GILROY – For the first time since 1989 the Gilroy High girls’
track and field team is Tri-County Athletic League champion.
The Lady Mustangs (103.75) eked out a victory at the TCAL
Championship Finals, edging Notre Dame (101) by 2.75 points, in
what many coaches and representatives from each of the seven teams
called one of the most competitive league meets in a long time.
GILROY For the first time in 21 years the Gilroy High girls’ track and field team is Tri-County Athletic League champion.
The Lady Mustangs (103.75) eked out a victory at the TCAL Championship Finals on Friday in Gilroy, edging Notre Dame (101) by 2.75 points, in what many coaches and representatives from each of the seven teams called one of the most competitive league meets in a long time.
Though track and field is often defined individual sport, the team aspect was personified by girls and boys wearing the Gilroy High blue and team spirit was clearly evident.
“The girls stepped up everywhere today,” said fifth year head coach Jeff Myers, who was named the California Coaches Association’s 2010 Coach of the Year for girls track last month. “It was amazing for the girls to come out with their ‘A’ game today.
“I’m really happy for the seniors. Those girls have busted their butts out here for four years. For them to walk away with the title their last year, I thought was well deserved.”
Senior Brandie Rodriguez’s push toward the finish line on the final leg of the 4X400-meter relay (Samantha Una Dia, Chelsey Kalata, Elise Ogle, Rodriguez) to beat out the runner from Everett Alvarez, gave the Lady Mustangs a fifth-place finish in the race and a lock on the league championship. Notre Dame took first in the event, so the two points earned by the girls relay team proved to be crucial insurance points.
“I honestly didn’t know what the points were, but coach said it was close,” Rodriguez said. “At the 100 I could tell that that girl was slowing down, so I knew that I just had to push it.”
Senior Sarah Una Dia provided the Lady Mustangs with 38 points on her own, topping the list in both the 100-and 300-hurdles as well as the high jump, where she narrowly missed out on breaking the school record set at 5 feet, 4 inches, grazing the bar with her heel while attempting to clear 5-05.
“It was a really good way to end my senior year,” Una Dia said. “I’m proud of everyone who put in their hard work to get us this far. Everything was definitely worth it.”
Una Dia did break her own meet record in the 100 hurdles with a 15.48-second burst to the line.
“I was hoping to PR, but I’ll take a new meet record,” she added.
Sophomore Sarina Sandoval eclipsed her previous PR mark in the shot put by more than two feet, hitting 37-09 to take second place and grabbing a spot in the CCS semifinals.
“I’m going to try to beat the school record (39-feet),” Sandoval said. “My technique helped me today.”
Lindsey Foster posted a 17-08.25 in the long jump to claim first place, but pulled up lame in the 200, grasping her left hamstring. Myers said that despite the injury, Foster will attempt to give it a go at Saturday’s trials.
“She is going to get treatment all week, wrap it and see how it goes,” Myers said.
The day began on an electrifying note for the boys’ squad as the 4X100 relay team of David Guenther, Jourdan Soares, Julius Travis and Romeo Travis set a school record, clocking 42.54 to win the event by more than a second over Alisal.
The old record was set back in 1980, Myers said.
Julius Travis came back later on in the day and set a second school record with a 22.15 in the 200, placing second in the event behind the leagues fastest 200 sprinter, San Benito’s Jason Roacio.
“You have to stay calm when you run and watch your form,” Julius said. “It just makes you want to push to get the record and then you want to try and beat it again.”
Soares, who missed much of the first half of the season with a hip injury, also qualified for CCS in three other events, including a first place in the long jump (20-10), a second in the high jump (6-00) and a second in the 100 (11.26) behind Julius Travis (11.04).
Sophomore Patrick Hughes shattered the previous frosh/soph school record by more that a foot, clearing 13 feet, 8 inches to take first in the pole vault.
“It all kind of clicked. I got really upside down,” Hughes said. “It puts me in a really good position for CCS.”
