By Town Crier Staff Report

Seventeen area high school athletes have qualified for Friday’s Central Coast Section championships, set for 4 p.m. at Los Gatos High

They qualified with strong performances in last Saturday’s CCS semifinals at Los Gatos.

St. Francis’ Ian Kenworthy qualified in both boys hurdles events: the 110-meter (fourth, 14.7 seconds) and 300 (seventh, 40.1). Teammate Chris Chisam made it in the discus (fifth, 154 feet, 2), along with pole vaulters Kyle Williams (first, 14-6) and Joe Makley (seventh, 13-6).

Los Altos is sending boys Aaron Kaye in the 1,600 (eighth, 4:26.25) and Joey Toney in the 300 hurdles (sixth, 40.04). Allie Miller advanced for the girls in the 300 hurdles (sixth, 47.48).

Mountain View’s lone representative is Richard Turner in the 400 (fifth, 49.82).

Homestead has two moving on: Ben Vestergen in the boys 300 hurdles (second, 39.46) and Britteney Reynolds in the girls long jump (seventh, 17-2).

For Gunn, girls Ruth Graham in the 3,200 (third, 11:15.80), Ninji Martin in the shot put (36- 1/2) and the 1,600 relay (eighth, 4:06.18) are going to the finals. Gunn’s Loren Bland made it in the boys 1,600 (ninth, 4:26.31).