The high school boys and girls cross country season began Aug. 26 at schools across the state.

West Valley Preps and the Glendale Independent and Peoria Independent asked local high school coaches about their teams. Here are their responses.

Cactus Cobras

Boys Coach: Rich Levan (ninth year as Cactus head coach)

Girls Coach: Sandy Black (first year as Cactus head coach)

Section: Division III Metro

Who are your top returning runners? Top returning boys are senior Andrew Martinez, juniors Hunter Black, Trenton Carpenter and Ramon Carrillo, and sophomore Tim Boggler. Top girls are juniors Sophia Orozco and Haley Reyes.

Who are some of the newcomers that may have an impact this year? For the boys, Landen Faulk and for the girls, Isabella Jordan.

What is your team’s best attribute e

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