Ric Rojas 11-12 Boys Capture 3rd Place at National Junior Olympic Cross Country

> December 13, 2008
> Mechanicsville, Virginia
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> The Ric Rojas Running "Midget" boys (11-12) took 3rd place in the National
> Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships here on Saturday. The team was led by
> Rich Sanchez, a Louisville Middle School 7th grader, who broke into the top 10
> with an 8th place finish (10:30). Sanchez finished 12 seconds behind the winner
> Samuel Blake from the Southern California Region.
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> Sanchez was followed by team members Naat'aani Todea in 27th place (10:42), Zane
> Jeffress in 60th place (11:08), Zac Petrie in 62nd place (11:09) and Charlie
> Carner in 120th place (11:35).