Desert Vista Boys Cross Country

On Saturday Nov 12th 2022, the Desert Vista Boys Cross Country team placed third at the 2022 Arizona State D1 Cross Country Championship, the 13th straight year in which the Thunder has placed 3rd or better at State. Senior Ty Anderson led the Thunder, placing 13th overall in 16:29. Next across the line was fellow senior Shaud Becenti in 20th (16:40), followed by junior Braden Lolli in 32nd (17:01), sophomore Maxton Klein in 48th (17:27). DVCC senior Captain Logan Tinsley completed the scoring with a 56th-place finish (17:33). Also competing was senior Stevie Saurini in 94th (18:19) and junior Josh Fossett in 110th (18:32). Read more...

On Wednesday, November 2nd, DVCC delivered a 2nd-place finish at the Division-1/Southeast Sectional Meet held at Crossroads Park in Gilbert. The Thunder were led by junior Ty Anderson, who finished in 3rd with a time of 16:47. He was followed by senior Shaud Becenti in 9th (17:06), junior Braden Lolli in 13th (17:26), senior Stevie Saurini in 18th (17:45), and junior Kaden Evans in 27th (18:08). Also competing were sophomore Maxton Klein in 30th (18:17) and senior Logan Tinsley in 31st (18:26). With this result, DVCC qualifies for the Arizona State Championship Meet on November 12th. Read more...

DVCC made a trip around South Mountain to Caesar Chavez Park on Saturday morning October 15th to compete in the Juan Reyez Invitational. The Thunder Varsity took second place, led by senior Shaud Becenti in 4th place (16:50). Sophomore Ricky Garibay won the JV Race with a time of 18:29 and led the JV squad to a first-place finish. Alex Hammond won the Freshman Race with a time of 18:57 as the Freshman team placed second, missing first by a single point. Read more...

The DVCC Boys travelled to Gilbert, AZ on Saturday, September 24th to compete in the Western Equinox Cross Country Festival, held at Freestone Park. The Freshman squad charged to a 4th-place finish, led by Alex Hammond in 8th place (18:37). The JV squad grabbed sixth in the Open Race, led by junior Pranas Shrestha in 37th (19:24). The Varsity brought home a 13th-place finish, led by junior Maxton Klein in 32nd (17:08). Read more...

The Thunder traveled to Southern California on Friday, September 16th for the Woodbridge Cross Country Classic, a huge meet that draws the Best of the West. The DVCC Varsity turned in a 23rd-place finish in the Rated Race, led by Shaud Becenti and Tyler Anderson in a virtual tie, 52nd (15:16.5) and 53rd (15:16.6) respectively. In the Class races, the DVCC Seniors were led by Jake Schenach in 23rd (16:49), the Juniors were led by Mason Klann in 30th (16:50), the Sophomores grabbed 12th place, led by Maxton Klein in 27th (16:36), and the Freshman took 27th, led by Alex Hammond in 44th (17:36). Read more...

The Desert Vista Boys travelled to Fountain Hills Park on Saturday morning, September 10th for the Fountain Hills Invitational. DVCC grabbed an 18th-place finish in the Varsity Race, led by Maxton Klein in 82nd place (18:13). The Thunder took 11th place in the (3200 meter) Junior Varsity Race, led by senior Jake Schenach in 18th (11:46). Read more...

The DVCC Boys kicked of the 2022 season on Saturday, September 3rd at the 27th Chandler Invitational at Tumbleweed Park in Chandler. In the series of class-based races, DVCC was led to a fourth place in the Seniors race by Ty Anderson, who placed 13th overall with a time of 16:38. The Thunder took third place in the Juniors race, led by Braden Lolli in 18th (17:34). In the Sophomore Race, Nolan Kirby finished in 17th (18:02) to lead DVCC to an eighth-place finish. The Thunder grabbed eighth place in the Freshmen race, led by Alex Hammond in 17th (19:53). Read more...

Congratulations to the DVCC Captains for 2021:

• Logan Tinsley

Congratulations to the Sons of Thunder class for 2022:

• Shaud Becenti, Jack Boyd, Josh Fossett, Braedon Lolli, Stevie Saurini

On Saturday Nov 13th 2021, the Desert Vista Boys Cross Country team scored 58 points to win the 2021 Arizona State D1 Cross Country Championship, their 11th State Title overall. Senior Noah Jodon is the 2021 Arizona State D1 Champion, winning the race in 16:09. He was followed by senior Gabe Parham in 4th (16:20), with juniors Stevie Saurini in 19th (16:51) and Ty Anderson in 20th (16:56.3). Senior Johnathan Estrada completed the scoring in 21st (16:56.9). Also competing were seniors Ethan Bukowski in 24th (17:08) and Nolan Billeter in 41st (17:37). Read more...