The top-three placers in each event earned the right to move on to Saturday’s CCS Semifinals meet, which will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Garcia-Elder Sports Complex.
The finals are on May 29 at GHS.
CCS Qualifiers:
Elise Ogle – 1600
Michael Saccone – 110 hurdles
Sarah Una Dia – 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, long jump, high jump
Samantha Una Dia – 300 hurdles
Julius Travis – 4X100, 100, 200
Jourdan Soares – 4X100, 100, long jump, high jump
Athena Alarcon – 3200
Sarina Sandoval – shot put
Chima Ikeme – discus
Angeline Kimbo – discus
David Guenther – 4X100, long jump, triple jump
Patrick Hughes – pole vault
Eric Martinez – pole vault
Romeo Travis – 4X100
Lindsey Foster – long jump
Ronnie Short – 400 (alternate)
Tri-County Athletic League Championships
Teams
Girls
1, Gilroy, 103.75; 2, Notre Dame, 101; 3, North Salinas, 76.25; 4, Salinas, 74.25; 5, San Benito, 66; 6, Alisal, 48; 7, Alvarez, 24.75.
Boys
1, Salinas, 131; 2, San Benito, 128; 3, Gilroy, 111.50; 4, Alisal, 52; 5, Everett Alvarez, 42; 6, North Salinas, 15.50; 7, Palma, 14.
Girls 100 Meter Dash Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Katherine Wells 12 North Salinas 12.78
2 Iesha Boyd 10 Salinas 12.99
3 LeVesha Jones 12 Everett Alvarez 13.12
4 Chelsey Kalata 10 Gilroy 13.13
5 Lindsey Foster 12 Gilroy 13.18
6 Kristine Olivas 12 North Salinas 13.20
7 Kyana Rivera 9 Salinas 13.33
8 Le Nae Stevens 10 San Benito 13.50
9 Rubie Sugabo 10 Alisal 13.69
Girls 200 Meter Dash Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Iesha Boyd 10 Salinas 26.25
2 Katherine Wells 12 North Salinas 26.27
3 Kiera Paulo 9 Notre Dame 26.69
4 Melisah Cortez 12 San Benito 27.27
5 Aimee Sawyer 12 Salinas 27.29
6 Emily Reclusado 12 Everett Alvarez 27.35
7 Rubie Sugabo 10 Alisal 27.77
— Rachel Davidson 10 Salinas FS
— Lindsey Foster 12 Gilroy DNF
Girls 400 Meter Dash Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Kiera Paulo 9 Notre Dame 59.87
2 Rachel Davidson 10 Salinas 60.83
3 Tyler Dixon 10 Notre Dame 61.30
4 Aimee Sawyer 12 Salinas 61.86
5 Melisah Cortez 12 San Benito 61.97
6 Kiara Medina 12 Notre Dame 62.93
7 Jessica Cook 11 San Benito 63.50
8 Paulina Garcia 10 Alisal 64.64
9 Sydney Busch 12 Notre Dame 66.04
Girls 800 Meter Run Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Nina Anderson 10 Notre Dame 2:19.62
2 Kelsey Palassou 12 Salinas 2:20.15
3 Michelle Durate 12 San Benito 2:22.72
4 Dariani Salvador 12 Alisal 2:23.11
5 Maura Forbush 9 San Benito 2:23.68
6 Mariella Meza 10 Alisal 2:23.93
7 Vanessa Estrada 9 San Benito 2:27.14
8 Brandie Rodriguez 12 Gilroy 2:29.76
9 Elise Ogle 12 Gilroy 2:36.86
Girls 1600 Meter Run Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Nina Anderson 10 Notre Dame 5:03.60
2 Dariani Salvador 12 Alisal 5:18.05
3 Elise Ogle 12 Gilroy 5:22.76
4 Athena Alarcon 10 Gilroy 5:23.06
5 Maura Forbush 9 San Benito 5:24.53
