CHAPARRAL
League: Class 3A Sunrise
Head coach: Cynthia Ziegler, eighth season
Top athletes: Tristan Baker (Sr.), Eduardo Mejia, Marquise Moore
Outlook: Baker and Moore both are coming in off good track seasons in the fall and are hoping to help the Cowboys build as they progress through the season.
“We have some new talent,” Ziegler said. “Small numbers, but we’re adding runners every day. We have some strong returners.”
Here are the Nevada Preps selections for the 2023 All-Southern Nevada boys cross country team.
Sky Pointe win the Class 4A boys and girls team cross country titles Saturday. Northern teams won the 5A and 3A team titles in Reno.
Nevada high school state championships aren’t exclusive to just teams in the Silver State. Six out-of-state schools compete athletically for state titles against Nevada schools.
On Aug. 17, new seasons will start for high school sports teams in nine fall sports across the state. The recent realignment process has made some changes to the leagues.
Here is the 2022 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada boys cross country team
The Shadow Ridge boys won the Class 5A state cross country meet at Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday. The Bishop Gorman boys and Desert Oasis girls won in 4A.
Here is the 2021 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada boys cross country team.
Northern schools won all six of the Class 5A, 4A and 2A/1A state cross country championships. Foothill’s Nathan Carlin and Moapa Valley’s Cyrus Hatch won individual races.
The Bishop Gorman boys and Desert Oasis girls claimed their first cross country state championships at the Class 4A meet Friday.
Mwani Wilkinson, a 6-foot-6-inch senior swingman, committed to LSU on Saturday. He’s averaging 19 points, 10 rebounds and 3.5 blocks for Bishop Gorman this season.
