Day: August 21, 2024

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 Invite: 8 p.m., Eastside Sports Complex. Franklin, El Paso, Chapin, Coronado, Andress, Bowie, Burges, Jefferson, Austin, Irvin, Eastwood, Harmony, Del Valle, Hanks, Mt View, M. Legacy, Los Alamos, YWLA, Clint, Immanuel, San Elizario, Socorro, Americas, Eastlake, Montwood, Cathedral, LPI, Ft Hancock, Anthony, El Dorado, Tornillo, Parkland and Bel Air.

The Franklin Invitational at Mary Frances Keisling Park proved to be a tough course for the runners.

Top 10

1. Franklin: The Cougars took the first six spots to win their invitational at Mary Frances Keisling Park. Juniors Emily Orr and Abigail Pinon lead the pack finishing in 18:56.63 and 20:13.15. Senior Sophia Keiser was third (20:43.84), freshman Sophia Barraza was fourth ( 20:53.39), senior Tessa Gibbons was fifth (21:20.50), senior Mireyda Samper was sixth (21:29.66) and senior Sienna Zarate was tenth (22:16.75). The team will race at the Eastwood Twilight Friday night at the Eastside Sports Complex.

2. Eastwood: The Troopers won the Canutillo Invitational scoring 18 points, placing five runners in the top 10. Senior Adelynn Rodriguez picked up her second win of the season in 17:15.60. Freshman Natalia Gomez was third in 19:39.30 followed by senior Paulina Estrada (fourth 19:40.31), freshman Carlee Caraveo (fifth, 19:40.55) and junior Madison McGuire (tenth, 20:14.57). The Troopers will race at their own invitational Friday night at the Eastside Sports Complex.

3. Chapin: The Huskies did not run a full team at the Franklin Invitational on Saturday.  Sophomore Jocelynne DiazTorres was eighth in 21:52.25 and senior Rebecca Duran was 11th in 22:24.47. Chapin will race the Eastwood Twilight Friday night at the Eastside Sports Complex.

4. Americas: The Trailblazers finished second at Canutillo with 77 points. Two runners placed in the top 10 – sophomore Carli Day was eighth in 20:00.65 and senior Laila Morales was ninth in 20:03.83. Americas will race the Eastwood Twilight Friday night at the Eastside Sports Complex.

5. Pebble Hills: The Spartans scored 88 points and finished third at the Canutillo Invitational. Junior Aubrey Arsenault was the top runner, finishing 12th in 20:23.23. The team is not scheduled to race this weekend.

6. El Paso High: The Tigers were fourth at Canutillo. Its top runner was junior Calista Sakellakos who was 13th in 20:33.81. El Paso will race the Eastwood Twilight Friday night at the Eastside Sports Complex.

7. Coronado: The young T-Birds move up three spots after its fifth-place finish at Canutillo. Freshman Ayana Le Thanh was 25th in 21:03.37. The T-Birds will race the Eastwood Twilight Friday night at the Eastside Sports Complex.

8. Hanks: The Knights finished second at the Franklin Invitational at Mary Frances Keisling Park with 59 points. Senior Elizabeth Aguirre was ninth in 22:10.45 and junior Ashlyn McMillan was 13th in 23:04.04. The Knights will race the Eastwood Twilight Friday night at the Eastside Sports Complex.

9. Eastlake: The Falcons third at the Franklin Invitational with 78 points.Junior Marielle Rubio picked up another top 10 finish, placing seventh in 21:33.19. Junior Elizabeth Bustillos was 15th in 23:40.09. Eastlake will race the Eastwood Twilight Friday night at the Eastside Sports Complex.

10. El Dorado: The Aztecs make its first appearance in the Top 10 after placing sixth at the Canutillo Invitational. It’s top runner was senior Damaris Estrada who was 18th in 20:44.73.

Dropped out: Socorro.

On the brink: San Elizario.

Franklin junior Emily Orr won the Franklin invitational at Mary Frances Keisling Park in 18:56.63.

Top Times (3 mile or 5K)

1, Adelynn Rodriguez, Eastwood, 17:15.60 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

2, Emily Orr, Franklin, 18:56.63 (Mary Frances, 8/17).

