{"id":16463,"date":"2025-09-21T16:11:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T16:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/cross-country-roundup-panthers-on-the-prowl-at-parque-de-vida\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:57:14","slug":"cross-country-roundup-panthers-on-the-prowl-at-parque-de-vida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/cross-country-roundup-panthers-on-the-prowl-at-parque-de-vida\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross-country roundup: Panthers on the prowl at Parque de Vida"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A pack of Montezuma-Cortez High School senior cross-country runners \u2013 Roberto Sauzameda, Daniel Thornton, Kenai Cotonuts and Micah Stembridge \u2013 ran together during the Panthers\u2019 home meet Saturday morning at Parque de Vida. Erika Alvero\/Special to The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

CORTEZ \u2013 Benefiting from ideal conditions and a supportive home crowd, the Montezuma-Cortez High School cross-country teams made the most of their annual home meet.<\/p>\n

Weaving around the soccer fields and baseball diamonds at Parque de Vida on Saturday morning, the Panthers posted three top-10 finishes, as second-year head coach Dan Tamminga\u2019s boys team took fourth place overall.<\/p>\n

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Montezuma-Cortez High School senior Camryn Oliver led the Panther girls team with an eighth-place finish at the Panther Invitational Saturday morning at Parque de Vida. Erika Alvero\/Special to The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

In the girls race, Montezuma-Cortez senior Camryn Oliver earned her highest career finish, taking eighth place over the five-kilometer circuit. Her time of 28:30 led a trio of Montezuma-Cortez runners, with freshman Shaylie Keiter taking tenth in 30:03, while junior Taylor Johnson finished 13th in 33:41.<\/p>\n

The Montezuma-Cortez boys fielded a complete scoring team, as junior Cruz Plewe continued to pace the orange-and-black. His time of 19:59 landed him seventh individually, while junior William Blair delivered a solid race as the Panthers\u2019 No. 2 runner. Blair placed 13th with a time of 20:48, followed by a quartet of Montezuma-Cortez seniors.<\/p>\n

Roberto Sauzameda\u2019s 16th-place finish led the parade from the Class of \u201926 with a time of 21:49, followed by Kenai Cotonuts (18th, 22:08), Daniel Thornton (21st, 23:02), and Micah Stembridge (22nd, 24:20).<\/p>\n

Bayfield\u2019s Abigail Robinson won the girls race in 22:20, while Ignacio\u2019s Trace Crane captured the boys title in 18:12, narrowly edging Monticello\u2019s Kooper Nielson by one second. Monticello won the boys team title with 39 points, just ahead of Ignacio (52), Bayfield (55) and Montezuma-Cortez, which scored 71.<\/p>\n

Dolores boys win in Ridgway<\/div>\n

The Bears boys cross-country team once again flexed their muscles, placing three runners in the top 10 to claim the team crown at the Ramble at the Reservoir in Ridgway.<\/p>\n

Sophomore Joseph Padilla earned third place with a time of 20:39, while juniors Owen Lowe and Corvin Smith took sixth (21:20) and ninth (21:44), respectively. Junior Orin Samulski placed 14th (22:24) to round out the scoring pack in the score-four event, aiding the Bears to a team total of 29 points \u2013 edging out second-place Caprock Academy by eight points.<\/p>\n

Dolores High School sophomore Emilynn Hill took 11th in the girls race (25:08).<\/p>\n

Mancos competes at Shiprock Chieftain Invite<\/div>\n

Running against some of the best runners from northwest New Mexico, Mancos held their own, led by sophomore Cuinn Archer\u2019s 25th-place finish in the boys competition (19:42), while freshman Carly Kroll took 17th in the girls race (24:14).<\/p>\n

Next up for the local teams: Montezuma-Cortez, Mancos and Dolores will all head to Pagosa Springs for the McGinn Memorial Cross-Country Challenge on Saturday, Sept. 27.<\/p>\n

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