Every Thursday, El Paso Running will utilize a point system to highlight El Paso’s top boy’s 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 boys 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. Eastwood: The Troopers did not race last week. The team is scheduled to race at the Tornillo Invitational on Saturday.
2. Franklin: The Cougars did not race last week. The team will resume the season Saturday morning at the Southlake Carroll Invitational.
3. Burges: The Mustangs placed three runners in the top 10 to win the Mt. View/Fabens Invitational at Mt. View. Senior Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante was second in 19:07.52, senior Iskander Vargas was seventh in 20:41.02 and senior Christian Baca was eighth in 21:02.00. Burges will race the Hanks Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park on Friday morning.
4. Pebble Hills: Pebble Hills won the Montwood Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park with 38 points, placing four runners in the top 10 – senior Jorge Soto (sixth, 17:28.22), senior Ameen Ibrahim (seventh, 17:42.40), junior Erick Gutierrez (eighth, 17:44.19) and junior Gavin Cottle (tenth, 17:54.64). The Spartans are scheduled to race at the Lubbock Invitational on Saturday morning.
5. Coronado: The T-Birds were second at the Montwood Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park with 47 points. Coronado runners finished 1-2-3 with junior Humberto Serna picking up his first win of the season in 16:40.55. Senior Max Sandhu was second in 17:05.86 and junior Rodrigo Pinales was third in 17:08.74. The team will compete at the Hanks Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park Friday.
6. San Elizario: The Eagles move up two spots after its second-place finish at the Mt. View/Fabens Invitational. San Elizario had two runners in the top 6 – junior Antonio Arreola was third in 19:46.95 and freshman Angel Bocanegra was sixth in 20:35.04. The team will race at the Tornillo Invitational on Saturday.
7. El Paso High: The Tigers dropped a spot after its third-place finish at the Mt. View/Fabens Invitational. Senior Miles Westbrook picked up his second individual title of the season, winning in 18:43.33. Senior Ulysses O’Rourke was fifth in 20:30.24. They will race the Hanks Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park on Friday morning.
8. Eastlake: The Falcons did not race last weekend. They will race the Hanks Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park on Friday morning.
9. Socorro: The Bulldogs return to the Top 10 after placing third with 97 points at that Montwood Invitational. Its lone top 10 runner was junior Zerach Hernandez who was ninth in 17:50.53. They will race the Hanks Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park on Friday morning.
10. Austin: The Panthers remain steady at No. 10 after its fourth-place finish at the Montwood Invitational with 99 points. Its top runner was senior Pedro Jimenez who was fourth in 17:13.48. Austin will compete at the Hanks Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park on Friday.
Dropped out: Hanks.
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, Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 16:08.40 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).
15, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 16:11.52 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
16, Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 16:13.14 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
17, Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 16:17.47 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
18, Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 16.21.10 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
19, Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 16:21.74 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
21, Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 16.23.82 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
22, Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 16:25.10 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).
23, Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 16:34.59 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
24, Isais Gaytan, Burges, 16:37.37 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
25, Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 16:37.48 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
Power Rankings
1, Danny Torres, Eastwood, 49 (2).
2, Miles Westbrook, El Paso, 46 (2).
3, Noah Loweree, Eastwood, 40.
4, Marcos Madrid, Eastwood, 37.
5, Humberto Serna, Coronado, 32 (1).
6, Luke Cruz, Eastwood, 30.
7, Job DeSantos, Eastwood, 29.
8, Diego Romero, Americas, 26 (1).
9, Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 25.
10, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 23.
Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 21 (1).
Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 20.
Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 17.
Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante, Burges, 16.
Ulysses O’Rourke, El Paso, 16.
Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 15.
Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 14.
Braulio Torres, Chapin, 14.
Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 13.
Angel Boccanegra, San Elizario, 13.
Mateo Diaz, Hanks, 12.
Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 12.
Zerach Hernandez, Hanks, 11.
Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 10.
Fransisco Medina, Franklin, 10.
Jordan Diaz, Del Valle, 9.
Andrew Truax, Pebble Hills, 8.
Jacob Yeagr, Burges, 8.
Eirik Arredondo, Austin, 7.
Adrian Chavez, Eastwood, 7.
Bryant Standage, Franklin, 7.
Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 7.
Sebastian Camacho, Franklin, 6.
Malin Arnoldusse, Burges, 6.
Jorge Mendez, Socorro, 6.
Luis Pereda, Austin, 6.
Eric Martinez, Franklin, 5.
Andrew Hernandez, El Paso, 5.
Nathan Arreola, Eastwood, 4.
Iskander Vargas, Burges. 4
David Luchenbill, El Paso, 4.
Alexander Cano, San Elizario, 3.
Aiden Aguirre, Canutillo, 3.
Christian Baca, Burges, 3.
Adrian Cisneros, Pebble Hills, 3.
Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 3.
Omar Mesta, Austin, 2.
Damien Espinoza, Del Valle, 2
Edgar Rodriguez, Austin, 1.
Jordan Gonzalez, Coronado, 1.
Teo Quinonez, Fabens.1
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