The Texas UIL postseason continues for El Paso cross country teams and individual top local runners.
The Region 1 meet follows the district meet and serves as a qualifier for the state meet on Nov. 6-7 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.
The top four teams from each classification and the next 10 runners, who are not on the top four teams, qualify for the state meet.
Runners in Class 4A run two miles and runners in Class 5A and 6A run a 5K (3.1 miles).
Times, location for Region 1-6A meet
Runners in Classes 2A, 4A and 6A will compete on Monday, Oct. 26, and runners in Classes 1A, 3A and 5A will compete on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
The regional meet will take place at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock. The regional meet will begin at 8 a.m. MT/9 a.m. CT both Monday and Tuesday.
10 El Paso boys and girls runners to watch
- Kylie Vega, Eastwood. Vega was the District 1-6A girls champion and is a leader for the Troopers, who are ranked No. 10 in the state in Class 6A by the state coaches.
- Carlee Caraveo, Eastwood. Caraveo ran a strong second behind Vega at the District 1-6A meet.
- Sayuri Ulloa, Burges. Ulloa won the District 1-5A title and has won multiple district meets in the regular season.
- Anel Ponce, Parkland. Ponce won the District 2-5A championship for the first time in her career.
- Alexia Martinez, Fabens. Martinez won the District 2-4A individual title and is a past state qualifier for the cross country meet.
- Noah Garcia, Eastwood. Garcia won the District 1-6A individual title and helped the Troopers to the team title.
- Noah Loweree, Eastwood. Loweree finished second at the District 1-6A meet.
- Andrew Truax, El Paso High. Truax was a state qualifier in 2025 and won a District 1-5A title this year.
- Jordan Diaz, Del Valle. Diaz looks to build on his individual championship in District 2-5A.
- Armando Jalil, Clint. Jalil won the individual title in District 2-4A and looks to return to the state meet.
Eastwood boys cross country team has shot at regional title
The Eastwood boys team
enters the regional meet ranked No. 2 in the state in the Coaches poll behind Southlake Carroll.
Eastwood has had success in its cross country program under coach Mike McLain with two state titles and six overall top three finishes.
In 2025, the Troopers finished seventh.
3 El Paso runners in hunt for regional title
- Noah Garcia, Eastwood, Class 6A. Garcia won an individual title at the Desert Twilight event in Arizona earlier this season against some of the nation's top runners.
- Kylie Vega, Eastwood, Class 6A. Vega finished eighth at the 2025, Class 6A state cross country meet as a freshman and has a top 10 finish this year at the Desert Twilight event in Arizona.
- Andrew Truax, El Paso High, Class 5A. The junior standout was a state qualifier in 2025 and has been a steady performer in 2026.
Felix F. Chavez can be reached at fchavez@elpasotimes.com; @Fchavezeptimes on X
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