Day: September 28, 2023

Every Thursday, El Paso Running will utilize a point system to highlight El Paso’s top boy’s 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 boys race times and the meets and dates that they occurred.

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This week’s schedule

All City Meet: 8 a.m., Friday, Sept. 29 at Horizon Golf Course. Americas, Franklin, Bel Air, Canutillo, Coronado, Burges, Clint, Eastlake, El Paso, El Dorado, Fabens, Hanks, Harmony, Montwood, Mountain View, Parkland, Pebble Hills, Riverside, San Elizario, Socorro, Tornillo, Valle Verde, Ysleta, YWLA.

Desert Twilight XC Festival: 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 29 atToka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz. Eastwood, Cathedral, Del Valle.

Top 10

1. Franklin: Franklin won the Southlake Carroll Invitational with 62 points. The team was led by senior Matthew Engle who was second in 15:01.20. The Cougars had three other runners in the top 20 – senior Juan Leal (11^th, 15:33.71), senior Adan Castillo (14^th, 15:40.90) and senior Sebastian Gonzalez (19^th, 15:46.40), all personal season-best times. Franklin is not running its varsity at the All City Meet at Horizon Golf Course on Friday.

2. Eastwood: The Troopers did not run its varsity at the Rudolfo “Rudy” Alvarez Invitational at Del Valle but still won the event with 35 points. Trooper runners took the 5-10 spots. Senior Julian Miramontes was fifth in 17:23.64 followed by senior Ryan Lozano (17:27.82), sophomore Job DeSantos (17:33.20), senior Sergio Lara (17:33.30), senior Diego Ruiz (17:48.10) and sophomore Isaac Marquez (17:48.82). The team will travel to Mesa, Ariz. on Friday night to race in the Desert Twilight XC Festival at Toka Sticks Golf Course.

3. San Elizario: The Eagles challenged themselves competing in the Gold Division of the McNeil Hoka Invitational at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. Racing against 228-runners and 27 teams, San Elizario finished tenth. Seniors Angel Maese and Julian Guerra finished 44^th and 45^th in identical times, 16:15.2. The team is scheduled to race at the All City Meet at Horizon Golf Course on Friday.

4. Coronado: The T-Birds scored a perfect score at its own invitational at Don Haskins Park. Senior Edgar Valles won his first race of the season, finishing in 17:46.77. Sophomore Humberto Serna was second in 18:00.69 followed by senior Preston Eastman (18:24.63), junior Max Sandhu (18:32.31) and sophomore Rodrigo Pinales (19:06.97). They will compete at the All City Meet at Horizon Golf Course on Friday.

5. El Paso High: The Tigers easily won the 214-runner, 28-team Class 5A Division of the McNeil Hoka Invitational at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. El Paso’s scoring runners all placed in the top 20 led by junior Miles Westbrook who won the event in 16:14.8. Senior Leo Valenzuela was second in 16:54.2, junior Ulysses O’Rourke was eighth in 17:32.8, senior Aydan Lugo was tenth in 17:39.5 and junior Lorenzo Shields was 18^th in 18:07.5. The team will race at the All City Meet at Horizon Golf Course on Friday.

6. Pebble Hills: The Spartans finished ninth in the 270-runner, 38-team Silver Division of the McNeil Hoka Invitational at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. Senior Mark Barajas was ninth in 16:19.8 and sophomore Zyler Garnica      was 63^rd in 17:09.3. Pebble Hills will run at the All City Meet at Horizon Golf Course on Friday.

7. Burges: The Mustangs finished second in the 5A Division at the Lubbock Invitational at Mae Simmons Park. Burges placed three runners in the top 20 – junior Malin Arnoldusen (15^th, 18:07.40), junior Jacob Yeager (16^th, 18:14.40) and junior Christian Baca (18^th, 18:19.80). The team will race at the All City Meet at Horizon Golf Course on Friday.

8. Chapin: The Huskies did not run a full team at the Lubbock Invitational. They did place three runners in the top 12 in the 5A division – senior Jose Rosa (fifth, 17:16.00), senior Sean Sanchez (sixth, 17:22.80) and junior Braulio Torres (12^th, 18:03.20). The team will race at the All City Meet at Horizon Golf Course on Friday.

9. Socorro: The Bulldogs move back into the top 10 after finishing second at the Coronado Invitational at Don Haskins Park. Senior Renee Galaviz was seventh in 19:49.01 and senior Ivan Martinez was tenth in 20:05.22. The team will race at the All City Meet at Horizon Golf Course on Friday.

10. Bel Air: The Highlanders return to the top 10 after its second-place finish at theRudolfo “Rudy” Alvarez Invitational at Del Valle. A pair of seniors – Leonardo Resendez (16:57.21) and Hernnan Duarte (17:10.67) – finished second and fourth. The team will race at the All City Meet at Horizon Golf Course on Friday.

Dropped out: Del Valle, Eastlake.

On the brink: Montwood.

Top times (3 mile or 5K)

1, Aidan Torres, Eastwood, 14:33.6 (Woodbridge, 9/16).

