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
Region 1 Cross Country Championships: Monday, Oct. 21 at Mae Simmons Park, Lubbock. Class 4A, 10 a.m.; Class 5A, 11:30 a.m., Class 6A, 11:30 a.m.
Region 1 Cross Country Championships: Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Mae Simmons Park, Lubbock. Class 3A, 10 a.m.; Class 5A, 11:30 a.m.
Top 10
1. Eastwood: The Troopers defended its District 1-6A Championship, placing six runners in the top 9, including taking the top four spots, for a score of 16 points. Senior Danny Torres won his first district title in 16:17.32 followed by sophomore Noah Loweree (16:35.20), senior Marcos Madrid (16:37.07) and senior Luke Cruz (16:38.77). Junior Job DeSantos was sixth in 16:58.78 and sophomore Elias Alcocer was ninth in 17:19.42. This is Eastwood’s 13th district championship in 14 years. The team will race for a spot to state at the Region 1-6A Championship at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 21 at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock.
2. Franklin: The Cougars move up a spot after finishing second at the District 1-6A Championship with 48 points. The team had three runners in the top 10 including junior Fransisco Medina (fifth, 16:49.45), junior Jacob Martinez (seventh, 17:08.76) and junior Sebastian Mendez (tenth, 17:23.86). Franklin will race for a trip to state at the Region 1-6A Championship at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 21 at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock.
3. Coronado: The T-Birds move up one after qualifying to regionals with a third-place finish at the District 1-6A Championship with 82 points. Its top runner was junior Humberto Serna who was eighth in 17:13.90. Junior Rodrigo Pinales was 11th in 17:31.1. The team will race at Region 1-6A Championship at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 21 in Lubbock.
4. Burges: The Mustangs won the District 1-5A Championship with 31 points and move up a spot. Burges had six runners in the top 10 including senior Malin Arnoldussen who was second in 16:53.98, senior Carlos Chavez (fifth, 17:37.56), senior Christian Baca (seventh, 17:59.91), senior Jacob Yeager (eighth, 18:10.04), senior Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante (ninth, 18:11.34) and senior Isais Gaytan (tenth, 18:23.50). The Mustangs will race the Region 1-5A Championship at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 22 in Lubbock.
5. San Elizario: The Eagles won its 12th consecutive District 2-4A Championship and move up a spot. San Elizario runners finished 1-6 and had another runner finish eighth for a perfect score of 15. Junior Antonio Arreola won his first district title in 17:08.13, followed by junior Alexander Cano (second, 18:09.51), sophomore Jorel Miramontes (third, 18:34.30), freshman Angel Bocanegra (fourth, 18:41.01), freshman Daniel Maese (fifth, 18:47.95), junior Damian Hernandez (sixth, 19:03.30) and junior Jozaih Paiz (eighth, 19:09.51). San Elizario will seek another trip to state at the Region 1-4A championship at 10 a.m. Oct. 21 in Lubbock.
6. Pebble Hills: The Spartans drop four spots after placing fourth at the District 1-6A Championship with 97 points. It’s top runner was senior Ameen Ibrahim was 13th in 17:48.0. Pebble Hills season is over.
7. El Paso High: The Tigers were second at the District 1-5A Championship with 46 points. Senior Miles Westbrook won his third individual title, racing to a 16:00.67 and senior Ulysses O’Rourke was third in 17:26.51. El Paso will race the Region 1-5A Championship at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 22 in Lubbock.
8. Austin: The Panthers defended their District 1-4A Championship, placing all seven runners in the top 10. Senior Pedro Jimenez defended his individual title, winning in 17:31.13. Junior Eirik Arredondo was second in 17:58.40, junior Luis Pereda was third in 17:59.03, senior Cesar Cardoza was sixth in 19:05.81, senior Edgar Rodriguez was seventh (19:40.13), junior Omar Mesta was eighth (19:45.54) and sophomore Cesar Chavez was tenth in 20:36.77. Austin will race at the Region 1-4A championship at 10 a.m. Oct. 21 in Lubbock.