3, Alexia Martinez, Fabens, 19:31.69 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

4, Natalia Gomez, Eastwood, 19:39.30 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

5, Paulina Estrada, Eastwood, 19:40.31 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

6, Carlee Caraveo, Eastwood, 19:40.55 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

7, Mia Hairston, Montwood 19:52.52 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

8, Crystal Delgado, Socorro, 19:52.82 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

9, Carli Day, Americas, 20:00.65 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

10, Laila Morales, Americas, 20:03.83 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

11, Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 20:13.15 (Mary Frances, 8/17).

12, Madison McGuire, Eastwood, 20:14.57 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

13, Dayanara Gonzalez, Mt. View, 20:18.43 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

14, Aubrey Arsenault, Pebble Hills, 20:23.23 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

15, Calista Sakellakos, El Paso, 20:33.81 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

16, Gisele Absscal, Americas, 20:34.28 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

17, Karyssa Duarte, Eastwood, 20:36.54 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

18, Sofia Perez, Eastwood, 20:37.24 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

19, Venus Jimenez, Eastwood, 20:41.30(Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

20, Sophia Keiser, Franklin, 20:43.84 (Mary Frances, 8/17).

21, Damaris Estrada, El Dorado, 20:44.73 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

22, Rebecca Duron, Chapin, 20.48.99 (Biggs, 8/10).

23, Sophia Barraza, Franklin, 20:53.39 (Mary Frances, 8/17).

24, Clarissa Castillo, El Paso, 20:54.22 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

25, Nevaeh Escobedo, Canutillo, 20:55.50 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

Montwood junior Mia Harrison is full of mud after racing Del Valle’s Midnight Madness Invitational two weeks ago. Harrison is No. 9 in the El Paso Running Power Rankings.

Power Rankings

1, Adelynn Rodriguez, Eastwood, 30 (2).

2, Natalia Gomez, Eastwood, 27.

3, Alexia Martinez, Fabens, 26.

4, Paulina Estrada, Eastwood, 25.

5, Carlee Caraveo, Eastwood, 21.

6, Elizabeth Aguirre, Hanks, 18.

7, Crystal Delgado, Socorro, 17.

8, Madison McGuire, Eastwood, 15.

9, Mia Hairston, Montwood, 13.

10, Angel Quinonez, Fabens, 12.

Ashlyn McMillan, Hanks, 11.

Jocelynne DiazTorres, Chapin, 11.

Carli  Day, Americas, 10.

Calista Sakellakos, El Paso, 10 (1).

Karyssa Duarte, Eastwood, 10.

Rebecca Duron, Chapin, 10 (1).

Emily Orr, Franklin, 10 (1).

Venus Jimenez, Eastwood, 9.

Lexee Salas, Americas, 9.

Clarissa Castillo, El Paso, 9.

Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 9.

Sofia Speer, El Paso, 8.

Laila  Morales, Americas 8.

Sophia Keiser, Franklin, 8.

Marielle Rubio, Eastlake, 8.

Danika Sifuentes, Eastwood, 7.

Emma Guevara, El Paso, 7.

Sophia Barraza, Franklin, 7.

Tessa Gibbons, Franklin, 6.

Nevaeh Escobedo, Canutillo, 6.

Nadine Villasana, Socorro, 6.

Addy Carbone, Socorro, 5.

Gisele Absscal, Americas, 5.

Mireyda Samper, Franklin, 5.

Adrianna Boyd, Canutillo, 5.

Lauren Orantia, Canutillo, 4.

Aubrey Cameron, Montwood, 4.

Alina Caballero, Socorro, 3.

Claudia Ferret, El Paso, 3.

Aubrey Arsenault, 3.

Johanna Castro, LPI, 2.

Dayanara Gonzalez, Mt. View, 2.

Ivy Torres, Pebble Hills, 2.

Victoria Perez, Socorro, 1.

Alina Verdugo, DaVinci, 1.

Isabelle Bolly, Americas, 1.

Sienna Zarate, Franklin, 1.