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
El Paso Invite: 8 a.m., Sept. 13 at Mary Keisling Park.. Andress, Bel Air, Bowie, Canutillo, Chapin, Del Valle, Di Vinci, Eastlake, El Paso, Fabens, Fort Hancock, Hanks, Horizon, Socorro, Ysleta.
Cathedral/Loretto Invite: 8 a.m., Sept. 13 at Veterans Park. Americas, Anthony, Austin, Burges, Centennial, Chaparral, Clint, Coronado, Eastwood, El Dorado, EPLA, Franklin, Gadsden, Harmony, Immanuel, Irvin, Jefferson, Lydia Patterson, Montwood, Mountain View, Parkland, Pebble Hills, Riverside, San Elizario, Tornillo, Valle Verde, YWLA.
Top 10
1. Eastwood: The Troopers did not race its varsity and still won the Tornillo/San Elizario Invitational with 21 points. Eastwood had four runners in the top seven headed by junior Venus Jimenez-Campos who was second in 20:28.18. Sophomore Sienna Salas was fifth in 20:40.97, senior Sofia Perez was sixth in 20:49.89 and junior Karime Gonzalez was seventh in 20:51.27. Eastwood will race at the Cathedral/Loretto Invitational Saturday at Veterans Park.
2. Franklin: The Cougars finished seventh in the Elite Division of the Southlake Invite. There were 182 runners and 25 teams competing. Senior Emily Orr was the line top 10 runner, placing eighth in 18:10.20. The team had a 1-minute, 59-second 1-5 split with a team average of 19:28. The team is scheduled to race at the Cathedral/Loretto Invitational Saturday at Veterans Park.
3. Pebble Hills: The Spartans placed 13th at the 27-team, 370-runner Joe I. Vigil Invitational in Alamosa, Colo. Its top 80 runners were Aubrey Arsenault (73rd, 20:45.7), Karenna Talavera (78th, 20:54.5) and Amina Delgadillo (79th, 20:55.0). The team is scheduled to race at the Cathedral/Loretto Invitational Saturday at Veterans Park.
4. Americas: The Trailblazers did not run is full varsity at the Ysleta Invitational at Blackie Chesher. Two of its runners were in the top 5 — junior Carli Day was second in 19:46.89, a season best, and sophomore Isabelle Bolly was fifth in 20:16.94, also a season best. Americas will race at the Cathedral/Loretto Invitational Saturday at Veterans Park.
5. Eastlake: The Falcons were 14th at the 27-team, 370-runner Joe I. Vigil Invitational in Alamosa, Colo. Top runners were Ave Molina (63rd, 20:33.1) and Elizabeth Bustillos (66th, 20:37.8). Eastlake is scheduled to race at the El Paso Invitational Saturday at Mary Keisling Park.y.
6. Hanks: The Knights won the Ysleta Invitational at Blackie Chesher with 44 points. Senior Ashlyn McMcillan won her third individual title, finishing in 17:53.77, a season best. Alyssa Fino was seventh in 20:25.07, also a season best. Hanks is scheduled to race at the El Paso Invitational Saturday at Mary Keisling Park..
7. Socorro: The Bulldogs did not race last weekend. The team is scheduled to run at the El Paso Invitational Saturday at Mary Keisling Park.
8. Coronado: The T-Birds finished second at the Ysleta Invitational at Blackie Chesher with 50 points. Its top runner was sophomore Alejandra Torres who finished 10th in 20:50.18. Coronado will race at the Cathedral/Loretto Invitational Saturday at Veterans Park.
9. Montwood: The Rams were 18th at the 27-team, 370-runner Joe I. Vigil Invitational in Alamosa, Colo. Senior Mia Hairston was ninth in 19:05.3, a season best. Hairston was also named Texas MileSplit’s Performer of the Week. Montwood at the Cathedral/Loretto Invitational Saturday at Veterans Park.
10. Burges: Burges did not run its entire varsity at the Ysleta Invitational but placed two runners in the top eight — freshman Allyson Yturralde was fourth in 20:06.88 and junior Sayuri Ulloa was eighth in 20:26.05. The team is scheduled to race at the Cathedral/Loretto Invitational Saturday at Veterans Park.
Dropped out: None.
On the brink: Chapin, Canutillo, Fabens, Del Valle.
Top Times (3 mile or 5K)
1, Emily Orr, Franklin, 17:49.84 (Canutillo Middle, 8/16).
2, Ashlyn McMillan, Hanks, 17:53.77 (Blackie Chesher, 9/5).
3, Kylie Vega, Eastwood 18:17.57 (Canutillo Middle, 8/16).