6 Vanessa Estrada 9 San Benito 5:28.67
7 Michelle Durate 12 San Benito 5:31.82
8 Graciela Belmontes 9 Alisal 5:32.20
Girls 3200 Meter Run Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Nina Anderson 10 Notre Dame 11:06.64
2 Athena Alarcon 10 Gilroy 11:34.93
3 Sumeet Mudahar 12 Notre Dame 11:40.55
4 Vanessa Estrada 9 San Benito 11:46.57
5 Maritza Ruelas 10 Gilroy 11:50.66
6 Maura Forbush 9 San Benito 12:08.29
7 Rosita Uriostegui 11 Alisal 12:11.20
8 Victoria Alcala 11 Everett Alvarez 12:12.12
9 Graciela Belmontes 9 Alisal 12:13.94
10 Karen Pedraza 11 North Salinas 12:20.66
11 Kathryn Chin 10 Salinas 12:24.41
12 Michelle Durate 12 San Benito 12:24.65
13 Savannah Silacci 10 Gilroy 12:32.05
14 Kristina Vasquez 12 San Benito 12:37.59
15 Brenda Salvador 11 Alisal 12:39.58
16 Cristina Villalobos 12 Salinas 12:46.76
17 Dayna Casillas 11 San Benito 12:55.82
18 Agnes Portal 12 Alisal 13:05.35
19 Nataly Raygoza 12 Everett Alvarez 13:16.86
20 Grace Tobias 11 San Benito 13:27.96
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Sarah Una Dia 12 Gilroy 15.48
2 India Grayson 12 North Salinas 16.29
3 Omolara Adenuga 10 Notre Dame 16.50
4 Maggie Valenzuela 12 Alisal 16.68
5 Rhaissel Perez 11 Everett Alvarez 17.00
6 Averi Papazian 12 Salinas 17.67
7 Lizzie Prader 11 Salinas 17.88
8 Samantha Irwin 10 Gilroy 17.95
9 Yvonne Martinez 10 Salinas 17.99
Girls 300 Meter Hurdles Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Sarah Una Dia 12 Gilroy 47.87
2 Maggie Valenzuela 12 Alisal 48.04
3 Samantha Una Dia 9 Gilroy 49.11
4 Rhaissel Perez 11 Everett Alvarez 49.26
5 Kelly Packwood 9 Everett Alvarez 49.76
6 Yvonne Martinez 10 Salinas 49.91
7 Laura Reyes 9 Everett Alvarez 50.31
8 Lizzie Prader 11 Salinas 50.70
9 Melissa Castro 10 San Benito 53.40
Girls 4×100 Meter Relay Varsity
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School Finals
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1 North Salinas 49.83
2 Salinas 49.94
3 San Benito (Hollister) 50.75
4 Notre Dame (Salinas) 51.24
5 Gilroy 52.48
6 Alisal 52.58
Girls 4×400 Meter Relay Varsity
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School Finals
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1 Notre Dame (Salinas) 4:05.72
2 Salinas 4:06.43
3 Alisal 4:11.98
4 San Benito (Hollister) 4:13.22
5 Gilroy 4:17.47
6 Everett Alvarez 4:17.64
7 North Salinas 4:32.53
Girls High Jump Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Sarah Una Dia 12 Gilroy 5-02.50
2 Averi Papazian 12 Salinas 5-00.50
3 Emily Reclusado 12 Everett Alvarez 5-00.50
4 Angela Rivelli 11 Notre Dame 4-10.50
5 Melissa Castro 10 San Benito 4-10.50
6 Roseanna Ruiz 12 North Salinas 4-08.50
6 Michaela Trevino 10 Salinas 4-08.50
8 Chelsea Cravens 10 Salinas 4-08.50
9 Becky Kemper 12 North Salinas 4-06.50
10 Ellen Yamasaki 11 North Salinas 4-06.50
11 India Grayson 12 North Salinas 4-04.50
