High School Girl’s Cross Country Poll: Week 3

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

Mt. View/Fabens Invitational: 8 a.m. at Mt. View High School. Austin, Burges, Jefferson, El Paso, Mt View, Harmony, Horizon, YWLA, Canutillo, Eastlake, El Dorado, Del Valle, San Elizario, Montwood, Anthony, Tornillo and Irvin.

Montwood Invitational: 8 a.m. at Blackie Cheser Park. Andress, Austin, Chapin, Coronado, Bowie, Pebble Hills, Americas, Socorro, Bel Air, Cathedral, Clint, LPI, Loretto, Riverside and Hanks.

Eastwood senior Adelynn Rodriguez remains unbeaten this season after winning Eastwood’s Stars & Strides Twilight Invitational in 18:19.19.

Top 10

1. Franklin: The Cougars finished second at the Eastwood’s Stars & Strides Twilight Invitational with 45 points, nine points behind Los Alamos. Franklin had three runners in the top 8 including junior Emily Orr (second, 18:30.77), senior Sophia Keiser (seventh, 19:45.07) and junior Abigail Pinon (eighth, 19:48.00). The team is not racing this weekend.

2. Eastwood: The Troopers finished third at the Stars & Strides Twilight Invitational with 78 points. Eastwood’s lone top 10 runner was senior Adelynn Rodriguez who remained unbeaten this season, finishing in 18:19.19. Freshman Natalia Gomez was the only other Trooper in the top 20, finishing 13th in 20:13.57. The Troopers are not racing this weekend.

3. Chapin: The Huskies tied for fourth with 132 points at Eastwood’s Stars & Strides Twilight Invitational. Senior Rebecca Duran had a top 10 finish, placing sixth in 19:36.09. It’s only other top 20 runner was sophomore Jocelynne Diaz Torres who was 17th in 20:46.96. Chapin will race the Montwood Invitational at Blackie Cheser Park on Saturday.

4. Americas: The Trailblazers tied for fourth with 132 points at Eastwood’s Stars & Strides Twilight Invitational. Its top runner was senior Lexee Salas who was 20th in 20:49.57. Americas will race at Blackie Cheser Park on Saturday.

5. Pebble Hills: The Spartans did not race. They are scheduled to race the Montwood Invitational at Blackie Cheser Park on Saturday.

6. El Paso High: The Tigers did not run a full team at the Eastwood Invitational. They are expected to race the Mt. View/Fabens Invitational on Saturday.

7. Hanks: The Knights move up one after its sixth-place finish at Eastwood’s Stars & Strides Twilight Invitational. Hanks scored 176 points. Its top runner was junior Ashlyn McMillan who was 22nd in 21:02.52. The Knights will race the Montwood Invitational at Blackie Cheser Park on Saturday.

8. Socorro: After a one-week absence, the Bulldogs are back in the top 10, finishing seventh at Stars & Strides. Its top runner was senior Alina Caballero (38th, 21:53.86). The Bulldogs will race the Montwood Invitational at Blackie Cheser Park on Saturday.

9. Eastlake: The Falcons did not run a full team at the Eastwood Invitational. However, freshman Vitalia Hernandez finished fifth in 19:30.75. Eastlake will not race its varsity this weekend.

10. El Dorado: The Aztecs finished ninth at Eastwood’s Stars & Strides Twilight Invitational. Its top runner was senior Damaris Estrada who was 37th in 21:46.95.

Dropped out: Coronado.

On the brink: San Elizario.

Fabens sophomore has the city’s fourth fastest times, racing to a 19:31.69 at the Canutillo Invitational.

Top Times (3 mile or 5K)

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

2, Emily Orr, Franklin, 18:30.77 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).

3, Vitalia Hernandez, Eastlake, 19:30.75 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23)

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

5, Rebecca Duron, Chapin, 19:36.09 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).

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

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

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

9, Sophia Keiser, Franklin, 19:45.07 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).

10, Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 19:48.00 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22, Sophia Barraza, Franklin, 20:40.12 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).

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

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

25, Jocelynne Diaz Torres, Chapin, 20:46.96 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).

Hanks senior Elizabeth Aguirre is No. 7 in the El Paso Running Power Rankings.

Power Rankings

1, Adelynn Rodriguez, Eastwood, 40 (3).

2, Natalia Gomez, Eastwood, 27.

3, Alexia Martinez, Fabens, 26.

4, Paulina Estrada, Eastwood, 25.

5, Carlee Caraveo, Eastwood, 21.

6, Emily Orr, Franklin, 19 (1).

7, Elizabeth Aguirre, Hanks, 18.

8, Crystal Delgado, Socorro, 17.

9, Rebecca Duron, Chapin, 15 (1).

9, Madison McGuire, Eastwood, 15.

Mia Hairston, Montwood, 13.

Angel Quinonez, Fabens, 12.

Sophia Keiser, Franklin, 12.

Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 12.

Ashlyn McMillan, Hanks, 11.

Jocelynne DiazTorres, Chapin, 11.

Carli  Day, Americas, 10.

Calista Sakellakos, El Paso, 10 (1).

Karyssa Duarte, Eastwood, 10.

Venus Jimenez, Eastwood, 9.

Lexee Salas, Americas, 9.

Clarissa Castillo, El Paso, 9.

Sofia Speer, El Paso, 8.

Laila  Morales, Americas 8.

Marielle Rubio, Eastlake, 8.

Danika Sifuentes, Eastwood, 7.

Emma Guevara, El Paso, 7.

Sophia Barraza, Franklin, 7.

Tessa Gibbons, Franklin, 6.

Vitalia Hernandez, Eastlake, 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.

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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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