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Berkeley will play host to Northern California’s top prep track & field event on Saturday, as the Oakland Invitational takes place at Edwards Stadium on the UC Berkeley campus. Both Berkeley high schools, Berkeley High and St. Mary’s College Prep, will have athletes competing. 

The Panthers have high hopes for their squad, as several Panthers are coming off of a strong showing at the Stanford Invitational last weekend. 

Hurdler Halihl Guy was voted the Athlete of the Meet at Stanford after winning the 110- and 300-meter hurdles, as well as anchoring the Panthers’ first-place 4x100- and 4x400-meter relay teams. Guy heads into Saturday’s action with the third-best 300-meter hurdles time in the state so far this year, and the relay teams have posted the fourth- and third-best times, respectively. 

Asokah Muhammed will be in the mix in the triple jump, an event in which he holds the first and sixth-best marks in California. He will be challenged by teammate Solomon Welch, who landed the ninth-best jump. 

St. Mary’s Kamaiya Warren has dominated the throwing events so far this season, and will look to improve on her personal bests on Saturday. She has posted the third-best throws in the state in both the shot put and discus. 

Other Panthers who have top-10 state results this year are Chris Dunbar (400-meters), Bridget Duffy (1500- and 3000-meters), Danielle Stokes (300-meter hurdles) and Quiana Plump (long jump). 

Saturday’s meet will host just one state champion from last year, Jenny Aldridge of Maria Carillo, who won the 1600-meter race at last year’s state meet. Three other athletes will bring second-place finishes from last year to the table on Saturday: Carlos Moore (Morningside–Inglewood) in the 200 meters, Jin Daikoku (Lowell–San Francisco) in the 1,600 and Sara Bei (Montgomery) in the 1,600 and the 3,200.  

Also competing Saturday will be Benson Poly of Portland, the Oregon’s defending state champion. 

The meet will start at 8:30 a.m.