Cleveland freight train continues; Rio Rancho girls also win state, and Academy sweeps in Class 4A

For context: These current Cleveland seniors — and juniors and sophomores — were in elementary school the last ...

Make it a decade straight of dominance for the Cleveland Storm boys track and field program. The Storm have won the Class 5A state championship every full season since 2016, and they won it again Saturday at the University of New Mexico Track and Field Complex. That’s 10 straight.

For context: These current Cleveland seniors — and juniors and sophomores — were in elementary school the last time someone other than the Storm won a blue trophy in the largest division. “When you say it like that, it’s kind of mind-boggling. We take it year by year and every team is a little different,” Cleveland coach Kenny Henry said.

Cleveland scored 90 points, 21 ahead of La Cueva which has been the Storm’s most formidable challenger all season. But as was the case at the Harper meet, and again at metros, Cleveland’s firepower was too much. “They’re about doing things a certain way,” Henry said.