The best runners in the state, including several local names,
vie for cross country supremacy today in Fresno when the first
races at the CIF State Cross Country Championships begin at 8:30am
at Woodward Park.
Staff Reports
Fresno – The best runners in the state, including several local names, vie for cross country supremacy today in Fresno when the first races at the CIF State Cross Country Championships begin at 8:30am at Woodward Park.
The San Benito High girls team is making its first ever appearance in the Division I race at 12:15pm.
“The last couple of years, we kept taking third,” coach Jess Morales said about the Central Coast Section race, where the team needs a top-two finish to advance to state. “It’s nice to finally see them kick down the door and go to state.”
Leading the way for the ‘Baler girls is sophomore Courtney Allen, who led all San Benito runners and was fifth at CCS with a time of 19:12.
Senior Rigo Vasquez will be the lone ‘Baler representative when the boys Division I race kicks off at 10:40am. It’s Vasquez’s third time qualifying for the state meet.
Gilroy’s Kathleen Miller, the fourth-place finisher in the Division I CCS meet, will be the lone Mustang representative in today’s races. Miller’s 19:09 was her best time at Toro Park in Salinas, and the first time she had beaten talented San Benito sophomore Courtney Allen.
Sobrato’s girls team will also be making its first ever state appearance in the Division III race that concludes the day at 1:20. Sophomore Lance Wolfsmith will represent Sobrato in the boys Division III race at 11:45pm.
