High School Girl’s Cross Country Poll: Week 8

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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Top 10

1. Franklin: Franklin’s varsity did not race at the All City Meet at Horizon Golf Course. The JV finished second with 79 points. Junior Sienna     Zarate (eighth, 21:26.20), had a top 10 finish. Franklin is gearing up for districts Oct. 12 at Horizon Golf Course.

2. Eastwood: The Troopers finished 18^th in the 222-runner, 30-school Varsity Division of the Desert Twilight XC Festival at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz. Friday night. Freshman Danika Sifuentes was the top runner, finishing 73^rd in 20:55.7. Junior Adelynn Rodriguez ran in the Sweepstakes Division and placed 12^th out of 225 runners in 18:12.2. Eastwood is preparing for the District 1-6A Championship Oct. 12 at Horizon Golf Course.

3. Chapin: Chapin went out to Houston to compete at Nike South. Junior Rebecca Duran finished 56^th in 19:33.0 in the 180-runner Elite Division. Its four other varsity runners ran in the Varsity Division against 43 schools and 404 runners. The Huskies placed three runners in the top 25 – senior Biviana Garcia (14^th, 20:40.3), junior Ava Dennis (17^th, 20:42.3) and freshman Jocelynne Diaz Torres (25^th, 20:48.5). The team will compete for a District 1-5A title on Oct. 12 at Horizon Golf Course.

4. Pebble Hills: The Spartans won the All City Meet at Horizon Golf Course with 50 points, placing three in the top six. Freshman Kareena Talavera won her first varsity championship finishing in 20:40.55. Senior Caroline Zarrabal was sixth in 21:18.44 and sophomore Aubrey Arsenault was seventh in 21:25.67. Next up: District 1-6A championship at Horizon Golf Course.

5. Americas: The Trailblazers finished third with 90 points at the All City Meet. The team had two runners in the top 15 – junior Laila Morales (11^th, 21:44.53) and junior Gisele Abascal (15^th, 21:56.30). Americas will prepare for the District 1-6A championship on Oct. 12.

6. El Paso High: The Tigers did not race its varsity this weekend. The team is preparing for the District 1-5A Championship on Oct. 12.

7. Hanks: The Knights finished fourth at the All City Meet at Horizon Golf Course with 120 points. Hanks had two runners in the top 15 including junior Elizabeth Aguirre (second, 20:52.94) and sophomore Ashlyn McMillan (14^th, 21:56.07).  The team is gearing up for the District 2-5A championship on Oct. 12.  

8. Montwood: The Rams placed fifth at the All City Meet at Horizon Golf Course with 152 points. Sophomore Mia Hairston was fouth in 21:08.72. The team will compete for a spot to regionals on Oct. 12 at the District 1-6A championship.

9. Socorro: The Bulldogs were sixth at the All City Meet at Horizon Golf Course. Its lone top 20 runner was freshman Adedaile Carbone who was 18^th in 22:06.81.

10. San Elizario: The Eagles finished second in the Small School Varsity Division of the Desert Twilight XC Festival at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz. The team had two runners in the top 20 – senior Alexandra Ordaz        was eighth in 20:50.2  and senior Kylee Pardo was 17^th in 21:31. The Eagles are training for the District 1-4A championship.

Dropped out: None.

On the brink: Eastlake, Coronado, Canutillo.

Top Times (3 mile or 5K)

1, Adelynn Rodriguez, Eastwood, 16:49.6 (Woodbridge, 9/16).

2, Emily Orr, Franklin, 17:46.70 (Southlake, 9/23).

3, Brooke McCune, Franklin, 18:36.90 (Southlake, 9/23).

4, Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 18:39.30 (Southlake, 9/23).

5, Sophia Keiser, Franklin, 18:44.90. (Southlake, 9/23).

6, Victoria Hoyt, Franklin, 19:00.70 (Southlake, 9/23).

7, Rebecca Duran, Chapin, 19:28.46 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/25).

8, Olivia Elder, Franklin, 19:40.71 (Southlake, 9/23).

9, Danika Sifuentes, Eastwood, 19:46.8 (Woodbridge, 9/16).

10, Hannah Martinez, Franklin, 19:51.30 (Southlake, 9/23).

11, Elizabeth Aguirre, Hanks, 19:57.20 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/25).

12, Breckyn Wiebe, Franklin, 19:57.30 (Southlake, 9/23).

