The idea of free time has a different meaning for San Benito senior Krystal Alnas. Instead of reading a book, playing video games or watching TV, her idea of free time is working.
After taking first place in the Tri-County Athletic League championship last Saturday, the San Benito girls track and field team will be well represented at Saturday’s Central Coast Section prelims at Gilroy High.
Three years after winning the Tri-County Athletic League championship as a then-freshman runner, all senior track and field captain Darian Maroney wanted to do in her final year was to get another championship patch.
At two track and field invitationals over the weekend, the San Benito men’s team didn’t grab a top eight finish, but the girls squad — behind school-record setter Vanessa Estrada — finished in seventh place in both the Central Coast Section Top 8 Classic and the Bill Kearney Invitational.
The Balers girls and boys track and field teams improved to 3-0 in the league season with commanding victories over North Salinas at Andy Hardin Field on Wednesday.