sports 78 THE QUEENS COURIER • MARCH 2, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM Cardozo track team wins plenty of medals at City Championships BY JOSEPH SWIFT the girls 1,000-meter race with a time of Photos by Joseph Swift 2:56.62, which qualifi es her for the New @JSwiftSports York State High School Championship, to be held on Saturday, March 4, at Ocean Runners from Bayside’s Benjamin Breeze. Cardozo High School took home “I came in trying to run 2:17 at the 800 gold and silver medals at the 2017 meter and use my kick for the last lap,” Public School Athletic League Means said. “I was a little under but did (PSAL) Indoor Track and Field City not feel completely dead aft er, so that was Championships on Feb. 19, at Th e pretty good.” New Balance Track & Field Center. Means hopes to run a personal best of During the contest, Cardozo’s 2:53 at the State Championship. Shalah Means captured the gold in Means’ teammate Paris Peoples also took home gold in the 600-meter with a time of 1:34.28, and Tatianna Martinez earned silver in the 300-meter dash with a time of 39.78. Later in the day Cardozo would step back on the track to run the 4x800-meter relay with the team of Martinez, Liliana Cohen, Sophia Muccini and Means. Th e girls placed second in this event with a time of 9:51.04 and gave Cardozo another medal for the day, and a fi ft h place overall in team ranking out of 29 other teams with 40 points.
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