13, Carolina Zarrabal, Pebble Hills, 19:59.5 (Old Settlers Park, 9/23).

14, Alexia Martinez, Fabens, 19:59.59  (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/25).

15, Karyssa Duarte, Eastwood, 20:08.6 (Woodbridge, 9/16).

16, Nevaeh Escobedo, Canutillo, 20:10.88 (Don Haskins Park, 9/22)

17, Isabella Campa, Franklin, 20:12.10 (Southlake, 9/23).

18, Cleo Naranjo, Americas, 20:12.87 (Blackie Chesher Park 9/8).

19, Venus Jimez, Eastwood, 20:13.4 (Woodbridge, 9/16).

20, Ava Dennis, Chapin, 20:16.70 (Veterans Park, 9/16).

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

22, Joules Payan, Eastwood, 20:18.5 (Woodbridge, 9/16).

23, Tessa Gibbons, Franklin, 20:18.90 (Southlake, 9/23).

24, Mia Hairston, Montwood, 20:23.01 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/25).

25, Valentina Tarriba, Socorro, 20:27.83 (Don Haskins Park, 9/22).

Power Rankings

1, Elizabeth Aguirre, Hanks, 51.

2, Cleo Naranjo, Americas, 49 (1).

3, Emily Orr, Franklin, 48 (3).

4, Mia Hairston, Montwood, 43 (2).

5, Alexia Martinez, Fabens, 42 (2).

6, Adelynn Rodriguez, Eastwood, 39 (3).

6, Ava Dennis, Chapin, 39.

8, Carolina Zarrabal, Pebble Hills, 38.

9, Rebecca Duran, Chapin, 37 (2).

10, Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 35.

Nevaeh Escobedo, Canutillo, 33 (1).

Alexandra Ordaz, San Elizario, 32.

Sophia Keiser, Franklin, 28.

Dayanara Gonzalez, Mt. View, 26.

Brooke McCune, Franklin, 25.

Kareena Talavera, Pebble Hills, 25 (1).

Angel Quinonez, Fabens, 22.

Lileni Ayala, Mt. View, 20.

Biviana Garcia, Chapin, 20.

Victoria Hoyt, Franklin, 18.

Olivia Elder, Franklin, 17.

Clarissa Castillo, El Paso, 17.

Calista Sakellakos, El Paso, 15.

Kailee Fierro, Bel Air, 15.

Aubrey Arsenault, Pebble Hills, 15. 

Jacqueline Gonzalez, Horizon, 14.

Jocelynne Diaz Torres, Chapin, 12.

Valentina Tarriba, Socorro, 12.

Natalie Martinez, Eastlake, 12.

Layla Aguilar, Montwood, 11.

Katia Rodriguez, Coronado, 9.

Emily Zarate, Socorro, 8.

Nadine Villasana, Socorro, 7.

Destinee Loeza, Hanks, 7.

Marielle Rubio, Eastlake, 7.

Samirah Avila, Socorro, 7.

Amavely Carrasco, Coronado, 7.

Abigail Bauman, Eastwood, 7. 

Danika Sifuentes, Eastwood, 7.

Kylee Pardo, San Elizario, 7.

Kairme Gonzalez Eastwood 6.     

Natalie Cottrill Canutillo, 6.

Laila Morales, Americas, 6.

Emma Guevara, El Paso, 5.

Breckyn Wiebe, Franklin, 5.

Bobbi Guillen Del Valle, 5 

Carolyna Noriega, Bel Air, 5.

Ashlyn McMillian, Hanks, 4.

Sierra Conner, Coronado, 4.

Andrea Castillo, El Paso, 4.

Stephanie Hernandez, Del Valle, 4.

Carli Day, Americas, 4.

Sienna Zarate, Franklin, 3.

Sariah Lopez, Canutillo, 3.

Karyssa Duarte, Eastwood, 3.

Brianna Lopez, Eastwood, 3.         

Sam Torres, Socorro, 2.

Sofia Speer, El Paso, 2.

Joules Payan, Eastwood, 2.

Breseis Oliva, Coronado, 2.

Audrey Lee Bel Air, 2        

Paula Galaz Carreon, Montwood, 2      

Hannah Martinez, Franklin, 1.

Lily Arias, Hanks, 1.

Venus Jimez, Eastwood, 1.

Isabella Campa, Franklin, 1.

Nohemi Garcia, Jefferson, 1.