Category: El Paso boys cross country

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.

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

This week’s schedule

Desert Twilight: 8 p.m. Friday at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz. Austin, Coronado, Bel Air, Immanuel, Eastwood, Socorro, Burges.

Del Valle runners, senior Damian Espinoza, left and sophomore Jordan Diaz have led the Conquistadores into the Top 10.

Top 10

1. Eastwood: The Troopers had five runners in the top 10 to win the Clint/Riverside Invitational at Clint High School with 31 points. Junior Jonah Herd Jr. led the team, finishing third in 17:48.13. Senior Adrian Chavez was fourth (17:50.35), senior Nathan Arreola was sixth (17:58.24), junior Evan Chacon was eighth (18:20.57) and sophomore Adan Ceniceros was tenth in 18:33.84. Eastwood will race the Desert Twilight Friday at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz.         

2. Pebble Hills: The Spartans finished 21st at the 33-team, 265-runner Gold Division of the McNeil Invitational at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock and move up two spots. Its top runners where senior Ameen Ibrahim (63rd, 16:40.40) and junior Gavin Cottle (119th, 17:05.90). The team will now prepare for the District 1-6A Championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.

3. Franklin: The Cougars were 23rd at the 33-team, 265-runner Gold Division of the McNeil Invitational at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. It’s top two runners were junior Fransisco Medina (53rd, 16:29.80) and junior Sebastian Mendez (68th, 16:43.30). The team will now prepare for the District 1-6A Championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.

4. Coronado: The T-Birds are peaking at the time. Coronado won its own invitational last week at the Don Haskins Recreation Center and moved up two spots. Junior Humberto Serna won his third individual title in 17:34.34. Junior Rodrigo Pinales was second in 17:43.32 and senior Max Sandhu was fourth in 18:26.21. Coronado is scheduled to race the Desert Twilight Friday at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz.            

5. Burges: The Mustangs drop spot after its second-place finish at the Coronado Invitational. Burges had four runners in the top nine including senior Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante (third, 17:43.43), senior Isaias Gaytan (sixth, 18:56.35), senior Christian Baca (seventh, 19:02.36) and senior Iskander Vargas (ninth, 19:07.58). Burges is scheduled to race the Desert Twilight Friday at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz.

6. San Elizario: The Eagles finished second at the Clint/Riverside Invitational Saturday at Clint High School after placing two runners in the top 5. Junior Antonio Arreola was second in 17:40.06 and junior Alexander Cano was fifth in 17:58.02. Freshman Angel Richarte was ninth in 18:32.56. San Elizario will now prepare for the District 2-4A Championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.

7. El Paso High: The Tigers top two runners – seniors Miles Westbrook and Ulysses O’Rourke – ran in the Gold Division of the McNeil Invitational at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. Westbrook was seventh in 15:30.90 and O’Rourke was 104th in 16:58.50. The team will now prepare for the District 1-5A Championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.

8. Austin: The Panthers were third at the Clint/Riverside Invitational Saturday at Clint High School, placing two runners in the top 7. Senior Pedro Jimenez won his first event of the season in 17:32.80. Junior Erick Arredondo was seventh in 18:11.46. Austin is scheduled to race the Desert Twilight Friday at Toka Sticks Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz

9. Hanks: The Knights did not race last week nor are they schedule to run this weekend as they prepare for the District 2-5A Championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.

10. Del Valle: The Conquistadores make its season debut after its third-place finish at the Coronado Invitational at the Don Haskins Recreation Center. Senior Damian Espinoza was fifth in 18:50.19 and sophomore Jordan Diaz was eighth in 19:03.44. The team will next compete at the District 2-5A Championship Oct. 10 at Horizon Golf Course.

Dropped out: Socorro.

On the brink: Americas, Chapin.

Burges senior Malin Arnoldussen has the city’s 14th fastest time this season.

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, Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 15:57.21 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

13, Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 16:06.10 49 (Southlake Carroll, 9/7).

14, Malin Arnoldussen, Burges, 16:07.23 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

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, Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 16.21.10 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

21, Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 16:21.74 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

22, Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 16.23.82 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

23, Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 16:34.59 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

24, Sebastian Camacho, Franklin, 16:34.60 (Southlake Carroll, 9/7).

25, Isais Gaytan, Burges, 16:37.37 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

Chapin’s Braulio Torres ranks No. 17 in the Power Rankings.

Power Rankings

1, Miles Westbrook, El Paso, 60 (2).

2, Danny Torres, Eastwood, 59 (3).

3, Humberto Serna, Coronado, 52 (3).

4, Noah Loweree, Eastwood, 46

5, Marcos Madrid, Eastwood, 44.

6, Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 42.

6, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 42.

8, Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 40.

9, Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante, Burges, 39 (1).

10, Job DeSantos, Eastwood, 38.

10, Luke Cruz, Eastwood, 38.

10, Diego Romero, Americas, 38 (2).

Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 33 (1).

Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 30.

Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 25.

Malin Arnoldussen, Burges, 22.

Braulio Torres, Chapin, 22.

Ulysses O’Rourke, El Paso, 21.

Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 21 (1).

Jacob Yeager, Burges, 20.

Julian Franco, Montwood, 18.

Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 17.

Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 15.

Alexander Cano, San Elizario, 15.

Jordan Diaz, Del Valle, 15.

Erick Arredondo, Austin, 15.

Adrian Chavez, Eastwood, 14.

Angel Boccanegra, San Elizario, 13.

Nathan Arreola, Eastwood, 13.

Zerach Hernandez, Hanks, 13.

Mateo Diaz, Hanks, 12.

Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 12.

Isais Gaytan, Burges, 12.

Fransisco Medina, Franklin, 10.

Damien Espinoza, Del Valle, 9.

Andrew Truax, Pebble Hills, 8.

Iskander Vargas, Burges, 8.

Bryant Standage, Franklin, 7.

Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 7.

Christian Baca, Burges, 7.

Angel Richarte, San Elizario, 7.

Jorge Mendez, Socorro, 7.

Sebastian Camacho, Franklin, 6.

Luis Pereda, Austin, 6.

Evan Chacon, Eastwood, 6.

Eric Martinez, Franklin, 5.

Andrew Hernandez, El Paso, 5.

Carlos Chavez, Burges, 4.

David Luchenbill, El Paso, 4.

Aiden Aguirre, Canutillo, 3.

Adrian Cisneros, Pebble Hills, 3.

Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 3.

Omar Mesta, Austin, 2.

Jorel Miramontes, San Elizario, 2.

Edgar Rodriguez, Austin, 1.

Jordan Gonzalez, Coronado, 1.

Teo Quinonez, Fabens.1

Jorel Miramontes, San Elizario, 2.

Terrance Burnell, Chapin, 1.

Adan Ceniceros, Eastwood, 1.

Nathan Martinez, Pebble Hills, 1.

High School Boy’s Cross Country Poll: Week 6

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.

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

This week’s schedule

Coronado Invitational: 8 a.m. Friday at Don Haskins Recreation Center. Coronado, Bowie, Irvin, Del Valle, Canutillo, Mt View, Cathedral, Eastlake, El Dorado, Socorro, Radford.

Clint/Riverside Invitational:  8 a.m. Saturday at Clint High School. Andress, Austin, Jefferson, Chapin, Clint, Riverside, Harmony, Bel Air, Hanks, Horizon, Parkland, Montwood, San Elizario, Anthony, Ft. Hancock, Gadsden, LPI, Chaparral, Santa Teresa, Eastwood.

McNeil Invitational:  8 a.m. Saturday at Old Settlers Park, Round Rock. Franklin, El Paso, Burges.

The Austin Panthers have been in the top 10 all season. They working toward defending the District 1-4A Championship next month.

Top 10

1. Eastwood: Trooper runners took six of the top eight spots to easily win the Loretto/Cathedral Open at Veterans Park, scoring 20 points. Junior Job DeSantos was second in 16:13.14 followed by senior Luke Cruz (third, 16:16.57), senior Marcos Madrid (fourth, 16:17.52), sophomore Noah Loweree (fifth, 16:19.89), junior Jonah Herd Jr. (sixth, 17:05.19), and sophomore Elias Alcocer (eighth, 17:12.67). The team is scheduled to race at the Clint/Riverside Invitational Saturday at Clint High School.  

2. Franklin: The Cougars did not race last week. They are scheduled to race the state course (Old Settlers Park) at the McNeil Invitational in Round Rock.

3. Burges: The Mustangs dominated the El Paso High Invitational Saturday at Mary Frances Keisling Park placing five runners in the top nine for 26 points. Senior Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante won his first invitational of the season, racing to a 16:11.51. Senior Malin Arnoldussen was fourth in 16:34.65, senior Jacob Yeager was fifth in 16:37.98, senior Carlos Chavez was seventh in 17:02.48 and senior Iskander Vargas was ninth in 17:07.38. The team is scheduled to race at the McNeil Invitational in Round Rock on Saturday.

4. Pebble Hills: The Spartans did not run their top runners at the Loretto/Cathedral Open at Veterans Park. Sophomore Nathan Martinez turned in a top 10 performance, finishing 10th in 17:22.31.

