SPORTS

Trejo siblings stand out in fi rst year cross country season

BY JUAN ARELLANO SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

For many years, Fort Lupton High School has had a small cross country team.

That has not been different this year, but the Bluedevils still had a good season, as head cross country coach Karch Hickman said.

“We had a lot of individual successes. Each runner on the team improved their times by over a minute and a half throughout the course of the season,” he said.

With the five runners on the team running at different levels, each one had different goals they wanted to focus on and improve on, which they did.

“As dual sport athletes, Cameron Reeves and Jairo Compean had strong races for the team. Aiden Montoya had a great senior season, showing off how his military training has impacted his running,” said Hickman.

The Trejo siblings, Kenya and Jonathan, barely started running earlier in the year but showed that athletic ability sure runs in the family.

“Kenya Trejo had the biggest improvement of over eight minutes. Jonathan Trejo had his best races this season when it mattered most, taking second in our league meet and placing 12th at our regional meet,” Hickman said.

No small tasks for the Trejo siblings. Jonathan was the only one to qualify for the 2A Colorado State Championships that were held in Colorado Springs Oct. 29. In the state meet, the sophomore finished 33rd overall with a time of 17:58.

For any coach, seeing their studentathletes improve with big strides from the beginning of the season to the end is something to be happy about.

“It’s been a lot of fun to watch Jonathan and Kenya run with one another. Jonathan enjoys running a lot more than Kenya does. But it’s wonderful seeing them get excited for one another. They are both really supportive siblings,” said Hickman.

With the improvement and success both siblings had in cross country, the running will not stop this Fall. Jonathan and Kenya will look to lace up their running shoes in the spring for track season.

“Kenya has said she is thinking about wrestling and will do track. Jonathan is going to focus on running year-round in cross country and track,” Hickman said.

SPORTS BRIEFS

Snowball softball

The Fort Lupton Recreation Department needs lower E and upper D men’s and coed softball teams for the annual Snowball Softball tournament. It starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, and is part of the city’s Winterfest program.

Team fee is $250 by Sunday, Nov. 20. Games will be at the Pearson Park Complex, U.S. Highway 85 and state Highway 52. Call 303-857-4200.

All-state softball

The Colorado High School Activities Association, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps announced their votes for all-state softball teams.

In class 4A, Frederick’s Haley Howell and Makenzie Sais were fi rst-team choices.Hailey Simmons was an honorable-mention pick.

In class 3A, Fort Lupton’s Sammy Gonzales, Rozzie Mendoza and Genevieve Hunt were honorablemention choices.

Youth basketball

The time has come to fi ll out the city of Fort Lupton’s youth (third- through sixth-graders) basketball teams for the coming season.

Practice begins the week of Jan. 9, and the season begins Jan. 21.

The fee is $60 if paid by Dec. 3 and $75 if paid by Dec. 10.

Call 303-857-4200.

Softball

Fort Lupton’s Albert Vasquez was the Frontier League’s coach of the year this season. The Bluedevils won a regional title and advanced to the quarterfi nals of the state 3A softball tournament.

Areliana Bravo,. Genevieve Hunt, Julissa Galicia, Reagan Mewbourn, Rozzie Mendoza and Samantha Gonzales were FLHS’ all-conference representatives. All played in the fi rst Frontier League all-star game, and Galicia was named the game’s most valuable player.

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