The county’s top track and field athletes will be at Buchanan High in Clovis this weekend to compete in the CIF State Track and Field Championships.
The two-day meet begins with championship qualifying today and will culminate in the championships in all events Saturday.
Santa Margarita sophomore Kaitlyn Merritt will look to cap a record-breaking season in the pole vault with her first state title. Merritt, the county all-time record holder, finished tied for second place as a freshman in 2012.
Aliso Niguel senior Danielle Darden and San Juan Hills junior Spencer Danner will be the lone county sprinters in the 100 and 200 meters.
Among the featured events on the boys side will be the 1,600. El Toro’s Juan Gonzalez, Villa Park’s Garrett Corcoran, Canyon’s Austin Goins, El Modena’s Sydney Gidabuday and Brea Olinda teammates Austin Tamagno and Brennon Koryta are all scheduled to compete.
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