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SportStories, Ep 2.2 | California Track & Field Series — Gary Muhammad

Gary Muhammad, Pole Vault, James Logan

Former James Logan High Pole Vault Coach, Gary Muhammad, Talks About Teaching The Event And Raising Two Of The State’s Best Vaulters •

In our second installment of this series highlighting great moments and names from California high school track & field, SportStories visits with former James Logan High-Union City pole vault coach Gary Muhammad.

Host Chace Bryson is joined by Youth Runner publisher Dan Kesterson and renown former James Logan track coach Lee Webb for a conversation with Muhammad that encompassed his time as an athlete, how he found his way to coaching a field event he was never a serious competitor at, his perspective on coaching one’s own kids, and some stories about those kids: Jathiyah and Khaliq Muhammad. Jathiyah won the CIF state title in girls pole vault as a sophomore last season, and Khaliq was the North Coast Section champion as a freshman. Both competed for Dublin High.

STORYTELLERS
Gary Muhammad — American High-Fremont Grad And Former James Logan-Union City Pole Vault Coach; Dad To 2022 CIF State Girls Pole Vault champion, Jathiyah Muhammad, and 2022 North Coast Section Boys Pole Vault Champion, Khaliq Muhammad.
Lee Webb — Retired 30-Plus Year Coach At James Logan High-Union City; Noted Track Historian/Enthusiast

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EPISODE EXTRAS

Jathiyah Muhammad vaults for San Jose Track Club at the 2022 Reno Pole Vault Summit. (Brynn Kleinke photo)

VIDEOS

Jathiyah Muhammad Vaults 13-7 At 2022 Bronco Invitational (via Gary Muhammad/YouTube)

Khaliq Muhammad Vaults 15-4 At 2022 West Coast Relays (via Gary Muhammad/YouTube)

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