High School Girl’s Cross Country Poll: Final

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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The Franklin girls end the season where they started, No. 1 in the El Paso Running Poll.

Top 10

1. Franklin: The Cougars finished ninth in Conference 6A at the UIL State Championship with 244 points. Sophomore Emily Orr was the top El Paso runner, finishing in 27th-place in 18 minutes, 20.8 seconds. This marked the fourth time in five years Franklin has advanced to state. Three other runners finished in the top 100 – junior Sophia Keiser (79th, 19:13.8), senior Brooke McCune (95th, 19:29.3) and sophomore Abigail Pinon (98th, 19:35.8). Junior Sienna Zarate had a city top 25 time and personal best 20:10.4.

2. Eastwood: Junior Adelynn Rodriguez finished 38th in Conference 6A at the state championship with a time of 18:33.7. This was her third trip to state. The Troopers finished 15th at the Region 1-6A Championship.

3. Chapin:  The Huskies, who were making their first appearance at state since 2008, finished 14th in Conference 5A with 323 points. They had three in the top 100 – junior Ava Dennis (72nd, 19:50.9), senior Biviana Garcia (74th, 19:53.6) and freshman Jocelynne Diaz Torres (96th, 20:12.3). All three were city top 25 times and personal bests.

4. Pebble Hills: The Spartans finished 19th at the Region 1-6A Championship.

5. Hanks: The Knights finished eighth at the Region 1-5A Championship.

6. Americas: The Trailblazers season ended with a fourth-place finish in District 1-6A.

7. El Paso High: The Tigers finished their season in 16th place at the Region 1-5A Championship.

8. Montwood: The Rams finished fifth in District 1-6A.

9. San Elizario: The Eagles finished ninth at the Region 1-4A Championship. Senior Kylee Pardo finished her season in 56th place at the Conference 4A state championship 12:30.2.

10. Bel Air: The Highlanders were 20th at the Region 1-5A Championship.

Dropped out: None.

On the brink: None.

Eastwood junior Adelynn Rodriguez finished the season with the city’s fastest time.

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, 19:18.50 (Mae Simmons, 10/24).

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

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

10, Ava Dennis, Chapin, 19:50.9 (Old Settlers Park, 11/3).

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

12, Biviana Garcia, Chapin, 19:53.6 (Old Settlers Park, 11/3).

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

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

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

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

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

18, Aubrey Arsenault, Pebble Hills 20:08.8 (Mae Simmons, 10/24).

19, Sienna Zarate, Franklin, 20:10.4 (Old Settlers Park, 11/4).

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

21, Jocelynne Diaz Torres, Chapin, 20:12.3 (Old Settlers Park, 11/3).

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

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

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

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

Fabens Alexia Martinez and Angel Quinonez, both freshman, had great seasons, earning trips to the Conference 4A State Championship. Martinez was 66th with a time of 12:36.9 and Quinonez finished 112th with a time of 13:17.6.

Power Rankings

1, Alexia Martinez, Fabens, 79 (4).

2, Emily Orr, Franklin, 73 (3).

3, Adelynn Rodriguez, Eastwood, 62 (4).

4, Elizabeth Aguirre, Hanks, 59.

5, Rebecca Duran, Chapin, 55 (3).

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

7, Ava Dennis, Chapin, 48.

8, Nevaeh Escobedo, Canutillo, 46 (1).

8, Alexandra Ordaz, San Elizario, 46.

10, Mia Hairston, Montwood, 45 (2).

Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 42.

Carolina Zarrabal, Pebble Hills, 41.

Angel Quinonez, Fabens, 35.

Sophia Keiser, Franklin, 34.

Brooke McCune, Franklin, 33.

Dayanara Gonzalez, Mt. View, 32.

Lileni Ayala, Mt. View, 29.

Biviana Garcia, Chapin, 28.

Kareena Talavera, Pebble Hills, 25 (1).

Victoria Hoyt, Franklin, 23.

Olivia Elder, Franklin, 21.

Jacqueline Gonzalez, Horizon, 21.

Kailee Fierro, Bel Air, 19.

Jocelynne Diaz Torres, Chapin, 19.

Calista Sakellakos, El Paso, 18.

Clarissa Castillo, El Paso, 17.

Kylee Pardo, San Elizario, 16.

Aubrey Arsenault, Pebble Hills, 15. 

Ashlyn McMillian, Hanks, 13.

Destinee Loeza, Hanks, 13.

Valentina Tarriba, Socorro, 12.

Natalie Martinez, Eastlake, 12.

Layla Aguilar, Montwood, 11.

Lily Arias, Hanks, 11 (1).

Kim Castro, Riverside, 10 (1).

Katia Rodriguez, Coronado, 9.

Andrea Castillo, El Paso, 9.

Dana Gonzalez, Riverside, 9.

Yatznelly Galindo, Harmony, 8.

Emily Zarate, Socorro, 8.

Carolyna Noriega, Bel Air, 8.

Nadine Villasana, Socorro, 7.

Marielle Rubio, Eastlake, 7.

Samirah Avila, Socorro, 7.

Amavely Carrasco, Coronado, 7.

Abigail Bauman, Eastwood, 7. 

Danika Sifuentes, Eastwood, 7.

Keilah Valenzuela-Garcia, Burges, 7.

Daniela Almanza, Riverside, 7.

Bobbi Guillen Del Valle, 7.

 Kairme Gonzalez Eastwood 6.    

Natalie Cottrill Canutillo, 6.

Laila Morales, Americas, 6.

Sofia Speer, El Paso, 6.

Regina Perez, Harmony, 6.

Briana Mancillas, San Elizario, 6.

Emma Guevara, El Paso, 5.

Breckyn Wiebe, Franklin, 5.

Alyssa Fino, Hanks, 5.

Ari Beltran Del Rio, Harmony, 5.

Sierra Conner, Coronado, 4.

Stephanie Hernandez, Del Valle, 4.

Carli Day, Americas, 4.

Sienna Zarate, Franklin, 4.

Evelyn Hernandez, Fabens, 4.

Hilda Urena, Irvin, 4.

Lyanna Morales, San Elizario, 4.

Sariah Lopez, Canutillo, 3.

Karyssa Duarte, Eastwood, 3.

Brianna Lopez, Eastwood, 3.

Mireya Galindo, Harmony, 3.

Osmary Vazquez, San Elizario, 3.

Sam Torres, Socorro, 2.

Joules Payan, Eastwood, 2.

Breseis Oliva, Coronado, 2.

Audrey Lee Bel Air, 2        

Paula Galaz Carreon, Montwood, 2.

Antoinette Ogaz, Fabens, 2.

Zoe Estrada, Irvin, 2.

Hannah Martinez, Franklin, 1.

Venus Jimez, Eastwood, 1.

Isabella Campa, Franklin, 1.

Nohemi Garcia, Jefferson, 1.

Paris Jones, Burges, 1.

Abigail Sanchez, Chapin, 1.

Madison Leedom, Hanks, 1.

Anel Gaytan, Harmony, 1.

Evelyn Hernandez, Fabens, 1.

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Author: Victor R. Martinez

My love of running began with my son Deric. His passion and talent for distance running opened my eyes to a sport I never imaged I would embrace with such enthusiasm. As a journalist at the El Paso Times, I was the lead writer for cross country and track for several years and I was able to tell the stories of these amazing unsung athletes. Never a runner myself, I decided to change that when I turned 50 in 2016 when I trained for my first 5K. I've been running ever since and I love every minute of it - well - sort of.

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