Josh Franklin, The Roswell Daily Record — Teams and runners from Chaves County will travel to Albuquerque on Saturday for the NMAA state cross country championship races.
The Gateway Christian girls’ team and the Hagerman and New Mexico Military Institute boys’ teams (NMMI) are competing for individual and team titles, while Goddard’s Jason Flamme and Melanie Delaney represent the Rockets individually at Albuquerque Academy.
How they qualified
The Lady Warriors won the girls’ 2A District 3/4 championship on Oct. 31, led by Lakynn Taylor’s runner-up finish.
The Bobcats won the boys’ 2A District 3/4 championship, with brothers Fernando and Xevier Zamora finishing first and second, respectively. Fernando defended his individual district title from 2025.
The Colts won the boys’ 3A District 3/4 championship on Oct. 30, placing five runners in the top 10, the most of any school in the race. Ethan Stark led the way with a fourth-place finish.
Flamme finished second in the 4A District 4 boys’ race on Oct. 30, while Delaney placed third in the girls’ race. Goddard finished fourth in the boys’ team standings, while the girls’ team did not place, but Flamme and Delaney qualified individually with their top-three finishes.
State championship schedule for Chaves County runners
- 10 a.m. — Gateway Christian – 2A girls
- 10:30 a.m. — Hagerman – 2A boys
- 11:30 a.m. — Melanie Delaney, Goddard – 4A girls
- Noon — Jason Flamme, Goddard – 4A boys
- 3 p.m. — NMMI – 3A boys
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