MEN’S NJCAA DII CROSS COUNTRY
Ryan Hatch – Coconino
Hatch put together a pair of top-10 finishes in his freshman year, capping off a great first season at Coconino with a 5th place finish at the NJCAA DII Cross Country Championships. Hatch placed 11th at the NJCAA Region Championships back in October.
Greyson Akers – Mesa
The sophomore ended the 2023 cross-country season with a 9th-place finish at the NJCAA DII Men’s Cross-Country Championships. Prior to competing at the NJCAA DII Men’s Cross-Country Championships. Akers finished in second place at the Region I Championships in October with a time of 26:04.8.
Nathan Petska – Paradise Valley
Petska won the 2023 NJCAA DII Men’s Cross-Country 8k national title, posting a time of 24:49.1 back in November. Petska had the fourth fastest time at the Region I championships and finished second at the Dews/Neubauer Invitational.
WOMEN’S NJCAA DII CROSS COUNTRY
Carmella Baldwin – Mesa
Baldwin was a top-three finisher at the NJCAA DII Women’s Cross-Country Championships, finishing third while recording a time of 18:23.2 in the 5k. Baldwin was the 2023 Region I champion, running to a time of 19:00.7 while also winning the ACCAC Conference title back in September.
Keira Damron – Paradise Valley
Damron was one of two Paradise Valley women’s runners to earn All-American honors. Damron placed fifth at the 2023 NJCAA DII Women’s Cross-Country Championships. Damron’s best finish of the year came at the ACCAC Conference Championships, finishing second with a time of 19:35.0.
Jazmin Estrada – Paradise Valley
The sophomore posted the second fastest time at the Region I Championships, posting a time of 19:14.7 and qualified for the NJCAA DII Women’s Cross-Country Championship and finished in 12th place. Estrada was third at this fall’s ACCAC Conference Championships.
