Alumni in Action: former Battle Mountain and Eagle Valley runners compete in NCAA conference championships, USATF Half Marathon Trail Championship

Several former Eagle Valley and Battle Mountain runners competed at their school’s respective NCAA conference meets last weekend. Milaina Almonte finished second at the West Coast Conference cross-country championships on Oct. 30 in San Diego. The Santa Clara senior finished the 6-kilometer course in 20 minutes, 36.5 seconds, just five clicks behind Portland’s Latham West. Almonte placed first or second in all four races during the regular season and was named the WCC runner of the week at the end of September. Last May, Almonte became the fourth Bronco in history to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field West Regional. After setting school records in the 3,000- and 5,000-meters indoors, the former Battle Mountain star nearly broke Santa Clara 3,000-meter steeplechase school record held by trail world champion Grayson Murphy.

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