ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The 2025-2026 Gatorade New Mexico boys cross country player of the year was announced on Friday. This year's honor went to Albuquerque Academy senior Nicholas Ponte. This season, Ponte won the class 4A state championship meet with a time of 15:18.8. That mark was 27.5 s econd faster than second place. Ponte also [...] ...read more read less