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
42nd Woodbridge Cross Country Classic: 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15 at Orange County Great Park in Irvine, Calf. Eastwood.
El Paso High Invitational: 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 at Mary Frances Keisling Park. El Paso, Clint, Coronado, Montwood, Fabens, Del Valle, Canutillo, Mt View, Coronado, YWLA.
Loretto / Cathedral Open: 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 at Veterans Park. Loretto, Cathedral, Hanks, Franklin, Jefferson, Americas, Bel Air, Clint, Harmony, San Eli, Chapin, Gadsden, Horizon, Anthony, Chaparral, Anthony, Santa Teresa, Irvin, Andress, Bowie.
Top 10
1. Franklin: The No. 4 ranked Class 6A team in Texas did not race last weekend. They will race at the Loretto/Cathedral Open at Veterans Park on Saturday.
2. Eastwood: The Troopers won the San Elizario/Tornillo Invitational at Tornillo High School. The Troopers had five runners in the top 10 including Adelynn Rodriguez who won her third individual championship in 20:02.79. Danika Sifuentes was fifth in 21:34.01, Karyssa Duarte was eighth in 22:37.22, Joules Payan was ninth in 22:54.37 and Venus Jimez was tenth in 23:07.24. The team will travel to California to compete at the 42nd Woodbridge Cross Country Classic in Irvine on Friday night.
3. Chapin: Chapin did not race on Saturday. The team will race at the Loretto/Cathedral Open at Veterans Park on Saturday.
4. Pebble Hills: The Spartans did not race its full varsity and placed fourth at the Bel Air Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park. Its top runner was freshman Lila Najera who was 12th in 21:39.88. Pebble Hills will not race this weekend.
5. Americas: The Trailblazers won the Bel Air Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park with 55 points. Senior Cleo Naranjo won her first race of the season in 20:12.87. Freshman Carli Day had a top 10 finish, finishing ninth in 21:25.09. The team will race at the Loretto/Cathedral Open at Veterans Park on Saturday.
6. El Paso High: The Tigers did not race last week. They are scheduled to race at their own invitational at Mary Frances Keisling Park on Saturday.
7. Hanks: The Knights were second at the Bel Air Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park with 62 points. Hanks had two top 10 runners – junior Elizabeth Aguirre (second, 20:22.03) and senior Destinee Loeza (fourth, 20:54.77). The team is schedule to race at the Loretto/Cathedral Open at Veterans Park on Saturday.
8. Montwood: The Rams finished third with 83 points at the Bel Air Invitational. Sophomore Mia Hairston was third in 20:49.03. The team is schedule to run at the El Paso Invitational at Mary Frances Keisling Park on Saturday.
9. Socorro: The Bulldogs ran an invitational Corpus Christi but results could not be found. The team is not racing this weekend.
10. San Elizario: The Eagles did not race its full team at the San Elizario/Tornillo Invitational at Tornillo High School but have been impressive all season and make their season debut in the top 10. Senior Alexandra Ordaz was seventh in 22:03.44. They will race at the Loretto/Cathedral Open at Veterans Park on Saturday.
Dropped out: Canutillo.
On the brink: Coronado, Eastlake.
Top Times (3 mile or 5K)
1, Adelynn Rodriguez, Eastwood, 18:07.54 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/25).
2, Emily Orr, Franklin, 18:09.69 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).
3, Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 18:49.74 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/25).
4, Sophia Keiser, Franklin, 19:03.07 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/25).
5, Rebecca Duran, Chapin, 19:28.46 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/25).
6, Brooke McCune, Franklin, 19:31.08 (Clint High School, 9/2).
7, Victoria Hoyt, Franklin, 19:35.13 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/25).
8, Olivia Elder, Franklin, 19:47.03 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).
9, Elizabeth Aguirre, Hanks, 19:57.20 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/25).
10, Alexia Martinez, Fabens, 19:59.59 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/25).
11, Cleo Naranjo, Americas, 20:12.87 (Blackie Chesher Park 9/8).
12, Jocelynne Diaz Torres, Chapin, 20:17.54 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).
13, Breckyn Wiebe, Franklin, 20:17.67 (Clint High School, 9/2).
14, Ava Dennis, Chapin, 20:20.06 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).
15, Mia Hairston, Montwood, 20:23.01 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/25).
16, Hannah Martinez, Franklin, 20:36.09 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/25).
17, Tessa Gibbons, Franklin, 20:38.80 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/25).
18, Carolina Zarrabal, Pebble Hills, 20:43.3 (Cleveland Invitational, 8/26).
19, Natalie Martinez, Eastlake, 20:51.87 (Tornillo High School, 9/9).
20, Kareena Talavera, Pebble Hills, 20:53.4 (Cleveland Invitational, 8/26).
21, Destinee Loeza, Hanks, 20:54.77 (Blackie Chesher Park 9/8).
22, Aubrey Arsenault, Pebble Hills, 20:55.4 (Cleveland Invitational, 8/26).
23, Dayanara Gonzalez, Mt. View, 20:56.56 (Blackie Chesher Park 9/8).
24, Angel Quinonez, Fabens, 20:58.78 (Clint High School, 9/2).
25, Alexandra Ordaz, San Elizairo 21:07.05 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/25).
Power Rankings
1, Emily Orr, Franklin, 39 (3).
2, Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 35.
3, Mia Hairston, Montwood, 33 (1).
4, Adelynn Rodriguez, Eastwood, 30 (3).
4, Elizabeth Aguirre, Hanks, 30.
6, Sophia Keiser, Franklin, 28.
7, Cleo Naranjo, Americas, 26 (1).
8, Brooke McCune, Franklin, 25.
9, Alexia Martinez, Fabens, 24 (1).
10, Rebecca Duran, Chapin, 23 (1).
Victoria Hoyt, Franklin, 18.
Dayanara Gonzalez, Mt. View, 18.
Olivia Elder, Franklin, 17.
Nevaeh Escobedo, Canutillo, 16.
Ava Dennis, Chapin, 16.
Carolina Zarrabal, Pebble Hills, 14.
Angel Quinonez, Fabens, 14.
Kareena Talavera, Pebble Hills, 10.
Layla Aguilar, Montwood, 8.
Lileni Ayala, Mt. View, 8.
Natalie Martinez, Eastlake, 8.
Nadine Villasana, Socorro, 7.
Destinee Loeza, Hanks, 7.
Marielle Rubio, Eastlake, 7.
Alexandra Ordaz, San Elizario, 7.
Jacqueline Gonzalez, Horizon, 7.
Kailee Fierro, Bel Air, 6.
Aubrey Arsenault, Pebble Hills, 6.
Danika Sifuentes, Eastwood, 6.
Katia Rodriguez, Coronado, 5.
Breckyn Wiebe, Franklin, 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.
Sariah Lopez, Canutillo, 3.
Karyssa Duarte, Eastwood, 3.
Sam Torres, Socorro, 2.
Sofia Speer, El Paso, 2.
Biviana Garcia, Chapin, 2.
Joules Payan, Eastwood, 2.
Carli Day, Americas, 2.
Hannah Martinez, Franklin, 1.
Amavely Carrasco, Coronado, 1.
Lily Arias, Hanks, 1.
Danika Sifuentes, Eastwood, 1.
Natalie Cottrill Canutillo, 1.
Venus Jimez, Eastwood, 1.
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