Desert Vista Boys Cross Country

On Saturday Nov 4th, 2023, the Desert Vista Boys Cross Country team placed seventh at the 2023 Arizona State D1 Cross Country Championship. Junior Maxton Klein led the Thunder, placing 17th overall in 16:31. Next across the line was senior captain Braden Lolli in 45th (17:06), followed by junior Nolan Kirby in 47th (17:11), sophomore Alex Hammond in 59th (17:18). DVCC freshman Jacob Luecker completed the scoring with a 65th-place finish (17:22). Also competing were senior Andrew Dale in 67th (17:23) and freshman La'a Hancock in 70th (17:26). Read more...

On Wednesday, October 25th, DVCC turned in a 3rd-place finish at the Division-1/Southeast Sectional Meet held at Crossroads Park in Gilbert. The Thunder were led by a pair of freshmen, La'a Hancock who finished in 17th with a time of 17:43 and Jacob Luecker in 18th (17:46). They were followed by senior Andrew Dale in 20th (17:53) while junior Ricky Garibay and sophomore Alex Hammond finished 24th and 25th in a virtual tie (18:06) to complete the scoring. Also competing were senior Kaden Evans in 27th (18:19) and freshman Owen Phelps in 33rd (18:31). With this result, DVCC qualifies for the Arizona State Championship Meet on November 4th. Read more...

The Thunder traveled to Southern California on Saturday, October 14th to participate in the 36th annual Bell Gardens Cross Country Invitational. In the series of Class-based races held on the 3-mile course, the DVCC Seniors placed 5th and were led by team captain Braden Lolli in 23rd place (16:21), the Juniors placed 4th and were led by Mason Klann in 9th (16:17), the Sophomores grabbed 3rd place, led by Alex Hammond in 3rd place (17:21), and the DVCC freshman squad raced to a 1st-place finish, led by Owen Phelps in 8th place (16:49). Read more...

On Friday night September 29th, the Thunder Boys took a trip to Toka Sticks GC in East Mesa to race against some of the top teams from the West Region in the 17th Annual Desert Twilight Cross Country Festival. The DVCC Varsity placed 10th in the Championship race, with Maxton Klein leading the way in 26th place (16:23). The Thunder JV took 6th place in the Large School Open race, led by Mason Klann in 26th (18:05). Jacob Luecker led the DVCC Freshmen to 1st-place in the Large School Freshmen race, placing 3rd overall with a time of 18:10. Read more...

The DVCC Boys travelled to Gilbert, AZ on Saturday, September 23rd to compete in the Western Equinox Cross Country Festival, held at Freestone Park. The Thunder JV squad grabbed second place in the Open Race, led by sophomore Alex Braaten, who finished in 7th place (18:14). The DVCC Varsity runners also brought home a 2nd-place finish, led by sophomore Alex Hammond, who finished in 11th place with a time of 17:23. Read more...

DVCC made a short trip to San Tan Foothills in Chandler, AZ on Saturday morning September 16th to compete in the Sabercat Invitational. The Thunder took first place in the JV/Open Race, led by freshman Owen Phelps, who took medalist honors 17:59. Senior Captain Braden Lolli placed 2nd overall in 17:13 to lead the Varsity squad to a 1st-place finish in the Varsity Race. Read more...

The DVCC Boys kicked of the 2023 season on Saturday, September 2nd at the 29th Chandler Invitational at Tumbleweed Park in Chandler. In the series of class-based races, DVCC was led to a third-place finish in the Seniors race by Team Captain Braden Lolli, who placed 7th overall with a time of 16:25. The Thunder took fifth place in the Juniors race, led by Maxton Klein in 15th (17:06). In the Sophomore Race, Alex Hammond finished in 8th (17:22) to lead DVCC to an fourth-place finish. The Thunder won the Freshmen race, led by Owen Phelps in 3rd (17:22). Read more...

Congratulations to the DVCC Captains for 2023:

• Braden Lolli

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).