Broken Arrow 5-Mile: Gonzalez Avila edges Vogler in a tight M20-29 showdown

• Jose Miguel Gonzalez Avila won the M20-29 race in 1:05:17, averaging 13:03/mi across a course topping out above 7,100 feet.
• Chase Vogler finished 2nd in 1:06:01 — just 44 seconds back at the line.
• Both finishers were 22 years old, making this a dead-even matchup in age if not in time.

Two 22-year-olds, one mountain, 44 seconds separating them — that was the M20-29 story at the 2025 Broken Arrow Skyrace 5-Mile. Jose Miguel Gonzalez Avila, making the trip from Querétaro, Mexico, crossed in 1:05:17 to claim the win, holding a 13:03/mi average across a course that climbs and descends between roughly 6,200 and 7,200 feet of elevation. At that altitude, thin air is a real factor — especially for anyone without extended time to acclimatize — and sustaining any pace through that terrain demands genuine effort.

Chase Vogler of Livermore, California pushed him the whole way. His 1:06:01 — a 13:12/mi average — kept the gap honest throughout, and 44 seconds over five miles of mountain running is a margin that could flip on a single stumble or a stronger final push. Vogler will know exactly where those seconds went.

With only two finishers in the M20-29 field, this was a straight head-to-head contest from the gun. No pack dynamics, no drafting off a group — just two young runners racing each other up and down Palisades Tahoe in dry, breezy conditions. Gonzalez Avila had the answer when it mattered, and he takes the win.