5. Coronado: The T-Birds did not run its full varsity team at the El Paso High Invitational Saturday at Mary Frances Keisling Park. Senior Max Sandhu was second in 16:15.65 and junior Rodrigo Pinales was third in 16:19.29. Coronado will race at its own invitational: Friday at Don Haskins Recreation Center.

6. San Elizario: The Eagles finished second at the Loretto/Cathedral Open with 104 points. Junior Antonio Arreola was ninth in 17:13.31. The team will race the Clint/Riverside Invitational Saturday at Clint High School.  

7. El Paso High: The Tigers were without Miles Westbrook but still managed to finish in third at their own invitational at Mary Frances Keisling Park. Senior Ulysses O’Rourke ran a 16:47.76, good for sixth place. They are scheduled to race at the McNeil Invitational Saturday at Old Settlers Park.

8. Austin: The Panthers did not run its full varsity squad at the Loretto/Cathedral Open at Veterans Park. Senior Pedro Jimenez managed a seventh-place finish, completing the course in 17:09.85. Expect them to be at full strength at the Clint/Riverside Invitational Saturday at Clint High School.  

9. Socorro: The Bulldogs move up a spot after its 99-point, fourth-place finish at the El Paso High Invitational. It’s top two runners were sophomore Jorge Mendez (12th, 17:24.99) and freshman Jose Chavez (14th, 18:04.77). The team will race at the Coronado Invitational at the Don Haskins Recreation Center.

10. Hanks: The Knights return to the top 10 on the strength of its fourth-place finish at the Loretto/Cathedral Open. It’s top two runners were junior Zerach Hernandez (12th, 17:23.63) and freshman Mateo Diaz (18th, 17:32.10). Hanks will race the Clint/Riverside Invitational Saturday at Clint High School.  

Dropped out: Eastlake.

On the brink: Americas, Chapin.

Coronado’s Humberto Serna has clocked the city’s fifth fastest 5K times this season.

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, Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 15:57.21 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

13, Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 16:06.10 49 (Southlake Carroll, 9/7).

14, Malin Arnoldussen, Burges, 16:07.23 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

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, Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 16.21.10 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

21, Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 16:21.74 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

22, Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 16.23.82 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

23, Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 16:34.59 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

24, Sebastian Camacho, Franklin, 16:34.60 (Southlake Carroll, 9/7).

25, Isais Gaytan, Burges, 16:37.37 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

Burges senior Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante, Burges has racked up 31 power points and ranks 11 in the El Paso Running Power Rankings.

Power Rankings

1, Danny Torres, Eastwood, 59 (3).

2, Miles Westbrook, El Paso, 46 (2).

2, Noah Loweree, Eastwood, 46

4, Marcos Madrid, Eastwood, 44.

5, Humberto Serna, Coronado, 42 (2).

6, Job DeSantos, Eastwood, 38.

6, Luke Cruz, Eastwood, 38.

8, Diego Romero, Americas, 36 (2).

9, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 35.

10, Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 33.

Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante, Burges, 31 (1).

Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 31.

Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 25.

Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 23.

Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 22.

Malin Arnoldussen, Burges, 22.

Braulio Torres, Chapin, 22.

Ulysses O’Rourke, El Paso, 21.

Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 21 (1).

Jacob Yeager, Burges, 20.

Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 17.

Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 15.

Angel Boccanegra, San Elizario, 13.

Zerach Hernandez, Hanks, 13.

Mateo Diaz, Hanks, 12.

Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 12.

Jordan Diaz, Del Valle, 12.

Fransisco Medina, Franklin, 10.

Alexander Cano, San Elizario, 9.

Andrew Truax, Pebble Hills, 8.

Nathan Arreola, Eastwood, 8.

Eirik Arredondo, Austin, 7.

Adrian Chavez, Eastwood, 7.

Bryant Standage, Franklin, 7.

Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 7.

Isais Gaytan, Burges, 7.

Sebastian Camacho, Franklin, 6.

Jorge Mendez, Socorro, 6.

Iskander Vargas, Burges, 6.

Luis Pereda, Austin, 6.

Eric Martinez, Franklin, 5.

Andrew Hernandez, El Paso, 5.

Angel Richarte, San Elizario, 5.

Carlos Chavez, Burges, 4.

David Luchenbill, El Paso, 4.

Aiden Aguirre, Canutillo, 3.

Christian Baca, Burges, 3.

Adrian Cisneros, Pebble Hills, 3.

Damien Espinoza, Del Valle, 3.

Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 3.

Evan Chacon, Eastwood, 3.

Omar Mesta, Austin, 2.

Jorel Miramontes, San Elizario, 2.

Edgar Rodriguez, Austin, 1.

Jordan Gonzalez, Coronado, 1.

Teo Quinonez, Fabens.1

Jorel Miramontes, San Elizario, 2.

Terrance Burnell, Chapin, 1.

Nathan Martinez, Pebble Hills, 1.

High School Boy’s Cross Country Poll: Week 5

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.

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

This week’s schedule

El Paso High Invitational: 8 a.m. Saturday at Mary Frances Keisling Park. El Paso, Andress, Coronado, Burges, Bowie, Del Valle, Canutillo, Mt. View, Socorro and El Dorado.

Loretto/Cathedral Open: 8 a.m. Saturday at Veterans Park. Jefferson, Chapin, Austin, Cathedral, Loretto, Hanks, LPI, Harmony, Parkland, Bel Air, Riverside, Eastwood, Clint, Eastlake, Americas, YWLA, Chaparral, Tornillo, Pebble Hills, Immanuel, Centennial, Ft Hancock, Anthony, Montwood, Gadsden, San Elizario and Santa Teresa.

Close to 100 runners and 12 teams ran the Hanks Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park last week.

Top 10

1. Eastwood: The Troopers placed four runners in the top 8 to easily win the Tornillo Invitational with 23 points. Senior Danny Torres won his third individual title, winning in 16:20.68. Sophmore Elias Alcocer was third in 17:13.35, junior Jonah Herd Jr. was fourth (17:13.78) senior Nathan Arreola was seventh (17:37.25) and junior Evan Chacon was eighth in 17:59.35. Eastwood will race Saturday’s Loretto/Cathedral Open at Veterans Park.

2. Franklin: The Cougars finished the Southlake Carroll Invitational in 11th place. It’s top two runners were juniors Sebastian Mendez (54th, 16:06.10 49) and Fransisco Medina (58th, 16:09.50 52). The team will not race this weekend.

3. Burges: The Mustangs easily won the Mt. View/Fabens Invitational scoring 21 points. Malin Arnoldussen was the low-stick man finishing second in 16:36.63 followed by EIsais Gaytan (fourth, 16:46.28), Jacob Yeager (fifth, 16:46.55) and Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante (sixth, 16:54.07). Burges will race the El Paso High Invitational Saturday at Mary Frances Keisling Park.

4. Pebble Hills: The Spartans finished fourth at the 28-team, 304-runner Joe Vigil Invitational in Alamosa, Colo. Junior Ameen Ibrahim was 19th in 16:58.75 followed by sophomore Erick Gutierrez (22nd, 17:04.02), freshman Adrian Cisneros Rodriguez (29th, 17:15.58 28) and sophomore Gavin Cottle (33rd, 17:19.10 31). The Spartans are scheduled to race at the Loretto/Cathedral Open at Veterans Park on Saturday.

5. Coronado: The T-Birds did not run a full team at the Hanks Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park but managed to have two runners in the top 8 – junior Humberto Serna won gold in 16:23.47 and senior Max Sandhu was eighth in 17:09.12. The team will race the El Paso High Invitational Saturday at Mary Frances Keisling Park.

6. San Elizario: The Eagles had four runners in the top 9 at their own invitational and finished second with 34 points. Junior Antonio Arreola was second in 16:47.08 followed by Alexander Cano (fifth, 17:31.69), freshman Angel Richarte (sixth, 17:32.65) and sophomore Jorel Miramontes (ninth, 18:01.03). The team will race at the Loretto/Cathedral Open.

7. El Paso High: The Tigers did not race last weekend. They will race at their own invitational Saturday at Mary Frances Keisling Park.

8. Austin: The Panthers move up two spots after finishing third at the Hanks Invitational. Senior Pedro Jimenez was seventh in 17:03.43. Austin will compete at the Loretto/Cathedral Open at Veterans Park on Saturday.

9. Eastlake: The Falcons finished three points behind Austin at the Hanks Invitational. Caleb Bearden was the team’s top runner finishing 18th in 17:53.83. They will race the Loretto/Cathedral Open at Veterans Park on Saturday.

10. Socorro: The Bulldogs did not race last weekend. They will race the El Paso High Invitational Saturday at Mary Frances Keisling Park.

Dropped out: None.

On the brink: Chapin, Hanks.

Eastwood senior Danny Torres won his third individual title this season, winning the Tornillo/San Elizario Invitational in 16:20.68.

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, Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 15:57.21 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

13, Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 16:06.10 49 (Southlake Carroll, 9/7).

14, Malin Arnoldussen, Burges, 16:07.23 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

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, Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 16.21.10 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

21, Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 16:21.74 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

22, Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 16.23.82 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

23, Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 16:34.59 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

24, Sebastian Camacho, Franklin, 16:34.60 (Southlake Carroll, 9/7).

25, Isais Gaytan, Burges, 16:37.37 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

Coronado junior Humberto Serna and Burges senior Jacob Yeager are two of the city’s top runners.

