Every Albuquerque-area high school team and athlete that won a championship in the 2023-24 season
May 26—Here are the metro-area team/individual state champions for the 2023-2024 school year.
TEAM CHAMPIONS
BOYS SOCCER
St. Pius (4A)
GIRLS SOCCER
Cleveland (5A)
Hope Christian (4A)
Sandia Prep (1A-3A)
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Rio Rancho (5A)
Oak Grove Classical Academy (1A-2A)
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Rio Rancho (5A)
Albuquerque Academy (4A)
VOLLEYBALL
St. Pius (4A)
FOOTBALL
La Cueva (6A)
BOYS WRESTLING
Volcano Vista (5A)
GIRLS WRESTLING
Cleveland (1A-5A)
BOYS SWIMMING/DIVING
Eldorado (4A-5A)
Cottonwood Classical Prep (1A-3A)
GIRLS SWIMMING/DIVING
Albuquerque Academy (4A-5A)
Cottonwood Classical Prep (1A-3A)
BOYS BASKETBALL
Volcano Vista (5A)
Highland (4A)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Sandia (5A)
SPIRIT
La Cueva (5A cheer)
Hope Christian (1A-4A dance)
BOYS POWERLIFTING
Cleveland (5A)
Oak Grove Classical Academy (1A-3A)
GIRLS POWERLIFTING
Rio Rancho (5A)
Legacy Academy (1A-3A)
BOYS TENNIS
La Cueva (5A)
Albuquerque Academy (1A-4A)
GIRLS TENNIS
La Cueva (5A)
Albuquerque Academy (1A-4A)
BOYS GOLF
Volcano Vista (5A)
Albuquerque Academy (4A)
GIRLS GOLF
Albuquerque Academy (4A)
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
Cleveland (5A)
GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
Eldorado/Rio Rancho (tie 5A)
Legacy Academy (1A)
BASEBALL
La Cueva (5A), Oak Grove/Menaul (2A)
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Charlie Vause, Rio Rancho (5A)
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Gianna Rahmer, Eldorado (5A)
Anna Hastings, Albuquerque Academy (4A)
Olivia Marquez, Oak Grove Classical Academy (1A-2A)
BOYS WRESTLING
(Class 5A)
Zay Flores, Eldorado (107 pounds)
Roman Luttrell, Cleveland (114)
Diego Torrez, Cibola (121)
Anastacio Martinez, Atrisco Heritage (127)
Jonathan Romero, Volcano Vista (133)
Wade Wallace, Cleveland (139)
Lorenzo Gallegos, Volcano Vista (145)
Jack Byers, La Cueva (152)
Tatum Garcia, Atrisco Heritage (160)
Logan Talley, Los Lunas (189)
Mason Posa, La Cueva (215)
Mark Handy, La Cueva (HVWT)
(Class 4A)
Valentine Popadiuc, St. Pius (139)
Amiri Mumba, Highland (172)
Augustine Lopez, Belen (189)
GIRLS WRESTLING
(Class 5A)
Emma Gutierrez, Manzano (107)
Kayla Jose, West Mesa (126)
Heaven Guevara, Cleveland (132)
Jaden Meadows, Sandia (152)
Kassandra Arundale-Walton, Sandia (165)
Chelsea Rivera, Volcano Vista (185)
BOYS SWIMMING/DIVING
(Individual)
Nolan Arnhold, Eldorado (200 free, 500 free)
Cole Bettis, Eldorado (200 IM, 100 breast)
Mark Cecco, Eldorado (100 free)
(Relays)
Eldorado, 200 Medley (Nolan Arnholt, Cole Bettis, Krishna Clarke, Mark Cecco)
Albuquerque Academy, 200 free (Jack Yu, Soren Carlson, Oliver Mattox, Shepard Camp)
Eldorado, 400 free (Nolan Arnhold, Mark Cecco, Krishna Clarke, Cole Bettis)
GIRLS SWIMMING/DIVING
(Individual)
Chloe Shaw, Eldorado (200 IM)
Maya Van Atta, Albuquerque Academy (50 free)
Chloe Ashe, 1M diving (La Cueva)
Francesca Benavidez, Eldorado (500 free)
Makaela Perea, Eldorado (100 back)
(Relays)
Eldorado, 200 Yard Medley (Makaela Perea, Chloe Shaw, Elena Busani, Francesca Benavidez)
BOYS POWERLIFTING
(Class 5A)
Gio Velasquez (114 pounds)
Emmanuel Shepard, Cleveland (132)
Devin Weitz, Sandia (148)
Ethan Montoya, Sandia (165)
Theodore Lechman, Volcano Vista (181)
Kevin Cuomo, Eldorado (198)
Ben Linfoot, Cleveland (220)
Jose Ontiveros, Rio Rancho (275)
Samuel Madrid, Cleveland (308)
(Class 4A)
Amiri Mumba, Highland (181)
Elijah Duran, Valencia (242)
(Class 1A-3A)
Adrian Lopez, Legacy Academy (123)
Corbin Barrera, Legacy Academy (148)
Joel Stapleton, Oak Grove Classical Academy (198)
Noah Rush, Oak Grove Classical Academy (220)
GIRLS POWERLIFTING
