Roswell High School hosted the Pecos Valley Invitational, where Hagerman senior Fernando Zamora set the pace Saturday, pulling away early to win the varsity boys race at Enchanted Hills Park.
Zamora covered the 5,000 meters in 15 minutes, 27 seconds, finishing 34 seconds ahead of Clovis junior Adrian Surita. Surita led a strong Wildcats pack that put five scoring runners in the top 10 and carried Clovis to the boys team title with 21 points. New Mexico Military Institute finished second with 50, followed by Goddard with 63.
Clovis juniors Marques Lippman and Aldo Herrera Alvarado added third- and seventh-place finishes, while Carter Shirley and Marcello Rendon rounded out the Wildcats’ top five in eighth and ninth.
NMMI senior Gabriel Lopes finished sixth to lead the Colts, who also received top-15 finishes from Ethan Stark and Eduardo Contreras. Goddard sophomore Jason Flamme was fourth in 16:24, the Rockets’ top individual performance of the day.
Roswell was led by Christian Orosco in 16th, while Portales’ Diego Rivera finished one spot ahead of him in 15th.
Clovis completed the sweep in the girls race, where junior Roselia Morales won in 18:17 and led the Wildcats to the top three individual spots. The Wildcats scored 25 points to finish ahead of NMMI’s 38 and Roswell’s 70.
NMMI stayed close behind, with seniors Roslyn Densmore and Alison Christensen-Adajar finishing fourth and fifth. Lety Crosby took sixth, giving the Colts three runners among the first six finishers.
Roswell senior Makenzie Hoover led the Coyotes in seventh, followed by teammate Oliviyana Contreras in ninth. Goddard eighth grader Melanie Delaney was close behind in eighth.
Clovis’ depth proved decisive in both races. The boys posted a 16:40 average among their top five runners, while the girls averaged 20:02 to cap a commanding team-title sweep.
