High School Girl’s Cross Country Poll: Week 1

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.

For questions, videos and photos email vrmart66@gmail.com.        

This week’s schedule

Canutillo Invitational: 8 a.m., Saturday at Canutillo Middle School. Andress, Anthony, Austin, Cathedral, Chaparral, Chapin, Coronado, Da Vinci, Del Valle, Eastwood, El Dorado, El Paso, Gadsden, Hanks, Horizon, Immanuel, Jefferson, Loretto, Lydia Patterson, Montwood, Parkland, Pebble Hills, Riverside, San Elizario, Santa Teresa, YWLA, Austin, El Paso, Chapin, Andress, Jefferson, Franklin.

Fabens Invitational: 8 a.m., Saturday at Fabens High School. Americas, Bel Air, Bowie, Burges, Clint, EPLA, Fort Hancock, Hanks, Harmony, Irvin, Mountain View, Socorro, Tornillo, Ysleta.

Pebble Hills won their own invitational with at Underwood Golf Course.

Top 10

1. Franklin: The Cougars ended last season one spot away from qualifying to its fifth trip to state in six years, finishing fifth at the Region 1-6A championship in Lubbock. Senior Emily Orr, who was 10th at the Class 6A state championship, returns along with top 50 regional runners sophomore Sophia Barraza and senior junior Abigail Pinon. The team will start its season Saturday at Canutillo Middle School.

2. Eastwood:  Eastwood won Del Valle’s Midnight Madness Invitational with 24 points, placing five runners in the top 10. Freshman Kylie Vega won the race in 19:23.71, sophomore Natalia Gomez was second in 19:46.62, sophomore Carlee Caraveo was fifth in 20:18.10, freshman Ava Ellison was sixth in 20:18.17 and senior Madison McGuire was 10th in 21:40.06. Eastwood will race Saturday at Canutillo Middle School.

3. Pebble Hills: The Spartans won their own invitational with 32 points at Underwood Golf Course. Four Pebble Hill runners finished in the top 8 — Kareena Talavera, second (21:43.50), Haelee Enriquez, fourth (22:02.64), Amina Delgadillo, fifth (22:03.38) and Aubrey Arsenault, eighth (22:27.96). The team will race Saturday at Canutillo Middle School.

4. Americas: Two Trailblazer runner finished in the top 10 at the Pebble Hills Invitational at Underwood Golf Course. Sophomore Isabelle Bolly was sixth in 22:14.52 and defending District 2-5A champion, junior Carli Day was tenth in 22:34.44. Americas will race at Fabens High School on Saturday.

5. Eastlake: The Falcons finished second at the Del Valle’s Midnight Madness Invitational with 77 points. Eastlake had three runners in the top 20 — freshman Ave Molina was ninth in 21:33.05, senior Elizabeth Bustillos was 12th in 22:00.38 and senior Marielle Rubio was 16th in 22:13.91. Eastlake will race Saturday at Canutillo Middle School.

6. Hanks: The Knights placed three runners in the top 20 and finished third at the Del Valle Midnight Madness Invitational with 79 points. Senior Ashlyn McMillan was third in 19:50.59, junior Alyssa Fino was 13th in 22:06.43 and senior Jessica Fino was 20th in 22:57.09. Hanks will race at Fabens High School on Saturday.

7. Socorro: The Bulldogs were second at the Pebble Hills Invitational at Underwood Golf Course with 65 points. Socorro’s top two runners were Nadine Villasana (third, 21:52.98) and Adelaide Carbone (seventh, 22:17.63). The team will race Saturday at Canutillo Middle School.

8. Chapin: Junior Jocelynne Diaz Torres, a Class 5A state qualifier last year, won the Pebble Hills Invitational at Underwood Golf Course in 21:20.48. The Huskies did not run a full squad. The team will race Saturday at Canutillo Middle School.

9. Montwood: The Rams finished fourth at Del Valle with 149 points. Its top runner was senior Mia Hairston who was seventh in 20:54.18. The team will race Saturday at Canutillo Middle School.

10. Fabens: The Wildcats placed two runners in the top 10 and finished fifth at the Del Valle Midnight Invitational. Junior Alexia Martinez was fourth in 20:05.47 and junior Angel Quiñonez was eighth in 21:25.03. They will run at their own invitational on Saturday.