Girls Pole Vault Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Sophie Coelho 12 San Benito 10-02.00
2 Lucy Kurzava 11 Notre Dame 9-02.00
3 Monique Lassaga Bishop 12 San Benito 8-08.00
4 Tenney Shaffer 10 Salinas 8-02.00
4 Ginger Mina 11 Everett Alvarez 8-02.00
4 Samantha Irwin 10 Gilroy 8-02.00
4 Laura Ackerman 11 North Salinas 8-02.00
8 Sarah Chao 11 San Benito 8-02.00
9 Lizzie Prader 11 Salinas 7-08.00
10 Alina Doyle 11 North Salinas 7-02.00
11 Hannah Green 9 North Salinas 7-02.00
Girls Long Jump Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Lindsey Foster 12 Gilroy 17-08.25
2 Sarah Una Dia 12 Gilroy 16-02.50
3 Maria Suarez 12 Alisal 15-10.00
4 Kyana Rivera 9 Salinas 15-09.75
5 Iesha Boyd 10 Salinas 15-04.00
6 Becky Kemper 12 North Salinas 15-02.50
7 Angela Rivelli 11 Notre Dame 15-00.50
8 Mariel Busch 11 Notre Dame 14-06.75
9 Chelsea Emilio 12 San Benito 14-06.00
Girls Triple Jump Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Maria Suarez 12 Alisal 36-01.25
2 Roseanna Ruiz 12 North Salinas 32-09.00
3 Angela Rivelli 11 Notre Dame 32-08.00
4 Mariel Busch 11 Notre Dame 32-07.00
5 Ellen Yamaski 11 North Salinas 32-06.50
6 Becky Kemper 12 North Salinas 31-11.25
7 Chelsea Emilio 12 San Benito 31-09.75
8 Ginger Mina 11 Everett Alvarez 31-09.25
9 Rubie Sugabo 10 Alisal 31-07.00
Girls Shot Put Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Briona Sullen 12 North Salinas 38-01.00
2 Sarina Sandoval 10 Gilroy 37-09.00
3 Krystal Alnas 10 San Benito 33-07.00
4 Cassandra Pate 12 San Benito 32-10.00
5 Angeline Kimbo 11 Gilroy 31-10.50
6 Maria Cruz-Cornejo 11 Alisal 31-06.00
7 Tiana Osborne 11 North Salinas 31-04.00
8 Tosin Adenuga 12 Notre Dame 30-09.50
9 Jennifer Temperino 12 San Benito 30-02.00
Girls Discus Throw Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Briona Sullen 12 North Salinas 111-06
2 Angeline Kimbo 11 Gilroy 102-01
3 Jennifer Temperino 12 San Benito 100-07
4 Hannah Morrison 12 North Salinas 89-04
5 Stephanie Escalera 11 Everett Alvarez 85-11
6 Bianca Gonzalez 12 North Salinas 81-04
7 Gabrielle Bollin 10 Everett Alvarez 80-08
8 Cassandra Pate 12 San Benito 79-11
9 Maria Cruz-Cornejo 11 Alisal 72-10
Boys 100 Meter Dash Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Julius Travis 11 Gilroy 11.04
2 Jourdan Soares 10 Gilroy 11.26
3 Isaac Navarrete 11 San Benito 11.40
4 Jameson Madzingira 11 Alisal 11.47
5 Michael Amiya 11 Salinas 11.54
6 Romeo Travis 11 Gilroy 11.60
7 John Osborne 11 Palma 11.70
8 Moises Cruz 12 Salinas 11.70
9 Alfredo Machena 12 Everett Alvarez 11.95
Boys 200 Meter Dash Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Jason Roascio 11 San Benito 22.03
2 Julius Travis 11 Gilroy 22.15
3 Daniel Donate 12 Alisal 22.44
4 Isaac Navarrete 11 San Benito 22.50
5 Romeo Travis 11 Gilroy 23.38
6 John Osborne 11 Palma 23.60
7 Moises Cruz 12 Salinas 23.64
8 David Kret 10 San Benito 23.78
