Los Alamos High girls golf returns to state for second straight year
Ella Trujillo is headed to state for the third year in a row as Los Alamos High girls golf returns with the same kind of depth that produced a second straight berth.
Los Alamos High School girls golf is back in the New Mexico state championship field for a second straight year, and this run says as much about continuity as it does about scorecards. The Hilltoppers are ranked seventh in the state and seeded eighth for the 2026 tournament, which will be played May 11 and 12 at New Mexico Tech Golf Course in Socorro.
The roster behind the repeat appearance includes Hailee Sarellano, Ella Trujillo, Sophia Saunders, Felicity Trujillo and Fiona Smith. That mix gave Los Alamos enough depth to return to the state stage again, and it put the program in position to compete in a sport where every round is shaped by precision, patience and the ability to recover when a hole goes wrong.
Ella Trujillo’s third straight trip to state stands out most clearly. She was already representing Los Alamos in the NMAA 4A Championship in 2024, when she and Michael Velasquez-Saiz played May 13 and 14 at Santa Ana Golf Club and both finished 30th out of 48. That tournament was played in hot sun, with rain at the end, a reminder of how demanding state golf can be even before the pressure of team scoring enters the picture.
The New Mexico Activities Association’s 2026 calendar shows the bigger framework around this year’s run. Spring golf started Feb. 9, and head golf coaches were required to attend an online rules clinic Aug. 1-15, 2025, part of the statewide structure that shapes how programs prepare before they ever reach a championship course. For Los Alamos, that structure has now produced back-to-back state berths.
For a county that often tracks its biggest athletic moments in football, basketball or cross country, girls golf has carved out a steady place of its own. The Hilltoppers’ return to state, powered by a roster with familiar names and repeat performers, suggests a program that is no longer defined by one standout round or one standout player. It has become a recurring presence, and Ella Trujillo’s third straight appearance is the clearest sign that the pipeline at Los Alamos High is still producing.
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