Orozco and Mora Get State Autos Over Weekend

Sophomore Jorge Sanchez solidified himself as a state championship contender in both the 5000m and 10,000m with his lifetime personal best 14:47.37 in the 5000m. His time was a heat winner by three seconds and moved the former Alvarez Eagle into the fourth best mark in school history trailing state champions Diego Leon, Daniel Tapia, and school record holder at 1500m Cristian Soratos. Oscar Mora, Jr. earned a state qualifying berth with his 15:11.85 which makes him the third best performer in Northern California. Andrew Martinez (15:14.86) and Edgar Bonilla (15:17.17) were right behind with Martinez picking up a State "B" mark. Williams Ordaz clocked a season best 15:34.02 in his heat with Sergio Coronel doubling back from his 1500 meter personal best (4:05.38) with a lifetime 5000m best of 15:45.26. Yvette Felix inched herself closer to the joining state champion Malena Grover as the only females to cover 5000 meters in under 18 minutes. Felix lowered her best to 18:10.88 to become the sixth best performer in school history. Beatriz Duarte also set a lifetime best in her heat at 19:10.50 moving her to fifteenth all-time and fourth in Northern California. Edgar Bonilla also ran 3:57.76 in the 1500 meters. Jonathan Saldana earned a state automatic mark in the 3000 meter steeplechase in just his second attempt in the event. His time was 9:52.19. His teammate Jose Ruiz earned a State "B" mark with his lifetime best 9:56.85. Both Saldana and Ruiz move into the top 20 all-time for the steeplechase event.