The 2009 Track and Field season is now upon us.  Starting March 2, 2009 through the end of March, athletes may sign up to join the Acoma Running Club.  Sign up forms are available at practice.  Should you have any questions please contact Myron Salvador.

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USATF National JO XC Championships

Midget Girls - 3 km (253 runners)
Chloe Felipe 191st, pace: 7:05 time: 13:11

Bantam Girls - 3 km (221 runners)
The team placed 6th overall
Talia Paytiamo 48th, pace: 6:56 time: 12:55
Alyssa Valencia 64th, pace: 7:03 time:13:07
Makayla Garcia 77th, pace: 7:08 time: 13:18
Raina Victorino 117th, pace:7:24 time: 13:47
Deja Lorenzo 133rd, pace: 7:32 time: 14:02
Jasmine Kie 142nd, pace: 7:36 time: 14:10
Majuana Sarracino 167th, pace: 7:50 time: 14:36
Jayda Lucario 182nd, pace: 8:00 time: 14:55

Bantam Boys - 3 km (221 runners)
Terrence Lukee Jr. 111th, pace: 6:54 time: 15:13

Youth Boys - 4 km (269 runners)
Christopher Salvador 143rd, pace: 6:08 time: 15:13

Good Job to all the Acoma Running Club runners. Full results for each race posted in the Results section.

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At approximately 3:00 a.m. MST the Acoma Running Club started the long journey to Mechanicsville, Virginia from Acomita (see A on map below). Marion Salvador has been in contact to give updates of their trip. We will post the updates here as they become available.

• 12/9 Tue. 9:30 a.m. - They just arrived in Amarillo, Texas (B). “Praise God”, Mare said, it is snowing but the driving conditions are good.
• 12/9 Tue. 3:30 p.m - Just got a text from Mare. They are leaving Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (C), and it is rush hour and she said there were all kinds of accidents due to the weather, but assured us they were all okay. She said it was getting dark there and will text later when they arrive Nashville, TN. They are making good time.
• 12/9 Tue. 5:30 p.m - Nearing Fort Smith, Arkansas (D). Weather is much better. She mentioned they stopped in Oklahoma and took the kids to Mickey D’s. Looks like they are too excited to be tired, great attitude I must say. All are doing fine.
• 12/09 Tue. 8:00 p.m. - Pottsville, Arkansas (E), about 75 miles from Little Rock.
• 12/10 Wed. 9:00 a.m. - They said they were in Bristol, VA (F), just past the state line. They drove all night. Everyone is doing fine! The kids were all still sleeping. When they wake up their breakfast will be granola bars and orange juice.
• 12/11 Thu. 9:47 a.m. EST - They arrived in Mechanicsville, VA (G), last night around 7 p.m. They did great, they were excited, but they were tired. It was 64 degrees! They were going to go eat breakfast, then go do some practice runs at the track. Later today, they plan to head to Virginia Beach to go play in the water!

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On Saturday the Acoma Running Club will join more than 3,000 athletes in Mechanicsville, Virginia to compete at Pole Green Park in the 2008 USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships. Pole Green Park is a 232-acre park in Hanover County. The Weather is expected to be rainy later in the week, but should clear up by Saturday. The course at Pole Green Park is made up of grass (70%) and gravel trail (30%). Along portions of the grass and the gravel trail there are natural boundaries with the woods. With rolling terrain and a challenging hill, Pole Green Park has proven to be an outstanding site for Virginia cross country meets.

Competition takes place in five two-year age divisions, from ages 10 & under to age 18:

Saturday, December 13, 2008
10:00 Bantam Girls 3 km
10:30 Bantam Boys 3 km
11:00 Midget Girls 3 km
11:30 Midget Boys 3 km
12:00 Youth Girls 4 km
12:30 Youth Boys 4 km
1:00 Intermediate Girls 5 km
1:30 Intermediate Boys 5 km
2:00 Young Women 5 km
2:30 Young Men 5 km

Following the race we will post full results and photos. Be sure to leave a message for all the ACR runners.

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The Bantam girls defended last year’s title with a win over Taylor Ranch in this year’s New Mexico state championships. They went on to to take second place at the Region 10 Championships, one point behind the Sojourners from Colorado. The second place finish qualifies them to compete at the National Junior Olympic cross-country championships in Mechanicsville, Va. on December 13th.

This year’s squad includes :

• Talia Paytiamo
• Alyssa Valencia
• Jazamine Kie
• Raina Victorino
• Makala Garcia

Qualifying for the boys in the Youth division were Chloe Felipe who placed 6th, and C.J. Salvador and T.J. Lukee Jr.  who placed 11th and 16th respectively. The team had a write up in the Cibola County Beacon. See below

Title: Young Acoma runners on way to nationals
Date: Nov. 17, 2008
Mark Teshima
Beacon staff writer
Cibola County Beacon

LAGUNA-ACOMA - On cold Saturday mornings, while their friends were home watching cartoons, the Bantam girls of the Acoma Running Club were covering plenty of miles. And the season of hard work paid off on Nov. 15 during Regional X Cross County Championships at Albuquerque Academy. The Bantam girls defended last year’s title with a win over Taylor Ranch in last week’s New Mexico state championships, to qualify for the regional race.

The championships of Region Ten X were hosted last year in Utah were the Acoma girls took second. With a few returning runners to this year’s team the three-kilometer race was very close, Acoma placing second, one point behind the Sojourners from Colorado.
“I’m real proud of the girls, they surprise us at every meet,’ said ARC President Theo Victorino.

Veterans of the squad Talia Paytiamo and Alyssa Valencia took places 17 and 18 respectively. The rest of the squad placed well with Jazamine Kie, Raina Victorino and Makala Garcia all with an impressive one-minute pack time. The five combined for a 43 point, second-place finish. They beat out more than 20 teams that were in attendance in this year’s event. Other runners competing for the Acoma squad were Majuana Sarracino and Deja Lorenzo and Jayda Lucario.

This finish qualifies them to move up to the National Junior Olympic cross-country championships Mechanicsville, Va.

“My main focus is that running can inspire the kids. Running can take you anywhere you want to go,” said Myron Salvador, an eight-year coach of the program.

The club also produced three individual runners competing at the national level, including coach’s son C.J. Salvador who placed 11th in the Youth level.

T.J. Lukee Jr., and Chloe Felipe ran well in their divisions at 16th and sixth respectively.

The teams lack funds at this time to make the trip to Virginia. Hopefully, after a meeting on Nov. 18 and a few fundraisers, the running team can represent Acoma on a national level.

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