Two THS runners finish in top 10 at Amarillo

Two Tucumcari cross-country runners finished in the top 10 on Saturday at the Amarillo ISD Invitational.

Alex Bueno De La O finished fourth overall on the 5,000-meter course at Rick Klein Park in Amarillo in a time of 17 minutes, 14 seconds.

His teammate, Fernando Ureste, finished sixth in a time of 17:16, said THS coach Tim Clark.

“For Alex and Fernando to be near the top, they were smokin’,” Clark said.

“Everyone ran well. They all improved their personal records.”

Full results from the meet weren’t available. Nearly 30 teams competed.

Clark said Patric Szaloy finished in the 22-minute range, and Paxton Smith finished in around 24 minutes.

Clark said the Rattlers didn’t field a full team because Bryson Klinger was sidelined due to a hip injury. Clark said he might recruit another younger runner to the varsity level so he can have a full squad before the district meet next month.

In the girls race, Clark said he again was struck by Heaven Maes-Arellano’s effort.

“Every day, I’m impressed with that young lady,” he said.

MiKayla Klinger also ran for the first time in several weeks after competing in various competitions at the New Mexico State Fair.

THS’ runners will be at Saturday’s Quay County on the Move 5K in Tucumcari, which isn’t an official competition but serves as a workout event.

Logan meet

Logan’s cross-country teams largely dominated a small meet it hosted Sept. 16 at Ute Lake State Park Road.

The Logan boys squad finished first at the meet with 15 points, with eight runners finishing in the top 10 individually.

Kale Griffiths was the Longhorns’ top runner, finishing second on the 5,000-meter course in 18 minutes, 22.6 seconds.

Also competing for Logan were Mitchell Wall (third, 18:41.4), Haden Judd (fourth, 19:32.7), Christopher Lucero (fifth, 19:55.2), Connor Moore (sixth, 20:09.8), Devin Kotara (seventh, 20:15.1), Mason Barnhart (eighth, 20:18.5), Payson Nials (10th, 22:09.6) Kaden Bongers (11th, 22:18.4) and Lucas Barreras (12th, 22:53.3).

The San Jon boys finished with 50 points in the team standings.

San Jon’s top runner was Eli Clements, who finished 13th in 24:41.7.

Other Coyotes runners were Adam Urrea (14th, 26:07), Michael Urrea (15th, 26:10.9), Nathaniel Erwin (16th, 26:32.9), Travis Lee (17th, 27:32.2) and Luis Mendez (18th, 29:54.1).

Grant Fudge of Roy won the race in 17:59.7.

In the girls race, the Lady Longhorns also won the team title with 15 points.

Aubrey Reed was the top runner for the Lady Longhorns, finishing fourth in 24:45.4.

Other runners for Logan were Lilly Nials (sixth, 25:55.7), Kyle Terry (seventh, 26:16.4), Bailee Salvador-Jones (eighth, 27:36.1) and Reese Hastie (ninth, 28:11.4).

San Jon’s Rayna Sena, a state qualifier a year ago, finished third in 24:19.4. House’s Hannah Vandermere finished 12th in 32:27.4.

Roy’s Constanza Covarrubias won the girls race in 22:53.1.