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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This week’s schedule

Andress Invitational: 10 a.m., Sept. 25 at Underwood Golf Course. Andress, Anthony, Bel Air, Cathedral, Immanuel, Loretto, Lydia Patterson, Montwood, Socorro, Tornillo, Valle Verde, YWLA.

Desert Twilight: 8 p.m., Sept. 26 at Toka Sticks Golf Resort in Mesa, Ariz.  Del Valle, Canutillo, Coronado, Eastwood, Franklin, Harmony, San Elizario.

Lubbock Invitational: 8 a.m., Sept. 27 at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock. Americas, Austin, Bowie, Burges, Clint, El Dorado, Eastlake, Fabens, Hanks, Horizon, Mountain View, Parkland, Pebble Hills, Riverside, Ysleta.

Organ Mountain Invitational: 8 a.m., Sept. 27 at Organ High School in Las Cruces. Da Vinci, El Paso, Irvin.

Top 10

1. Eastwood: Eastwood junior Noah Loweree won his fifth individual title of the season as he led the Troopers to another invitational championship winning the Coronado/Franklin Invitational at Mary Keisling Park in 15:52.18. All five scoring runners were in the top 10 for a team score of 20 points. Junior Elias Alcocer was second in 16:01.32, senior Job DeSantos was third in 16:02.93, sophomore Noah Garcia was sixth (16:22.12) and senior Jonah Herd was tenth in 16:33.21. Eastwood will travel to Mesa, Ariz. for Friday’s Desert Twilight Invitational at Toka Sticks Golf Resort.

2. Franklin: The Cougars finished second at its own invitational with 51 points. Sophomore Richard Mendoza was fifth in 16:12.52, senior Fransisco Medina was seventh in 16:24.94 and senior Sebastian Mendez was ninth in 16:31.65. They are scheduled to run at the Lubbock Invitational at Mae Simmons Park on Saturday.

3. Coronado: The T-Birds were third at the Coronado/Franklin Invitational at Mary Keisling Park with 73 points. Its top runner was senior Humberto Serna (fourth, 16:04.17). Other top 20 runners were senior Rodrigo Pinales (11^th, 16:35.01) and freshman Sebastian Leyva (16^th, 17:15.78). Coronado is scheduled to race at Friday’s Desert Twilight Invitational at Toka Sticks Golf Resort in Mesa, Ariz.

4. Pebble Hills: The Spartans won the Clint/Riverside Invitational with 39 points. Pebble Hills had three runners in the top 10 — Erick Gutierrez (second, 16:29.140, Gavin Cottle (fifth, 16:56.91) and Adrian Cisneros Rodriguez (ninth, 17:18.77). The team is scheduled to run at the Lubbock Invitational at Mae Simmons Park on Saturday.

5. Montwood: The Rams were second at the Clint/Riverside Invitational with 57 points. Its top runner was senior Julian Franco (third, 16:32.37). Other top runners were Jacob Lopez (11^th, 17:28.84) and junior Anthony Mediano (13^th, 17:31.70). Montwood will race at the Andress Invitational Thursday at Underwood Golf Course.

6. Socorro: The Bulldogs move up one after placing fourth at the Coronado/Franklin Invitational at Mary Keisling Park with 100 points. Its top two runners were junior Jorge Mendez (11^th, 17:03.03) and sophomore Andrew Granillo (19^th, 17:29.26). The Bulldogs are schedule to race at the Andress Invitational Thursday at Underwood Golf Course.

7. Eastlake: The Falcons return to the top 10, finishing third at the Clint/Riverside Invitational with 99 points. Eastlake had two runners — Diego Romero-Alvarado (tenth, 17:24.17) and Sean Jurado (15^th, 17:35.19) in the top 15. They are scheduled to race at the Lubbock Invitational at Mae Simmons Park on Saturday.

8. San Elizario: The Eagles drop two spots after its fourth-place performance at the Clint/Riverside Invitational with 102 points. Senior Antonio Arreola won his second individual title in 16:24.79. Junior Angel Bocanegra was 20^th in 17:43.67. San Elizario will travel to Mesa, Ariz. for Friday’s Desert Twilight Invitational at Toka Sticks Golf Resort.

9. El Paso High: The Tigers traveled to College Station for the Nike South Invitational.  Sophomore Andrew Truax ran in the 212-runner varsity elite division and finished 18^th in 15:48.50. The rest of the team raced in the regular varsity division and finished 16^th it the 51 team, 399 runner race. Junior Logan Luchenbill was 91^st in 17:54.30. The team will race at the Organ Mountain Invitational on Saturday.

10. Hanks: The Knights were 28^th at the in the 32-team, 256-runner Silver Division of the Hoka McNeil Invitational at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. Its top runner was senior Darian Hernandez who was 53^rd in 17:17.70. Hanks is scheduled to race at the Lubbock Invitational at Mae Simmons Park on Saturday.

10. Bel Air: The Highlanders did not race last weekend. The team is scheduled to race at the Andress Invitational Thursday at Underwood Golf Course.  

 Dropped out: None.

On the brink: Austin, 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 (5).

2, Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 59.

3, Julian Franco, Montwood, 57.

4, Job DeSantos, Eastwood, 55.

5, Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 53 (2).

6, Andrew Truax, El Paso High, 51 (2).

7, Jacob Lara, Eastwood, 47.

8, Noah Garcia, Eastwood, 43.

9, Eirik Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 39 (1).

10, Humberto Serna, Coronado, 38 (1).

Darian Hernandez, Hanks, 36.

Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 30.

Mateo Diaz, Hanks, 27.

Jesse Ortiz, Fabens, 26.

Richard Mendoza, Franklin, 24.

Evan Chacon, Eastwood, 23.

Erick Arredondo, Austin, 23.

Jorge Mendez, Socorro, 22 (1).

Ayden Betancourt, Eastwood, 18.

Fransisco Medina, Franklin, 18.

Luis Pereda, Austin, 18.

Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 17.

Michael Villa, Franklin, 16.

Jaiden Melchor, Eastwood, 16.

Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 16.

Eli Urquidi, Bel Air, 15 (1).

Andrew Granillo, Socorro, 13.

Adam Nunez, Eastwood, 13.

Armando Jalil, Clint, 12.

Adrian Cisneros Rodriguez, Pebble Hills, 11.

David Retana, Harmony Science Academy, 10.

Caleb Bearden, Eastlake, 10.

Angel Bocanegra, San Elizario, 9.

Uziel Holguin, Socorro, 8.

Sebastian Leyva, Coronado, 8.

Zerach Hernandez, Hanks, 8.

Logan Luchenbill, El Paso High, 8.

Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 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.           

Andres Vega, Burges, 2.

David Alvarado, Bel Air, 2.

Lorenzo Espino, Eastwood, 2.

Angel Chavez, Bel Air, 2.

Diego Romero-Alvarado, Eastlake, 1.

Christian Morales, Pebble Hills, 1.

Jose Chavez, Socorro, 1.

Adam Valdiviezo, Riverside, 1.

Jordan Gonzalez, Coronado, 1.

Aidan Banuelos, El Paso, 1.