Jason Roascio closed the gap on the final lap and helped San
Benito not only take first place in the 4×400 relay but also the
dual meet, as the Balers staved off Salinas 73-63.
SALINAS
Perhaps as no surprise, Tuesday’s San Benito-Salinas Tri-County Athletic League dual meet came down to the very last event — the boys 4×400 relay race.
After all, it was the same scenario last season.
“It’s been very much the same three of the last four years,” San Benito boys coach Iran White said.
Of course, how it ended on Tuesday wasn’t anything like previous year.
Needing a victory in the relay to claim the dual meet outright, San Benito trailed Salinas through three legs of the 1,600-meter relay. And when Baler Jason Roascio, the anchor leg, received the baton for the fourth and final lap, he trailed his Cowboy counterpart by roughly 50 meters, White said.
“And he ran him down,” White added. “It was incredible. It was probably the fastest he’s run this season.”
Roascio closed the gap on the final lap and helped San Benito not only take first place in the 4×400 relay but also the dual meet, as the Balers staved off Salinas 73-63.
The Balers clocked a 3:27.83, edging Salinas’ 3:28.18.
White said he could have been “caught up in the moment” as to the distance Roascio made up in the final lap, but said the San Benito junior’s split time was at least faster than his time at the Stanford Invitational, when he clocked a 47.5.
Whatever the time, though, San Benito remains undefeated in the TCAL as a result, and will visit Gilroy on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
Roascio also took first in the 400 (50.70) and the 200 (22.61), while David Kret was first in the 800 (1:59.54) and Jacob Funk was tops in the 300 hurdles (42.55).
In the field, Enrique Ramos (46-11 1/4) and Frankie Martinez (137-08) took first place in the shot put and discus events, respectively, while Scott Medina (6-02) and Eddie Valencia (10-06) took top spots in the high jump and pole vault.
Tuesday didn’t start on the right foot for the Balers, though, as Felipe Davila rolled his ankle in warm-ups and was forced to sit out the meet. Davila was scheduled to compete in the 4×400, as well as the meet’s very first event, the 4×100 relay.
San Benito had to replace Davila with Isaac Navarette minutes prior to the 4×100, and Salinas took advantage by winning the event and taking a five-point lead.
The Cowboys’ lead only increased from there, but the Balers cut the gap when they swept the triple jump event, as Lucas Haro (40-0), Dustin Franco (39-08) and Jayjoel Fernandez (39-05 ½) went 1-2-3 for San Benito.
“That was huge for us,” said White, who noted the three jumpers either set a personal record or were close to their personal records. “We were down by a lot. But once we swept that, we were back in it.
“The momentum changed at that point.”
It was the Cowboys who managed to leapfrog the Balers in the final event to swipe a 71-65 victory en route to a TCAL championship last season. But on Tuesday, a Baler win in the 4×400 equaled a San Benito victory, while a Cowboys win would supply Salinas with a 68-68 tie.
And already without two of its starting four in the 4×400, as Justin Rendon filled in for Davila and Taylor Lothman filled in for Scott Medina, who already had an ankle injury, the Balers managed to live up to their No. 1 ranking in the Central Coast Section, nonetheless.
The San Benito Lady Balers, meanwhile, defeated Salinas in their dual meet on Tuesday by a score of 72-64.
The Lady Balers swept the 1,600 meters when Michelle Duarte (5:22.90), Vanessa Estrada (5:26.64) and Maura Forbush (5:29.35) finished 1-2-3, while Duarte (2:29.14) and Forbush (2:31.84) also went 1-2 in the 800.
Forbush also took first in the 3,200 with a 12:13.88, three seconds ahead of Estrada, who was second in 12:16.50.
San Benito scored big points in the field events, though, where the Lady Balers managed to sweep the shot put, discus and long jump events, and scored first-place points in the high jump and pole vault as well.