Power Rankings

1, Danny Torres, Eastwood, 59 (3).

2, Miles Westbrook, El Paso, 46 (2).

3, Humberto Serna, Coronado, 42 (2).

4, Noah Loweree, Eastwood, 40.

5, Marcos Madrid, Eastwood, 37.

6, Luke Cruz, Eastwood, 30.

7, Job DeSantos, Eastwood, 29.

7, Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 29

9, Diego Romero, Americas, 26 (1).

9, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 26.

Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 25.

Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 22.

Braulio Torres, Chapin, 22.

Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante, Burges, 21.

Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 21 (1).

Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 19.

Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 17.

Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 17.

Ulysses O’Rourke, El Paso, 16.

Malin Arnoldussen, Burges, 15.

Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 15.

Jacob Yeager, Burges, 14.

Angel Boccanegra, San Elizario, 13.

Zerach Hernandez, Hanks, 13.

Mateo Diaz, Hanks, 12.

Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 12.

Fransisco Medina, Franklin, 10.

Jordan Diaz, Del Valle, 9.

Alexander Cano, San Elizario, 9.

Andrew Truax, Pebble Hills, 8.

Nathan Arreola, Eastwood, 8.

Eirik Arredondo, Austin, 7.

Adrian Chavez, Eastwood, 7.

Bryant Standage, Franklin, 7.

Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 7.

Isais Gaytan, Burges, 7.

Sebastian Camacho, Franklin, 6.

Jorge Mendez, Socorro, 6.

Luis Pereda, Austin, 6.

Eric Martinez, Franklin, 5.

Andrew Hernandez, El Paso, 5.

Angel Richarte, San Elizario, 5.

Iskander Vargas, Burges, 4.

David Luchenbill, El Paso, 4.

Aiden Aguirre, Canutillo, 3.

Christian Baca, Burges, 3.

Adrian Cisneros, Pebble Hills, 3.

Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 3.

Evan Chacon, Eastwood, 3.

Omar Mesta, Austin, 2.

Jorel Miramontes, San Elizario, 2.

Damien Espinoza, Del Valle, 2

Edgar Rodriguez, Austin, 1.

Jordan Gonzalez, Coronado, 1.

Teo Quinonez, Fabens.1

Jorel Miramontes, San Elizario, 2.

Terrance Burnell, Chapin, 1.

High School Boy’s Cross Country Poll: Week 4

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.

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

This week’s schedule

Hanks Invitational: 8 a.m. Friday at Blackie Chesher Park. El Paso, Coronado, Bowie, Andress, Austin, Chapin, Burges, Eastlake, Irvin, Hanks, Parkland, Riverside, YWLA, Del Valle, Bel Air, Clint, Horizon, Mt View, Centennial, El Dorado, Cathedral, Harmony, Immanuel, Socorro, Radford.

Tornillo Invitational:  8 a.m. Saturday at Tornillo High School. Tornillo, San Elizario, Anthony, LPI, Loretto, Eastwood, Alamogordo, Gadsden, Chaparral, Santa Teresa.

Southlake Carroll Invitational: 8 a.m. Saturday. Franklin.

Lubbock Invitational: 8 a.m. Saturday. Jefferson, Americas, Montwood, Pebble Hills.

The Mustangs placed three runners in the top 10 to win the Mt. View/Fabens Invitational at Mt. View High School.

Top 10

1. Eastwood: The Troopers did not race last week. The team is scheduled to race at the Tornillo Invitational on Saturday.

2. Franklin:  The Cougars did not race last week. The team will resume the season Saturday morning at the Southlake Carroll Invitational.

3. Burges: The Mustangs placed three runners in the top 10 to win the Mt. View/Fabens Invitational at Mt. View. Senior Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante was second in 19:07.52, senior Iskander Vargas was seventh in 20:41.02 and senior Christian Baca was eighth in 21:02.00. Burges will race the Hanks Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park on Friday morning.

4. Pebble Hills: Pebble Hills won the Montwood Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park with 38 points, placing four runners in the top 10 – senior Jorge Soto (sixth, 17:28.22), senior Ameen Ibrahim (seventh, 17:42.40), junior Erick Gutierrez (eighth, 17:44.19) and junior Gavin Cottle (tenth, 17:54.64). The Spartans are scheduled to race at the Lubbock Invitational on Saturday morning.

5. Coronado: The T-Birds were second at the Montwood Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park with 47 points. Coronado runners finished 1-2-3 with junior Humberto Serna picking up his first win of the season in 16:40.55. Senior Max Sandhu was second in 17:05.86 and junior Rodrigo Pinales was third in 17:08.74. The team will compete at the Hanks Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park Friday.

6. San Elizario: The Eagles move up two spots after its second-place finish at the Mt. View/Fabens Invitational. San Elizario had two runners in the top 6 – junior Antonio Arreola was third in 19:46.95 and freshman Angel Bocanegra was sixth in 20:35.04. The team will race at the Tornillo Invitational on Saturday.

7. El Paso High: The Tigers dropped a spot after its third-place finish at the Mt. View/Fabens Invitational. Senior Miles Westbrook picked up his second individual title of the season, winning in 18:43.33. Senior Ulysses O’Rourke was fifth in 20:30.24. They will race the Hanks Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park on Friday morning.

8. Eastlake: The Falcons did not race last weekend. They will race the Hanks Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park on Friday morning.

9. Socorro: The Bulldogs return to the Top 10 after placing third with 97 points at that Montwood Invitational. Its lone top 10 runner was junior Zerach Hernandez who was ninth in 17:50.53. They will race the Hanks Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park on Friday morning.

10. Austin: The Panthers remain steady at No. 10 after its fourth-place finish at the Montwood Invitational with 99 points. Its top runner was senior Pedro Jimenez who was fourth in 17:13.48. Austin will compete at the Hanks Invitational at Blackie Chesher Park on Friday.

Dropped out: Hanks.

On the brink: Chapin.

Pebble Hills senior Ameen Ibrahim is a top 20 runner.

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, Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 15:57.21 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

13, Malin Arnoldussen, Burges, 16:07.23 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

14, Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 16:08.40 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).

15, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 16:11.52 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

16, Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 16:13.14 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

17, Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 16:17.47 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

18, Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 16.21.10 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

19, Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 16:21.74 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

21, Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 16.23.82 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

22, Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 16:25.10 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).

23, Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 16:34.59 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

24, Isais Gaytan, Burges, 16:37.37 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

25, Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 16:37.48 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

Austin senior Pedro Jimenez was fourth at last week’s Montwood Invitational.

Power Rankings

1, Danny Torres, Eastwood, 49 (2).

2, Miles Westbrook, El Paso, 46 (2).

3, Noah Loweree, Eastwood, 40.

4, Marcos Madrid, Eastwood, 37.

5, Humberto Serna, Coronado, 32 (1).

6, Luke Cruz, Eastwood, 30.

7, Job DeSantos, Eastwood, 29.

8, Diego Romero, Americas, 26 (1).

9, Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 25.

10, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 23.

Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 21 (1).

Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 20.

Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 17.

Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante, Burges, 16.

Ulysses O’Rourke, El Paso, 16.

Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 15.

Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 14.

Braulio Torres, Chapin, 14.

Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 13.

Angel Boccanegra, San Elizario, 13.

Mateo Diaz, Hanks, 12.

Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 12.

Zerach Hernandez, Hanks, 11.

Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 10.

Fransisco Medina, Franklin, 10.

Jordan Diaz, Del Valle, 9.

Andrew Truax, Pebble Hills, 8.

Jacob Yeagr, Burges, 8.

Eirik Arredondo, Austin, 7.

Adrian Chavez, Eastwood, 7.

Bryant Standage, Franklin, 7.

Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 7.

Sebastian Camacho, Franklin, 6.

Malin Arnoldusse, Burges, 6.

Jorge Mendez, Socorro, 6.

Luis Pereda, Austin, 6.

Eric Martinez, Franklin, 5.

Andrew Hernandez, El Paso, 5.

Nathan Arreola, Eastwood, 4.

Iskander Vargas, Burges. 4

David Luchenbill, El Paso, 4.

Alexander Cano, San Elizario, 3.

Aiden Aguirre, Canutillo, 3.

Christian Baca, Burges, 3.

Adrian Cisneros, Pebble Hills, 3.

Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 3.

Omar Mesta, Austin, 2.

Damien Espinoza, Del Valle, 2

Edgar Rodriguez, Austin, 1.

Jordan Gonzalez, Coronado, 1.

Teo Quinonez, Fabens.1

High School Boy’s Cross Country Poll: Week 3

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.

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

This week’s schedule

Mt. View/Fabens Invitational: 8 a.m. at Mt. View High School. Austin, Burges, Jefferson, El Paso, Mt View, Harmony, Horizon, YWLA, Canutillo, Eastlake, El Dorado, Del Valle, San Elizario, Montwood, Anthony, Tornillo and Irvin.

Montwood Invitational: 8 a.m. at Blackie Cheser Park. Andress, Austin, Chapin, Coronado, Bowie, Pebble Hills, Americas, Socorro, Bel Air, Cathedral, Clint, LPI, Loretto, Riverside and Hanks.

Pebble Hills are scheduled to race the Montwood Invitational at Blackie Cheser Park on Saturday.

