Desert Vista Boys Cross Country

On Saturday Nov 2nd, 2024, the Desert Vista Boys Cross Country team placed sixth at the 2024 Arizona State D1 Cross Country Championship. Senior Maxton Klein led the Thunder, placing 30th overall in 16:45. Next across the line was sophomore Luke Littlefield in 37th (16:51), followed by fellow sophomore Jacob Luecker in 44th (17:00), and freshman Carter Frisk in 51st (17:08). DVCC sophomore Trenton Shirley completed the scoring with a 66th-place finish (17:17). Also competing were senior co-captain Nolan Kirby in 75th (17:25) and sophomore La'a Hancock in 95th (17:43). Read more...

On Wednesday, October 23rd, DVCC turned in a 3rd-place finish at the Division-1/Southeast Sectional Meet held at Crossroads Park in Gilbert. The Thunder were led by a trio of sophomores, La'a Hancock who finished in 11th with a time of 16:34, Luke Littlefield in 16th (16:52), and Jacob Luecker in 17th (16:54). They were followed by freshman Carter Frisk in 25th (17:21.6) and sophomore Trent Shirley right behind in 26th (17:21.8) to complete the scoring. Also competing were sophomore Enrique Ballesteros in 27th (17:26) and junior Nike Maldanado in 49th (18:27). With this result, DVCC qualifies for the Arizona State Championship Meet on November 2nd. Read more...

The DVCC Boys made the short trek to Crossroads Park in Gilbert on October 11th to compete in the 11th annual Epic Tourneys Cross Country Invite. The Thunder took 3rd place in the Freshmen race, led by Carter Frisk, who won the race with a time of 17:59. The JV squad took 2nd place in the Large Schools Open race, led by sophomore Jacob Luecker, who won the race with a time of 16:59.  The Varsity placed sixth overall, led by senior Maxton Klein in 19th (16:12). Read more...

On Friday night September 27th, the Thunder Boys travelled to Toka Sticks GC in East Mesa to race against some of the top teams from the West Region in the 18th Annual Desert Twilight Cross Country Festival. The DVCC Varsity placed 20th in the Sweepstakes race, with Maxton Klein leading the way in 67th place (16:04). The Thunder JV took 6th place in the (combined) Large School Open race, led by Enrique Ballesteros in 13th (17:31). Carter Frisk led the DVCC Freshmen to a 3rd-place in the Large School Freshmen (1.6-mile) race, placing 3rd overall with a time of 9:27. Read more...

The Thunder traveled to Southern California on Saturday, September 21st for the Woodbridge Cross Country Classic, a huge meet that draws the Best of the West. In the Seniors Race, DVCC turned in an 11th-place finish, led by Maxton Klein in second place overall (15:15). In the Juniors Race, the Thunder grabbed second place, led by Alex Hammond in 7th (16:08). In the Sophomores Race, DVCC took first place, led by La'a Hancock in second place overall (15:43). In the Freshmen Race, the Thunder placed 14th, led by Carter Frisk in 10th (16:28). Read more...

On Saturday, September 14th, the Thunder Boys made the short trip to Fountain Hills, AZ to compete in the Fountain Hills Invitational, held at Fountain Hills Park. In the Large Schools 3.2k Junior Varsity Race, the Thunder took 3rd-place overall, led by Trevor Williams in 6th (11:14). Miles Edinger was next in 14th (11:23), followed by LeWillis Caneus in 25th (11:41), and Cameron Track in 28th (11:44). Co-Captain Ricky Garibay rounded out the scoring in 37th (11:50). Read more...

On Saturday, September 14th, the Thunder Boys made the short trip to Fountain Hills, AZ to compete in the Fountain Hills Invitational, held at Fountain Hills Park. The DVCC Varsity squad raced to a 6th-place finish in the Large Schools 5k Varsity Race, led by Luke Littlefield in 23rd (16:56). Jacob Luecker was next in 27th (17:01), followed by Niko Maldonado in 46th (17:26), and Carter Frisk in 50th (17:39). Alexander Braaten finished 69th (18:00) to complete the scoring for the Thunder. Read more...

The DVCC Boys travelled to Gilbert, AZ on Saturday, September 7th to compete in the Western Equinox Cross Country Festival, held at Freestone Park. The DVCC Varsity runners also brought home a 5th-place finish in the Championship race, led by senior Maxton Klein, who finished in 27th place with a time of 16:34. The Thunder JV squad grabbed first place in the Open Race, led by sophomore Enrique Ballesteros, who finished in 2nd place (17:44). In the Freshman race, the Thunder were led to a 3rd-place finish by Carter Frisk, who took medalist honors with a time of 18:22. Read more...

The DVCC Boys kicked of the 2024 season on Saturday, August 31st at the 30th Chandler Invitational at Tumbleweed Park in Chandler. In the series of class-based races, DVCC was led to an 11th-place finish in the Seniors race by Team Co-Captain Nolan Kirby, who placed 17th overall with a time of 17:37. The Thunder took second place in the Juniors race, led by Alex Hammond in 11th (17:19). In the Sophomore Race, La'a Hancock finished in 2nd (16:37) to lead DVCC to a first-place finish. The Thunder took third place in the Freshmen race, led by Carter Frisk, who finished 3rd overall (17:19). Read more...

Congratulations to the DVCC Captains for 2024:

• Ricky Garibay
• Nolan Kirby

On Saturday Nov 4th, 2023, the Desert Vista Boys Cross Country team placed seventh at the 2023 Arizona State D1 Cross Country Championship. Junior Maxton Klein led the Thunder, placing 17th overall in 16:31. Next across the line was senior captain Braden Lolli in 45th (17:06), followed by junior Nolan Kirby in 47th (17:11), sophomore Alex Hammond in 59th (17:18). DVCC freshman Jacob Luecker completed the scoring with a 65th-place finish (17:22). Also competing were senior Andrew Dale in 67th (17:23) and freshman La'a Hancock in 70th (17:26). Read more...