High School Girl’s Cross Country Poll: Week 2

Every Wednesday, El Paso Running will utilize a point system to highlight El Paso’s top girls cross country runners.

The system is as follows: In a race of less than 150 runners, first place gets 10 points, second gets 9 points all the way down to 10th place which gets 1 point. For meets with between 150 to 300 runners, double points will be rewarded meaning 20 points for first, 19 for second all the way down to 1 point for 20th. For every additional 150 runners, another 10 runners will be included in the points.

For those who like raw times, we also list the Top 25 girls race times and the meets and dates that they occurred.

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This week’s schedule

Eastwood Twilight Invitational: 6 p.m. at Eastside Sports Complex.Eastwood, Franklin, El Paso, Chapin, Jefferson, El Dorado,Loretto, Bel Air, Hanks, VVECHS, Del Valle, Ysleta, Socorro, Montwood, Tornillo, Harmony, San Eli, YWLA, Horizon, Clint, Riverside, Fabens, Coronado, Irvin, Bowie.

Gadsden ISD Invitational: 8 a.m. at Chaparral High School. Austin, Burges, YWLA, Canutillo, Anthony.

Albuquerque Invitational: Andress, Eastlake, Pebble Hills, Americas.

Top 10

1. Franklin: Franklin is ranked No. 7 in the state by the Cross Country Coaches Association of Texas. Cougar runners claimed the top six spots at the Franklin Invitational at Mary Frances Keisling Park.  Sophomore Emily Orr won her second straight individual title in 18:09.69 followed by classmate Abigail Pinon (19:18.96.). Junior Sophia Keiser was third in 19:25.90, junior Olivia Elder fourth (19:47.03), senior Brooke McCune was fifth (19:59.47) and senior Victoria Hoyt was sixth (20:08.10). Senior Breckyn Wiebe was tenth in 20:20.70.  Franklin will race at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational at Eastside Sports Complex on Friday.

2. Pebble Hills: The Spartans move up one spot after winning the Canutillo Invitational at Canutillo Middle School with 40 points. Pebble Hills had three in the top 10 – senior Carolina Zarrabal (third, 22:32.91), freshman Kareena Talavera (fourth, 22:34.84) and sophomore Aubrey Arsenault (sixth, 23:14.14). The course was 3.4 miles. The team will compete at the Albuquerque Invitational on Saturday.

3. Eastwood: The Troopers drop one spot after finishing third with 52 points at the Canutillo Invitational. Junior Adelynn Rodriguez on the 3.4-mile race in 20:56.28. Eastwood, which was not at full strength, also had two runners – freshman Danika Sifuentes, Eastwood (10^th, 23:35.60) and sophomore Madison McGuire (11^th, 23:40.80) place in the top 11. The team will race at its own invitational at Eastside Sports Complex on Friday.

4.  Americas: The Trailblazers make a huge jump up five spots after its second-place finish at the 3.4-mile Canutillo Invitational with 46 points, six fewer than Pebble Hills. Senior Cleo Naranjo was second in 22:28.69 and junior Laila Morales was seventh in 23:16.56. The team will travel to Albuquerque on Saturday.

5. Montwood: The Rams move up one after its fourth-place finish at Canutillo with 131 points. Sophomore Mia Hairston was the lone top 10 runner, completing the 3.4-mile course in 22:40.93. The team is scheduled to race at the Canutillo Invitational on Saturday. Montwood will race at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational at Eastside Sports Complex on Friday.

6. El Paso High: The Tigers drop two spots after a fifth-place finish at Canutillo. El Paso’s top finisher was senior Andrea Castillo who was 19^th in 24:16.08. The Tigers are scheduled to race at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational at Eastside Sports Complex on Friday.

7. Chapin: The finished second at the Franklin Invitational Saturday at Mary Frances Keisling Park with 57 points. It had two runners in the top 10 – freshman Jocelynne Diaz Torres (eighth, 20:17.54) and sophomore Ava Dennis (20:20.06). The team will race at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational at Eastside Sports Complex on Friday.

8. Hanks: The Knights dropped three spots after finishing third at the Franklin Invitational with 85 points. Junior Lizzy Aguirre had a top 10 finish, placing seventh in 20:16.80. Hanks will race at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational at Eastside Sports Complex on Friday.

