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.
It’s a new year for the San Benito cross-country team but after coming off a pair of perfect Tri-Count Athletic League records last year, expectations - again - are deservedly high.
Running in her first California Interscholastic Federation state championship for track and field - her third overall including two cross-country state finals - San Benito’s Vanessa Estrada just missed finishing inside the top-15 Saturday in Clovis.