Desert Vista Boys Cross Country

The Thunder traveled to Southern California on Saturday, September 19th for the 45th Annual Woodbridge Cross Country Classic, a huge meet that draws the Best of the West. DVCC took 21st place in the Rated Varsity Race, led by Luke Littlefield who took 47th with a time of 14:54. In the Seniors Race, the Thunder were led by Jesse Hancock in 102nd overall (17:15). DVCC took 17th in the Juniors Race, led by Edison Langolis in 43rd (16:46). The Thunder did not compete in the Sophomores Race. In the Freshmen Race, the Thunder grabbed 42nd place, led by Jack Jarvis in 56th (17:33).

The DVCC Boys travelled to Thunderbird Paseo Park in Glendale, AZ on Saturday morning September 12th to compete in the 3rd Annual Alhambra Lions Cross Country Invitational. The Thunder took 3nd place in the Varsity Race, led by senior Enrique Ballesteros Ibarra, who finished in 4th place overall with a time of 16:50. In the JV/Open Race, junior Roman Cuaron took medalist honors with a time of 19:25 to lead the squad to a 1st-place finish.

The DVCC Boys made the trek up I-17 to Anthem on Saturday September 5th to compete in the Boulder Creek Invitational. DVCC took 2nd place in the Varsity race, led by senior Trenton Shirley, who took 6th place with a time of 17:12. The JV squad also took second place in the Open race, led by freshman Jack Jarvis, who finished fourth overall with a time of 19:12.

The DVCC Boys kicked of the 2026 season on Saturday, August 29th at the 32nd Chandler Invitational at Tumbleweed Park in Chandler. In the series of class-based races, DVCC was led to a 2nd-place finish in the Seniors race by Captain La'a Hancock, who placed 3rd overall with a time of 16:21. The Thunder took fourth place in the Juniors race, led by Carter Frisk in 6th (16:24). The Thunder did not compete in the Sophomore Race. Jack Jarvis finished 25th overall (17:37) to lead DVCC to a 9th-place finish in the 2.8-mile Freshman Race.

Congratulations to the DVCC Captains for 2026:

• La'a Hancock
• Luke LIttlefield