Friends, family members and first responders gathered Saturday morning, Nov. 7, to send off the Pahrump Valley High School cross country teams as they headed to the 3A state championships.
Later that day at Veterans Memorial Park in Boulder City, the Trojans placed third in the boys team standings and fourth in the girls team standings. Sophie Romero earned a medal with a sixth-place finish in the girls race.
Just 2.6 seconds separated the Trojans’ first three finishers in the boys race. Joaquin Flores led Pahrump Valley in 14th place with a time of 18:13.4. Logan Tilley followed in 15th at 18:14.7, and Josh Gent took 16th in 18:16.0.
Zander Thompson finished 24th in 18:35.4, followed by Azael Machuca in 28th at 18:40.5 and Josh Flores in 30th at 18:42.9. Daniel Thompson rounded out the Pahrump Valley lineup in 19:44.3.
The Trojans finished with 85 points. Tahoe-Truckee won the boys team title with 33 points, and South Tahoe took second with 60.
In the girls race, Romero crossed the finish line in 21:04.4 to lead the Pahrump Valley girls. Ava Bowers was next for the Trojans, finishing 19th in 22:27.4. Addi Nelsen placed 33rd in 24:10.1, followed by Rosie Miller in 35th at 24:19.8.
Alexis Clouser took 41st in 25:08.0, Anjolina Mercado finished 43rd in 25:37.0 and Kimberly Trejo placed 51st in 27:49.7.
Pahrump Valley totaled 108 points in the girls standings. Tahoe-Truckee won with 20 points, followed by Elko with 66 and Lowry with 76.
The Trojans’ hard work in training paid off in a season that brought both Pahrump Valley teams their second straight 3A Southern Region titles. In Boulder City, the boys and girls capped that season by finishing among the best teams in the state in Class 3A.