2, Matthew Engle, Franklin, 15:01.20 (Southlake, 9/23).

3, Sulliman Rodriguez, Eastwood, 15:24.6 (Woodbridge, 9/16).

4, Leo Espino, Eastwood, 15:27.2 (Woodbridge, 9/16).

5, Juan Leal, Franklin, 15:33.71. (Southlake, 9/23).

6, Miles Westbrook, El Paso, 15:34.11 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/25).

7, Luke Cruz, Eastwood, 15:38.3 (Woodbridge, 9/16).

8, Adan Castillo, Franklin, 15:40.90 (Southlake, 9/23).

9, Diego Romero, Americas, 15:44.98 (Veterans Park, 9/16).

10, Sebastian Gonzalez, Franklin, 15:46.40 (Southlake, 9/23).

11, Carlos Mendez, Franklin, 15:49.30 (Southlake, 9/23).

12, Edgar Valles, Coronado, 15:51.19 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 9/16).

13, Leo Valenzuela, El Paso, 15:55.41 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 9/16).

14, Jonah Herd Jr, Eastwood, 15:55.6 (Woodbridge, 9/16).

15, Mark Barajas, Pebble Hills, 15:56.80 (Veterans Park, 9/16).

16, Julian Guerra, San Elizario, 15:58.34 (Clint High School, 9/2).

17, Eric Gonzalez, Eastwood, 15:59.6 (Woodbridge, 9/16).

18, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 16:05.98 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 9/16).

19, Humberto Serna, Coronado, 16:08.09 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 9/16).

20, Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 16:08.20 (Southlake, 9/25).

21, Gabriel Uranga, Franklin, 16:09.40 (Southlake, 9/25).

22, Israel Quintana, Immanuel Christian, 16:11.23 (Veterans Park, 9/16).

23, Angel Maese, San Elizario, 16:12.46 (Clint High School, 9/2).

24, Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 16:22.10 (Southlake, 9/25).

25, Seth Truax, Chapin, 16:27.53 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 8/19).

Power Rankings

1, Miles Westbrook, El Paso, 78 (5).

2, Diego Romero, Americas, 71 (3).

3, Leo Valenzuela, El Paso, 55.

4, Aidan Torres, Eastwood, 47 (3).

5, Matthew Engle, Franklin, 46 (2).

6, Edgar Valles, Coronado, 44 (1).

7, Mark Barajas, Pebble Hills, 35.

8, Humberto Serna, Coronado, 32 (1).

8, Ulysses O’Rourke, El Paso, 32.

10, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 31.

Israel Quintana, Immanuel, 29 (1).

Juan Leal, Franklin, 25.

Adan Castillo, Franklin, 23.

Sebastian Gonzalez, Franklin, 22.

Sulliman Rodriguez, Eastwood, 22.

Julian Guerra, San Elizario, 21.

Leonardo Resendez, Bel Air, 20.

Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 19.

Luke Cruz, Eastwood, 16.

Damian Espinosa, Del Valle, 16.

Aydan Lugo, El Paso, 15.

Angel Maese, San Elizario, 14.

Leo Espino, Eastwood, 13.

Carlos Mendez, Franklin, 12.

Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante, Burges, 12.

Hernnan Duarte, Bel Air, 12.

Seth Truax, Chapin, 11.

Lorenzo Shields, El Paso, 11.

Eirik Arredondo, Austin, 8.

Evan Romero, Canutillo, 8.

Preston Eastman, Coronado, 8.   

Braulio Torres, Chapin, 8.

Malin Arnoldussen, Burges, 7.

Christian Hurtado, Americas, 7.

Sean Sanchez, Chapin, 7.

Daniel Romero, Tornillo, 7.

Bradley Jacobo, Montwood, 6.

Esteban Armendariz, Burges, 6.

Jeremiah Loustaunau, Austin, 6.

Julian Miramontes, Eastwood, 6. 

Jose Rosa, Chapin, 6.

Francisco Reyes, Jefferson, 5.      

Jesse Ortiz, Fabens, 5.

Ryan Lozano, Eastwood, 5.

Justin Ontiveros, El Paso, 4.

Gabriel Uranga, Franklin, 4.

Eric Gonzalez, Eastwood, 4.

Renee Galaviz, Socorro, 4.

Gustavo Salazar, San Elizario, 4.

Job DeSantos, Eastwood, 4.

Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 3.

Yael Lira, Bel Air, 3.

Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 3.

Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 3.

Giovon Hermosillo, Andress, 3.   

Jonah Herd, Eastwood, 3.

Sergio Lara, Eastwood, 3. 

Jayden (Seth) Vargas, Montwood, 2.

Benjamin Lerma, Canutillo, 2.

Daniel Romero, Tornillo, 2.

Aiden Aguirre, Canutillo, 2.

Diego Ruiz Eastwood, 2.    

Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 2.  

Ivan Martinez, Socorro, 2.

Isaac Marquez, Eastwood 1.

Abraham Martinez, Horizon, 1.

Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 1.