2015 All-State Boys Cross Country Team

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First Team

Steven Birch, Basic

The junior finished ninth in the Division I state meet in 17:19. He placed third in the Sunrise Region meet in 17:15.

Gregory Gephart, McQueen

The senior finished fourth in the Division I state meet in 17:05, helping the Lancers to the team title. He placed second in the Northern Region meet in 17:11.

Ammon Jorgensen, Reed

The junior finished eighth in the Division I state meet in 17:16. He placed fifth in 17:30 in the Northern Region meet.

McKennion Melton, Galena

The sophomore finished sixth in the Division I state meet in 17:12. After winning the Sierra League meet, he placed fourth in the Northern Region meet in 17:26.

John Munyan, Douglas

The junior finished third in the Division I state meet in 17:01. He also placed third in the Northern Region meet in 17:19.

Anthony Ocegueda, Reed

The senior finished fifth in the Division I state meet in 17:10. He won the Reed Invitational in 16:37 and placed 11th in the Northern Region meet in 17:45.

Austin Rogers, Green Valley

The senior finished second in the Division I state meet in 16:40. He won the Sunrise Region meet in 16:33, one of eight meets he won during the season.

Leonardo Rubi, Green Valley

The junior finished seventh in the Division I state meet in 17:14. He placed second in 17:07 and helped the Gators to the team title in the Sunrise Region meet.

Samuel Stewart, White Pine

The junior won the Division III state meet in 17:16. He also won the Southern Region meet in 17:39.

Henry Weisberg, McQueen

The junior won the Division I state title, finishing the 3.1-mile race in 16:31 and helped the Lancers to the team title. He also won the Northern Region meet in 16:57.

Chase Wood, Faith Lutheran

The senior won the Division I-A state meet in 16:46. He finished first in 11 races, including the Southern Region meet, which he won in a time of 16:51.

Daniel Ziems, Palo Verde

The junior won the Sunset Region meet in 17:21. He finished 19th in the Division I state meet in 17:45.

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Second Team

Max Boyden, Reno

The senior finished 15th in Division I state meet in 17:35. He placed 10th in the Northern Region meet in 17:40.

Cole Campbell, Spring Creek

The junior finished second in the Division I-A state meet in 17:22. He won the Northern Region meet in 17:25.

Robert Daseler, Bishop Gorman

The senior finished 13th in the Division I state meet in 17:33. He also finished fourth in the Sunset Region meet in 17:33.

Cam Goldstone, North Tahoe

The senior finished second in 17:18 in the Division III state meet and helped the Lakers win the team title. He finished third in the Northern Region meet in 18:16.

Matthew Hakin, Spanish Springs

The sophomore finished 14th in the Division I state meet in 17:34. He was sixth in the High Desert League meet.

Daniel Horner, Spanish Springs

The freshman finished 11th in the Division I state meet in 17:24. He was fifth in both the High Desert Conference meet and the Reed Invitational.

Dillon Lemons, South Tahoe

The senior finished sixth in the Division I-A state meet in 17:37. He was fourth in the Northern Region meet in 17:53.

Kaleb Morris, Douglas

The senior took 12th in the Division I state meet in 17:28. He placed eighth in the Northern Region meet in 17:31.

Bryce Odegard, Pahrump Valley

The sophomore finished fourth in the Division I-A state meet in 17:34. The runner-up in the Southern Region meet in 17:49, he won six races during the season.

Andrew Ribeiro, Spanish Springs

The sophomore finished 10th in the Division I state meet in 17:22. He placed seventh in the Northern Region meet in 17:30.

Timothy Rose, Elko

The senior finished fifth in the Division I-A state meet in 17:37. He placed third in the Northern Region meet in 17:47.

Tristen Thomson, Churchill County

The senior finished third in the Division I-A state meet in 17:32. He finished second in the Northern Region meet in 17:44.

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Coach of the Year

Ed Parise, McQueen

Parise led the Lancers to their second straight Division I state title despite losing four seniors who ran in the 2014 state meet. McQueen's team score of 52 was 11 points better than second-place Spanish Springs.

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Honorable mention

Milton Amezcua, Green Valley

Frankie Bisacky, Durango

Johnathon Blaine, Shadow Ridge

Xavier Cummins, Coronado

Ian Jackson, Arbor View

Dartanyon Jones, Green Valley

Jared Marchegger, Sierra Lutheran

Trevor Martin, Silver Stage

Dominic Roberts, Centennial

Yoseph Shiferaw, Clark