CROSS COUNTRY: Milton Amezcua leads Green Valley boys to win
Green Valley boys cross country runner Milton Amezcua won the 3.1-mile race Wednesday at Cornerstone Park, and the Gators had four of the top five finishers to win a eight-team meet at Cornerstone Park.
Green Valley scored 22 points, well ahead of second-place Tech (63). Lake Mead and Valley each scored 91 points, followed by Boulder City (120).
Amezcua crossed the finish line with a time of 17 minutes, 21.7 seconds to hold off Valley’s Joshua Nyberg (17:24.6).
Lenny Rubi of Green Valley was third in 17:53.4, the same time as teammate Omar Rubio. Green Valley’s Dartanyon Jones was close behind in fifth at 17:53.7.
Girls
At Cornerstone Park, three Tech individuals finished in the top five in the 3.1-mile race to carry the Roadrunners to a victory in the seven-team meet.
The Roadrunners scored a 28, besting Valley (52) and Green Valley (69).
Green Valley’s Amy Amezcua finished first with a time of 20:47.8.
Valley’s Isabella Davis was second in 21:28.5, followed by Tech’s Eden Tesfay (22:28.8), Diamond Morris (22:31.7) and Eri Leong (22:34.5).