High School Boy’s Cross Country Poll: Week 7

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

Franklin Invitational: 8 a.m., Sept. 19 at Mary Keisling Park. Americas, Andress, Canutillo, Coronado, Di Vinci, Eastlake, Franklin, Eastwood, Irvin, Mountain View, Socorro, Valle Verde, Ysleta.

Nike South: 7 p.m., Sept. 13 in College Station. Chapin, Eastlake, El Paso, Pebble Hills.

Clint/Riverside Invitational: 8 a.m., Sept. 14 at Clint High School. Anthony, Austin, Bel Air, Bowie, Burges, Cathedral, Chaparral, Chapin, Clint, Eastwood, Fabens, Fort Hancock, Franklin, Gadsden, Harmony, Horizon, Immanuel, Jefferson, Loretto, Lydia Patterson, Montwood, Parkland, Pebble Hills, Riverside, San Elizario, Santa Teresa, Tornillo, Valle Verde.

McNeil Invitational: 8 a.m., Sept. 14 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. Hanks, Montwood.

Top 10

1. Eastwood: Eastwood scored 18 points as it placed seven runners in the top 10 to win the Cathedral/Loretto Invitational at Veterans Park. Junior Noah Loweree won is fourth individual gold winning in 15:33.23. Sophomore Noah Garcia was second (15:43.47), junior Elias Alcocer was fourth in 15:49.83, sophomore Jacob Lara was fifth (15:55.30), senior Job DeSantos was sixth in 16:00.30, senior Jonah Herd Jr. was eighth in 16:08.28 and senior Evan Chacon was ninth in 16:13.76. Eastwood will race at the Franklin Invitational Friday at Mary Keisling Park.        

2. Franklin: The Cougars did not race last week. They are hosting their own invitational Friday at Mary Keisling Park.

3. Coronado: The T-Birds did not race last week. Coronado will race at the Franklin Invitational Friday at Mary Keisling Park.

4. Pebble Hills: The Spartans did not race its full varsity at the Cathedral/Loretto Invitational. They are scheduled to race at Nike South Friday night in College Station.

5. Montwood: The Rams move up two spots after finishing second at the Cathedral/Loretto Invitational at Veterans Park with 70 points. Senior Julian Franco was third in 15:46.21, a season best for him. It’s only other top 20 runner was junior Anthony Mediano (18^th, 16:59.48).  Montwood will race the McNeil Invitational Saturday at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.  

6. San Elizario: The Eagles drop a spot, finishing third at the Cathedral/Loretto Invitational with 80 points. Senior Antonio Arreola was seventh in 16:02.91 and junior Angel Bocanegra was 19^th in 17:00.10. San Elizario will race the Clint/Riverside Invitational Saturday at Clint High School.  

7. Socorro: The Bulldogs did not race last weekend. The team is scheduled to run at the Franklin Invitational Friday at Mary Keisling Park.

8. Hanks: The Knights move up one by winning the El Paso Invitational at Blackie Chesher with 40 points. The team’s sixth runner crossed the line before El Paso High’s runner to seal the victory. Hanks had three runners in the top 5 — senior Darian Hernandez was second in 16:20.80, sophomore Mateo Diaz was third (16:23.98) and senior Zerach Hernandez was fifth in 16:43.30. Hanks will race at the McNeil Invitational Saturday at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.  

9. El Paso High: The Tigers were second at their own invitational at Blackie Chesher. Sophomore Andrew Truax won his second individual title in 15:27.62. Junior Logan Luchenbill was sixth in 16:49.05 and junior Aidan Banuelos was tenth (17:12.14). El Paso is racing at Nike South Friday night in College Station.

10. Bel Air: The Highlanders make its season debut after its third-place finish at the El Paso High Invitational, finishing with 74 points. Senior Jonah Fraire was eighth in 17:02.62 and junior Angel Chavez was ninth in 17:05.26. Bel Air will race the Clint/Riverside Invitational Saturday at Clint High School.  

 Dropped out: Austin.

On the brink: Americas, Del Valle.

Top 25 times (3 mile or 5K)

1, Noah Loweree, Eastwood, 15:08.89 (Canutillo Middle, 8/16).

2, Humberto Serna, Coronado, 15:21.06 (Blackie Chesher, 9/5).

3, Job DeSantos, Eastwood, 15:25.05 (Canutillo Middle, 8/16).

4, Richard Mendoza, Franklin 15:27.40 (Southlake, 9/6).