9. Socorro: The Bulldogs make its season debut. Socorro finished fourth at the Franklin Invitational with 110 points. Its top runner was sophomore Nadine Villasana was finished 21^st in 22:34.53. The team will race at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational at Eastside Sports Complex on Friday.

10. Canutillo: The Eagles did race last week. They will ran at the Gadsden ISD Invitational on Saturday.

Dropped out: Eastlake.

On the brink: Coronado.

Top Times (3 mile or 5K)

1, Emily Orr, Franklin, 18:09.69 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

2, Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 19:18.96 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

3, Sophia Keiser, Franklin, 19:25.90 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

4, Olivia Elder, Franklin, 19:47.03 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

5, Brooke McCune, Franklin, 19:59.47 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

6, Victoria Hoyt, Franklin, 20:08.10 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

7, Lizzy Aguirre, Hanks, 20:16.80 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

8, Jocelynne Diaz Torres, Chapin, 20:17.54 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

9, Ava Dennis, Chapin, 20:20.06 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

10, Breckyn Wiebe, Franklin, 20:20.70 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

11, Rebecca Duran, Chapin, 20:33.10 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

12, Hannah Martinez, Franklin, 20:38.89 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

13, Tessa Gibbons, Franklin, 20:50.15 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

14, Adelynn Rodriguez, Eastwood, 20:56.28 (Canutillo Middle, 8/19).

15, Natalie Martinez, Eastlake, 21:00.97 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

16, Biviana Garcia, Chapin, 21:08.24 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

17, Sienna Zarate, Franklin, 21:10.02 (Blackie Chesher, 8/11).

18, Dayanara Gonzalez, Mt. View, 21:10.85 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

19, Ashlyn McMilian, Hanks, 21:15.06 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

20, Aubrey Arsenault, Pebble Hills, 21:22.46 (Blackie Chesher, 8/11).

21, Carolina Zarrabal, Pebble Hills, 21:24.18 (Blackie Chesher, 8/11).

22, Marielle Rubio, Eastlake, 21:47.80 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

23, Lileni Ayala, Mt. View, 21:56.04 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

24, Gisele Abascal, Americas, 22:22.40 (Blackie Chesher, 8/11).

25, Abigail Sanchez, Chapin, 22:25.78 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

Power Rankings

1, Emily Orr, Franklin, 20 (2).

2, Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 18.

3, Mia Hairston, Montwood, 16 (1).

4, Brooke McCune, Franklin, 14.

5, Sophia Keiser, Franklin, 13.

5, Lizzy Aguirre, Hanks, 13.

7, Olivia Elder, Franklin, 11.

8, Alexia Martinez, Fabens, 10 (1).

8, Adelynn Rodriguez, Eastwood, 10 (1).

10, Nevaeh Escobedo, Canutillo, 9.

10, Cleo Naranjo, Americas, 9.

Layla Aguilar, Montwood, 8.

Dayanara Gonzalez, Mt. View, 8.

Carolina Zarrabal, Pebble Hills, 8.

Ava Dennis, Chapin, 8.

Rebecca Duran, Chapin, 7.

Nadine Villasana, Socorro, 7.

Angel Quinonez, Fabens, 7.

Kareena Talavera, Pebble Hills, 7.  

Victoria Hoyt, Franklin, 7.

Kailee Fierro, Bel Air, 6.

Jacqueline Gonzalez, Horizon, 6.

Katia Rodriguez, Coronado, 5.

Lileni Ayala, Mt. View, 5.

Aubrey Arsenault, Pebble Hills, 5.  

Carolyna Noriega, Bel Air, 4.

Ashlyn McMillian, Hanks, 4.

Laila Morales, Americas, 4.

Sienna Zarate, Franklin, 3.

Kylee Pardo, San Elizario, 3.

Jocelynne Diaz Torres, Chapin, 3.

Valentina Tarriba, Socorro, 3.

Calista Sakellakos, El Paso, 3.

Sam Torres, Socorro, 2.

Sofia Speer, El Paso, 2.

Alexandra Ordaz, San Elizario, 2.

Hannah Martinez, Franklin, 1.

Amavely Carrasco, Coronado, 1.

Lily Arias, Hanks, 1.

Breckyn Wiebe, Franklin, 1.

Danika Sifuentes, Eastwood, 1.