Behind Vanessa Estrada and Amy Quinones the San Benito girls cross-country team continued it’s early season dominance inside the Monterey Bay League, cruising to an easy victory during Wednesday’s meet in Gilroy.
For years, Jess Morales, the long-time San Benito cross-country coach, wanted to have a home-town cross-country meet every year. Because of issues with the dirt track that rests behind the school, it seemed like it would never happen.
San Benito cross-country runner Vanessa Estrada warmed up for Wednesday’s league meet in Gilroy with a ninth place finish at the 39th annual Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto on Saturday.
The San Benito cross-country team continued to run well Saturday at the 17th annual Chieftain/Spirit Classic Invitational at El Toro Park in Salinas, winning the girls race and placing two runners inside the top four during the boys race.