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
All City Invitational: 8 a.m. Thursday at the Horizon Golf Course. Americas, Canutillo, Clint, Eastlake, Fabens, Loretto, Montwood, Mt. View, Parkland, Pebble Hills, Tornillo, Ysleta, Franklin, Jefferson, Bowie, El Paso, Andress, Chapin, Irvin.
Desert Twilight: 8 p.m. Friday at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz. Austin, Coronado, Bel Air, Immanuel, Eastwood, Socorro, Burges.
Top 10
1. Franklin: The Cougars finished third at in the 32-team, 244-runner Gold Division of the McNeil Invitational at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. Junior Emily Orr was 15th in 18:36.90, senior Sophia Keiser was 65th in 19:38.70, freshman Sophia Barraza was 69th in 19:44.30 and junior Abigail Pinon was 71st in 19:44.90. The team’s varsity is not running at the All-City Invitational Thursday at Horizon Golf Course.
2. Eastwood: The Troopers had seven runners in the top 9 to easily win the Clint/Riverside Invitational at Clint High School. Freshman Natalia Gomez won her first career invitational in 20:46.46. Senior Paulina Estrada was third in 21:10.06 followed by freshman Carlee Caraveo (fourth, 21:26.56), junior Sofia Perez (sixth, 22:27.80), sophomore Venus Jimenez (seventh, 22:48.62), sophomore Karime Gonzalez (eighth, 22:50.82) and sophomore Danika Sifuentes (ninth, 23:00.61). Eastwood will race the Desert Twilight Friday at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz.
3. Americas: The Trailblazers were eighth in the 30-teams, 211-runner Silver Division of the McNeil Invitational at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. Senior Lexee Salas led the Trailblazers, finishing 19th in 20:34.80. Other top runners were sophomore Carli Day (42nd in 21:21.60) and senior Laila Morales (55th in 21:37.10). The team will race the All-City Invitational Thursday at Horizon Golf Course.
4. Hanks: The Knights did not race last week nor are they schedule to run this weekend.
5. Pebble Hills: The Spartans finished 19th in the 30-teams, 211-runner Silver Division of the McNeil Invitational at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. Its top runner was junior Megan Mukiibi who was 63rd in 21:46.80. Pebble Hills will race the All-City Invitational Thursday at Horizon Golf Course.
6. Socorro: The Bulldogs move up four spots after its first-place finish at the Coronado Invitational. Six runners finished in the top 8 led by freshman Crystal Delgado (third, 22:36.32), senior Alina Caballero (fourth, 23:42.06) and junior Nadine Villasana (fifth, 24:14.63). Other top 8 runners were sophomore Addy Carbone (sixth, 24:44.98), sophomore Emily Zarate (seventh, 24:59.03) and senior Victoria Perez (eight, 25:08.30). They scheduled to race the Desert Twilight Friday at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz.
7. Coronado: Freshman Ayana Le Thanh won her first invitational at the Coronado Invitational at Don Haskins Recreation Center. Thanh finished the rugged course in 22:26.17 to help the T-Birds to a team championship. Other top 10 runners were junior Emma Sassenfeld (ninth, 25:14.43) and junior Taylor Carrillo, (tenth, 25:16.13). The T-Birds are scheduled to race the Desert Twilight Friday at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz.
8. El Paso High: The Tigers were fifth in Class 5A Division of the McNeil Invitational at Old Settlers Park. Junior Clarissa Castillo (25th, 22:26.60), sophomore Emma Guevara (30th, 22:39.50), sophomore Sofia Speer (32nd, 22:51.40 ) and junior Calista Sakellakos (35th, 22:57.70) were the top runners. El Paso is racing the All-City Invitational Thursday at Horizon Golf Course.
9. Eastlake: The Falcons did not race last weekend. The team will race the All-City Invitational Thursday at Horizon Golf Course.
10. Chapin: The Huskies did not race last weekend. They are not running a full varsity team at Thursday’s All-City Invitational at Horizon Golf Course.
Dropped out: None.
On the brink: Montwood, Fabens, San Elizario.
Top Times (3 mile or 5K)
1, Adelynn Rodriguez, Eastwood, 17:15.60 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
2, Emily Orr, Franklin, 17:46.70 (Southlake Carroll, 9/7).
3, Sophia Barraza, Franklin, 18:48.90 (Southlake Carroll, 9/7).
4, Sophia Keiser, Franklin, 19:11.50 (Southlake Carroll, 9/7).
5, Vitalia Hernandez, Eastlake, 19:14.20 (Veterans Park, 9/14).
6, Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 19:17.00 (Southlake Carroll, 9/7).
