Santa Barbara’s Andreas Dybdahl and Davis Flanagin and Cate’s Sebastian Sutch qualified for the State Track and Field Championships next weekend with strong finishes at the CIF Masters Meet on Saturday.
Sutch, a junior, finished second in the 1600 with a time of 4:11.84, and Andreas Dybdahl, also a junior, finished fourth in that race with 4:12.16.
Westin Brown of Great Oak took first, with a 4:11.50, and his teammate Gabriel Rodriguez finished third with 4:12.16.
Sutch failed to qualify in the 800, finishing 10th with a time of 1:57.33.
Santa Barbara’s Flanagin finished fourth in the long jump with a leap of 21-10.
The three local athletes secured their places for Friday night’s State Preliminaries at Buchanan High School in Clovis.
For Dydahl and Flanagin, “Both boys understood the situation and did exactly what they needed to,” Santa Barbara head coach Olivia Perdices said. “State Meet has been a huge goal all season for these guys and I’m so happy for them to be there.
“At the same time, they’re both great competitors and are going in with something to prove. I can’t wait to see how it plays out.”
Cate coach Tim Weir said Sutch “has worked extremely hard all spring and it’s great to see his times continue to drop.
“It was great to see him rise to the occasion today against such great competition. We are excited for next weekend.”