Cross Country Teams Sweep State Championship

Article from Tucson.com:

Salpointe Catholic sophomore Kylie Wild had trailed Evelynne Carr of Queen Creek American Leadership Academy by roughly 100 meters for nearly the entire 3.1 mile race until the final stretch.

On the last straight away coming into the finish, Wild caught up to — and then  passed — Carr just as they were both crossing the finish line to win the Division III girls race by 0.2 seconds.

Wild’s winning time of 18 minutes 37.30 seconds highlighted a two-day stretch of high school state cross country championships held at Crossroads Park in Gilbert. The championships were spread across two days. Division I and III schools competed Thursday, while Division II and IV schools ran Friday.
 
Salpointe Catholic's girls and boys teams both won Division III state titles. 

The state title is a first for Salpointe Catholic's boys and the third in the last five seasons for the girls. 
Wild’s dramatic win came right before the boys race started. Lancers coach Mike Urbanski said it boosted the boys’ moods.

“They were inspired by not just Kylie but the rest of the girls, too,” he said. “That made it pretty special.”

Urbanski said he was impressed with Wild's work ethic during a shortened  season.

“We knew we were going to see great things from her because she's just she just worked so hard.” he said. “Once track got canceled in the spring, she hit it really hard training for cross country.”

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