{"id":16172,"date":"2025-10-12T22:28:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T04:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-kroll-leads-strong-local-showing-at-chicken-creek-challenge\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:55:13","slug":"mancos-kroll-leads-strong-local-showing-at-chicken-creek-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-kroll-leads-strong-local-showing-at-chicken-creek-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Mancos\u2019 Kroll leads strong local showing at Chicken Creek Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A crew of Bears and Panthers gather themselves for the final race push. (Erika Alvero\/Special to The Journal)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

MANCOS \u2013 After missing last year\u2019s home meet due to a land dispute, the Bluejays looked right at home Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Chicken Creek trail system has long been a staple on the Southwest Colorado cross-country circuit, and the latest crop of Bluejays made sure to leave their mark on the 2025 edition of the Chicken Creek Challenge.<\/p>\n

Freshman Carly Kroll led the Jays \u2013 and all Montezuma County girls runners \u2013 by placing 10th in the field. Her time of 24 minutes, 12 seconds paced a trio of Bluejays, as seniors Maddie Swortwood-Green and Tyla Henry competed in their final home meet. Swortwood-Green took 22nd in 28:08, and Henry crossed five spots later in 29:59 for head coach Brady Archer\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n

\"Dolores
Dolores sophomore Emilynn Hill races in to the finish line. (Erika Alvero\/Special to The Journal)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Dolores sophomore Emilynn Hill was second among local runners and 14th overall in 24:59, while Montezuma-Cortez senior Camryn Oliver finished 23rd in 28:49.<\/p>\n

In the boys race, Dolores sophomore Joseph Padilla pulled away from a pack of four runners to earn his best performance as a high schooler. Padilla\u2019s time of 18:12 won the event by six seconds, while his teammates helped secure the team title.<\/p>\n

Juniors Corvin Smith (8th, 19:17) and Owen Lowe (12th, 20:05) claimed top-12 finishes, while junior Orin Samulski and freshman Bodhi Fischer crossed in a dead heat for 21st and 22nd, respectively, both in 20:38.<\/p>\n

Mancos sophomore Cuinn Archer paced the hosts with a 20th-place finish in 20:33, joining junior Alekzander Bianchi (48th, 25:56), sophomore Colter Dennison (49th, 26:19) and freshman Max Morris (59th, 32:55) to help the Jays earn eighth place as a team.<\/p>\n

\"Montezuma-Cortez
Montezuma-Cortez junior Cruz Plewe was the first Panther to make it in with the time of 19:26.14. (Erika Alvero\/Special to The Journal)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Montezuma-Cortez junior Cruz Plewe led the Panthers with a ninth-place finish, helping the orange-and-black to sixth place overall.<\/p>\n

Dolores won the meet by nine points (59-68) over regional foe Ignacio, while Ridgway cruised to the girls team title. Telluride senior Austin Cook won the girls race by nearly a minute in 19:08.<\/p>\n

As the regular season winds down, Mancos looks ahead to the Class 2A Region 4 meet in Ignacio on Oct. 24, where the Bluejays will join Dolores and a tough field of 2A talent vying for coveted state berths. Montezuma-Cortez will prepare for the Class 3A Region 2 meet in the coming weeks with similar ambitions.<\/p>\n

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