9. Hanks: Hanks’ runners finished in 6th through 10th place to win the District 2-5A Championship with 40 points. Freshman Mateo Diaz was sixth in 18:40.46, junior Jacob Del Real was seventh in 18:50.55, junior Darian Hernandez was eighth in 18:51.71, junior Zerach Hernandez was ninth (18:56.70) and senior Noah Arias was tenth in 18:56.93. Hanks will race the Region 1-5A Championship at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 22 in Lubbock.
10. Americas: The Trialblazers finished second at the District 2-5A championship with 54 points. Senior Diego Romero won the individual district championship in 16:29.62 and sophomore Austin Garza was third in 18:21.32. The Trailblazers will race the Region 1-5A Championship at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 22 in Lubbock
Dropped out: Del Valle.
On the brink: Socorro, 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, 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).
Power Rankings
1, Danny Torres, Eastwood, 85 (4).
2, Miles Westbrook, El Paso, 80 (4).
3, Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 69 (1).
4, Diego Romero, Americas, 57 (3).
5, Humberto Serna, Coronado, 55 (3).
5, Noah Loweree, Eastwood, 55.
7, Marcos Madrid, Eastwood, 52.
8, Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 51 (2).
9, Luke Cruz, Eastwood, 45.
9, Malin Arnoldussen, Burges, 45.
Job DeSantos, Eastwood, 43.
Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 42.
Max Sandhu, Coronado, 42.
Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante, Burges, 41 (1).
Ulysses O’Rourke, El Paso, 36.
Eirik Arredondo, Austin, 35.
Braulio Torres, Chapin, 31.
Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 30.
Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 27.
Alexander Cano, San Elizario, 26.
Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 26.
Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 25 (1).
Fransisco Medina, Franklin, 22.
Jordan Diaz, Del Valle, 22.
Jacob Yeager, Burges, 23.
Julian Franco, Montwood, 18.
Damien Espinoza, Del Valle, 18.
Mateo Diaz, Hanks, 17.
Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 15.
Zerach Hernandez, Hanks, 15.
Adrian Chavez, Eastwood, 14.
Luis Pereda, Austin, 14.
Angel Boccanegra, San Elizario, 13.
Nathan Arreola, Eastwood, 13.
Isais Gaytan, Burges, 13.
Bryant Standage, Franklin, 12.
Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 12.
Christian Baca, Burges, 11.
Terrance Burnell, Chapin, 10.
Carlos Chavez, Burges, 10.
Jorel Miramontes, San Elizario, 10.
Sebastian Camacho, Franklin, 9.
Andrew Truax, Pebble Hills, 8.
Iskander Vargas, Burges, 8.
Austin Garza, Americas, 8.
Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 7.
Angel Richarte, San Elizario, 7.
David Retana, Harmony, 7.
Angel Bocanegra, San Elizario, 7.
Jorge Mendez, Socorro, 7.
Aiden Ochoa, Harmony, 6.
Evan Chacon, Eastwood, 6.
Daniel Maese, San Elizario, 6.
Yael Lira, Bel Air, 6.
Andrew Hernandez, El Paso, 5.
Damian Hernandez, San Elizario, 5.
Edgar Rodriguez, Austin, 5.
Eric Martinez, Franklin, 5.
Omar Mesta, Austin, 5.
Cesar Cardoza, Austin, 5.
Jesse Ortiz, Fabens, 4.
David Luchenbill, El Paso, 4.
Jacob Del Real, Hanks, 4.
Aiden Aguirre, Canutillo, 3.
Teo Quinonez, Fabens, 3.
Adrian Cisneros, Pebble Hills, 3.
Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 3.
Darian Hernandez, Hanks, 3.
Jozaih Paiz, San Elizario, 3.
Victor Hernandez, Harmony, 2
Jordan Gonzalez, Coronado, 1.
Adan Ceniceros, Eastwood, 1.
Cesar Chavez, Austin, 1.
Armando Jalil, Clint, 1.
Noah Arias, Hanks, 1.
Jose Granados, Franklin, 1
Nathan Martinez, Pebble Hills, 1.
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