Top 10

1. Eastwood: The Troopers easily won the Stars & Strides Twilight Invitational, scoring 37 points in the 20 team, 157 runner race at the Eastside Sports Complex. Senior Danny Torres finished second behind Organ Mountain senior Corbin Coombs who won in 14:57.38, two seconds ahead of Torres’ 14:59.71. Four Eastwood runners finished in the top 10 and six in the top 18. Top 10 runners were senior Marcos Madrid (seventh, 16:02.50), sophomore Noah Loweree (eighth, 16:03.40) and junior Job DeSantos (ninth, 16:07.76). Senior Luke Cruz was 11th in 16:10.27 and sophomore Elias Alcocer was 18th in 16:39.30. The Troopers are not racing this weekend.

2. Franklin: The Cougars were a distant second at the Stars & Strides Twilight Invitational, scoring 89 points. Franklin managed to get three runners in the top 20 – junior Jacob Martinez was tenth in 16:08.40, junior Sebastian Mendez was 13th in 16:25.10 and junior Fransisco Medina was 19th in 16:42.17. The team is not racing this weekend.

3. Burges: The Mustangs were fifth with 137 points at the Stars & Strides Twilight Invitational, placing two runners in the top 20. Senior Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante was 14th in 16:26.85 and senior Malin Arnoldussen was 16th in 16:37.54. The team will race the Mt. View/Fabens Invitational on Saturday.

4. Pebble Hills: The Spartans did not race last weekend. They are scheduled to race the Montwood Invitational at Blackie Cheser Park on Saturday.

5. Coronado: Junior Humberto Serna finished fifth in 15:55.06 at Eastwood’s Stars & Strides Twilight Invitational.  Junior Rodrigo Pinales was 17th in 16:37.58 to help the T-Birds finish sixth with 180 points. The team will compete at the Montwood Invitational at Blackie Cheser Park on Saturday.

6. El Paso High: The Tigers scored 240 points and finished seventh at the Stars & Strides Twilight Invitational. Senior Miles Westbrook continues his strong season, finishing fourth in 15:47.50. They are expected to race the Mt. View/Fabens Invitational on Saturday.

7. Eastlake: The Falcons jump back in the top 10 after finishing eighth at the Stars & Strides Twilight Invitational with 284 points. Eastlake’s top runner was junior Diego Romero-Alvarado was 57th in 17:55.00. Eastlake will race not race its varsity this weekend.

8. San Elizario: The Eagles were ninth at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational, finishing with 302 points. Junior Antonio Arreola came at 25th place in 16:58.57. The team is schedule to race the Mt. View/Fabens Invitational on Saturday.

9. Hanks: The Knights move up one after its tenth-place finish at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational, two points behind San Elizario. Junior Zerach Hernandez was 34th in 17:11.64. The team will race the Montwood Invitational at Blackie Cheser Park on Saturday.

10. Austin: The Panthers finished 11th at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational with 312 points. Junior Eirik Arredondo was the top runner, placing 40th in       17:26.09. Austin will race at the Montwood Invitational at Blackie Cheser Park on Saturday.

Dropped out: Americas.

On the brink: Chapin.

Eastwood senior Marcos Madrid and sophomore Noah Loweree each have top 10 times in the city.

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, Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 15:57.21 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

13, Malin Arnoldussen, Burges, 16:07.23 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

14, Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 16:08.40 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).

15, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 16:11.52 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

16, Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 16:13.14 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

17, Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 16:17.47 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

18, Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 16.21.10 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

19, Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 16:21.74 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

21, Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 16.23.82 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

22, Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 16:25.10 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/23).

23, Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 16:34.59 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

24, Isais Gaytan, Burges, 16:37.37 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

25, Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 16:37.48 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

Senior Max Sandhu is one of Coronado’s top runners.

Power Rankings

1, Danny Torres, Eastwood, 49 (2).

2, Noah Loweree, Eastwood, 40.

3, Marcos Madrid, Eastwood, 37.

4, Miles Westbrook, El Paso, 36 (1).

5, Luke Cruz, Eastwood, 30.

6, Job DeSantos, Eastwood, 29.

7, Diego Romero, Americas, 26 (1).

8, Humberto Serna, Coronado, 22.

9, Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 21 (1).

10, Humberto Serna, Eastwood, 17.

10, Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 17.

10, Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 17.

Max Sandhu, Coronado, 14.

Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 14.

Mateo Diaz, Hanks, 12.

Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 12.

Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 10.

Fransisco Medina, Franklin, 10.

Ulysses O’Rourke, El Paso, 10.

Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 9.

Zerach Hernandez, Hanks, 9.

Andrew Truax, Pebble Hills, 8.

Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 8.

Braulio Torres, Chapin, 8.

Angel Boccanegra, San Elizario, 8.

Jacob Yeagr, Burges, 8.

Eirik Arredondo, Austin, 7.

Adrian Chavez, Eastwood, 7.

Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante, Burges, 7.

Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 7.

Bryant Standage, Franklin, 7.

Sebastian Camacho, Franklin, 6.

Malin Arnoldusse, Burges, 6.

Jorge Mendez, Socorro, 6.

Luis Pereda, Austin, 6.

Eric Martinez, Franklin, 5.

Andrew Hernandez, El Paso, 5.

Nathan Arreola, Eastwood, 4.

David Luchenbill, El Paso, 4.

Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 4.

Alexander Cano, San Elizario, 3.

Aiden Aguirre, Canutillo, 3.

Adrian Cisneros, Pebble Hills, 3.

Jordan Diaz, Del Valle, 2.

Omar Mesta, Austin, 2.

Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 2.

Edgar Rodriguez, Austin, 1.

Jordan Gonzalez, Coronado, 1.

High School Boy’s Cross Country Poll: Week 2

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.

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

This week’s schedule

Eastwood Twilight Invite: 8 p.m., Eastside Sports Complex. Franklin, El Paso, Chapin, Coronado, Andress, Bowie, Burges, Jefferson, Austin, Irvin, Eastwood, Harmony, Del Valle, Hanks, Mt View, M. Legacy, Los Alamos, YWLA, Clint, Immanuel, San Elizario, Socorro, Americas, Eastlake, Montwood, Cathedral, LPI, Ft Hancock, Anthony, El Dorado, Tornillo, Parkland and Bel Air.

The Franklin Invitational at Mary Frances Keisling Park proved to be a challenging course last week.

Top 10

1. Eastwood: The Troopers won the Canutillo Invitational placing five runners in the top 9 for a score of 26. Leading the way was senior Danny Torres who won for the second week in a row, racing to an early city best 14:40.61. Sophomore Noah Loweree was third in 15:18.18 followed by senior Marcos Madrid (sixth, 15:30.57), senior Luke Cruz (seventh, 15:31.03) and junior Job DeSantos (ninth, 15:44.81). The team will race at its own invitational Friday night at the Eastside Sports Complex.

2. Franklin: The Cougars won their own invitational at Mary Frances Keisling Park with a perfect score of 15. All seven runners finished in the top 10 including gold medalist junior Jacob Martinez who finished the rugged course in 16:51.36 followed by junior Sebastian Mendez (second, 17:18.46), junior Fransisco Medina (third, 17:35.65), junior Bryant Standage (fourth, 17:48.07), junior Sebastian Camacho     (fifth, 17:59.20), senior Eric Martinez (sixth, 18:01.07) and senior Aiden Ramirez (tenth, 18:20.53). Franklin will race at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational Friday night.

3. Burges: The Mustangs move up four spots after its impressive second place showing at the Canutillo Invitational, scoring 87 points. Senior Jacob Yeager was eighth in 15:34.50 to led four Burges runners in the top 21. Senior Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante was 11th in 15:48.88, senior Malin Arnoldussen was 13th in 16:07.23    and senior Isais Gaytan was 21st in 16:37.37. The Mustangs will race at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational Friday night.

4. Pebble Hills: The Spartans finished third at Canutillo with 95 points. The team had four runners in the top 20 – junior Erick Gutierrez (16th, 16:17.47), senior Ameen Ibrahim (17th, 16:21.10), senior Jorge Soto (19th, 16:23.82) and junior Gavin Cottle (20th, 16:34.59). The team is not scheduled to race this weekend.

5. Coronado: The T-Birds had a runner in the top 5 and two more in the top 15 and placed fourth with 105 points at the Canutillo Invitational. Junior Humberto Serna was fifth in 15:21.20, senior Max Sandhu was 14th in 16:11.52 and junior Rodrigo Pinales was 15th in 16:13.14. The team will compete at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational Friday night at the Eastside Sports Complex.

6. El Paso High: The Tigers drop three spots after its fifth-place finish at Canutillo, scoring 137 points. Senior Miles Westbrook was second in 14:55.26      and senior Ulysses O’Rourke was tenth in 15:46.54. They will get back after it on Friday night at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational.

7. San Elizario: San Eli did not run a full team at Canutillo. They will for Friday night’s Eastwood Twilight Invitational at the Eastside Sports Complex.

8. Austin: The Panthers placed a respectable sixth place at the Canutillo Invitational with two runners in the top 25 – senior Pedro Jimenez (12th, 15:57.21) and junior Luis Pereda (25th, 16:40.15). Austin will race at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational Friday night.

