High School Boy’s Cross Country Poll: Week 2

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

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.

Top 10

1. Eastwood: The Troopers won the Canutillo Invitational placing five runners in the top 9 for a score of 26. Leading the way was senior Danny Torres who won for the second week in a row, racing to an early city best 14:40.61. Sophomore Noah Loweree was third in 15:18.18 followed by senior Marcos Madrid (sixth, 15:30.57), senior Luke Cruz (seventh, 15:31.03) and junior Job DeSantos (ninth, 15:44.81). The team will race at its own invitational Friday night at the Eastside Sports Complex.

2. Franklin: The Cougars won their own invitational at Mary Frances Keisling Park with a perfect score of 15. All seven runners finished in the top 10 including gold medalist junior Jacob Martinez who finished the rugged course in 16:51.36 followed by junior Sebastian Mendez (second, 17:18.46), junior Fransisco Medina (third, 17:35.65), junior Bryant Standage (fourth, 17:48.07), junior Sebastian Camacho     (fifth, 17:59.20), senior Eric Martinez (sixth, 18:01.07) and senior Aiden Ramirez (tenth, 18:20.53). Franklin will race at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational Friday night.

3. Burges: The Mustangs move up four spots after its impressive second place showing at the Canutillo Invitational, scoring 87 points. Senior Jacob Yeager was eighth in 15:34.50 to led four Burges runners in the top 21. Senior Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante was 11^th in 15:48.88, senior Malin Arnoldussen was 13^th in 16:07.23    and senior Isais Gaytan was 21^st in 16:37.37. The Mustangs will race at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational Friday night.

4. Pebble Hills: The Spartans finished third at Canutillo with 95 points. The team had four runners in the top 20 – junior Erick Gutierrez (16^th, 16:17.47), senior Ameen Ibrahim (17^th, 16:21.10), senior Jorge Soto (19^th, 16:23.82) and junior Gavin Cottle (20^th, 16:34.59). The team is not scheduled to race this weekend.

5. Coronado: The T-Birds had a runner in the top 5 and two more in the top 15 and placed fourth with 105 points at the Canutillo Invitational. Junior Humberto Serna was fifth in 15:21.20, senior Max Sandhu was 14^th in 16:11.52 and junior Rodrigo Pinales was 15^th in 16:13.14. The team will compete at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational Friday night at the Eastside Sports Complex.

6. El Paso High: The Tigers drop three spots after its fifth-place finish at Canutillo, scoring 137 points. Senior Miles Westbrook was second in 14:55.26      and senior Ulysses O’Rourke was tenth in 15:46.54. They will get back after it on Friday night at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational.

7. San Elizario: San Eli did not run a full team at Canutillo. They will for Friday night’s Eastwood Twilight Invitational at the Eastside Sports Complex.

8. Austin: The Panthers placed a respectable sixth place at the Canutillo Invitational with two runners in the top 25 – senior Pedro Jimenez (12^th, 15:57.21) and junior Luis Pereda (25^th, 16:40.15). Austin will race at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational Friday night.

9. Americas: Trailblazers senior Diego Romero was fourth in 15:18.85 and the team finished seventh in the 13-team, 104-runner Canutillo Invitational. The team will run at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational Friday night Canutillo Invitational on Saturday.

10. Hanks: The Knights make its season debut after finishing second at the Franklin Invitational at Mary Frances Keisling Park. Hanks placed two runners in the top 10 – junior Zerach Hernandez (seventh, 18:06.94) and freshman Mateo Diaz (eighth, 18:17.30). The team will race at the Eastwood invitational Friday night at the Eastside Sports Complex.

Dropped out: Eastlake.

On the brink: Chapin.

Top 25 times (3 mile or 5K)

1, Danny Torres, Eastwood, 14:40.61 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

2, Miles Westbrook, El Paso, 14:55.26 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).     

3, Noah Loweree, Eastwood, 15:18.18  (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).    

4, Diego Romero, Americas, 15:18.85 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

5, Humberto Serna, Coronado, 15:21.20 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

6, Marcos Madrid, Eastwood, 15:30.57 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

7, Luke Cruz, Eastwood, 15:31.03 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

8, Jacob Yeager, Burges, 15:34.50 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

9, Job DeSantos, Eastwood, 15:44.81 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

10, Ulysses O’Rourke, El Paso, 15:46.54 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

11, Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante, Burges, 15:48.88 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

12, Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 15:57.21 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

13, Malin Arnoldussen, Burges, 16:07.23 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

14, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 16:11.52 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

15, Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 16:13.14 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

16, Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 16:17.47 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

17, Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 16.21.10 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

18, Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 16:21.74 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

19, Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 16.23.82 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

20, Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 16:34.59 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

21, Isais Gaytan, Burges, 16:37.37 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

22, Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 16:37.48 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

23, Nathan Arreola, Eastwood, 16:39.34 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

24, Adrian Cisneros Rodriguez, Pebble Hills, 16:39.65 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

25, Luis Pereda, Austin, 16:40.15 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).    

Power Rankings

1, Danny Torres, Eastwood, 30 (2).

2, Noah Loweree, Eastwood, 27.

3, Marcos Madrid, Eastwood, 23.

4, Luke Cruz, Eastwood, 20.

5, Miles Westbrook, El Paso, 19 (1).

6, Humberto Serna, Eastwood, 17.

6, Diego Romero, Americas, 17 (1).

6, Job DeSantos, Eastwood, 17.

9, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 14.

10, Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 13.

Mateo Diaz, Hanks, 12.

Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 12.

Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 11.

Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 10 (1).

Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 10.

Ulysses O’Rourke, El Paso, 10.

Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 9.

Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 9.

Zerach Hernandez, Hanks, 9.

Andrew Truax, Pebble Hills, 8.

Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 8.

Fransisco Medina, Franklin, 8.

Angel Boccanegra, San Elizario, 8.

Jacob Yeagr, Burges, 8.

Braulio Torres, Chapin, 8.

Adrian Chavez, Eastwood, 7.

Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 7.

Bryant Standage, Franklin, 7.

Eirik Arredondo, Austin, 7.

Luis Pereda, Austin, 6.

Jorge Mendez, Socorro, 6.

Humberto Serna, Coronado, 6.

Sebastian Camacho, Franklin, 6.

Eric Martinez, Franklin, 5.

Andrew Hernandez, El Paso, 5.

Nathan Arreola, Eastwood, 4.

David Luchenbill, El Paso, 4.

Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 4.

Alexander Cano, San Elizario, 3.

Aiden Aguirre, Canutillo, 3.

Adrian Cisneros, Pebble Hills, 3.

Jordan Diaz, Del Valle, 2.

Omar Mesta, Austin, 2.

Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 2.

Malin Arnoldusse, Burges, 1.

Edgar Rodriguez, Austin, 1.

Jordan Gonzalez, Coronado, 1.