Desert Vista Boys Cross Country

The DVCC Boys travelled to Gilbert, AZ on Friday, September 5th to compete in the Western Equinox Cross Country Festival, held at Freestone Park. The DVCC Varsity runners brought home a 9th-place finish in the Championship race, led by junior Team Captain La'a Hancock, who finished in 18th place with a time of 16:26. The Thunder JV squad grabbed fourth place in the Open Race, led by junior Jesse Hancock, who finished in 7th place (18:59). In the Freshmen race, the Thunder were led by Zackary Duemler, who place 91st with a time of 24:19.

The DVCC Boys kicked of the 2025 season on Saturday, August 30th at the 31st Chandler Invitational at Tumbleweed Park in Chandler. In the series of class-based races, DVCC was led to an 8th-place finish in the Seniors race by Alexander Braaten, who placed 17th overall with a time of 17:38. The Thunder took second place in the Juniors race, led by Captain La'a Hancock in 2nd (16:27). In the Sophomore Race, Carter Frisk finished in 7th (16:37) to lead DVCC to a fourth-place finish. DVCC was led by Brody Trollop in the Freshmen race, who finished 46th overall (21:11).

Congratulations to the DVCC Captains for 2025:

• La'a Hancock

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...