5, Andrew Truax, El Paso High, 15:27.62 (Blackie Chesher, 9/12).

6, Fransisco Medina, Franklin, 15:30.10 (Southlake, 9/6).

7, Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 15:31.84 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).

8, Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 15:33.90 (Southlake, 9/6).

9, Jacob Lara, Eastwood, 15:36.13 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).

10, Noah Garcia, Eastwood, 15:43.47 (Veteran’s Park, 9/13).

11, Michael Villa, Franklin, 15:43.80 (Southlake, 9/6).

12, Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 15:45.90 (Canutillo Middle, 8/16).

13, Julian Franco, Montwood, 15:46.21 (Veteran’s Park, 9/13).

14, Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 15:51.20 (Blackie Chesher, 9/5).

15, Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 15:52.0 4 (Rio Rancho, 8/23).

16, Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 15:57.50 (Southlake, 9/6).

17, Jaiden Melchor, Eastwood, 15:59.77 (Canutillo Middle, 8/16).

18, Sebastian Leyva, Coronado, 16:01.31 (Blackie Chesher, 9/5).

19, Adrian Cisneros Rodriguez, Pebble Hills, 16:05.88 (Canutillo Middle, 8/16).

20, Evan Chacon, Eastwood, 16:07.54 (Canutillo Middle, 8/16).

21, Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 16:08.28 (Veteran’s Park, 9/13).

22, Sebastian Camacho, Franklin, 16:10.50 (Southlake, 9/6).

23, Mateo Diaz, Hanks, 16:13.90 (Blackie Chesher, 9/5).

24, Ayden Betancourt, Eastwood, 16:16.66 (Veteran’s Park, 9/13).

25, Darian Hernandez, Hanks, 16:16.9 (Blackie Chesher, 9/5).

Power Rankings

1, Noah Loweree, Eastwood, 60 (4).

2, Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 50.

3, Julian Franco, Montwood, 49.

4, Andrew Truax, El Paso High, 48 (2).

5, Job DeSantos, Eastwood, 47.

6, Jacob Lara, Eastwood, 44.

7, Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 43 (1).

8, Noah Garcia, Eastwood, 38.

9, Darian Hernandez, Hanks, 36.

10, Humberto Serna, Coronado, 31 (1).

Eirik Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 30 (1).

Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 29.

Mateo Diaz, Hanks, 27.

Evan Chacon, Eastwood, 23.

Jesse Ortiz, Fabens, 23.

Jorge Mendez, Socorro, 22 (1).

Erick Arredondo, Austin, 19.

Ayden Betancourt, Eastwood, 18.

Richard Mendoza, Franklin, 18.

Michael Villa, Franklin, 16.

Jaiden Melchor, Eastwood, 16.

Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 16.

Eli Urquidi, Bel Air, 15 (1).

Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 15.

Fransisco Medina, Franklin, 14.

Luis Pereda, Austin, 13.

Andrew Granillo, Socorro, 13.

Adam Nunez, Eastwood, 13.

Armando Jalil, Clint, 12.

David Retana, Harmony Science Academy, 10.

Caleb Bearden, Eastlake, 10.

Angel Bocanegra, San Elizario, 9.

Adrian Cisneros Rodriguez, Pebble Hills, 9.

Uziel Holguin, Socorro, 8.

Sebastian Leyva, Coronado, 8.

Zerach Hernandez, Hanks, 8.

Logan Luchenbill, El Paso High, 8.

Jacob Terrazas, Hanks, 7.

Anthony Yon, Pebble Hills, 7.

Daniel Maese, San Elizario, 6.

Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 6.

Max Delgado, Tornillo, 6.

Jordan Diaz, Del Valle, 6.

Jonah Fraire, Bel Air, 6.

Christopher Bueno, Anthony, 5.

Stephan Gonzalez, Coronado, 5.

Fernando Manriquez, LPI, 4.

Eduardo Cardenas, El Paso High, 3.

Alexander Cano, San Elizario, 3.           

Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 2.

Andres Vega, Burges, 2.

David Alvarado, Bel Air, 2.

Lorenzo Espino, Eastwood, 2.

Angel Chavez, Bel Air, 2.

Christian Morales, Pebble Hills, 1.

Jose Chavez, Socorro, 1.

Adam Valdiviezo, Riverside, 1.

Jordan Gonzalez, Coronado, 1.

Aidan Banuelos, El Paso, 1.