KING CITY >> For some, the day was just about getting to the next round, fine tuning technique, building confidence for the next step in the journey. For others, it was one final shot at a personal record before turning in uniforms.

Then, there was Clara Adams, who was seeking both.

A podium finisher last year at the CIF state track and field championships in the 400 meters, the sophomore breezed through her specialty Friday at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Masters Meet in King City.

However, a few minutes later, the North Salinas sprinter was back in the blocks for the 100 meters, with her mind set on a personal record and dipping under 12 seconds.

“I decided to do the 400 and 100 because I need to run the 400 to proceed, but I want a personal record in the 100,” Adams said. “I will continue to do that until I meet my own personal goals.”

Adams ended her day with a win in the 200, advancing to the Central Coast Section Trials in three events on a 93-degree, breezy day in South County.

“I didn’t run hard on purpose in the 400 to focus on the 100,” Adams said. “I felt the 100 could have been better. But it was after the 400.”

The reigning CCS champion in the 200 last spring as a freshman, Adams took fourth at the state championships in the 400.

Adams has already established personal records this season in rewriting her county record in the 400 (54.07 seconds), while becoming the second fastest sprinter in the 200 (24.03).

Despite the 400 coming minutes before the 100, Adams isn’t concerned about the potential for injury.

“I’m not worried,” said Adams, who let off the gas early in the 400, yet still ran 56.70. “I stretch, drink my water and use Tiger Balm (a topical pain reliever).”

Adams’ disappointment in the 100 stemmed from her inability to dip under 12 seconds, clocking 12.13, moving her No. 5 all-time in the county.

Ozzy Godoy tuned up for the CCS trials in both hurdle events for Palma, breezing to victories, while taking teammate Sebastiann Ponce with him in a 1-2 finish in the 300 intermediate hurdles.

“I just wanted to advance,” said Godoy, who also extended his season in the pole vault. “I wasn’t looking for a personal record or anything. I wanted to run a good solid race. All things considered I felt good.”

Godoy, who won Pacific Coast Athletic League Gabilan Division titles last week in both hurdle events and the pole vault, ran 40.83 in the 300 hurdles and 15.17 in the 110 high hurdles.

“I considered the 300 hurdles my main event,” said Godoy, who is ranked third in the CCS at 39.09.

The first step in returning to the state meet in the 800 witnessed Mack Aldi take a group of runners with him in winning the event in 1:57.31 for Carmel.

“I was just trying to take all my teammates under two minutes,” Aldi said. “I came in with no time expectations. I wanted to lead and take them out. I felt all of them could go under two minutes. They just didn’t know how to.”

Aldi, who ranked No. 2 in the CCS at 1:52.14, helped teammate Bodhi Melton advance with a career best of 1:57.78 in finishing second.

“Next week I’ll shoot for time and place,” Aldi said.

Aldi, who is diabetic, ran with ease Friday in the heat as compared to last week when his sugar levels rose, causing him to feel ill.

“My blood sugar was super messed up last week,” Aldi said. “My blood sugar was nearly 400. It makes you feel physically ill. But I got over it and that’s all that matters.”

Keon Ealy dipped under 50 seconds in winning the 400 for Seaside in 49.74. The multi-sport athlete didn’t let a headwind bother him in the 200, clocking 22.36 to hold off 100-meter champion Weldon Chisum of Palma.

Salinas’ Emma Beck, who missed advancing to the state meet last year in the triple jump by an inch, advanced in the event, along with the long jump and 100 hurdles, placing second in all three.

Angela Ayozie’s quest to return to the state meet in the shot put continues after she earned a spot in the CCS trials with a modest mark of 36-feet-8 for Alvarez

“I wanted to get a PR in shot,” Ayozie said. “I have thrown the same mark like three straight weeks. Things didn’t go my way in the discus. But I have faith in the future.”

Palma’s Elsie Sargenti won the 100 hurdles (16.02) and was second in the 300 low hurdles (48.88). She also ran a leg on the winning 400 relay team, which ran 49.58.

Chasing Adams in both the 200 and 400, Nadia Anastacio placed second in both events for North County.

Siobhan Ong of Stevenson, Bella Ortega of Carmel and Amanda Marsh of Rancho San Juan all cleared 10-feet to advance without having to jump higher.

Ortega and Ong have both sailed 11-feet this year. Last week, Ong set a meet record at the Mission Division championships and is chasing the Hong Kong national record of 11-7.

The CCS trails will be held next Saturday at Gilroy High.