ALAMOSA – A total of 403 boys and 370 girls took part in the 32^nd Joe I. Vigil Invitational, which took place Saturday at Cattails Golf Course.

Boys race

The Alamosa Mean Moose finished fifth in the boys race with 220 points. They were led by Ethan Merrick who was fifth in 15:40.39. He was the top finisher from Colorado as he placed behind three runners from New Mexico and one from Texas..

Also scoring for Alamosa were Jeremiah DeLaCerda who was 24^th in 16:32.96, Brody Artaechevarria who was 53^rd in 17:16.33, Cael Canaan who was 69^th in 17:29.58, and Jayce Johnson who was 73^rd in 17:37.65, Cody DiCamillo who was 171^st in 19:06.69, and Jack Daniel Lopez who was 197^th in 19:36.41.

Also running for the Mean Moose were Andy Hernandez who was 241^st in 20:35.94, Danny Lopez who was 264^th in 20:58.87, Merrick Lock who was 316^th in 22:27.40, Matthew Hollingsworth who was 374^th in 26:04.09, and Ryan Lucero who was 388^th in 27:45.75.

Del Norte placed 21^st in the boys race with 643 points. Mads Kreutzer led the Tigers as he placed 82^nd in 17:41.15. Also scoring for Del Norte were Cruz Matta who was 120^th in 18:16.18, Landon Crowder who was 146^th in 18:47.77, Jax Lester who was 153^rd in 18:54.78, and Zach Daniel who was 230^th in 20:25.86, Corbin Horrocks who was 252^nd in 20:47.43, and Justin Ast who was 347^th in 23:54.14.

Centauri was 28^th with 768 points. Scoring for the Falcons were Lincoln Bagwell who was 47^th in 17:04.70, Rhett Taylor who was 180^th in 19:22.43, Ethan Martinez who was 208^th in 19:44.19, Gavin Graber who was 220^th in 20:06.78, and Joey Torres who was 319^th in 22:32.27, Rylun Polkowske who was 343^rd in 23:44.74, and Wheeler Larson who was 349^th in 24:03.26.

Other Centauri runners included Liam Sowards who was 355^th in 24:31.15.

Centennial was 35^th with 1,139. The Ram runners included Josiah Rael who was 308^th in 22:18.39, Jeremy Rael who was 346^th in 23:52.29, Miguel Salcido who was 376^th in 26:17.87, Alazay Sanchez who was377^th in 26:23.78, and Sebastian Monroy-Gonzalez who was 399^th in 29:57.83.

The rest of the local teams did not figure in the team scoring.

Antonito had four runners. Leading the Trojans were Dean Garcia who was 249^th in 20:45.38, Anthony Llanez who was 373^rd in 25:56.07, Steven Velasquez who was 390^th in 28:17.02, and Nick Mondragon who was 391^st in 28:17.64.

Center also had four runners. Running for the Vikings were Dahir Ornelas who was 256^th in 20:52.87, Isaac Garcia who was 328^th in 22:51.18, Elijah Garcia who was 332^nd in 22:59.65, and Romero Villagomez-Juarez who was 370^th in 25:40.33.

Monte Vista ran two competitors. Haven Heredia was 306^th in 22:13.49, and Logan Hernandez was 39^th in 29:08.56.

Sargent had only one competitor in Lars Witzke who was 279^th in 21:26.34.

Sierra Grande also had four runners. Daniel Rodriguez was 311^th in 22:22.56, Jacob Portillo was 341^st in 23:33.74, Ashton Sampson was 364^th in 25:12.34, and Brylee Forrester was 367^th in 25:22.29.

Girls race

Alamosa finished 11^th in the girls competition with 354 points. Scoring for the Mean Moose were Hannah DeLaCerda who was 39^th in 20:02.65, Olivia Formisano who was 41^st in 20:03.84,  Victoria Gifford who was 87^th in 21:07.67, Braelyn Cisneros who was 112^th in 21:42.89, and Vanessa Villalva who was 127^th in 22:00.63, Abigail Adams who was 164^th in 22:45.26, and Isabella Lopez who was 169^th in 22:49.49.