San Benito at Salinas
Event 1 Boys 4×100 Meter Relay Varsity
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School Finals
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Finals
1 Salinas 44.72
2 San Benito (Hollister) 45.02
Event 2 Girls 4×100 Meter Relay Varsity
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School Finals
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1 Salinas 50.13
Event 5 Boys 1600 Meter Run Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 David Perez 12 Salinas 4:25.41
2 Max Bell 11 Salinas 4:25.66
3 Jose Castillo 11 San Benito 4:26.75
Event 6 Girls 1600 Meter Run Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Michelle Durate 12 San Benito 5:22.90
2 Vanessa Estrada 9 San Benito 5:26.64
3 Maura Forbush 9 San Benito 5:29.35
Event 9 Boys 110 Meter Hurdles Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Christian Ruelas 12 Salinas 16.54
2 Jayjoel Fernandez 11 San Benito 16.78
3 Kenny Olivas 12 Salinas 17.35
Event 10 Girls 100 Meter Hurdles Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Lizzie Prader 11 Salinas 17.67
2 Averi Papazian 12 Salinas 17.80
3 Yvonne Martinez 10 Salinas 17.92
Event 13 Boys 400 Meter Dash Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Jason Roascio 11 San Benito 50.70
2 Brandyn Crosby 12 Salinas 52.00
3 Jeremy Chase 12 San Benito 53.75
Event 14 Girls 400 Meter Dash Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Rachel Davidson 10 Salinas 61.07
2 Melisah Cortez 12 San Benito 61.61
3 Aimee Sawyer 12 Salinas 63.17
Event 17 Boys 100 Meter Dash Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Michael Amiya 11 Salinas 11.54
2 Zach Nitzel 10 San Benito 11.72
3 Alexander Poulos 10 Salinas 11.73
Event 18 Girls 100 Meter Dash Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Iesha Boyd 10 Salinas 13.09
2 Kyana Rivera 9 Salinas 13.46
3 Le Nae Stevens 10 San Benito 13.53
Event 21 Boys 800 Meter Run Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 David Kret 10 San Benito 1:59.54
2 Bryan Tena 10 Salinas 2:00.32
3 Christian Ortega 12 Salinas 2:02.87
Event 22 Girls 800 Meter Run Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Ana Rosa Durate San Benito 2:29.14
2 Maura Forbush 9 San Benito 2:31.84
3 Kathryn Chin 10 Salinas 2:36.59
Event 25 Boys 300 Meter Hurdles Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Jacob Funk 12 San Benito 42.55
2 Jacob Singley 11 Salinas 42.73
3 Christian Ruelas 12 Salinas 43.90
Event 26 Girls 300 Meter Hurdles Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Lizzie Prader 11 Salinas 50.90
2 Yvonne Martinez 10 Salinas 52.27
3 Chelsea Cravens 10 Salinas 53.95
Event 29 Boys 200 Meter Dash Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Jason Roascio 11 San Benito 22.61
2 Zach Nitzel 10 San Benito 23.89
3 Brandyn Crosby 12 Salinas 24.11
Event 30 Girls 200 Meter Dash Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Rachel Davidson 10 Salinas 27.01
2 Iesha Boyd 10 Salinas 27.68
3 Aimee Sawyer 12 Salinas 28.05
Event 33 Boys 3200 Meter Run Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Max Bell 11 Salinas 9:48.59
2 Jose Castillo 11 San Benito 9:49.65
3 Cristian Soratos 12 Salinas 9:53.37
Event 34 Girls 3200 Meter Run Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Maura Forbush 9 San Benito 12:13.88
2 Vanessa Estrada 9 San Benito 12:16.50
3 Cristina Villalobos 12 Salinas 12:28.39
Event 37 Boys 4×400 Meter Relay Varsity
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School Finals
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1 San Benito (Hollister) 3:27.83
2 Salinas 3:28.18
Event 38 Girls 4×400 Meter Relay Varsity
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School Finals
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1 Salinas 4:14.63
2 San Benito (Hollister) 4:15.31
Event 41 Boys Shot Put Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Enrique Ramos 11 San Benito 46-11.25
2 Weston Hawkins 11 Salinas 46-00.00
3 Chandler Hubbard 12 Salinas 43-08.25
Event 42 Girls Shot Put Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Cassandra Pate 12 San Benito 35-03.50
2 Krystal Alnas 10 San Benito 33-10.00
3 Jennifer Temperino 12 San Benito 30-02.00
Event 45 Boys Discus Throw Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Frankie Martinez 12 San Benito 137-08
2 Christian Villicana 12 Salinas 117-10
3 Weston Hawkins 11 Salinas 116-01
Event 46 Girls Discus Throw Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Jennifer Temperino 12 San Benito 95-09
2 Cassandra Pate 12 San Benito 83-09
3 Krystal Alnas 10 San Benito 79-08
Event 49 Boys Long Jump Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Michael Amiya 11 Salinas 20-02.00
2 Mitchell Johnson 11 Salinas 19-05.00
3 Jordan Belton 10 San Benito 19-02.50
Event 50 Girls Long Jump Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Savanna Wilson 9 San Benito 14-07.00
2 Chelsea Emilio 12 San Benito 14-03.00
3 Sophie Coelho 12 San Benito 14-02.00
Event 53 Boys Triple Jump Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Lucas Haro 10 San Benito 40-00.00
2 Dustin Franco 12 San Benito 39-08.00
3 Jayjoel Fernandez 11 San Benito 39-05.50
Event 54 Girls Triple Jump Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Lizzie Prader 11 Salinas 31-10.50
2 Chelsea Emilio 12 San Benito 31-02.50
3 Michaela Trevino 10 Salinas 30-00.50
Event 57 Boys High Jump Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Scott Medina 11 San Benito 6-02.00
2 Jacob Singley 11 Salinas 5-08.00
3 Dustin Franco 12 San Benito 5-08.00
Event 58 Girls High Jump Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Melissa Castro 10 San Benito 4-10.00
2 Averi Papazian 12 Salinas 4-10.00
3 Chelsea Cravens 10 Salinas 4-08.00
Event 61 Boys Pole Vault Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Eddie Valencia 11 San Benito 10-06.00
2 Nick Olguin 11 San Benito 10-00.00
3 Phillip Bezouska 11 Salinas 9-06.00
Event 62 Girls Pole Vault Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Sophie Coelho 12 San Benito 10-00.00
2 Lassaga Monique 12 San Benito 8-06.00
3 Tenney Shaffer 10 Salinas 8-06.00
Women – Varsity – Team Rankings – 16 Events Scored
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1) San Benito (Hollister) 72 2) Salinas 64
Women – Junior Varsity – Team Rankings – 16 Events Scored
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1) Salinas 91 2) San Benito (Hollister) 32
Men – Varsity – Team Rankings – 16 Events Scored
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1) San Benito (Hollister) 73 2) Salinas 63
Men – Junior Varsity – Team Rankings – 16 Events Scored
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1) Salinas 102 2) San Benito (Hollister) 34