9. Americas: Trailblazers senior Diego Romero was fourth in 15:18.85 and the team finished seventh in the 13-team, 104-runner Canutillo Invitational. The team will run at the Eastwood Twilight Invitational Friday night Canutillo Invitational on Saturday.

10. Hanks: The Knights make its season debut after finishing second at the Franklin Invitational at Mary Frances Keisling Park. Hanks placed two runners in the top 10 – junior Zerach Hernandez (seventh, 18:06.94) and freshman Mateo Diaz (eighth, 18:17.30). The team will race at the Eastwood invitational Friday night at the Eastside Sports Complex.

Dropped out: Eastlake.

On the brink: Chapin.

Eastwood came into the the season ranked No. 5 in Texas. They will host the largest cross country event of the season Friday night at the Eastside Sports Complex.

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, Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 15:57.21 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

13, Malin Arnoldussen, Burges, 16:07.23 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

14, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 16:11.52 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

15, Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 16:13.14 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

16, Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 16:17.47 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

17, Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 16.21.10 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

18, Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 16:21.74 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

19, Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 16.23.82 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

20, Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 16:34.59 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

21, Isais Gaytan, Burges, 16:37.37 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

22, Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 16:37.48 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

23, Nathan Arreola, Eastwood, 16:39.34 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

24, Adrian Cisneros Rodriguez, Pebble Hills, 16:39.65 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).

25, Luis Pereda, Austin, 16:40.15 (Canutillo Middle, 8/17).    

Hanks is led by junior Zerach Hernandez and freshman Mateo Diaz.

Power Rankings

1, Danny Torres, Eastwood, 30 (2).

2, Noah Loweree, Eastwood, 27.

3, Marcos Madrid, Eastwood, 23.

4, Luke Cruz, Eastwood, 20.

5, Miles Westbrook, El Paso, 19 (1).

6, Humberto Serna, Eastwood, 17.

6, Diego Romero, Americas, 17 (1).

6, Job DeSantos, Eastwood, 17.

9, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 14.

10, Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 13.

Mateo Diaz, Hanks, 12.

Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 12.

Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 11.

Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 10 (1).

Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 10.

Ulysses O’Rourke, El Paso, 10.

Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 9.

Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 9.

Zerach Hernandez, Hanks, 9.

Andrew Truax, Pebble Hills, 8.

Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 8.

Fransisco Medina, Franklin, 8.

Angel Boccanegra, San Elizario, 8.

Jacob Yeagr, Burges, 8.

Braulio Torres, Chapin, 8.

Adrian Chavez, Eastwood, 7.

Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 7.

Bryant Standage, Franklin, 7.

Eirik Arredondo, Austin, 7.

Luis Pereda, Austin, 6.

Jorge Mendez, Socorro, 6.

Humberto Serna, Coronado, 6.

Sebastian Camacho, Franklin, 6.

Eric Martinez, Franklin, 5.

Andrew Hernandez, El Paso, 5.

Nathan Arreola, Eastwood, 4.

David Luchenbill, El Paso, 4.

Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 4.

Alexander Cano, San Elizario, 3.

Aiden Aguirre, Canutillo, 3.

Adrian Cisneros, Pebble Hills, 3.

Jordan Diaz, Del Valle, 2.

Omar Mesta, Austin, 2.

Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 2.

Malin Arnoldusse, Burges, 1.

Edgar Rodriguez, Austin, 1.

Jordan Gonzalez, Coronado, 1.

High School Boy’s Cross Country Poll: Week 1

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.

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

This week’s schedule

Franklin Invitational: 8 a.m.,Mary Frances Keisling Park.  Franklin, Chapin, Irvin, Bowie, Eastlake, Hanks, Horizon, Loretto, Anthony, Immanuel, Harmony, LPI, YWLA, Radford.

Canutillo Invitational: 8 a.m., Canutillo Middle School.  Coronado, Burges, Jefferson, Austin, Canutillo, Bel Air, Eastwood, Del Valle, Mt View, Parkland, Clint, Socorro, Montwood, El Dorado, Americas, Ft Hancock, San Elizario, Cathedral, Pebble Hills, El Paso.

The boys cross country season begin last week. This week, the focus is on Saturday’s Franklin and Canutillo invitationals.

Top 10

1. Eastwood: The Troopers ended last season placing eighth in Class 6A at the UIL State Championship. All State runner Danny Torres returns for his senior year after finishing fifth at state.  Expectations are high again as the team is ranked No. 5 in Texas. The team is fresh off a first-place finish at the 2.8 mile Del Valle’s Midnight Madness run where Torres took first place honors in 13:20.92. Trooper runners took six of the top 10 spots including sophomore Noah Loweree (second, 14:33.53), senior Marcos Madrid (third, 14:35.32), senior Luke Cruz (fifth, 14:48.09) junior Job DeSantos (sixth, 15:08.62) and sophomore Elias Alcocer (tenth, 15:12.54). Eastwood is schedule to race at the Canutillo Invitational on Saturday.

2. Franklin: The Cougars are coming off their second straight state appearance, finishing tenth. Franklin lost five solid seniors and are in rebuilding mode with only a pair of juniors returning – Jacob Martinez and Sebastian Mendez. Franklin’s season begins Saturday at Mary Frances Keisling Park.

3. El Paso High: The Tigers finished eighth at state in Class 5A and might be stronger this year. The Tigers are led by three seniors, All State runner Miles Westbrook, Lorenzo Shields and Ulysses O’Rourke. The team won the Andress Invitational at Veterans Park placing four runners in the top seven. Westbrook and O’Rourke were one-two in 15:24.07 and 16:47.24. Senior Andrew Hernandez was sixth in 18:18.31 and junior David Luchenbill was seventh in 18:30.43. El Paso is schedule to race at the Canutillo Invitational on Saturday.   

4. Pebble Hills: The Spartans are primed for a solid season. The team placed six runners in the top 10 at its own invitational at Biggs Field. Senior Ameen Ibrahim was second in 16.40.61, Andrew Truax was third in 16.44.11, senior Jorge Soto was fourth in 16.53.92, junior Erick Gutierrez was seventh in 17.12.77, sophomore Adrian Cisneros was eighth in 17.17.33 and junior Gavin Cottle was ninth in 17.18.67. The team is schedule to race at the Canutillo Invitational on Saturday.

5. Coronado: The T-Birds could be the surprise team of the season. The team placed three runners in the top 8 at the Del Valle Midnight Madness run and finished second.  Junior Humberto Serna was fourth in 14:41.48, Max Sandhu was seventh in 15:10.04 and junior Rodrigo Pinales was eighth in 15:11.59. The 205-runner race was 2.8 miles. The T-Birds will race at the Canutillo Invitational at Canutillo Middle School on Saturday.

6. San Elizario: The Eagles finished fourth in Class 4A at the State Championship, 11 points shy of a bronze medal. The Eagles, which are state ranked at No. 5, graduated three of its top five and are looking to fill those spots. San Eli placed three runners in the top 18 at the Del Valle Midnight Madness and finished third. Leading the way was junior Antonio Arreola who was ninth on the 2.8-mile course in 15:12.03 followed by sophomore Angel Boccanegra (13th, 15:20.44) and junior Alexander Cano (18th, 15:37.70). The team will race at the Canutillo Invitational on Saturday.

7. Burges: The Mustangs have a solid core of runners including seniors Jacob Yeager, Malin Arnoldussen, Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante and Carlos Chavez. The team had three runners in the top 11 at the Pebble Hills Invitational at Biggs Field. Yeager was sixth in 17.07.24, Arnoldussen was tenth in 17.33.17 and Chavez was 11th in 17.44.92. Burges will compete at the Canutillo Invitational on Saturday.

8. Austin: The Panthers return many of the runners that earned them a District 1-4A championship last fall including individual district champion, senior Pedro Jimenez. Austin got off to a fast start to the season, placing five runners in the top 10 at the Andress Invitational at Veterans Park. Jimenez was third in 17:05.46 followed by junior runners Eirik Arredondo    (fourth, 18:03.62), Luis Pereda (fifth, 18:04.72), Omar Mesta (ninth, 19:15.66) and senior Edgar Rodriguez (tenth, 19:24.33). Austin will race at the Canutillo Invitational on Saturday.

9. Americas: The Trailblazers have one of the city’s top runners in senior Diego Romero. The drop to District 2-5A will help Americas on their journey back to regionals but that will depend on the development of returning runners senior Max Messsina, junior Miguel Galvan and sophomore Austin Garza. Romero did well, winning the first race of the year, racing to a 16.09.27 at the Pebble Hills Invitational at Biggs Field. The team will run at the Canutillo Invitational on Saturday.

10. Eastlake: The Falconsa team on the rise. The team had five runners in the top 20 at the Andress Invitational at Veterans Park. Sophomore Caleb Beardon finished 12th in 17.48.82 while junior Diego  Romero-Alvarado was 15ht in 17.59.86. Other top 20 runners were sophomore Sean Jurado (18th, 18.09.14), junior Oscar Ponce (19th, 18.23.64) and sophomore Sebastian  Flores (20th, 18.24.36). Eastlake will compete at the Franklin Invitational at Mary Frances Keisling Park on Saturday.

Dropped out: None.

