Academy to Zuni at 2019 championships

“The runners are on the mark; the gun is up, and the race is on.”

It was the call for runners of the 3A-Girls race at the Laguna Burger State Cross Country Championships.

Rio Rancho High School played host to the Laguna Burger State Cross Country championships Nov. 9. Sponsored by the New Mexico Activities Association, area New Mexico high schools came to compete for state titles. Students from Zuni, Rehoboth, Santa Fe Indian School, Farmington, Shiprock, Volcano Vista, Albuquerque High, Gallup, Ramah, Miyamura, Newcomb, to name a few.

Runners hit the 2.5-mile course which consisted of asphalt, cement, and dirt. The route took them along...