San Benito’s David Kret will be the only Baler to compete in multiple events during the Central Coast Section championship on Friday at Gilroy High.
Kret qualified in the 400-meter and 200-meter races Saturday becoming the only Baler to make the cut in more than one event.
Kret started the day finishing in fifth place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.24. In the 200-meter dash, Kret finished in third with a time of 22.19.
The top 8 finishers in each event advanced to Friday’s finals. Kret’s teammate Taylor Lothman missed out in the 400-meter race by two spots and a second.
Vanessa Estrada, who only ran in the 3,200 meter race, also qualified for San Benito, finishing in third place with a time of 10:48.95. The time was Estrada’s career-best finish. Her time was three seconds slower than Scotts Valley’s Vanessa Fraser.
Krystal Alnas also advanced to the final by finishing in third place during the discus with a distance of 122-04 — nearly 10 feet shorter than her career-best 131-04 thrown in Salinas earlier this year. However, Alnas also couldn’t meet her school-record shot put toss of 39-4.5, and failed to qualify.
Alnas finished in 10th place with a toss of 36-9.5.
The Balers also qualified in the 4×400-meter relay with a time of 3:25.97. They earned the last qualifying time, finishing in ninth place.
The CCS track final begins at 4 p.m. Friday at Gilroy High.
