Freshman Danni Ruiz pushes toward her meet-winning time of 12:42.03 at the Sonora Invitational meet last week. Ruiz also won the Eldorado meet just 7 days prior. Nora Davis, photo.
AND THEY’RE OFF- The varsity girls division of the Sonora CC meet. Pictured above are the Lady Jackets- far left is Mackenzie Compton, hurdling a mesquite sapling; Lauren Guerrero; Kaitlyn Whitaker, half-hidden behind white jersey; Hailey Ruiz, center (#54); and Danni Ruiz, far right. Nora Davis, photo.
IT’S OUR TURN- MHS boys varsity runners are lined up awaiting the starting gun at Sonora. Left to right- Floyd Teague, Brooks Spinks, Jaegar Leonard, Kevin Johnson, Bryce Davis, Aydan Wilson. Nora Davis, photo.
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ABOVE LEFT- Lady Jackets Kaitlyn Whitaker and Kendal Lawler at the Eldorado meet. ABOVE- Jacket runners Kevin Johnson and Jaegar Leonard in Eldorado. Photos by Nora Davis.
Despite temperatures well above 100 degrees, the cross country season must go on. Technically it must first commence, despite the offensive temperatures, and the season has indeed begun. Yellowjacket and Lady Jacket runners took to the plains of Eldorado for the annual Stride the Divide meet on August 23. Freshman Lady Jacket Danni Ruiz literally ran away with the girls title with her time of 1...