The Montezuma-Cortez cross-country team raced at the Anna Banana Memorial Wildcat Invitational in Grand Junction on Saturday, Sept. 26.<\/p>\n
Going into the race, head coach Paul Koops said he expected to see fast times from his runners due to the flat nature of the course.<\/p>\n
He was correct, as six of the Panthers 10 runners ran their best times of the season.<\/p>\n
Sophomore Regina Schuster led the girls\u2019 team with a season best time of 23 minutes, 36 seconds, good for a 66th place finish in the large meet.<\/p>\n
Senior Rachel Zetts (24:56), sophomore Emma Thissen (25:12) and sophomore Lynda LaPaz (26:42) rounded out the girls\u2019 squad in 77th, 81st and 85th.<\/p>\n
The boys were led by junior Josh Ramos, who after catching a touchdown pass the night before in the Panthers\u2019 football win against Ignacio, showed up and ran his season best (17:31), placing 26th.<\/p>\n
Sonny Boren (17:47) and Reid Littlefield (18:13) finished next for M-CHS in 36th and 51st.<\/p>\n
Brenden Quinonez (21:24), Blair Rice (23:25) and Riley Whiteskunk (23:33) finished out the group in 103rd, 112th and 113th.<\/p>\n
The Panthers will stay close to home this weekend and will compete in the Chicken Creek Challenge in Mancos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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