High School Boy’s Cross Country Poll: Week 8

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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Next week’s schedule

District 1-4A Championship: 9:30 a.m., Oct. 10 at the Horizon Golf Course. Austin, Bowie, Irvin, Harmony Science Academy.

District 2-4A Championship: 10 a.m., Oct. 10 at the Horizon Golf Course. Clint, Mountain View, Riverside, Ysleta, Fabens, San Elizario.

District 1-5A Championship: 11:05 a.m., Oct. 10 at the Horizon Golf Course. Canutillo, El Paso, Andress, Burges, Chapin, Jefferson.

District 2-5A Championship: 12:10 p.m., Oct. 10 at the Horizon Golf Course. Horizon, Americas, Bel Air, Del Valle, El Dorado, Hanks, Parkland.

District 1-6A Championship: 1:15 p.m., Oct. 10 at the Horizon Golf Course. Coronado, Eastlake, Eastwood, Franklin, Montwood, Socorro, Pebble Hills.

Austin junior Eirik Arredondo was tenth in 16:54.8 at the 243-runner, 33-team Desert Twilight Small School Varsity Division at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz.

Top 10

1. Eastwood: The Troopers finished sixth at the 299 runner, 37 team Desert Twilight Sweepstakes Division at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz. Senior Danny Torres was sixth in 14:47.4. Senior Luke Cruz was 48th in 15:51.7 and junior Job DeSantos was 57th in 15:57.1. The team looks to defend the District 1-6A Championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.

2. Pebble Hills: The Spartans did not race their varsity last week. The team is preparing for the District 1-6A Championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.

3. Franklin: The Cougars won the All-City Invitational at Horizon Golf Course with 32 points. The team had four runners in the top 10 including junior Sebastian Mendez (third, 16:54.4), junior Fransisco Medina (fifth, 16:58.5), junior Bryant Standage (sixth, 17:05.6), junior Sebastian Camacho (eighth, 17:30.4) and sophomore Jose Granados (tenth, 17:57.0). The team will now prepare for the District 1-6A Championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.

4. Coronado: The T-Birds were 23rd in the 299 runner, 37 team Desert Twilight Sweepstakes Division at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz. Its top runners were junior Humberto Serna (41st, 15:44.2) and junior Rodrigo Pinales (81st, 16:15.7). The team is working toward a top three finish at the District 1-6A Championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.

5. Burges: The Mustangs had three runners in the top 50, including one in the top 10, to finish fourth in the 287 runner, 37 team Desert Twilight Championship Division at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz. Senior Malin Arnoldussen was seventh in 15:55.9, followed by senior Jacob Yeager (31st, 16:26.2) and senior Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante (50th, 16:47.2). Burges is looking to qualify to regionals for the second year in a row. It all starts Oct. 10 at the District 1-5A Championship at    Horizon Golf Course.  

6. San Elizario: The Eagles finished third at the 280-runner, 39-team Desert Twilight Big School Varsity Division. Junior Antonio Arreola was second in 16:18.7 followed by junior Alexander Cano (19th, 17:05.9), senior Jerry Estrada (30th, 17:24.6) and sophomore Jorel Miramontes (40th, 17:34.1). San Elizario is seeking its 12th straight District 2-4A Championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.

7. El Paso High: The Tigers were second at the All-City Invitational at Horizon Golf Course with 88 points. Senior Miles Westbrook won his third individual title, racing to a 16:06.4. Senior Ulysses O’Rourke was fourth in 16:56.3. El Paso is looking to defend the District 1-5A title Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.

8. Austin: The Panthers were fourth at the 243-runner, 33-team Desert Twilight Small School Varsity Division. Junior Eirik Arredondo  was tenth in 16:54.8 and senior Pedro Jimenez was 13th in 16:59.8. Austin is out to defend its District 1-4A title Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.

9. Hanks: The Knights were 23rd in the 287-runner, 37-team Desert Twilight Championship Division. It lone top 50 runner was junior Zerach Hernandez (47th, 16:41.9). Hanks will race for spot to regionals at the District 2-5A Championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.

10. Del Valle: The Conquistadores did not race last week. They team will defend its District 2-5A crown at the District Championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.

Dropped out: None.

On the brink: Americas, Socorro, Chapin.

Burges senior Jacob Yeager has a top 10 time and ranked in the top 25 in the Power Rankings.

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, Malin Arnoldussen, Burges, 15:55.9 (Desert Twilight, 9/27).

13, Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 15:57.21 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

14, Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 16:06.10 49 (Southlake Carroll, 9/7).

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, Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 16:18.7 (Desert Twilight, 9/27).

21, Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 16.21.10 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

22, Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 16:21.74 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

23, Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 16.23.82 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

24, Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 16:34.59 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

25, Sebastian Camacho, Franklin, 16:34.60 (Southlake Carroll, 9/7).

Hanks junior Zerach Hernandez hopes to lead the Knights to another District 2-5A championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course,

Power Rankings

1, Danny Torres, Eastwood, 75 (3).

2, Miles Westbrook, El Paso, 70 (3).

3, Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 59.

4, Humberto Serna, Coronado, 52 (3).

5, Diego Romero, Americas, 47 (2).

6, Noah Loweree, Eastwood, 46

7, Marcos Madrid, Eastwood, 44.

8, Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 42.

9, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 42.

10, Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 41 (1).

Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante, Burges, 39 (1).

Job DeSantos, Eastwood, 38.

Luke Cruz, Eastwood, 38.

Malin Arnoldussen, Burges, 36.

Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 30.

Ulysses O’Rourke, El Paso, 28.

Eirik Arredondo, Austin, 26.

Braulio Torres, Chapin, 26.

Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 25.

Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 25.

Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 21 (1).

Jacob Yeager, Burges, 20.

Julian Franco, Montwood, 18.

Alexander Cano, San Elizario, 17.

Fransisco Medina, Franklin, 16.

Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 15.

Jordan Diaz, Del Valle, 15.

Adrian Chavez, Eastwood, 14.

Angel Boccanegra, San Elizario, 13.

Nathan Arreola, Eastwood, 13.

Zerach Hernandez, Hanks, 13.

Bryant Standage, Franklin, 12.

Mateo Diaz, Hanks, 12.

Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 12.

Isais Gaytan, Burges, 12.

Damien Espinoza, Del Valle, 9.

Sebastian Camacho, Franklin, 9.

Andrew Truax, Pebble Hills, 8.

Iskander Vargas, Burges, 8.

Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 7.

Christian Baca, Burges, 7.

Angel Richarte, San Elizario, 7.

Jorge Mendez, Socorro, 7.

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.

Terrance Burnell, Chapin, 3.

Omar Mesta, Austin, 2.

Jorel Miramontes, San Elizario, 2.

Edgar Rodriguez, Austin, 1.

Jordan Gonzalez, Coronado, 1.

Teo Quinonez, Fabens.1

Adan Ceniceros, Eastwood, 1.

Jose Granados, Franklin, 1                    

Nathan Martinez, Pebble Hills, 1.

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Author: Victor R. Martinez

My love of running began with my son Deric. His passion and talent for distance running opened my eyes to a sport I never imaged I would embrace with such enthusiasm. As a journalist at the El Paso Times, I was the lead writer for cross country and track for several years and I was able to tell the stories of these amazing unsung athletes. Never a runner myself, I decided to change that when I turned 50 in 2016 when I trained for my first 5K. I've been running ever since and I love every minute of it - well - sort of.

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