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San Manuel Cross Country Medalists at Old Pueblo Invitational (Left to Right): Yesenia Arcienega, Patrick Lopez, and Andrea Castaneda. Maria Lopez | Submitted
The San Manuel Cross Country Team. Maria Lopez | Submitted
San Manuel Miner
The Miners Cross Country team was one of 40 teams to compete last weekend at the 27th Annual Old Pueblo Invitational at Santa Rita High School in Tucson, Arizona. Three Miners’ runners earned medals at the event.
Yesenia Arcienega (10th), Patrick Lopez (10th), and Andrea Castaneda (4th) were the Miners who medaled. Rebekah Messing and Juan Ortega each placed in the top 20.
The Miners will compete at the Wilcox Invitational on October 1.
Andy Luberda (1149 Posts)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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