High School Girl’s Cross Country Poll: Week 4

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

Hanks Invitational: 8 a.m. Friday at Blackie Chesher Park. El Paso, Coronado, Bowie, Andress, Austin, Chapin, Burges, Eastlake, Irvin, Hanks, Parkland, Riverside, YWLA, Del Valle, Bel Air, Clint, Horizon, Mt View, Centennial, El Dorado, Cathedral, Harmony, Immanuel, Socorro, Radford.

Tornillo Invitational:  8 a.m. Saturday at Tornillo High School. Tornillo, San Elizario, Anthony, LPI, Loretto, Eastwood, Alamogordo, Gadsden, Chaparral, Santa Teresa.

Southlake Carroll Invitational: 8 a.m. Saturday. Franklin.

Lubbock Invitational: 8 a.m. Saturday. Jefferson, Americas, Montwood, Pebble Hills.

Top 10

1. Franklin: The Cougars did not race last week. The team will resume the season Saturday morning at the Southlake Carroll Invitational.

2. Eastwood: The Troopers did not race last week. The team is scheduled to race at the Tornillo Invitational on Saturday.

3. Chapin: The Huskies won the Montwood Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park last week, scoring 59 points. Senior Rebecca Duran picked up her second individual win of the season finishing in 20:43.08. Sophomore Jocelynne Diaz Torres was third in 21:18.53 and    senior Ava Dennis was 11^th in 22:08.21. The team is scheduled to race the Hanks Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park on Friday morning.        

4. Pebble Hills: The Spartans move up a spot after finishing second at the Montwood Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park with 59 points. The team had two runners in the top 10 – sophomore Lila Najera (ninth, 21:41.46) and senior Ivy Torres (tenth, 21:50.55). They are scheduled to race at the Lubbock Invitational on Saturday morning.

5. Americas: Americas did not run its full varsity at the Montwood Invitational. Senior Laila Morales was the top runner, placing eighth in 21:39.80.  The Trailblazers are scheduled to race at the Lubbock Invitational on Saturday morning.

6. El Paso High: The Tigers did not run a full team at the Mt. View/Fabens Invitational at Mt. View on Saturday. Sophomore Emma Guevara managed to finish in seventh in 21:53.68. They will race the Hanks Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park on Friday morning.

7. Hanks: The Knights finished third at the Montwood Invitational with 70 points, placing two runners in the top 10. Senior Elizabeth Aguirre was fourth in 21:22.26 and junior Ashlyn McMillan was seventh in 21:35.08. They will race at their own invitational at Blackie Chesher Park on Friday.

8. Socorro: The Bulldogs were fourth at the Montwood Invitational with 78 points. Its top runner was freshman Crystal Delgado who was second in 21:21:02.44. They will race the Hanks Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park on Friday morning.

9. Eastlake: The Falcons did not race last weekend. They will race the Hanks Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park on Friday morning.

10. El Dorado: The Aztecs did not run a full team at the 2-mile Mt. View/Fabens Invitational. They did have two runners in the top four – junior Mailelani Ahia (second, 20:43.10) and senior Vanesa Vasquez (fourth, 21:28.55). El Dorado is racing at the Hanks Invitational.

Dropped out: None.

On the brink: Coronado, San Elizario.

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 Duran, 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).

Power Rankings

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

2, Alexia Martinez, Fabens, 36 (1).

3, Natalia Gomez, Eastwood, 27.

4, Crystal Delgado, Socorro, 26.

5, Rebecca Duran, Chapin, 25 (2).

5, Paulina Estrada, Eastwood, 25.

7, Elizabeth Aguirre, Hanks, 25.

8, Carlee Caraveo, Eastwood, 21.

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

10, Jocelynne Diaz Torres, Chapin, 19.

10, Mia Hairston, Montwood, 19.

Angel Quinonez, Fabens, 17.

Madison McGuire, Eastwood, 15.

Ashlyn McMillan, Hanks, 15.

Sophia Keiser, Franklin, 12.

Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 12.

Laila  Morales, Americas 11.

Emma Guevara, El Paso, 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.

Mailelani Ahia, El Dorado, 9.

Nevaeh Escobedo, Canutillo, 8.

Sofia Speer, El Paso, 8.

Marielle Rubio, Eastlake, 8.

Danika Sifuentes, Eastwood, 7.

Sophia Barraza, Franklin, 7.

Vanesa Vasquez, El Dorado, 7.

Tessa Gibbons, Franklin, 6.

Vitalia Hernandez, Eastlake, 6.

Nadine Villasana, Socorro, 6.

Evelyn Hernandez, Fabens, 6.

Addy Carbone, Socorro, 5.

Gisele Absscal, Americas, 5.

Mireyda Samper, Franklin, 5.

Ayana Le Tanh, Coronado, 5

Adrianna Boyd, Canutillo, 5.

Lauren Orantia, Canutillo, 5.

Aubrey Cameron, Montwood, 4.

Alina Caballero, Socorro, 3.

Claudia Ferret, El Paso, 3.

Nina Ruiz, Horizon, 3.

Ivy Torres, Pebble Hills, 3.

Aubrey Arsenault, Pebble Hills, 3.

Johanna Castro, LPI, 2.

Lila Najera, Pebble Hills, 2

Dayanara Gonzalez, Mt. View, 2.

Victoria Perez, Socorro, 1.

Alina Verdugo, DaVinci, 1.

Isabelle Bolly, Americas, 1.

Sienna Zarate, Franklin, 1.