Two of the nation's best high school sprinters will try to make history at the 95th annual state track and field championships beginning Friday at Buchanan High in Clovis.
All eyes will be on Khalfani Muhammad of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame and Ariana Washington of Long Beach Poly, defending champions in the 100 and 200 meters. Qualifying is Friday and the finals begin at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Expectations are high for Muhammad after he clocked personal-best times in both events at the Southern Section Masters Meet last week. Muhammad ran the 100 in a wind-aided 10.22 seconds, eight-hundredths of a second faster than the state meet record. His wind-legal time of 20.73 in the 200 was three-tenths off the state finals record.