9 Brandyn Crosby 12 Salinas 23.83
Boys 400 Meter Dash Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Jason Roascio 11 San Benito 48.93
2 Daniel Donate 12 Alisal 50.17
3 Brandyn Crosby 12 Salinas 51.38
4 Ronald Short 11 Gilroy 51.73
5 Jordan Belton 10 San Benito 52.35
6 Felipe Davila 12 San Benito 52.82
7 David Guenther 11 Gilroy 52.94
8 Edgard Villanueva 12 Alisal 54.85
9 Jaime Maldonado 12 Alisal 55.23
Boys 800 Meter Run Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 David Kret 10 San Benito 1:57.26
2 David Perez 12 Salinas 1:58.02
3 Eddie Ruano 11 Everett Alvarez 1:59.09
4 Bryan Tena 10 Salinas 1:59.09
5 Christian Ortega 12 Salinas 1:59.68
6 Chris Gobell 12 Salinas 2:01.26
7 Juan Velasquez 12 Gilroy 2:02.30
8 Jorge Aguilar 11 San Benito 2:02.92
9 Steven Hernandez 11 San Benito 2:09.41
Boys 1600 Meter Run Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Max Bell 11 Salinas 4:22.73
2 Cristian Soratos 12 Salinas 4:23.26
3 David Perez 12 Salinas 4:24.38
4 Chris Gobell 12 Salinas 4:25.69
5 Eddie Guzman 11 San Benito 4:28.36
6 Omar Vasquez 10 San Benito 4:35.77
7 Juan Velasquez 12 Gilroy 4:36.75
8 Sergio Alcala 11 San Benito 4:40.38
9 Manuel Negrete 11 Alisal 4:42.43
Boys 3200 Meter Run Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Jose Castillo 11 San Benito 9:46.02
2 Max Bell 11 Salinas 9:51.42
3 Cristian Soratos 12 Salinas 9:52.59
4 Francisco Salvador 10 Alisal 9:57.37
5 Eddie Guzman 11 San Benito 9:57.59
6 Tim Williams 11 Gilroy 10:00.42
7 Ricardo Esqueda 9 San Benito 10:18.28
8 Felix Cervantes 10 Everett Alvarez 10:21.24
9 Omar Vasquez 10 San Benito 10:28.54
10 Manuel Negrete 11 Alisal 10:31.81
11 Miguel Soria 11 Palma 10:42.62
12 Guillermo Cuevas 11 North Salinas 10:45.13
— Bryan Tena 10 Salinas DNF
— Said Hernandez 10 San Benito X10:12.47
Boys 110 Meter Hurdles Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Julian Nagata 11 Everett Alvarez 15.87
2 Lucas Haro 10 San Benito 16.28
3 Michael Saccone 11 Gilroy 16.34
4 Christian Ruelas 12 Salinas 16.39
5 Jayjoel Fernandez 11 San Benito 16.48
6 John Andrus 12 Palma 16.84
7 Ed Sharp 11 Palma 17.19
8 Tom Sharp 11 Palma 17.20
9 Phillip Bezouska 11 Salinas 17.29
Boys 300 Meter Hurdles Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Julian Nagata 11 Everett Alvarez 40.39
2 Jacob Funk 12 San Benito 41.82
3 Jacob Singley 11 Salinas 42.13
4 Crystian Reyes 11 Everett Alvarez 42.40
5 Justin Rendon 11 San Benito 42.55
6 Jeremy Chase 12 San Benito 42.59
7 Luis Ramirez 11 Alisal 42.74
8 Kyle Sterrett 11 Palma 44.97
— Christian Ruelas 12 Salinas DNF
Boys 4×100 Meter Relay Varsity
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School Finals
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1 Gilroy 42.54
2 Alisal 43.76
3 Salinas 44.02
4 Palma 44.61
5 Everett Alvarez 45.85
6 North Salinas 46.38
— San Benito (Hollister) DQ
Boys 4×400 Meter Relay Varsity
