of the top boys and girls from AZ, NV, and NM go head to head representing their state. The race will be held at 20 Kiwanis Park, in Tempe Arizona on a certified 3.1 course. Scoring is ten deep for each state.

History: This will be the first time that New Mexico participates in the Border War. Last fall Team Arizona won both the boys and girls competition. In 2003 Charles Hampton of Team Arizona (15:46.8) out leaned Patrick Swick of Team Nevada (15:46.8). On the girls side the Hardt sisters of Team Arizona went 1 - 2 with Whitney Hardt winning in
19:02.3.

Last Year's results are on Nevada TrackStats

Schedule:
10:00am Open Race All ages Adults $10.00 Youth $5.00
11:00am Elite Race Girls
11:35am Elite Race Boys

Arizona headliners: Boys

All four 2004 Arizona individual state champs are scheduled to run making Team Arizona the favorites again in 2004. 4A sr. Kenny Comier of Douglas HS won the Arizona state meet with the fastest time of the day.

Comier was 12th in the inaugural Border War last fall. He'll look to lead 5A sr.Craig Breinholt of Highland HS, 3A sr. Gordan Segay of Window Rock HS, and 2A jr. Weston Jones of Red Mesa HS. Adding to Team Arizona's depth will be Levi Lomeland of (SW #6) Page HS. Lomeland finished 18th last
fall to assist Team Arizona's victory.

Arizona Headliners: Girls

The girls race will also feature all four Arizona state champs. Leading the team will be last year's Border War runner-up Kari Hardt of Queen Creek HS. Two weeks ago at the state meet she posted the fastest time of the event (18:12) regardless of classification. The other state title holders scheduled to run are 5A jr. Kristen Phillups of Monte Pointe HS, 4A so. Kelsey Greathouse of Bradshaw Mountain HS, and 2A so.
Jillian Klassen of Scottsdale Christian HS.

2004 Arizona State Results

Nevada Headliners: Boys

2004 4A state champ Joseph Parker of Reno HS lead a deep team for NV.
Runner-up Daniel Geib of Galena HS and 4A 5th place Nick Schenk of Silverado HS make for a strong team of front runners for Nevada.

Noteables not attending: At this time the state champs from the Class 3A (Jake Steinman - Lowery) and Class 2A (Matt Trachok - Sage Ridge) were not on the current roster for Team Nevada.

Nevada Headliners: Girls

The hands on favorite for the 2nd Annual Border War has to be Mel Lawrence of Reno HS. She is scheduled to compete and will lead a Nevada team that looks to have the top-4 Nevada State Meet individuals from the combined results on the roster. Included in that team is 2A state champ Wendy Harris of Lund HS (19:12), 4A runner-up Ashley Wimmer of Palo Verde HS (19:16), and Laurence's teammate Nicole Lajeunesse of Reno HS (19:44).

Mel Laurence did not compete in the 2003 Border War. Her season was highlighted by a runner-up finish to Katelyn Kaltenbach at the Foot Locker National Championships. She should help remedy the near top-10 sweep by Team Arizona from 2003 when they posted a 1 - 8 finish.

Notables not attending: Addie Devine of Incline won the 3A title and is not currently on the updated roster. In addition, girls from South Tahoe who compete in the Nevada State Meet do not compete in the Border War.

2004 Nevada State Results:

New Mexico Headliners: Boys

The new kids on the block at the 2004 Border War is Team New Mexico.
Three out of the 4 newly crowned state champs are scheduled to run.
Leading the way will be 5A so. Matt Tebo of Eldorado HS. He had the second fastest time (15:56) of the day regardless of classification at the New Mexico State Meet. Other individual title winners are 3A sr.
Jerome Tafoya of Santa Fe Indian School and 2A sr. Marvis Aragon of Laguna-Acoma HS.

Notables not attending: The invitees from SW #2 Albuquerque Academy have elected to stay home and prepare for NTN. Included in that group is 4A champ sr. Mitch Bible.

New Mexico Headliners: Girls

Sr. Kristen Hemphill of SW #1 Los Alamos HS should help Team New Mexico to a favorable showing against the front runners of both Nevada and Arizona. Hemphill was the 4A state champ two weeks ago at Red Rock State Park. Surprisingly, Hemphill did not have the fastest time of the day at state. That honor goes to 3A champ jr. Irena Ossola of St. Michael's HS in Santa Fe. 5A champ jr. Jocelyn Calderon of Carlsbad HS makes for a team with both depth and front runners.

Notables not attending: 8th grader and 2A state champ Kelly Barman of Cimmeron HS and sr. Marisa Sandoval of Los Alamos HS have declined invitations.

2004 New Mexico State Results:

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