Cavemen Runner-up at Pecos Valley MeetCross Country Teams Host C-Bad Invitational

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Oct 1
3 min read

By Don Eskins

The Carlsbad Cavemen cross country team placed second at the Pecos Valley Invitational, in Roswell, on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Carlsbad, with 55 points, finished in a tie with Clovis for the meets runner-up spot. They were awarded second place on a tie breaker.

Eight teams competed in the event. First place honors went to the Alamogordo Tigers who scored a meet low 38 points.

Kaleb Vasquez crossed the tape first for the Cavemen. Vasquez placed sixth overall with a time of 17:45. Rex Reynolds, seven seconds behind Vasquez, placed eighth. He traveled the distance in 17:52.

Also competing for CHS were: 10. Javion Scott, 17. Dany Hernandez, 22. Aiden Mendez, 24. Josiah Waddle and 38. Kleyvin Hernandez.

“Ours boys turned in an amazing performance at the Pecos Valley Invitational,” said CHS head coach Michael Sims. “I was really pleased with the effort we got from all of them.”

“It was especially a big day for Josiah Waddle,” continued Sims. “Besides it being his birthday, he was also responsible for us winning the tie breaker with Clovis.”

In an event of a tie teams use the times turned in by their sixth-place runner to determine who wins. Waddle’s winning time was 18:51.

With a watered down lineup, the Cavegirls placed sixth at the Roswell meet.

“In order to get a week of rest and quality training, before we start running some of our larger and championship meets,” said the CHS coach. “A few of our top girls decided not to run at the Pecos Valley Invitational.”

However, without frontrunners Rainelle Ruiz, Alyssa Balencia and Olivia Long in the lineup, other Cavegirls did get in some quality time..

Soledad Martinez, with a time of 23:29.00, placed fifthteenth to lead all Cavegirls. Also competing were: 26. Alessandra Aguilar, 34. Jocelyn Baca, 46. Jaydance Gutierrez, 49. Chalessa Gonzales, and 51. Jeanette Gonzales.

Clovis, with 16 points, took top honors in the girls Pecos Valley Invitational division.

In boys’ junior varsity action, Carlsbad placed third. Urijah Yorgensen, with a time of 19:37.00, led all CHS runners. He placed third. The Cavegirl JV did not compete. Carlsbad Invitational

On Saturday morning, Oct. 4, the Cavemen and Cavegirls will host the Carlsbad Invitational. It will be the only time this season that CHS will perform at home. Competition is set to get underway at 9 a.m.

“As of right now, we have 8 teams registered for our home meet. However, in order to prioritize training and recovery for later this season, many of our varsity runners will be sitting out, or resting for this meet,” said Sims. “But some of our top JV runners will be making their debut at the varsity level. For them it will be a good test. I think they’re going to surprise themselves.”

“We plan to have both boys and girls varsity teams at full strength by the time we compete in Artesia,” he said. “By then we’ll be racing our entire district at full strength.”

Pecos Valley Boys Team Results: 1. Alamogordo High School 38, 2. Carlsbad High School 55, 3. Clovis High School 55, 4. Lovington High School 138, 5. New Mexico Military Institute 140, 6. Capitan High School 158, 7. Artesia High School 174, 8. Roswell High School 184.

Cavemen Individual Scorecards: 6. Kaleb Vasquez 17:45, 8. Rex Reynolds 17:52.00, 10. Javion Scott 18:05.00, 17. Dany Hernandez 18:29.00, 22. Aiden Mendez 18:47.00, 24. Josiah Waddle 18:51.00, 38. Kleyvin Hernandez 19:37.00.

JV Boys Team Results: 1. Clovis 39, 2. Hagerman 79, 3. Carlsbad 82, 4. NMMI 84, 5. Alamogordo 89, 6. Roswell 157, 7. Capitan 176.

Cavemen JV Individual Scorecards: 3. Urijah Yorgensen 19:37.00, 10. Gavyn Jones 20:35.00, 25. Lee Majerus 21:58.00, 26. James Lopez 21:59.00, 32. Cayden Carrasco 23:03.00, 33. Gavino Olivas 23:05.00.

Pecos Valley Girls Team Results: 1. Clovis 16, 2. Artesia 74, 3. Roswell 82, 4. NMMI 94, 5. Alamogordo 107, 6. Carlsbad 139.

Cavegirl Individual Scorecards: 15. Soledad Martinez 23:29.00, 26. Alessandra Aguilar 24:23.00, 34. Jocelyn Baca 25:24.00, 46. Jaydance Gutierrez 27.23.00, 49. Chalessa Gonzales 27:46.00, 51. Jeanette Gonzales 28:48.00.