Which local athletes will participate in the 2026 LCPS fall sports media day?

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This story will be updated should additional athletes be announced as participants.

Las Cruces Public Schools will hold its second annual fall sports media day at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Field of Dreams. Athletes from football, volleyball, soccer and cross country teams across the school district will participate, alongside members of each school's marching band.

LCPS is continuing the media day events from last season. This will be the first of three, with events for winter and spring sports to follow as their seasons approach.

All four high schools within LCPS will take part. Coaches have chosen two to four athletes from their respective teams to represent Las Cruces High, Mayfield, Organ Mountain and Centennial. The athletes will take part in professional headshots, media interviews, press conference-style sessions, social media content creation, promotional opportunities and interactive activities.

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Here are the athletes that will represent the Bulldawgs, Trojans, Knights and Hawks on Saturday morning:

Las Cruces Bulldawgs​

• Denton Walter (Football)
• Diego Lopez (Football)
• Hunter Parmeter (Football)
• Aron Carrasco (Football)
• Jacob Soto (Football)
• Ava Price (Volleyball)
• Lyza Jackson (Volleyball)
• Lance Castelein (Boys cross country)
• Waylon Yerxa (Boys cross country)
• Brooklyn Pfaender (Girls cross country)
• Parker Gustine (Girls cross country)
• Austin Davis (Boys soccer)
• Oli Acevedo (Boys soccer)
• Aubrie Herrera (Girls soccer)
• Avery Covarrubias (Girls soccer)

Mayfield Trojans​

• Brody Wilke (Football)
• Nani Dominguez (Football)
• Israel Cabanas (Football)
• Anthony Aguirre (Football)
• Savannah Marquez (Volleyball)
• Julie Lopez (Volleyball)
• Joshua Bernal (Boys cross country)
• Victor Dennis (Boys cross country)
• Rose Florez (Girls cross country)
• Mia Bernal (Girls cross country)
• Damian Hernandez (Boys soccer)
• Rey Carranza (Boys soccer)
• Janelle Gutierrez (Girls soccer)
• Juliette Moreno (Girls soccer)

Organ Mountain Knights​

• Zeke Weir (Football)
• Kyler Peterson (Football)
• Jaden Gonzales (Football)
• Joshua Belamontes (Football)
• Mia Bellamy (Volleyball)
• Eveny Carreon-Perez (Volleyball)
• Jesus Gonzalez (Boys soccer)
• Talen Mays (Boys soccer)
• Ariyah Vazquez (Girls soccer)
• Hailey Justus (Girls soccer)

Centennial Hawks​

• Ruiz Laborin (Football)
• Dailen Ramirez (Football)
• Izmael Medina (Football)
• Johnathon Valenzuela-Chaires (Football)
• Jana Borham (Volleyball)
• Taegan Klein (Volleyball)
• Mason Dean (Boys cross country)
• Keller Ford (Boys cross country)
• Zoe Oates (Girls cross country)
• Allyson Magallanes (Girls cross country)
• Connor Gamache (Boys soccer)
• Andres Cardenas (Boys soccer)
• Cleo Coca (Girls soccer)
• Marina Badillo (Girls soccer)

Marching band participants​

• Las Cruces: Danya Harris, Derek Kulpa, Kaleb Houston and Olive Villa
• Mayfield: Arturo Regalado, Ruben Gallegos, Jaxon Hales and Kai Mamea
• Organ Mountain: Hailey Smith, Cassandra Sinsay and Emilie Hernandez
• Centennial: Michael Vigil, Ryan Sutter, Kaylee Stevenson and Autumn McPherson

This article originally appeared on Las Cruces Sun-News: Which local athletes will participate in the 2026 LCPS fall sports media day?

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