 | 11/6 STATE MEET
 | Summary by Jeff Guy
Sara Gorton - Mountain Pointe and Juan Reyes - Carl Hayden both win 5A
individual titles in record time. With temperatures in the 90's and 7
athletes needing medical treatment, the heat did not slow Gorton 18:29 over
3.1 mile course or Reyes 15:46.
The two seniors took control at the beginning of the race and looked
impressive as Gorton won by 37 seconds and Reyes winning by 27 seconds.
The girls of Glendale Mountain Ridge 49 points, boys of Horizon 51 points won
the team titles.
5A Girls 3.1 miles Teams: 1. Mountain Ridge 49 2. Mountain
Pointe 116 3. Desert Vista 131 4. Xavier 148 5. Desert Mountain 189
Individuals: 1. Sara Gorton (Mtp) 18:29 course record 2. Laura Sbordona
(DMtn) 19:06 3. Lispeth Nutt (NCan) 19:29 4. Jena Wreiden (MtnR) 19:36 5.
Julie Fisher (DVis) 19:44 6. Amanda Lyon (DVis) 19:45 7. Amber Smith (MtnR)
20:17 8. Laura Sturgess (DVis) 20:24 9. Kelly Burke (CDS) 20:30 10. Jennifer
Stirling (Mesq) 20:33 11. Jessica Nail (MtnR) 20:34 12. Nikki Voelkel (Rin)
20:40 13. Collen Callahan (Amphi)20:44 14. Kim Stevens (High) 20:48 15. Erin
Sillin (MtnR) 20:51
5A Boys 3.1 miles Teams: 1. Horizon 112 2. Mountain View 142 3. Dobson
149 4. Highland 156 5. Mountain Pointe 183
Individuals: 1. Juan Reyes (CHay) 15:46 course record 2. Travis Townsend
(DVlly) 16:13 3. Roger Cahill (MtnR) 16:20 4. Mike Howard (CDO) 16:28 5. Joe
Fessayhe (Dob) 16:40 6. Billy Smith (DVlly) 16:46 7. Jose Campos (High) 17:00
8. Nathan Franz (Bue) 17:02 9. Derek Bush (Dob) 17:03 10. Tristan Ramirez
(Hor) 17:05 11. Kevin Bullington (TB) 17:06 12. Roger Bentley (RedMt) 17:07
13. Kevin Peasy (Hor) 17:08 14. Jim Gagel (CDS) 17:09 15. Ryan McCartney
(Hor) 17:09
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| Summary by Neil Carpenter
Closing her high school cross country competition, Sarah Gorton, Phoenix
Mountain Pointe, raced to a course record and beat the nearest competitor by
37 seconds at the Freestone Regional Park in Gilbert, AZ. She covered the
3.1 mile course in 18:29. No one was in view as she finished the race.
Later in the afternoon, Juan Reyes, Phoenix Carl Hayden, also a senior,
repeated as expected by demolishing his competition with a 15:45 run that
beat his own course record from 1998. His margin of victory was also 27
seconds. Gorton and Reyes are both outstanding academic achievers and are
both the subjects of intense recruiting. Gorton reportedlly is considering
UCLA, Stanford, Colorado, and Arizona State. Reyes has not revealed his
college interests yet.
In team competition, results were:
Class 5A:
Boys: Horizon (Scottsdale), 112; Mountain View, (Mesa) 142; Dobson (Mesa),
149.
Girls: Mountain Ridge (Phoenix), 49; Mountain Pointe (Phoenix), 116; Desert
Vista (Phoenix), 131.
Class 4A:
Boys: Page HS, 78; Catalina Foothills (Tucson), 118; Palo Verde (Tucson),
154
Girls: Page HS, 71; Catalina Foothills (Tucson), 104; Chinle HS, 124
Class 3A:
Boys: Tuba City HS, 70; Ron Rico HS, 99; Winslow HS, 104
Girls: Tuba City HS, 26; Ganado HS, 67; Winslow HS, 117
Classes 1A/2A:
Boys: Hopi HS, 15; Sanders Valley HS, 84; Tombstone HS, 86
Girls: Hopi HS, 20; St. Michael HS, 98; Willcox HS, 134
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