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Miner X-Country Team Maria Lopez | SMHS
San Manuel, Arizona With temperatures reaching 103 degrees, the Miners and eight other cross-country teams competed at the Florence Multi-Meet on Sept. 30.
Andrea Castaneda was the top Miner runner on the girls’ side, placing sixth. Other Miners girls runners included: Yesenia Arcienega (20), Esmerelda Zuniga (23), Rebekah Messing (27), Mariah Dockum (30), and Yasmin Salas (31).
Patrick Lopez was the top boys’ runner for the Miners, finishing in fifth place. Other boys runners were: Carlos Salas (23), Tylo Montes (33), Levi Schifferns (36), and Omar Gallego (38).
Next up for the Miners is the Coolidge Cross-Country Invitational this Saturday.
“We are on the downward side of the season now,” head coach Maria Lopez said in an email to the Miner. “We are working to bring down times readying for Sectionals on Oct. 31.”
Andrew Luberda began writing for Copper Area News Publishers (CANP) in February 2013 after working 15 years in Healthcare Financial Management. Andy covers sports for 11 high schools. His stories are published in Copper Basin News, San Manuel Miner and Superior Sun, in addition to the San Tan Valley Daily PRSS and CopperArea websites. Additionally, he has written human interest stories and business profiles. In May 2012, he earned an AAS in Sports Management at Central Arizona College before graduating with a BS in Communication from Arizona State University in 2014. He and his wife, Kelli, have three sons – AJ, Kyle, and Kade.
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