The 2026 high school cross country district meets saw plenty of top performers in Classes 4A, 5A and 6A.
Four teams apiece in District's 1-4A, 2-4A, 1-5A and 1-6A qualified for the regional meet on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at the Horizon Golf Course.
The regional meet is scheduled for Oct. 26-27 in Lubbock. It's an important meet because top qualifies get to compete for state titles to wrap up the cross country season.
Runners in Class 4A run two miles and runners in Class 5A and 6A run a 5K.
District 1-6A
Eastwood won both the girls and boys championshipsin a showcase of how good both teams are this year. The boys team is ranked No. 2 in the Texas state coaches poll and the girls are ranked No. 7.
The Troopers won the girls title with 22 points, ahead of Franklin,
Pebble Hills and Eastlake.
The girls team had three runners place in the top five, led by district champion Kylie Vega and her winning time of 18:57.20, second place finisher Carlee Caraveo and fourth place finisher Natalia Gomez.
"We have a very good team and we just want to build on what we are doing this season," Vega said.
The Eastwood boys won the district title with 16 points, followed by Pebble Hills, Franklin and Coronado.
The Troopers had the top four runners, led by individual champion Noah Garcia, who won with a time of 15:31.55. Noah Loweree was second, Ayden Betancourt was third and Jacob Lara was fourth.
"We are dedicated, we work hard and work well together to achieve our goals," Loweree said.
District 1-5A
Burges took top honors on the girls side with 31 points, ahead of El Paso High, Canutillo and Chapin. Sayuri Ulloa and Camila Pena finished 1-2 individually for the Mustangs.
"It has been a good season for me," said Ulloa, who finished second in 2025 and who won this year's event with time of 19:35.93. "I felt good and it was a good effort by our team."
On the boys side, El Paso High won the district title with 24 points, ahead of Burges, Chapin and Horizon.
The Tigers had five runners in the top eight, led by Andrew Truax, who repeated as the individual district champion with a time of 17:00.73. James Kaufnann was second, Noah Ramirez was sixth, Logan Luchenbill was seventh and Amani Opt was eight.
District 2-5A
Parkland's Anel Ponce won her first individual title with a time of 21:42.96, finishing nearly 15 seconds ahead of Americas' Ivanna Romero.
"It was a great win, I felt strong out there," Ponce said. "It feels good to get the first ever individual title."
Parkland also won the team title with 34 points ahead of Americas, Hanks and Bel Air.
On the boys side, Del Valle's Jordan Diaz won the individual championship with a time of 17:76.70.
Americas was the team champion with 32 points ahead of Hanks, Bel Air and Del Valle. The Trailblazers had five runners in the top 10, led by Iker Gutierrez in third place and Jason Galvan in fifth place.
District 1-4A
The Austin girls won the district title with 46 points, ahead of Harmony Science Academy, Irvin and Andress.
Austin's Mariana Alvarez won the individual tile with a time of 15:10.15.
Andress won the boys team title with 43 points, three points ahead of Harmony Science Academy and Austin and Bowie were third and fourth respectively.
David Retana Harmony Science Academy won the individual title with a time of 18:01.23.
District 2-4A
Fabens went 1-2 in the girls individual standings with Alexia Martinez and Angel Quinonez. Martinez won with a time of 13:22.45.
San Elizario won the team title with 44 points, edging Fabens by six points. Riverside was third and Clint was fourth.
San Elizario won the team chamionship with 20 points, followed by Mountain View, Clint and Fabens.
Five of San Elizario's runners finished in the top six, led by second-place finisher Cesar Morales in a time of 17:04.11.
Clint's Armando Jalil won the individual title with a time of 16:58.44.
Felix F. Chavez can be reached at fchavez@elpasotimes.com; @Fchavezeptimes on X
This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Eastwood, El Paso High among top teams at district cross country meets
