On Thursday, October 30th, the Thunder Girls paid a visit to Cottonwood, AZ to compete in the Verde Valley Invitational, held at Riverfront Park. In the Junior Varsity Race, the Thunder took first place overall, led by freshman Samantha Botzler, who won the race with a time of 21:49. Desert Vista swept the top five places to win the Varsity Race, with senior Co-Captain Izzy Villarreal taking medalist honors with a time of 19:25.