For the first time in two years, the Hawks sent two runners to the CIF State Cross-country championships Saturday. Diego Leon and Diego Avila didn't compete for a championship in Fresno, but the two Hawks developed experience.
When sophomore Diego Avila began the 2011 season on the Anzar High varsity cross-country squad, he never imagined he would race in the Central Coast Section championship, let alone the state championship.
Anzar High pushed No. 1 seed Woodside Priory to the brink Thursday in its second-round Central Coast Section Division V playoff match, but the Hawks' season ended after falling in five sets.