Also running for the Mean Moose were Maren Formisano who was 224^th in 24:17.44, Camryn Zook who was 255^th in 25:01.04, Gizelle Meraz who was 257^th in 25:04.45, Catherine Tomas who was 303^rd in 26:33.96, Daelyn Jackson who was 313^th in 26:52.65, Paityn Semore who was 337^th in 29:06.19, and Isabelle Estrada who was 360^th in 33:39.42.

Del Norte was 17^th with 503. The Tiger scorers included Scarlett Maxwell who was 16^th in 19:25.27, Indie Howe who was 98^th in 21:24.58, Faith Crowder who was 121^s in, 21:54.56, Brianna Kaufman Brigham who was 236^th in 24:35.03, and Ella Cowett who was 264^th in 25:18.27.

Centauri was 21^st with 548 points. The Falcon scorers included Kourtney Heikes who was 70^th in 20:42.45, Mckenzie Torres who was 85^th in 21:01.84, Bailey Graber who was 123^rd in, 21:55.89; Sienna Taylor who was 247^th in 24:50.44, and Lyndie Sowards who was 256^th in 25:02.24, Alyvia Norton who was 280^th in 25:48.62, and Jeana Dunn who was 298^th in 26:12.74.

Other Centauri runners included Harper Russell who was 301^st in 26:31.30, Britney Robins who was 302^nd in 26:33.03, Beijah Sowards who was 309^th in 26:42.90, Juliana Rendon who was 318^th in 27:25.88, and Austyn Johnson who was 362^nd in 33:58.04.

Antonito had three competitors including Eliana Garcia who was 338^th in 29:09.41, Minerva Gonzalez who was 352^nd in 31:15.71, and Evolet Garcia who was 369^th in 36:02.33.

Center also had three runners. Alexandra Rubio who was 77^th in 20:52.77, Shyanne Suazo who was 365^th in 34:26.06, and Lavine Casas Hernandez who was 370^th in 37:22.00.

Monte Vista also had three entrants and the Pirates were led by Shae Romero who placed the highest among SLV female individuals with an 11^th place finish in 19:09.14. Anahi Murietta was 307^th in 26:41.09, and Kailah Stucky was 368^th in 36:01.11.

Sargent had two participants in Madeline Mitchell who was 90^th in 21:14.72, and Sydney Curtis who was 218^th in 24:04.31.

Boys team scores

Durango 122, La Cueva (N.M.) 134, The Classical Academy 142, Salida 150, Alamosa 220, Pueblo West 234, Pebble Hills (Texas) 246, Pecos (Texas) 247, Manitou Springs 250, Fountain-Fort Carson 269, Cheyenne Mountain 269, Forge Christian 271, Los Alamos (N.M.) 296, Taos (N.M.) 325, Montwood (Texas) 414, Widefield 434, Mesa Ridge 436, Woodland Park 526, Eastlake (Texas) 528, Crested Butte 544, Del Norte 643, Ignacio 716, Santa Fe (N.M.) 719, Dolores 720, Pagosa Springs 724, Caprock Academy 748, Gunnison 754, Centauri 768, Pojoaque Valley (N.M.) 787, Bayfield 815, Pueblo County 858, Montezuma-Cortez 898, Rye 951, Manco 958, Centennial 1,139.

Girls team scores

The Classical Academy 53, Durango 80, Cheyenne Mountain 81, Los Alamos (N.M.) 111, Manitou Springs 137, Woodland Park 181, La Cueva (N.M.) 217, Pueblo West 230, Salida 233, Fountain-Fort Carson 303, Alamosa 354, Pebble Hills (Texas) 382, Eastlake (Texas) 423, Santa Fe (N.M.) 449, Mesa Ridge 471, Gunnison 495, Del Norte 503, Montwood (Texas) 520, Caprock Academy 541, Widefield 543, Centauri 548, Pagosa Springs 601, Lake County 612, Crested Butte 665, Pecos (Texas) 667, Bayfield 701, Pueblo County 730.