12194770_10208042793932205_8825591698247094697_oTrojan cross country finished their 2015 season at the D-IV State Championship Meet at Cave Creek Golf Course.

The girls team finished 18th overall, while the boys team finished 22nd as a team.

Junior Haili Grossthal finished 13th overall with a time of 21:12. Grossthal’s mark was the best time for a girl from Valley Christian at the state meet. Sophomore Anna Gorman finished 50th overall with a time of 22:49. Rounding out the scoring for the Trojans was freshman Brianna Donnelly (25:04), senior Taylor Haagsma (25:41) and sophomore Malory Hanenburg (30:10).

Senior Nic Smith led the Trojans with a time of 18:19 to finish 64th overall. Freshman Geoffrey Grossthal finished just behind Smith with a time of 18:26 and finished 68th overall. Senior Nick Bailey (19:56), sophomore Chris Benninger (20:01) and senior Ricardo Nunez (20:06) rounded out the scoring for the Trojans. Freshman Brock Hand (20:46) and sophomore Noah Denbleyker (21:09) also had the opportunity to run at the state meet and finished just outside of scoring for Valley Christian.

Congratulations to both the boys and girls teams for qualifying for the state championships and their strong finish to the season!