On the brink: Chapin, Hanks.

Americas senior Diego Romero quest to a return visit to state began with a win at the Pebble Hills Invitational.

Top 25 times (3 mile or 5K)

1, Miles Westbrook, El Paso, 15:24.07 (Veterans Park, 8/10). 

2, Diego Romero, Americas, 16.09.27 (Biggs Field, 8/10).

3, Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 16.40.61 (Biggs Field, 8/10).

4, Andrew Truax, Pebble Hills, 16.44.11 (Biggs Field, 8/10).

5, Ulysses O’Rourke, El Paso, 16:47.24  (Veterans Park, 8/10).

6, Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 16.53.92 (Biggs Field, 8/10).

7, Braulio Torres, Chapin, 17.04.89 (Biggs Field, 8/10).

8, Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 17:05.46 (Veterans Park, 8/10).

9, Jacob Yeagr, Burges, 17.07.24 (Biggs Field, 8/10).

10, Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 17.12.77 (Biggs Field, 8/10).

11, Adrian Cisneros, Pebble Hills, 17.17.33 (Biggs Field, 8/10).

12, Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 17.18.67 (Biggs Field, 8/10).

13, Malin Arnoldussen, Burges, 17.33.17 (Biggs Field, 8/10).

14, Carlos Chavez, Burges, 17.44.92 (Biggs Field, 8/10).

15, Caleb Beardon, Eastlake, 17.48.82  (Biggs Field, 8/10).

16, Anthony Yon , Pebble Hills, 17.53.45 (Biggs Field, 8/10).   

17, Austin Garza, Americas, 17.55.55 (Biggs Field, 8/10).

18, Diego Romero, Eastlake, 17.59.86   (Biggs Field, 8/10).

19, Pablo Corral, Pebble Hills, 18.01.1 (Biggs Field, 8/10).

20, Eirik Arredondo, Austin, 18:03.62   (Veterans Park, 8/10).

21. Luis Pereda, Austin, 18:04.72 (Veterans Park, 8/10).        

22, Isais Gaytan, Burges, 18.07.70 (Veterans Park, 8/10).       

23, Sean Jurado, Eastalke, 18.09.14 (Biggs Field, 8/10).

24, Andrew Hernandez, El Paso,   18:18.31 (Veterans Park, 8/10).  

25, Oscar Ponce, Eastalke, 18.23.64 (Biggs Field, 8/10).

Pebble Hills senior Ameen Ibrahim hopes to have an injury-free season. He finished second at the Pebble Hills Invitational at Biggs Field.

Power Rankings

1, Danny Torres, Eastwood, 20 (1).

2, Noah Loweree, Eastwood, 19.

3, Marcos Madrid, Eastwood, 18.

4, Humberto Serna, Eastwood, 17.

5, Luke Cruz, Eastwood, 16.

6, Job DeSantos, Eastwood, 15.

7, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 14.

8, Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 13.

9, Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 12.

10, Elias Alcocer, Eastwood, 11.

Miles Westbrook, El Paso, 10 (1).

Diego Romero, Americas, 10 (1).

Jonah Herd Jr., Eastwood, 10.

Ameen Ibrahim, Pebble Hills, 9.

Mateo Diaz, Hanks, 9.

 Ulysses O’Rourke, El Paso, 9.

Andrew Truax, Pebble Hills, 8.

Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 8.

Angel Boccanegra, San Elizario, 8.

Adrian Chavez, Eastwood, 7.

Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 7.

Eirik Arredondo, Austin, 7.

Luis Pereda, Austin, 6.

Braulio Torres, Chapin, 6.

Jorge Mendez, Socorro, 6.

Zerach Hernandez, Hanks, 5.

Jacob Yeagr, Burges, 5.

Andrew Hernandez, El Paso, 5.

Nathan Arreola, Eastwood, 4.

David Luchenbill, El Paso, 4.

Erick Gutierrez, Pebble Hills, 4.

Alexander Cano, San Elizario, 3.

Aiden Aguirre, Canutillo, 3.

Adrian Cisneros, Pebble Hills, 3.

Jordan Diaz, Del Valle, 2.

Omar Mesta, Austin, 2.

Gavin Cottle, Pebble Hills, 2.

Malin Arnoldusse, Burges, 1.

Edgar Rodriguez, Austin, 1.

Jordan Gonzalez, Coronado, 1.

High School Boy’s Cross Country Poll: Final

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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Eastwood (shown here with Adelynn Rodriguez) surprised everyone but themselves as the team finished 8th at state and No. 1 in the city.

Top 10

1. Eastwood: The Troopers end the season as the top team in the city after finishing eighth in Conference 6A at the UIL State Championship with 221 points. Junior Aidan Torres finished in fifth-place finish making him the third El Paso runner to earn a top 5 state finish at the 6A level. Last year, Pebble Hills’ Omer Ibrahim was fifth in 15:50.6 and Eastwood’s Daniel Bernal finished third in 2016 in 14:49.72. Other top 100 runners were senior Sulliman Rodriguez (46th, 15:56.6), senior Leo Espino (82nd, 16:16.0) and junior Luke Cruz (86th, 16:18.1).

2. Franklin: The Cougars, who made state for the second straight year, was tenth with 243 points. Its top 100 runners were senior Matthew Engle (18th, 15:29.6), senior Juan Leal (40th, 15:52.5) and senior Gabriel Uranga (89th, 16:19.2). Engle;s top 20 finish earned him All State honors.

3. San Elizario: The Eagles had four runners in the top 50 and finished fourth in Conference 4A at the State Championship with 138 points, 11 points shy of a bronze medal. Three San Elizario runners earned All State honors – senior Angel Maese (12th, 16:05.8), senior Julian Guerra (13th, 16:16.9) and sophomore Antonio Arreola (21st, 16:24.5). Arreola had a city top 25 time and personal best. Senior Bryan Hernandez was 39th in 16:47.6.

4. El Paso High: The Tigers finished eighth at state in Conference 5A at the with 206 points. Junior Miles Westbrook earned All State honors finishing 15th in 15:48.0. Top 100 runners were senior Leo Valenzuela (43rd, 16:19.9), junior Lorenzo Shields (94th, 17:00.1), senior Aydan Lugo (96th, 17:01.1), junior Ulysses O’Rourke (97th, 17:02.1) and senior Joaquin Moya (98th, 17:03.8).

5. Coronado: The T-Birds were eighth at the Region 1-6A championship. However, senior Edgar Valles competed in the Conference 6A state championship and finished 31st in 15:46.7.

6. Pebble Hills: The Spartans finished fourth at the District 1-6A Championship. Senior Mark Barajas advanced to state and finished 60th in 16:03.6.

7. Chapin: The Huskies finished its season finishing 10th in Region 1-5A with 312 points.

8. Burges: The Mustangs finished its season with a 12th-place finish at regionals.

9. Del Valle: The District 2-5A champions finished 17th at the Region 1-5A championship.

10. Bel Air: The Highlanders placed 19th at the Region 1-5A championship.

Dropped out: None.

On the brink: None.

Americas junior Diego Romero set a personal best 15:22.4 at the state championship at Old Settlers Park.

Top times (3 mile or 5K)

1, Aidan Torres, Eastwood, 14:33.6 (Woodbridge, 9/16).

2, Matthew Engle, Franklin, 15:01.20 (Southlake, 9/23).

4, Diego Romero, Americas, 15:22.4 (Old Settlers Park, 11/4).

3, Sulliman Rodriguez, Eastwood, 15:24.6 (Woodbridge, 9/16).

5, Leo Espino, Eastwood, 15:27.2 (Woodbridge, 9/16).

6, Juan Leal, Franklin, 15:31.9 (Mae Simmons, 10/24).

7, Miles Westbrook, El Paso, 15:34.11 (Eastside Sports Complex, 8/25).

8, Luke Cruz, Eastwood, 15:38.3 (Woodbridge, 9/16).

9, Adan Castillo, Franklin, 15:40.90 (Southlake, 9/23).

10, Mark Barajas, Pebble Hills, 15:42.0 (Mae Simmons Park, 10/24).

11, Edgar Valles, Coronado, 15:42.8 (Mae Simmons Park, 10/24).

12, Sebastian Gonzalez, Franklin, 15:46.40 (Southlake, 9/23).

13, Carlos Mendez, Franklin, 15:49.30 (Southlake, 9/23).

14, Julian Guerra, San Elizario, 15:53.8 (Desert Twilight, 9/29).

15, Leo Valenzuela, El Paso, 15:55.41 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 9/16).

16, Jonah Herd Jr, Eastwood, 15:55.6 (Woodbridge, 9/16).

17, Eric Gonzalez, Eastwood, 15:59.6 (Woodbridge, 9/16).

18, Angel Maese, San Elizario, 16:05.7 (Desert Twilight, 9/29).

19, Max Sandhu, Coronado, 16:05.98 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 9/16).

20, Humberto Serna, Coronado, 16:08.09 (Mary Frances Keisling Park, 9/16).

21, Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 16:08.20 (Southlake, 9/25).

22, Gabriel Uranga, Franklin, 16:09.40 (Southlake, 9/25).

23, Israel Quintana, Immanuel Christian, 16:11.23 (Veterans Park, 9/16).

24, Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 16:20.2 (Mae Simmons Park, 10/24).

25, Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 16:24.5 (Old Settlers Park, 11/4).

El Paso High junior Miles Westbrook lead the city with six individual titles.

Power Rankings

1, Miles Westbrook, El Paso, 114 (6).

2, Diego Romero, Americas, 102 (4).

3, Aidan Torres, Eastwood, 99 (3).

4, Matthew Engle, Franklin, 70 (3).

5, Leo Valenzuela, El Paso, 69.

6, Edgar Valles, Coronado, 64 (1).

7, Mark Barajas, Pebble Hills, 50.

8, Julian Guerra, San Elizario, 48 (1).

9, Ulysses O’Rourke, El Paso, 43.

10, Juan Leal, Franklin, 41.

Israel Quintana, Immanuel, 39 (2).

Angel Maese, San Elizario, 39.

Humberto Serna, Coronado, 38 (1).

10, Damian Espinosa, Del Valle, 37.

Max Sandhu, Coronado, 35.

Leonardo Resendez, Bel Air, 30 (1).

Sulliman Rodriguez, Eastwood, 28.

Antonio Arreola, San Elizario, 20.

Adan Castillo, Franklin, 23.

Aydan Lugo, El Paso, 23.

Sebastian Gonzalez, Franklin, 22.

Rodrigo Pinales, Coronado, 22.

Hernnan Duarte, Bel Air, 20.

Luke Cruz, Eastwood, 18.

Bryan Hernandez, San Elizario, 18.

Leo Espino, Eastwood, 17.

Eirik Arredondo, Austin, 17.

Jesus Gastelum-Bustamante, Burges, 17.

Jesse Ortiz, Fabens, 16.

Pedro Jimenez, Austin, 16 (1).

Jeremiah Loustaunau, Austin, 14.

Sean Sanchez, Chapin, 13.

Carlos Mendez, Franklin, 12.

Christian Baca, Burges, 12 (1).

Teo Quinonez, Fabens, 12.

Seth Truax, Chapin, 11.

Lorenzo Shields, El Paso, 11.

Francisco Reyes, Jefferson, 11.

Jose Rosa Garcia, Chapin, 11.

Braulio Torres, Chapin, 11.

Gustavo Salazar, San Elizario, 10.

Iskander Vargas, Burges, 9.

Daniel Romero, Tornillo, 9.

Evan Romero, Canutillo, 8.

Preston Eastman, Coronado, 8.   

Malin Arnoldussen, Burges, 8.

Christian Hurtado, Americas, 7.

Zerach Hernandez, Hanks, 7.

Luis Pereda, Austin, 7.

Bradley Jacobo, Montwood, 6.

Esteban Armendariz, Burges, 6.

Jordan Diaz, Del Valle, 6.

Julian Miramontes, Eastwood, 6. 

Abraham Martinez, Horizon, 6.

Abel Velasquez, Immanuel, 6.

 Ryan Lozano, Eastwood, 5.

Emmanuel Delgado, Tornillo, 5.

Gabriel Uranga, Franklin, 5.

Aiden Ochoa, Harmony, 5.

Justin Ontiveros, El Paso, 4.

Eric Gonzalez, Eastwood, 4.

Renee Galaviz, Socorro, 4.

Job DeSantos, Eastwood, 4.

Yuri Alvarez, Burges, 4.

David Osoria, Riverside, 4.

Alexander Cano, San Elizario, 4.

Jorge Ceniceros, Del Valle, 4.

Jorge Soto, Pebble Hills, 3.

Yael Lira, Bel Air, 3.

Sebastian Mendez, Franklin, 3.

Giovon Hermosillo, Andress, 3.   

Jonah Herd, Eastwood, 3.

Christian Dulanto, Immanuel, 3.

Sergio Lara, Eastwood, 3. 

Carlos Chavez, Burges, 3.

Abel Navejas, Hanks, 3.

Jimmy Salinas, Riverside, 3.

Jayden (Seth) Vargas, Montwood, 2.

Benjamin Lerma, Canutillo, 2.

Aiden Aguirre, Canutillo, 2.

Diego Ruiz Eastwood, 2.    

Ivan Martinez, Socorro, 2.

Edgar Rodriguez, Austin, 2.

Ruben Ortega, Hanks, 2.

Jorel Miramontes, San Elizario, 2.

Isaac Marquez, Eastwood 1.

Jacob Martinez, Franklin, 1.

Ramiro Vega, Cathedral, 1.

Cesar Ruiz, Del Valle, 1.

Diego Martinez, Harmony, 1.

Marin Maldanado, Valle Verde 1.        

Seven El Paso runners return from UIL Cross Country Championships with All-State honors

Seven El Paso runners return from the 2023 UIL Cross Country Championships in Round Rock with All-State honors.

San Elizario had the best finish of the six El Paso teams competing at state, placing fourth in the Class 4A championship with 138 points, 11 behind third-place Boerne.

Three San Elizario runners earned All State honors – senior Angel Maese (12th, 16:05.8), senior Julian Guerra (13th, 16:16.9) and sophomore Antonio Arreola (21st, 16:24.5).

San Elizario had the best team finish all the El Paso area teams. They finished fourth in Class 4A.

Also earning All State recognition were Eastwood junior Aidan Torres (fifth, 15:10.1), Americas junior Diego Romero (13th, 15:22.4) and Franklin senior Matthew Engle (18th, 15:29.6) in Class 6A and El Paso junior Miles Westbrook (15th, 15:48.0) in Class 5A.

None of the six teams – Franklin boys and girls, Eastwood boys from Class 6A; El Paso High boys and Chapin girls from Class 5A and the San Elizario boys from Class 4A – had podium finishes.

Here is roundup of went down in Round Rock Oct. 3-4.

Eastwood junior Aiden Torres finished 5th in Class 6A.

Class 6A

Eastwood’s boys ended its UIL season finishing eighth in the state with 221 points.

For the fifth straight year, Southlake Carroll won the 6A crown with 48 points followed by Austin Vandegrift (69) and McKinny Boyd (164).

Franklin was tenth with 243.

Eastwood’s Aidan Torres’ fifth-place finish makes him the third El Paso runner to earn a top 5 state finish at the 6A level. Last year, Pebble Hills’ Omer Ibrahim was fifth in 15:50.6 and      Eastwood’s Daniel Bernal finished third in 2016 in 14:49.72.

Other Trooper runners to finish were senior Sulliman Rodriguez (46th, 15:56.6), senior Leo Espino (82nd, 16:16.0), junior Luke Cruz (86th,  16:18.1), senior Eric Gonzalez (117, 16:33.4), sophomore Jonah Herd (133, 16:58.3) and senior Julian Miramontes (143, 17:20.8).

Franklin runners were Engle, senior Juan Leal (40th, 15:52.5), senior Gabriel Uranga (89th, 16:19.2), sophomore Jacob Martinez (103,  16:24.0), senior Sebastian Gonzalez (120, 16:38.3), senior Adan Castillo (121, 16:39.1) and sophomore Sebastian Mendez (129, 16:50.1).

Coronado senior Edgar Valles was 31st in 15:46.7 and Pebble Hills senior was 60th in 16:03.6.

The individual state champion was Southlake Carroll sophomoreCaden Leonard (15:00.1), followed by Austin Vandegrift junior Hudson Haley (15:04.2) and Bridgeland junior Benjamin Montgomery (15:06.7).      

Franklin Freshman Emily Orr was the first 6A runner to cross the finish line at state.

The Franklin girls finished ninth with 244 points.

Flower Mound won the title with 41 points followed by Southlake Carroll (77) and The Woodlands (133).

Franklin sophomoreEmily Orr was the top El Paso runner, finishing in 27th-place in 18 minutes, 20.8 seconds.

Eastwood junior Adelynn Rodriguez competed as an individual and finished 38th with a time of 18:33.7.

Sophomore Macy Wingard from Denton Braswell won the event in 16:57.0 followed by senior San Juanita Leal, Edinburg North (16:57.6) and

Pearland senior Madison Peters (17:03.2).

Other Franklin runners were junior Sophia Keiser (79th, 19:13.8), senior Brooke McCune (95th, 19:29.3), sophomore Abigail Pinon (98th, 19:35.8), senior Victoria Hoyt (108, 19:47.3), junior Sienna Zarate (122, 20:10.4) and junior Olivia Elder (125, 20:15.5).

The El Paso High boys finished eighth as a team with 206 points.

Class 5A     

The El Paso High boys finished eighth as a team with 206 points.

Westbrook led the Tigers, finishing 15th in 15:48.0.

Senior Ethan Gonzalez from North Richland Hills won the event in 14:55.8 followed by Abilene senior Andruw Villa (15:20.3) and Leander Rouse senior Edwin Rotich (15:24.4).

Other El Paso runners were senior Leo Valenzuela (43rd, 16:19.9), junior Lorenzo Shields (94th, 17:00.1), senior Aydan Lugo (96th, 17:01.1), junior Ulysses O’Rourke (97th, 17:02.1), senior Joaquin Moya (98th, 17:03.8) and freshman Justin Onitveros (135, 17:48.0).

Lucas Lovejoy won the team title with 56 points followed by Georgetown (109) and Boerne Champion (133).

