Sierra leads Coyotes in XC opener; Rocket teams get 6th, 7th
For the CCSR CLOVIS — The Wildcat Invitational cross country meet opened the running season at Ned Houk Park north of Clovis Friday, with 11 teams from across the state competing. Participating were Roswell, Goddard, Clovis, Hobbs, Carlsbad, Lovington, Ruidoso, Tucumcari, Rio Rancho and Cleveland. For the Coyotes, said coach Jack Batson, Gustavo Sierra “ran [...]
Roswell runners hope to close gap between district teams
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor Last year, the Coyote cross country team was running well until the flu struck just before district, meaning both boys and girls were in less than the best of shape of the most important meets of the season. This year, coach Jack Batson is just hoping his team will stay healthy [...]
Olesinski gets sixth; Coyote boys run through illness
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor RIO RANCHO — Roswell runner Anna Olesinski had the highest finish of any Chaves County runner. But the Coyote sophomore — who finished third the last two years — was so upset with her sixth-place finish she wouldn’t even talk about it. Coach Jack Batson, however, would, saying she “ran the [...]
Olesinski, Martin get district titles; Artesia takes team trophies
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor ARTESIA — Goddard’s hopes of topping Artesia’s cross-country runners didn’t materialize Thursday at the District 4AAAA meet, but both the Rockets and Coyotes ran well, and there was an individual winner from both Roswell schools. On the girls side, to no one’s surprise, Coyote Anna Olesinski earned her third district title [...]
Cross country runners wrap up regular season
Staff Report RUIDOSO — The Goddard, Roswell, NMMI, Dexter and Hagerman cross country team participated in the Ruidoso Invitational Meet Saturday, competing against 27 teams from New Mexico and Texas. This meet was the last regular season meet and the last chance to fine tune the teams prior to their district meets. The Rocket boys [...]
Roswell runners compete in season’s biggest meet
Special to the CCSR RIO RANCHO — Sixty-five teams from all over New Mexico, comprising almost 1,700 runners, met in Rio Rancho Saturday for the largest cross country meet of the season. The Rio Rancho Jamboree featured seven of the top 10 teams in AAAA and AAAAA. The Roswell High boys’ team placed 23rd out [...]
Sierra, Jimenez lead area boys; Olesinski tops all girls
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor It was a beautiful morning for a cross country race Saturday, and while two out-of-town AAAAA schools dominated the NMMI Invitational, area runners moved closer to the times and finishes they’ll need to qualify for state. Hobbs and Clovis took first and second in both the boys and girls team races, [...]
Colts to host cross country meet
Staff Report Almost a dozens teams from southeast New Mexico will come to Roswell Saturday to compete in the South East New Mexico Invitational cross country meet hosted by NMMI. In addition to the host Colts, Goddard, Roswell, Dexter and Hagerman will compete, as will Hobbs, Ruidoso, Carrizozo, Tucumcari, Lovington and Hagerman. The 3-miles race [...]
Dexter runner highlights Artesia cross country meet
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor ARTESIA — There were some odd incidents at the Artesia Invitational cross county meet Thursday, some good, some not-so-much, and, of course, a little bit of everything in between. Probably the highlight of the meet came from Dexter, where Bryant Jimenez was the highest Chaves County finisher across the line in [...]
Goddard runs to City Meet titles
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor Running on what all three local coaches agree is one of the hardest courses in the state — “This is the toughest course we’ll be on, bar any,” said Goddard coach Vern Dyer — the Goddard, Roswell and NMMI cross country boys had one of the tightest races so far this [...]