What he did: The junior finished sixth at the Division I state championship meet in 16 minutes, 11 seconds, a time that would have been first at any other level. The week before that, Olivo-Quinones finished third at the Division I, Section I Championship meet in 16:00.
Top performance: Olivo-Quinones had the third-fastest time in the state this season when he ran a 15:19.9 at the Desert Twilight Meet on Oct. 2. He finished 10th in the sweepstakes race with the next-closest Southern Arizona finisher coming in 46th.
What’s next: Olivo-Quinones will be running track in the spring and then will have another shot at winning a cross-country championship next fall when he is a senior.
Runner-up: Sam Pershing, Catalina Foothills. Pershing, a junior, ran a 15:53.8 to win his race at the Desert Twilight invitational. Despite being injured, he also finished third at sectionals in 16:19.5 but opted not to run at the state meet the following week.
