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
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. Eastwood: The Troopers had five runners in the top 10 to win the Clint/Riverside Invitational at Clint High School with 31 points. Junior Jonah Herd Jr. led the team, finishing third in 17:48.13. Senior Adrian Chavez was fourth (17:50.35), senior Nathan Arreola was sixth (17:58.24), junior Evan Chacon was eighth (18:20.57) and sophomore Adan Ceniceros was tenth in 18:33.84. Eastwood will race the Desert Twilight Friday at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz.
2. Pebble Hills: The Spartans finished 21st at the 33-team, 265-runner Gold Division of the McNeil Invitational at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock and move up two spots. Its top runners where senior Ameen Ibrahim (63rd, 16:40.40) and junior Gavin Cottle (119th, 17:05.90). The team will now prepare for the District 1-6A Championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.
3. Franklin: The Cougars were 23rd at the 33-team, 265-runner Gold Division of the McNeil Invitational at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. It’s top two runners were junior Fransisco Medina (53rd, 16:29.80) and junior Sebastian Mendez (68th, 16:43.30). The team will now prepare for the District 1-6A Championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.
4. Coronado: The T-Birds are peaking at the time. Coronado won its own invitational last week at the Don Haskins Recreation Center and moved up two spots. Junior Humberto Serna won his third individual title in 17:34.34. Junior Rodrigo Pinales was second in 17:43.32 and senior Max Sandhu was fourth in 18:26.21. Coronado is scheduled to race the Desert Twilight Friday at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz.
5. Burges: The Mustangs drop spot after its second-place finish at the Coronado Invitational. Burges had four runners in the top nine including senior Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante (third, 17:43.43), senior Isaias Gaytan (sixth, 18:56.35), senior Christian Baca (seventh, 19:02.36) and senior Iskander Vargas (ninth, 19:07.58). Burges is scheduled to race the Desert Twilight Friday at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz.
6. San Elizario: The Eagles finished second at the Clint/Riverside Invitational Saturday at Clint High School after placing two runners in the top 5. Junior Antonio Arreola was second in 17:40.06 and junior Alexander Cano was fifth in 17:58.02. Freshman Angel Richarte was ninth in 18:32.56. San Elizario will now prepare for the District 2-4A Championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.
7. El Paso High: The Tigers top two runners – seniors Miles Westbrook and Ulysses O’Rourke – ran in the Gold Division of the McNeil Invitational at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. Westbrook was seventh in 15:30.90 and O’Rourke was 104th in 16:58.50. The team will now prepare for the District 1-5A Championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.
8. Austin: The Panthers were third at the Clint/Riverside Invitational Saturday at Clint High School, placing two runners in the top 7. Senior Pedro Jimenez won his first event of the season in 17:32.80. Junior Erick Arredondo was seventh in 18:11.46. Austin is scheduled to race the Desert Twilight Friday at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz
9. Hanks: The Knights did not race last week nor are they schedule to run this weekend as they prepare for the District 2-5A Championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.
10. Del Valle: The Conquistadores make its season debut after its third-place finish at the Coronado Invitational at the Don Haskins Recreation Center. Senior Damian Espinoza was fifth in 18:50.19 and sophomore Jordan Diaz was eighth in 19:03.44. The team will next compete at the District 2-5A Championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.
Dropped out: Socorro.
On the brink: Americas, 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, 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, Miles Westbrook, El Paso, 60 (2).
2, Danny Torres, Eastwood, 59 (3).
3, Humberto Serna, Coronado, 52 (3).
4, Noah Loweree, Eastwood, 46
5, Marcos Madrid, Eastwood, 44.
6, Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 42.
6, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 42.
8, Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 40.
9, Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante, Burges, 39 (1).
10, Job DeSantos, Eastwood, 38.
10, Luke Cruz, Eastwood, 38.
10, Diego Romero, Americas, 38 (2).
Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 33 (1).
Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 30.
Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 25.
Malin Arnoldussen, Burges, 22.
Braulio Torres, Chapin, 22.
Ulysses O’Rourke, El Paso, 21.
Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 21 (1).
Jacob Yeager, Burges, 20.
Julian Franco, Montwood, 18.
Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 17.
Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 15.
Alexander Cano, San Elizario, 15.
Jordan Diaz, Del Valle, 15.
Erick Arredondo, Austin, 15.
Adrian Chavez, Eastwood, 14.
Angel Boccanegra, San Elizario, 13.
Nathan Arreola, Eastwood, 13.
Zerach Hernandez, Hanks, 13.
Mateo Diaz, Hanks, 12.
Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 12.
Isais Gaytan, Burges, 12.
Fransisco Medina, Franklin, 10.
Damien Espinoza, Del Valle, 9.
Andrew Truax, Pebble Hills, 8.
Iskander Vargas, Burges, 8.
Bryant Standage, Franklin, 7.
Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 7.
Christian Baca, Burges, 7.
Angel Richarte, San Elizario, 7.
Jorge Mendez, Socorro, 7.
Sebastian Camacho, Franklin, 6.
Luis Pereda, Austin, 6.
Evan Chacon, Eastwood, 6.
Eric Martinez, Franklin, 5.
Andrew Hernandez, El Paso, 5.
Carlos Chavez, Burges, 4.
David Luchenbill, El Paso, 4.
Aiden Aguirre, Canutillo, 3.
Adrian Cisneros, Pebble Hills, 3.
Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 3.
Omar Mesta, Austin, 2.
Jorel Miramontes, San Elizario, 2.
Edgar Rodriguez, Austin, 1.
Jordan Gonzalez, Coronado, 1.
Teo Quinonez, Fabens.1
Jorel Miramontes, San Elizario, 2.
Terrance Burnell, Chapin, 1.
Adan Ceniceros, Eastwood, 1.
Nathan Martinez, Pebble Hills, 1.
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