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Andrea Castaneda competes at the Cross Country Championship, finishing 23rd out of 143. Maria Lopez | SMHS
San Manuel Miner
San Manuel junior cross country runner Andrea Castaneda qualified for the 2014 AIA State Cross Country Championships. The state meet took place on Nov. 8, 2014, at the Cave Creek Golf Course.
Castaneda, who qualified for the state meet after her performance at the sectional meet at Marana High School, competed in her second consecutive state competition. She was the Miners top female runner throughout the season.
She finished 23rd out of 143 Division IV runners.
Castaneda, the Miners’ lone female runner, was joined at the state meet by the Miners boys’ team which also qualified for the team championships.
Congratulations to all of the Miners’ runners for a great 2014 cross country season.
Andrew Luberda began writing for Copper Area News Publishers (CANP) in February 2013 after working 15 years in Healthcare Financial Management. Andy covers sports for 11 high schools. His stories are published in Copper Basin News, San Manuel Miner and Superior Sun, in addition to the San Tan Valley Daily PRSS and CopperArea websites. Additionally, he has written human interest stories and business profiles. In May 2012, he earned an AAS in Sports Management at Central Arizona College before graduating with a BS in Communication from Arizona State University in 2014. He and his wife, Kelli, have three sons – AJ, Kyle, and Kade.
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