7, Alexia Martinez, Fabens, 19:31.69 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
8, Rebecca Duran, Chapin, 19:36.09 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).
9, Natalia Gomez, Eastwood, 19:39.15 (Veterans Park, 9/14).
10, Paulina Estrada, Eastwood, 19:40.31 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
12, Carlee Caraveo, Eastwood, 19:40.55 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
13, Emyreth Chaparro Chavez, Franklin, 19:53.80 (Southlake Carroll, 9/7).
14, Mia Hairston, Montwood 19:52.52 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
15, Crystal Delgado, Socorro, 19:52.82 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
16, Tessa Gibbons, Franklin, 19:55.40 (Southlake Carroll, 9/7).
17, Mireyda Samper, Franklin, 19:58.90 (Southlake Carroll, 9/7).
18, Carli Day, Americas, 20:00.65 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
19, Laila Morales, Americas, 20:03.83 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
20, Isabella Campa, Franklin, 20:09.50 (Southlake Carroll, 9/7).
21, Madison McGuire, Eastwood, 20:14.57 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
22, Dayanara Gonzalez, Mt. View, 20:14.81 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 9/14).
23, Lexee Salas, Americas, 20:22.84 (Veterans Park, 9/14).
24, Aubrey Arsenault, Pebble Hills, 20:23.23 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).
25, Ayana Le Thanh, Coronado, 20:29.89 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 9/14).
Power Rankings
1, Alexia Martinez, Fabens, 65 (3).
2, Adelynn Rodriguez, Eastwood, 50 (4).
3, Natalia Gomez, Eastwood, 45 (1).
3, Emily Orr, Franklin, 45 (2).
5, Crystal Delgado, Socorro, 43.
6, Mia Hairston, Montwood, 39.
7, Angel Quinonez, Fabens, 38.
8. Paulina Estrada, Eastwood, 37.
9, Elizabeth Aguirre, Hanks, 33.
9, Carlee Caraveo, Eastwood, 33.
Rebecca Duran, Chapin, 32 (2).
Ashlyn McMillan, Hanks, 28 (1).
Ayana Le Tanh, Coronado, 24 (1).
Dayanara Gonzalez, Mt. View, 24.
Venus Jimenez, Eastwood, 21.
Jocelynne Diaz Torres, Chapin, 20.
Lexee Salas, Americas, 17.
Vitalia Hernandez, Eastlake, 15.
Madison McGuire, Eastwood, 15.
Marielle Rubio, Eastlake, 14.
Danika Sifuentes, Eastwood, 14.
Calista Sakellakos, El Paso, 13 (1).
Sophia Keiser, Franklin, 12.
Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 12.
Mailelani Ahia, El Dorado, 12.
Nadine Villasana, Socorro, 12.
Sofia Perez, Eastwood, 12.
Laila Morales, Americas 11.
Emma Guevara, El Paso, 11.
Clarissa Castillo, El Paso, 11.
Aubrey Cameron, Montwood, 11.
Carli Day, Americas, 10.
Addy Carbone, Socorro, 10.
Alina Caballero, Socorro, 10.
Karyssa Duarte, Eastwood, 10.
Karime Gonzalez, Eastwood, 9.
Ava Dennis, Chapin, 9.
Sofia Speer, El Paso, 9.
Nevaeh Escobedo, Canutillo, 8.
Evelyn Hernandez, Fabens, 8.
Sophia Barraza, Franklin, 7.
Vanesa Vasquez, El Dorado, 7.
Tessa Gibbons, Franklin, 6.
Gisele Absscal, Americas, 5.
Mireyda Samper, Franklin, 5.
Adrianna Boyd, Canutillo, 5.
Lauren Orantia, Canutillo, 5.
Annika Mier, Coronado, 5.
Damaris Estrada, El Dorado, 4.
Emily Zarate, Socorro, 4.
Maria Garcia, Tornillo, 4.
Victoria Perez, Socorro, 4.
Aubrey Arsenault, Pebble Hills, 4.
Claudia Ferret, El Paso, 3.
Nina Ruiz, Horizon, 3.
Ivy Torres, Pebble Hills, 3.
Ivonne De La Riva, San Elizario, 3.
Johanna Castro, LPI, 2.
Lila Najera, Pebble Hills, 2.
Emma Sassenfeld, Coronado, 2.
Alina Verdugo, DaVinci, 1.
Isabelle Bolly, Americas, 1.
Sienna Zarate, Franklin, 1.
Andrea Caro, Eastwood, 1.
Taylor Carrillo, Coronado 1.
Denise Echeverria, Jefferson, 1.
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