Division I 4x100 Final
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"They are destroying the field here."
In 2019, there wasn't much else you could say about Paul Robeson's girls relay squad other than that ... they're destroying the field again.
Once again, the New York sprint powerhouse scored impressive wins in both the 4x100 and 4x400 at the NYSPHSAA Division I Track and Field Championships at Middletown High School.
In the 4x100, behind nearly flawless hand-offs, the Eagles flew past the field in leg 1, extended that lead in leg 2, shattered the competition in leg 3, and then took it home in the final exchange, finishing in 46.41 seconds, a nearly 2-second win over second place Half Hollow Hills West.
The effort finished the season as a New York No. 1 and a top 50 time nationally (No. 46 overall).
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NYSPHSAA Division I Girls 4x100 Results
Event 517 Girls 4x100 Meter Relay Championship
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State Record: S 46.06 2013 Medgar Evers
O'Connor, Hastings, Gilchrist, Moorer
Meet Record: M 46.25 2014 Medgar Evers, Medgar Evers
B Thompson, M Brown, J Cameron, K Senior
School Finals Points
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1 Paul Robeson-1 46.74 10
1) 1210 Qunizel Bazilia 11 2) 1216 Shawnakay Peart 12
3) 1215 Leanne McDonald 9 4) 1213 Toshel Goffe 12
2 HHH West-1 48.02 8
1) 1120 Michele Daye 11 2) 1121 Sydney Grant 11
3) 1122 Martina Keith 12 4) 1119 Madison Byrne 11
3 Orchard Park-1 48.14 6
1) 648 Jenna Crean 12 2) 650 Leah Pasqualetti 11
3) 649 Katelynn Hennessy 12 4) 651 Sara Puskar 11
4 Liverpool-1 48.14 4
1) 339 Anne Gullo 11 2) 340 Haven Hicks 10
3) 343 Riley Norris 10 4) 335 Marissa Baskin 12
5 Uniondale-1 48.53 2
1) 844 Elizabeth Glashen 11 2) 848 Shereese Richards 12
3) 842 Niasha Batson 12 4) 847 Aniyah McCarthy 8
6 Aquinas Institute-2 48.98 1
1) 502 A'Zhyia Clemons 8 2) 503 Oomarie Diggs 11
3) 507 Jenai Youmas 11 4) 506 Nia Williams-Matthews 11
7 Niskayuna-1 49.36
1) 241 Julia Doriski 12 2) 246 Marissa Wise 10
3) 244 Lindsey Matthews 10 4) 245 Kaleigh West 8 Division I 4x400 Final
Later, sporting a different jersey this time -- in blue -- and racing in the final race of the day, the 4x400, the ladies of Paul Robeson continued their sprint assault, handing off two seconds ahead of its next competitor after the first 400 meter exchange.
A state team championship was on the line.
The Eagles were so fast, in fact, that the camera operator lost the team by its second exchange -- he continued to focus on the chase pack.
But don't be mistaken.
Paul Robeson's girls were flying, logging a 3:50.95 -- which was just two seconds shy of the team's qualifying performance the day previous in 3:48.51, which finished the 2019 outdoor campaign as a New York No. 1 time.
Those two relays ultimately gained major points for the Eagles, who would go on to defeat North Rockland in the team standsings, 30-22.
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NYSPHSAA Division I Girls 4x400 Results
Event 18 Girls 4x400 Meter Relay Division 1
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State Record: S 3:39.77 2008 Boys & Girls
Rodriques, Gillespie, Nelson, Bruno
Meet Record: M 3:42.60 2011 Medgar Evers
School Finals H#
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1 Paul Robeson-1 3:50.95 2
1) 1213 Toshel Goffe 12 2) 1212 Rehana Collins 9
3) 1215 Leanne McDonald 9 4) 1210 Qunizel Bazilia 11
2 Warwick Valley-1 3:52.73 2
1) 963 Katherine Smith 10 2) 960 Jade Liguori 10
3) 959 Caroline Fatta 11 4) 966 Kristin Thompson 10
3 West Babylon-1 3:54.76 2
1) 1167 Ja'lenRose DeFilippis 11 2) 1166 Jessica Boos 12
3) 1168 Jenna D'Onofrio 11 4) 1165 Nadja Ashley 12
4 Niskayuna-1 3:55.01 2
1) 244 Lindsey Matthews 10 2) 242 Zoe Harris 11
3) 246 Marissa Wise 10 4) 243 Kristina Koes 12
5 Huntington-1 3:55.62 2
1) 1123 Analisse Batista 9 2) 1126 Brianna Halbeisen 9
3) 1128 Caroline O'Rourke 9 4) 1124 Alicia Brooks 11
6 Suffern-1 3:55.95 2
1) 156 Sarah Galvin 11 2) 155 Kaya Duran 8
3) 160 Nadia Nelson 12 4) 154 Annelyse Benn 12
7 Corning-1 3:56.05 1
1) 404 Lindsey Butler 12 2) 403 Emma Brown 12
3) 411 Jayla Skeete 11 4) 406 Elora Ferrie 11
8 Freeport-1 3:56.85 2
1) 810 Lizbeth Marine 11 2) 812 Efe Omokeni 11
3) 813 Enyero Omokeni 10 4) 814 Alexandria Yarbrough 1Post NYSPHSAA Championship Interview