Dropped out: None.

On the brink: El Paso High, San Elizario, Del Valle.

Chapin’s Jocelynne Diaz Torres won the Pebble Hills Invitational at Underwood Golf Course in 21:20.48.

Top Times (3 mile or 5K)

1, Kylie Vega, Eastwood, 19:23.71 (Del Valle, 8/8).

2, Natalia Gomez, Eastwood, 19:46.62 (Del Valle, 8/8).

3, Ashlyn McMillan, Hanks, 19:50.59 (Del Valle, 8/8).

4, Alexia Martinez, Fabens, 20:05.47 (Del Valle, 8/8).

5, Carlee Caraveo, Eastwood, 20:18.10 (Del Valle, 8/8).

6, Ava Ellison, Eastwood, 20:18.17 (Del Valle, 8/8).

7, Mia Hairston, Montwood, 20:54.18 (Del Valle, 8/8).

8, Jocelynne,Diaz Torres, Chapin, 21:20.48 (Underwood GC, 8/9).

9, Angel Quiñonez, Fabens, 21:25.03 (Del Valle, 8/8).

10, Ave Molina, Eastlake, 21:33.05 (Del Valle, 8/8).

11, Madison McGuire, Eastwood, 21:40.06 (Del Valle, 8/8).

12, Kareena Talavera, Pebble Hills, 21:43.50 (Underwood GC, 8/9).

13, Dayanara Gonzalez, Mountain View, 21:45.23 (Del Valle, 8/8).

14, Nadine Villasana, Socorro, 21:52.98 (Underwood GC, 8/9).

15, Elizabeth Bustillos, Eastlake, 22:00.38 (Del Valle, 8/8).

16, Haelee Enriquez, Pebble Hills, 22:02.64 (Underwood GC, 8/9).

17, Amina Delgadillo, Pebble Hills, 22:03.38 (Underwood GC, 8/9).

18, Alyssa Fino, Hanks, 22:06.43 (Del Valle, 8/8).

19, Sofia Perez, Eastwood, 22:06.58 (Del Valle, 8/8).

20, Karime Gonzalez, Eastwood, 22:07.72 (Del Valle, 8/8).

21, Marielle Rubio, Eastlake, 22:13.91 (Del Valle, 8/8).

22, Isabelle Bolly, Americas, 22:14.52 (Underwood GC, 8/9).

23, Adelaide Carbone, Socorro, 22:17.63 (Underwood GC, 8/9).

24, Sienna Salas, Eastwood, 22:25.47 (Del Valle, 8/8).

25, Venus Jimenez-Campos, Eastwood, 22:26.27 (Del Valle, 8/8).

Socorro’s Nadine Villasana finished third at the Pebble Hills Invitational in 21:52.98.

Power Rankings

1, Kylie Vega, Eastwood, 20 (1).

2, Natalia Gomez, Eastwood, 19.

3, Ashlyn McMillan, Hanks, 18.

4, Alexia Martinez, Fabens 17.

5, Carlee Caraveo, Eastwood, 16.

6, Ava Ellison, Eastwood, 15.

7, Mia Hairston, Montwood, 14.

8, Angel Quiñonez, Fabens, 13.

9, Ave Molina, Eastlake, 12.

10, Madison McGuire, Eastwood, 11.

Jocelynne Diaz Torres, 10 (1).

Dayanara Gonzalez, Mt. View 10.

Elizabeth Bustillos, Eastlake, 9.

Kareena Talavera, Pebble Hills, 9.

Alyssa Fino, Hanks, 8.

Nadine Villasana, Socorro, 8.

Sofia Perez, Eastwood, 7.

Haelee Enriquez, Pebble Hills, 7.

Karime Gonzalez, Eastwood, 6.

Amina Delgadillo, Pebble Hills, 6.

Marielle Rubio, Eastlake, 5.

Isabelle Bolly, Americas, 5.

Sienna Salas, Eastwood, 4.

Adelaide Carbone, Socorro, 4.

Venus Jimenez-Campos, Eastwood, 3.

Aubrey Arsenault, Pebble Hills, 3.

Brienne Ibarra, Del Valle, 2.

Allyson Yturralde, Burges, 2.

Jessica Fino, Hanks, 1.

Carli Day, Americas, 1.

Unknown's avatar

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.

Leave a comment