Curtis Williams Invitational
October 1st , 2005
Gallup, NM

News and notes reported by Adam Kedge


6400 feet elevation
Course distance 3.24 mi. (GPS charted)
Conditions: 75 Degrees, Very sandy

Boys Summary:

SW#3/US#10 Page AZ falls to SW#5/US#18 Albuquerque Academy NM at Red Rock State Park in Gallup, NM. Both teams were at full strength. Also in attendance were SW#10 Rio Rancho, and once SW ranked Gallup and Los Alamos. 32 total team in attendance. Both team battled hard the whole way with Page holding a slight edge until the last 200 meters. All other teams were never a factor in the race for the team title.

The course had been changed form years past and a ½ mile long arroyo was added to the last mile of the race. Timing malfunctions in the boys’ varsity prohibit full race data.

Quotes from Academy Coach Adam Kedge:

"Now that we are in the latter half of our season our team is clearly making progress towards being at our best for the upcoming championship meets. Page is a solid team with great packing. Their front runners could not handle the 1-2 punch of (Dustin) Martin and (Ben) Johnson who took command of the race early only to be caught by Navajo Pine’s Ryan Nez in the last ¼ of a mile." BOYS RESULTS

Girls Summary:

Despite having a team of only 6 girls the 3A Santa Fe St. Michael’s handled the tradition rich schools of Gallup and Los Alamos. Irenna Ossola (see photo below - courtesy of Blake P. Wood) and her teammate Tess Amer were never pushed in the 2nd half of the race. GIRLS RESULTS


Boys Individual Results:

Ryan Nez Navajo Pine
Ben Johnson Academy 17:57
Dustin Martin Academy 18:03
Nathan Lee Page
Obed Hernandez Cobre
Ryan McNiff Los Alamos
Anthony Roybal Cibola
Levi Lomeland Page
Philbert Brown Gallup
Donovan Tsinnijinnie Page
Drew Rasmussen Cibola
Javier Jim Page
Kyle Cooper Academy 18:53
Chris Talayumpetewa Gallup
Erik Huaswald Academy 18:59
Gabe Mondragon Rio Rancho
Beau Hilland Academy 19:01
William Naketewa Zuni
Antonio Smith Page
Cal Armerding Academy 19:08
Fredrico Crosby West Mesa
Daniel Bueno Rio Rancho
Justin C Miller Grants
Tomai Bitsoie Page
Josh Plank Cibola

Boys Team:

Academy 50
Page 53
Cibola 114
Gallup 137
Rio Rancho 144
Los Alamos 204
Navajo Pine 217
Zuni 225
Cobre 310
St. Michael’s 319
West Mesa 346
Grants 351
Wingate 382
Shiprock 409
Laguna Acoma 424
Piedra Vista 453
Espanola Valley 479
Kirtland Central 522
Moriarty 556
Pecos 561
Rehoboth 589
Gallup Catholic 607
Crownpoint 608
Thoreau 623
Tohatchi 632
East Mountain 722
Rehoboth Christian 839
Ramah 841
Mesa Vista 859
Pine Hill no score

Girls Individual Results:

Irenna Ossala St. Michael’s 20:46
Tess Amer St. Michael’s 21:05
Venessa Ortiz Cibola 21:23
Katrina Lee Page 21:35
Ashley Quintina Pecos 21:45
Patty Murry St. Michael’s 21:47
Jordan Brown Gallup 21:57
Geneva Torres Rio Rancho 22:02
Rachael Billie Shiprock 22:19
Lyndsay Harper Academy 22:30

Runners exiting the infamous arroyo - 1/2 mile of deep, soft sand,
ending 600 m from the finish.
Courtesy of Blake P. Wood.

Girls Team:

1. St. Michael’s 74
2. Gallup 84
3. Academy 107
4. Page 112
5. Los Alamos 122
6. Navajo Prep 171
7. Navajo Pine 254
8. Shiprock 287
9. Wingate 350
10. Tohatchi 372

(32 total schools)

 

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