Denair heads into this week’s Sac-Joaquin Section Division 4/5 track and field meet on a roll, led by an exceptional group of boys who dominated the Southern League this year.

The Coyotes’ boys team walked away with nine first-place finishes at last week’s SL meet to cement their league championship.

Jude Moody led the way with three wins (triple jump and both hurdles races). Sal Virgen won the 1,600-meter run and was part of the winning 4×800 relay team that included Chace Butler, Jorge Flores and Jose Ponce.

Denair’s other league champions were Jesse Ruelas (pole vault), Eduardo Zacarias (shot put), Jose Mora (discus) and Chase Steeley (long jump).

Denair’s girls – who finished third in the Southern League – also had a number of qualifiers for this week’s meet.

The 4×800 relay team of Addyson Ramos, Mackenzie Binkley, Angelique Quijano, and Alizey Gonzalez finished first. Ramos also was second in the 800 and fourth in the 3,200. Gonzalez was third in the 800 and Binkley was fourth in the triple jump.

Andrea Padilla finished second in the 400, Ana Renteria was second in the triple jump and Jayden Reece took second in the high jump.

The Division 4/5 meet will be held at Riverbank High School. The trials are Wednesday and the finals are Friday.

The top four finishers in each event will quality for the Masters meet May 23-24 at Folsom High School.