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2016 Green Valley Boys Cross Country Capsule

GREEN VALLEY

League: Class 4A Southeast League

Head coach: Bud Beam, second season

Returning lettermen: Seven

Top athletes: Leonardo Rubi (Sr.), Omar Rubio (Sr.), Dartanyon Jones (Sr.), Milton Amezcua (Jr.), Jesus Narciso (Jr.), Martin Nelson (Jr.)

Outlook: The post-Austin Rogers era begins for the Gators, who lost to graduation the Sunrise Region champion and state runnerup.

Still, the Gators return seven runners from a team that finished third in the state meet.

Rubi was second in the region meet and seventh in the state meet. Narciso (23rd), Amezcua (27th) and Jones (43rd) all finished in the top 50 in the state meet.

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