The Chapin girls, who were making their first appearance at state since 2008, finished 14th with 323 points.

Its top runners were junior Ava Dennis (72nd, 19:50.9), senior Biviana Garcia (74th, 19:53.6), freshman Jocelynne Diaz Torres (96th, 20:12.3), junior Rebecca Duran (119, 20:41.3), freshman Abigail Sanchez (133, 21:02.0) and senior Ava Maldonado (151, 22:44.0).

Lucas Lovejoy won the state title with 40 points followed by Aledo (81) and Georgetown (131).

Boerne Champion sophomore won the individual title in 16:25.5 followed by senior Isabel Conde De Frankenberg from Cedar Park (17:34.2) and Lucas Lovejoy senior Sara Morefield (17:54.4).

San Elizario senior Kylee Pardo placed 56th in the two-mile run in 12:30.2.

Class 4A

San Elizario finished fourth with 138 points.

Canyon win the team title with 56 points followed by La Feria (105) and Boerne (127).

Aside from Maese, Guerra and Arreola, other San Elizario state runners include senior Bryan Hernandez (39th, 16:47.6), senior Gustavo Salazar (116, 18:03.0), sophomore Alexander Cano (131, 18:31.6) and freshman Jorel Miramontes (138, 18:40.7).

Austin junior Pedro Jimenez was 75th in 17:17.0 at his first state championship.

Angel Sanchez, a senior from FW Diamond Hill-Jarvis, won in 15:09.9 4 followed by Canyon senior Alex Niemiec (15:18.7) and Anna junior

Bryce Denton (15:21.6).

On the girl’s side, San Elizario senior Kylee Pardo placed 56th in the two-mile run in 12:30.2 and Fabens’ freshman Alexia Martinez was 66th with a time of 12:36.9 and her teammate freshman Angel Quinonez finished 112th with a time of 13:17.6.


Canyon sophomore won the state championship in 11:08.5 followed by Canyon Randall freshman Nayomi Granados (11:17.6) freshman Brooke French, also out of Canyon Randall (11:17.6).

Canyon Randall won the team championship with 50 points followed by Fredericksburg (61) and Salado (103).

With regionals in the rearview, the focus is on state

What: UIL State Cross Country Championship.

When: Friday, Nov.  3 – (All times MST) 5A Girls, 7:30 a.m.; 5A Boys, 8:10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 – 6A Girls, 7:30 a.m.; 6A Boys, 8:10 a.m.; 4A Girls, 10:40 a.m.; 4A Boys, 11:10 a.m. at Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock.

Where: Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock.

Who’s running?

The following boy’s teams and runners have advanced:

Class 6A: Eastwood and Franklin. Also running are Americas’ junior Diego Romeo, Pebble Hills senior Mark Barajas and Coronado senior Edgar Valles.

Class 5A: El Paso High.

Class 4A: San Elizario and Austin’s Pedro Jimenez.

The following girl’s teams and runners have advanced:

Class 6A: Franklin and Eastwood’s Adelynn Rodriguez.

Class 5A: Chapin.

Class 4A: Fabens’ Alexia Martinez and Angel Quinonez, also San Elizario’s Kylee Pardo.

Franklin and Eastwood will represent El Paso at the Class 6A State Championship.

Holding to form, with two notable additions, El Paso will be well represented at the UIL State Cross Country Championship Friday and Saturday in Round Rock.

The Franklin, Eastwood and San Elizario boys and the Franklin girls are back on familiar ground, earning spots to the state championship. However, Class 5A upstarts, the Chapin girls and the El Paso High boys, will be joining them as the state’s best teams and individuals race for state glory.

Also running as individuals out of Class 6A will be Americas junior Diego Romeo, Pebble Hills senior Mark Barajas, Coronado’s senior Edgar Valles and Eastwood junior Adelynn Rodriguez.

Austin junior Pedro Jimenez will race in the Class 4A division along with a pair of freshmen from Fabens, Alexia Martinez and Angel Quinonez, and San Elizario senior Kylee Pardo on the girl’s side.

Franklin’s Matthew Engle

Boys

Class 6A

Franklin finished third at regionals behind with 11 points and Eastwood was fourth with 129. Southlake Carroll took top honors for the sixth consecutive time with 50 points and McKinney Boyd was second with 86.

Coronado was eighth with 212 points.

Franklin is going back to state for the second straight year after its top five runners all finished the regional course in the top 50 including two in the top 15 – seniors Matthew Engle (seventh, 15:22.30) and Juan Leal (12th, 15:31.9, a personal best).

Engle earned All-Region honors. He is the top 6A runner returning to state. Last year, he was 59th in 16:38.8.

Senior Gabriel Uranga was 27th in 16:09.5, sophomore Sebastian Mendez was 42nd in 16:20.2 (a personal best) and senior Adan Castillo was 46th in 16:23.2.

The team is looking to improve on its seventh-place finish.

Eastwood returns to state after missing out last year for the first time in eight years. This will be schools tenth trip in 12 years to state.

Junior Aidan Torres had an impressive regional was second with a time of 15 minutes, 16.10 seconds.

The Troopers earned a spot back to state, finishing fourth in the Region 1-6A.

Along with Torres’ silver medal, senior Sulliman Rodriguez was 20th in 15:58.0, senior Leo Espino was 30th in 16:12.5 and junior Luke Cruz was 45th in 16:21.7.

Also competing are Americas’ junior Diego Romeo, Pebble Hills senior Mark Barajas and Coronado senior Edgar Valles.

Romero earned All Region 1-6A honors, finishing eighth at regionals in 15:26.20, Barajas was 14th in 15:42.0 and Valles was 15th in 15:42.8.

El Paso High won the Region 1-5A team championship for the first time since 1997.

Class 5A

El Paso High won the Region 1-5A team championship.

It was the first time since 1997 that the team had won a regional championship.

Junior Miles Westbrook earned All-Region honors with a fourth-place finish in 15:44.10. Senior Leo Valenzuela was 21st in 16:34.80 followed by junior Ulysses O’Rourke (27th, 16:50.60), senior Aydan Lugo (35th, 17:02.00) and junior Lorenzo Shields (50th, 17:11.5).

Westbrook was 53rd at last year’s championship, finishing in 16:41.0 and Valenzuela was 80th in 17:05.7.

San Elizario is headed back to state for the tenth straight year.

Class 4A

San Elizario is headed back to state for the tenth year in a row after finishing second at regionals with 63 points. Canyon won the title with 20 points.

San Elizario has finished in the top three in nine straight years at the state meet, six of which have been state championships.

The Eagles had four runners earn all-region honors – senior Jullian Guerra, who finished fourth in 16:18.79 and senior Angel Maese (fifth at 16:40.20), sophomore Antonio Arreola (seventh, 16:58.50) and senior Bryan Hernandez (tenth, 17:04.20).

In the past nine years, San Elizario has won six state championships and finished third three times, including last year behind Canyon and La Feria.

Guerra finished last year’s state meet in 16:59.4 and Maese finished in 17:20.6.

Austin sophomore Pedro Jimenez will be racing in his first state championship after placing 18th at regionals with a time of 17:26.80.

For the second consecutive year, Franklin will represent Region 1 at the State Championship.

Girls

Class 6A

For the second consecutive year, Franklin will represent Region 1 at the State Championship. It is their fourth state appearance in five years.

The Cougars qualified as the fourth team from the Region of Doom, scoring 143 points. Southlake Carroll won the regional title, followed by Flower Found and Northwest Nelson.

Sophomore Emily Orr earned All Region honors, placing fifth with a time of 18:25.70.

Also at regionals, senior Brooke McCune was 36th in 19:26.4, sophomore Abigail Pinon was 39th in 19:29.8, junior Sophia Keiser was 46th in 19:37.2 and senior Victoria Hoyt was 50th in 19:41.5.

Franklin was seventh at state last year. Pinon had the best time at state last year, completing the race in 63rd place in 19:52.5.

Eastwood’s Adelynn Rodriguez

Eastwood junior Adelynn Rodriguez is headed back to state for her third time after placing eighth with a time of 18:34.20 to earn All Region honors.

Rodriguez was the top El Paso runner at state last year, finishing 43rd in 19:25.8.

The Chapin Huskies finished fourth at the Region 1-5A Championship.

Class 5A

The Chapin Huskies finished fourth at the Region 1-5A Championship and advanced to state.

Two runners, juniors Rebecca Duran and Ava Dennis, had top 50 performances. Duran ran a personal best 19:18.50 and placed 13th while Dennis was 34th in 20:22.60. Freshman Jocelynne Diaz Torres also had a strong showing, finishing 51st in 20:45.5.

It’s the first time an El Paso 5A team has advanced to state since 2018 when Eastwood finished 11th and the first time Chapin has been represented since 2017 when Skyler Goodman finished 31st in 18:58.39.

Fabens’ Alexia Martinez and San Elizario’s Kylee Pardo

Class 4A   

Fabens’ freshman Alexia Martinez earned a trip to state with a fourth-place regional finish in 12:26.50.

Martinez’ teammate and fellow freshman Angel Quinonez is also headed to state after a 22nd-place finish in 13:09.90.

San Elizario senior Kylee Pardo will join them after finishing 20th in 13:06.50.