Desert Vista Girls Cross Country


DVCC Girls take second at 2024 Arizona Division-I State Meet

DVCC

Nov 15, 2025: DVCC Thunder celebrate a second-place finish at the 2025 Arizona D1 Cross Country State Championship Meet

Current Season


Woodbridge Cross Country Classic Recap

The DVCC Girls 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. The Thunder grabbed 25th place in the Varsity B Race, led by Co-Captain Jocelyn Prather who finished 112th with a time of 19:26. In the Seniors/Juniors Race, DVCC were led by Laniya Begody who took 144th with a time of 22:36. In the Sophomores Race, the Thunder were led by Lucy Welling in 107th (22:31). In the Freshmen Race, the Thunder grabbed 19th overall, led by Giuliana Liperote in 73rd with a time of 22:15.

Alhambra Lions Cross Country Invitational

The DVCC Girls made a trip 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 2nd place in the Varsity Race, led by junior Kendyl Taylor who finished in 2nd place overall with a time of 20:04. In the JV/Open Race, senior Nicolette Nargaron finished 2nd overall with a time of 24:56 to lead the squad to a 1st-place finish.

Boulder Creek Invitational Recap

On Saturday, September 5th, the DVCC Girls made the short trip up I-17 to Anthem to compete in the Boulder Creek Invitational. The DVCC Varsity squad raced to a 1st-place finish in the Varsity Race, led by junior Kendyl Taylor, who took 3rd place with a time of 20:03. Freshman Giuliana Liperote took medalist honors with a time of 23:21 to lead the Thunder JV to a first-place finish in the Open race.

Chandler Invitational Recap

On Saturday morning August 29th, the DVCC Girls kicked off their 2026 season at the 32nd Annual Chandler Invitational. In the series of class-based races, the DVCC Seniors were by Laniya Begody, who placed 65th with a time of 28:20. DVCC took third in the Juniors race, led by Kendyl Taylor in 12th (21:35). The Thunder grabbed ninth place in the Sophomore Race, led by Samantha Botzler in 29th (22:53). Giuliana Liperote finished 15th with a time of 21:36 to lead the DVCC Girls to a fourth-place finish in the 2.8-mile Freshman Race.