(Class 5A)
Karaline Tafoya (105)
Jaylee Gandert, Cleveland (123)
Haley White, Cleveland (132)
Arianna Valenzuela, Rio Rancho (181)
Cecilia Gomez, Rio Rancho (220)
Alayah Gonzales, Rio Rancho (259+)
(Class 4A)
Rebecca Neal, Highland (148)
Naomi Peralta, Highland (181)
(Class 1A-3A)
Raelynn Trujillo, Legacy Academy (98)
Aislyn Grebe, Oak Grove Classical Academy (105)
Ariana McCabe, Legacy Academy (114)
Davina Griffis, Legacy Academy (165)
BOYS TENNIS
Leo Rocca, Albuquerque High (5A singles)
Connor Dils, Albuquerque Academy (1A-4A singles)
Adrian Hanna/Austin Curtis, Albuquerque Academy (1A-4A doubles)
GIRLS TENNIS
Vivica Corley, Eldorado (5A singles)
Vianca Corley/Addison Arndt, Eldorado (1A-4A doubles)
Emeline Doscher/Angela Norrod, Albuquerque Academy (1A-4A doubles)
BOYS GOLF
Jake Yrene, La Cueva (5A)
GIRLS GOLF
Rylee Salome, Belen (4A)
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
(Class 5A — Individual)
Fredrick Ford, Albuquerque High (100, long jump, triple jump)
Kaden Andrus, Albuquerque High (100 high hurdles, 300 intermediate hurdles)
Charlie Vause, Rio Rancho (3,200)
Strat Shufelt, Cleveland (shot put, discus)
Grant Vlaun, La Cueva (pole vault)
Isaac Medrano, Cleveland (javelin)
(Class 5A — Relays)
Rio Rancho, 4x100 (Jace Pitt, Parker Miller, Gabriel Luna, Charles Carreathers)
Rio Rancho, 1,600 Medley (Charles Carreathers, Parker Miller, Kennedy Alexander, Cody Sullivan)
(Class 4A — Individual)
Antonio Muñoz, Moriarty (400)
Jamal Witter, Albuquerque Academy (long jump)
Nicholas Ponte, Albuquerque Academy (3,200)
(Class 3A — Individual)
Tony Melof, East Mountain (discus)
Shane Yara, Cottonwood Classical Prep (1,600)
(Class 1A — Individual)
Joshua Marquez, Oak Grove Classical Academy (1,600; 3,200)
(Class 1A — Relays)
Legacy Academy, 1,600 Medley (James Akins, Dallas Baca, Robert Turrietta, Emris Munoz)
Oak Grove Classical Academy, 4x800 (William Ryder McElveny, Malakai Goldie, Josiah Winn, Joshua Marquez)
GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
(Class 5A — Individual)
Gianna Rahmer, Eldorado (800, 1,600, 3,200)
Morgan James, Cleveland (300 intermediate hurdles)
Arianna Valenzuela, Rio Rancho (discus)
Kaili Roosild, Eldorado (pole vault)
Keira Vlaun, La Cueva (triple jump)
(Class 5A — Relays)
Rio Rancho, 4x800 (Jordyn Griego, Brooke Chisholm, Ana Zarate-Aguilar, Lily Hawkins)
Sandia, 4x200 (Izabelle Akins, Ayla Dils, Leilani Clark, Kailey Centers);
Eldorado, 1,600 Medley (Isabel Roberts, Reese Russell-Frayer, Kaili Roosild, Emily Rosaaen)
Sandia, 1,600 (Emma Babb, Izabelle Akins, Leilani Clark, Celeste Turner)
(Class 4A — Individual
Anna Hastings, Albuquerque Academy (1,600, 3,200)
Grace Erinle, Albuquerque Academy (100)
Rebecca Neal, Highland (high jump)
Presley Edwards, Moriarty (javelin)
(Class 4A — Relays)
Belen, 4x800 (Avery Carter, Angelica Romero, Lisette Sanchez, Sara Martinez)
(Class 3A — Individual)
Lexie Dixon, Sandia Prep (100)
Ariella Rogahn-Press, Bosque School (200, 400)
Kate Henderson, Sandia Prep (800, 1,600)
Maya Kronberg, Bosque School (javelin)
(Class 3A — Relays)
Sandia Prep, 4x400 (Reina Ball, Madeline Weisler, Lauren Wilkerson, Lexie Dixon)
Cottonwood Classical Prep, 4x800 (Clara Hasselgren, Madison Seidel, Linnea Nevarez, Savannah Bingham)
(Class 2A — Individual)
Emery Baker, Menaul (400)
(Class 2A — Relays)
Menaul, 4x400 (Simora Belone, Amayah Schoener, Emery Baker, Mikayla Sierra)
(Class 1A — Individual)
Taliyah Martinez, Legacy Academy (100, 200, 400)
Cecilia Campos, Chesterton Academy (800, 1,600)
Olivia Marquez, Oak Grove Classical Academy (3,200)
(Class 1A — Relays)
Legacy Academy, 4x100 (Kayla Llewellyn, Jyzel Lopez, Sonrisa Gonzales, Taliyah Martinez)
Oak Grove Classical Academy, 1,600 Medley (Evelyn Allen, Rachel Smith, Jade Morenus, Olivia Marquez)