4, Natalia Gomez, Eastwood 18:55.10 (Canutillo Middle, 8/16).
5, Carlee Caraveo, Eastwood 19:04.84 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).
6, Mia Hairston, Montwood, 19:05.3, (Alamosa, Colo., 9/6).
7, Alexia Martinez, Fabens, 19:15.66 (Tornillo, 9/6).
8, Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 19:23.70 (Southlake, 9/6).
9, Ava Ellison, Eastwood, 19:30.93 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).
10, Sophia Barraza, Franklin, 19:35.40 (Southlake, 9/6).
11, Ave Molina, Eastlake, 19:42.62 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).
12, Carli Day, Americas, 19:46.89 (Blackie Chesher, 9/5).
13, Jocelynne Diaz Torres, Chapin, 19:56.87 (Canutillo Middle, 8/16).
14, Nima Ruiz, Horizon, 20:00.89 (Blackie Chesher, 9/5).
15, Emyreth Chaparro Chavez, Franklin, 20:02.50 (Southlake, 9/6).
16, Allyson Yturralde., Burges, 20:06.88 (Blackie Chesher, 9/5).
17, Gianna Landin, Franklin, 20:09.30 (Southlake, 9/6).
18, Ayana Le Thanh, Coronado, 20:14.45 (Canutillo Middle, 8/16).
19, Madison McGuire, Eastwood, 20:16.74 (Canutillo Middle, 8/16).
20, Isabelle Bolly, Americas, 20:16.94 (Blackie Chesher, 9/5).
21, Vitalia Hernandez, Eastlake, 20:17.34 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).
22, Kareena Talavera, Pebble Hills, 20:23.32 (Canutillo Middle, 8/16).
23, Alyssa Fino, Hanks, 20:25.07 (Blackie Chesher, 9/5).
24, Sayuri Ulloa, Burges, 20:26.05 (Blackie Chesher, 9/5).
25, Venus Jimenez-Campos, Eastwood, 20:28.18 (Tornillo, 9/6).
Power Rankings
1, Ashlyn McMillan, Hanks, 67 (3).
2, Alexia Martinez, Fabens 57 (1).
3, Kylie Vega, Eastwood, 47 (1).
4, Mia Hairston, Montwood, 46 (1).
5, Emily Orr, Franklin, 43 (2).
6, Natalia Gomez, Eastwood, 42.
7, Carlee Caraveo, Eastwood, 36.
8, Ava Ellison, Eastwood, 31.
9, Carli Day, Americas, 26.
9, Angel Quiñonez, Fabens, 26.
Jocelynne Diaz Torres, Chapin, 25 (1).
Isabelle Bolly, Americas, 25.
Ave Molina, Eastlake, 21.
Allyson Yturralde, Burges, 18.
Alyssa Fino, Hanks, 17.
Nadine Villasana, Socorro, 15.
Madison McGuire, Eastwood, 13.
Venus Jimenez-Campos, Eastwood, 12.
Dayanara Gonzalez, Mt. View 12.
Sofia Perez, Eastwood, 12.
Adelaide Carbone, Socorro, 11.
Kareena Talavera, Pebble Hills, 10.
Sienna Salas, Eastwood, 10.
Karime Gonzalez, Eastwood, 10.
Viviene Prestwood, Hanks, 9.
Elizabeth Bustillos, Eastlake, 9.
Nevaeh Escobedo, Canutillo, 9.
Nima Ruiz, Horizon, 8.
Melody Levario, Hanks, 8.
Haelee Enriquez, Pebble Hills, 7.
Abigail Pinon, Franklin, 7.
Alexis Renovato, Canutillo 7.
Sayuri Ulloa, Burges, 7.
Sophia Barraza, Franklin, 6.
Amina Delgadillo, Pebble Hills, 6.
Denise Echeverria, Jefferson, 6.
Marielle Rubio, Eastlake, 5.
Isis Ramirez Acosta, Jefferson, 5.
Marlene Coronado, Bel Air, 4.
Vitalia Hernandez, Eastlake, 4.
Ayana Le Thanh, Coronado, 3.
Aubrey Arsenault, Pebble Hills, 3.
Iskra Salas, Bel Air, 3.
Maria Garcia, Tornillo, 3.
Ivanna Romero, Americas 2
Brienne Ibarra, Del Valle, 2.
Crystal Delgado, Socorro, 2.
Emerald Lopez, Hanks, 2.
Jessica Fino, Hanks, 1.
Megan Mukiibi, Pebble Hills, 1.
Isabella Ornelas, Bel Air, 1.
Zara Estrada, Canutillo, 1.
Alejandra Torres, Coronado, 1.
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