2017 Sierra Vista Boys Cross Country Capsule

League: Class 4A Southwest

Head coach: Carrie Faber, 17th season

Returning lettermen: Eight

Top athletes: Ralph Perez-Espino (Sr.), Dylan Batoon (Sr.), Jordan Clayton (Jr.)

Outlook: Perez-Espino (38th) and Batoon (46th) each placed in the top 50 of last year’s Class 4A Sunset Region meet.

They lead a list of eight returnees for the Mountain Lions.

“We expect great things from our men’s cross country team this year,” Faber said. “We have a lot of new runners to the team and have been working really hard every day in practice.”