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
El Paso High Invitational: 8 a.m. Saturday at Mary Frances Keisling Park. El Paso, Andress, Coronado, Burges, Bowie, Del Valle, Canutillo, Mt. View, Socorro and El Dorado.
Loretto/Cathedral Open: 8 a.m. Saturday at Veterans Park. Jefferson, Chapin, Austin, Cathedral, Loretto, Hanks, LPI, Harmony, Parkland, Bel Air, Riverside, Eastwood, Clint, Eastlake, Americas, YWLA, Chaparral, Tornillo, Pebble Hills, Immanuel, Centennial, Ft Hancock, Anthony, Montwood, Gadsden, San Elizario and Santa Teresa.
Top 10
1. Eastwood: The Troopers placed four runners in the top 8 to easily win the Tornillo Invitational with 23 points. Senior Danny Torres won his third individual title, winning in 16:20.68. Sophmore Elias Alcocer was third in 17:13.35, junior Jonah Herd Jr. was fourth (17:13.78) senior Nathan Arreola was seventh (17:37.25) and junior Evan Chacon was eighth in 17:59.35. Eastwood will race Saturday’s Loretto/Cathedral Open at Veterans Park.
2. Franklin: The Cougars finished the Southlake Carroll Invitational in 11th place. It’s top two runners were juniors Sebastian Mendez (54th, 16:06.10 49) and Fransisco Medina (58th, 16:09.50 52). The team will not race this weekend.
3. Burges: The Mustangs easily won the Mt. View/Fabens Invitational scoring 21 points. Malin Arnoldussen was the low-stick man finishing second in 16:36.63 followed by EIsais Gaytan (fourth, 16:46.28), Jacob Yeager (fifth, 16:46.55) and Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante (sixth, 16:54.07). Burges will race the El Paso High Invitational Saturday at Mary Frances Keisling Park.
4. Pebble Hills: The Spartans finished fourth at the 28-team, 304-runner Joe Vigil Invitational in Alamosa, Colo. Junior Ameen Ibrahim was 19th in 16:58.75 followed by sophomore Erick Gutierrez (22nd, 17:04.02), freshman Adrian Cisneros Rodriguez (29th, 17:15.58 28) and sophomore Gavin Cottle (33rd, 17:19.10 31). The Spartans are scheduled to race at the Loretto/Cathedral Open at Veterans Park on Saturday.
5. Coronado: The T-Birds did not run a full team at the Hanks Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park but managed to have two runners in the top 8 – junior Humberto Serna won gold in 16:23.47 and senior Max Sandhu was eighth in 17:09.12. The team will race the El Paso High Invitational Saturday at Mary Frances Keisling Park.
6. San Elizario: The Eagles had four runners in the top 9 at their own invitational and finished second with 34 points. Junior Antonio Arreola was second in 16:47.08 followed by Alexander Cano (fifth, 17:31.69), freshman Angel Richarte (sixth, 17:32.65) and sophomore Jorel Miramontes (ninth, 18:01.03). The team will race at the Loretto/Cathedral Open.
7. El Paso High: The Tigers did not race last weekend. They will race at their own invitational Saturday at Mary Frances Keisling Park.
8. Austin: The Panthers move up two spots after finishing third at the Hanks Invitational. Senior Pedro Jimenez was seventh in 17:03.43. Austin will compete at the Loretto/Cathedral Open at Veterans Park on Saturday.
9. Eastlake: The Falcons finished three points behind Austin at the Hanks Invitational. Caleb Bearden was the team’s top runner finishing 18th in 17:53.83. They will race the Loretto/Cathedral Open at Veterans Park on Saturday.
10. Socorro: The Bulldogs did not race last weekend. They will race the El Paso High Invitational Saturday at Mary Frances Keisling Park.
Dropped out: None.
On the brink: Chapin, Hanks.
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, Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 16:06.10 49 (Southlake Carroll, 9/7).
14, Malin Arnoldussen, Burges, 16:07.23 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
15, Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 16:08.40 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).
16, Fransisco Medina, Franklin, 16:09.50 52 (Southlake Carroll, 9/7).
17, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 16:11.52 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
18, Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 16:13.14 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
19, Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 16:17.47 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
20, Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 16.21.10 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
21, Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 16:21.74 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
22, Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 16.23.82 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
23, Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 16:34.59 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
24, Sebastian Camacho, Franklin, 16:34.60 (Southlake Carroll, 9/7).
25, Isais Gaytan, Burges, 16:37.37 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
Power Rankings
1, Danny Torres, Eastwood, 59 (3).
2, Miles Westbrook, El Paso, 46 (2).
3, Humberto Serna, Coronado, 42 (2).
4, Noah Loweree, Eastwood, 40.
5, Marcos Madrid, Eastwood, 37.
6, Luke Cruz, Eastwood, 30.
7, Job DeSantos, Eastwood, 29.
7, Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 29
9, Diego Romero, Americas, 26 (1).
9, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 26.
Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 25.
Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 22.
Braulio Torres, Chapin, 22.
Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante, Burges, 21.
Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 21 (1).
Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 19.
Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 17.
Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 17.
Ulysses O’Rourke, El Paso, 16.
Malin Arnoldussen, Burges, 15.
Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 15.
Jacob Yeager, Burges, 14.
Angel Boccanegra, San Elizario, 13.
Zerach Hernandez, Hanks, 13.
Mateo Diaz, Hanks, 12.
Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 12.
Fransisco Medina, Franklin, 10.
Jordan Diaz, Del Valle, 9.
Alexander Cano, San Elizario, 9.
Andrew Truax, Pebble Hills, 8.
Nathan Arreola, Eastwood, 8.
Eirik Arredondo, Austin, 7.
Adrian Chavez, Eastwood, 7.
Bryant Standage, Franklin, 7.
Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 7.
Isais Gaytan, Burges, 7.
Sebastian Camacho, Franklin, 6.
Jorge Mendez, Socorro, 6.
Luis Pereda, Austin, 6.
Eric Martinez, Franklin, 5.
Andrew Hernandez, El Paso, 5.
Angel Richarte, San Elizario, 5.
Iskander Vargas, Burges, 4.
David Luchenbill, El Paso, 4.
Aiden Aguirre, Canutillo, 3.
Christian Baca, Burges, 3.
Adrian Cisneros, Pebble Hills, 3.
Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 3.
Evan Chacon, Eastwood, 3.
Omar Mesta, Austin, 2.
Jorel Miramontes, San Elizario, 2.
Damien Espinoza, Del Valle, 2
Edgar Rodriguez, Austin, 1.
Jordan Gonzalez, Coronado, 1.
Teo Quinonez, Fabens.1
Jorel Miramontes, San Elizario, 2.
Terrance Burnell, Chapin, 1.
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