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School Finals
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1 Alisal 3:24.63
2 San Benito (Hollister) 3:25.04
3 Salinas 3:25.90
4 Everett Alvarez 3:30.00
5 North Salinas 3:48.00
— Palma DQ
Boys High Jump Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Jacob Singley 11 Salinas 6-00.00
2 Jourdan Soares 10 Gilroy 6-00.00
3 Dustin Franco 12 San Benito 5-10.00
4 Jordan Belton 10 San Benito 5-08.00
5 Phillip Bezouska 11 Salinas 5-08.00
6 Alex Garratt 9 San Benito 5-08.00
7 Romeo Travis 11 Gilroy 5-06.00
8 Dragon Roberts 11 Palma 5-04.00
9 Nick Jenkins 11 Palma 5-04.00
— Jason Hilario 11 Everett Alvarez NH
Boys Pole Vault Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Patrick Hughes 10 Gilroy 13-08.00
2 Eric Martinez 11 Gilroy 12-08.00
3 Matt Clary 10 Palma 11-08.00
4 Eddie Valencia 11 San Benito 11-02.00
5 Guadalupe Barajas 11 North Salinas 10-08.00
5 Phillip Bezouska 11 Salinas 10-08.00
7 Luke Fortin 11 Everett Alvarez 10-08.00
8 Nick Olguin 11 San Benito 10-02.00
9 Angelo Scattini 11 Palma 8-08.00
10 Andrew Eitoku 11 Salinas 8-00.00
— Patrick Collins 12 Gilroy NH
— Dagoberto Pina 11 North Salinas NH
— Corey Bantay 12 Everett Alvarez NH
Boys Long Jump Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Jourdan Soares 10 Gilroy 20-10.00
2 David Guenther 11 Gilroy 20-06.00
3 Diego Gaona 11 Salinas 20-02.00
4 Michael Amiya 11 Salinas 19-11.50
5 John Osborne 11 Palma 19-08.75
6 Mitchell Johnson 11 Salinas 19-03.25
7 Kenneth Benedictos 11 North Salinas 19-01.75
8 Jayjoel Fernandez 11 San Benito 18-10.50
9 Junior Cortez 12 Salinas 18-01.00
Boys Triple Jump Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Jameson Madzingira 11 Alisal 42-05.00
2 Kenneth Benedictos 11 North Salinas 42-04.25
3 David Guenther 11 Gilroy 41-03.50
4 John Duong 11 North Salinas 41-03.25
5 Lucas Haro 10 San Benito 40-05.50
6 Junior Cortez 12 Salinas 39-10.25
7 Jayjoel Fernandez 11 San Benito 39-10.25
8 Anthony Galpon-Olivas 12 Salinas 38-10.00
— Ricardo Gonzalez 10 San Benito FOUL
Boys Shot Put Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Enrique Ramos 11 San Benito 49-10.50
2 Weston Hawkins 11 Salinas 47-05.00
3 Anthony McKay 11 Everett Alvarez 47-02.50
4 Frankie Martinez 12 San Benito 43-11.00
5 Chandler Hubbard 12 Salinas 43-05.50
5 Cordero Gonzales 11 Gilroy 43-05.50
7 Gavino Vargas 11 Everett Alvarez 41-11.00
8 Roland Sanchez 12 Everett Alvarez 39-08.50
9 Alejandro Padron 11 Salinas 38-11.00
Boys Discus Throw Varsity
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Frankie Martinez 12 San Benito 144-05
2 Weston Hawkins 11 Salinas 127-06
3 Chima Ikeme 11 Gilroy 124-07
4 Steven Reinartz 12 Gilroy 124-00
5 Alexis Aguilar 12 Alisal 122-08
6 Alejandro Padron 11 Salinas 119-03
7 Christian Villicana 12 Salinas 113-11
8 Cordero Gonzales 11 Gilroy 113-08
9 Roland Sanchez 12 Everett Alvarez 109-01
