Newsday Covers Baldwin High School Girsl Track Team

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For the indoor track and field dynasty that the Baldwin girls team has established, no performance has been quite this impressive.

The Bruins put on a show at the state indoor championships Saturday at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island. The program’s dominant day began with senior Sariah Doresca, a Stanford commit, winning her third consecutive state title in the 55 meters. This time, the win came in 6.86 seconds. Soon thereafter, Baldwin’s 4 x 200 meter relay team of Doresca, senior Kelys Walker, senior Jahzara Emeli and junior Breanne Barnett combined to run a venue-record 1:39.53 to capture the Division I state championship. It was the program’s third straight state championship in the event. 

Barnett — New York’s top-ranked runner in the 300 — then ran 37.74 to win her first individual state championship. To finish the night, Baldwin’s same 4 x 200 team re-broke their venue record in the Federation championship, running a 1:39.33 to become the undisputed best in the state.

Doresca has nine state championships between the 55 and 4 x 200. Of all the individual titles she's won, this year's was her favorite.

“This one was definitely harder because the competition has gotten better and better every year,” Doresca said. “To me, this just feels like a big accomplishment. All my hard work has paid off. It feels a little bittersweet that it’s my last one, but I ended off on a good one, so that’s amazing.

“I’m usually not a loud person, but when I crossed the finish line, I screamed, ‘Yes!’ I couldn’t even believe that I actually won three times in a row.”

Barnett was elated to be part of the team’s elite showcase.

“I spend basically all of my time with them, so we have that bond and we also have that determination to win,” Barnett said. “One of our goals this year was to sweep all the sprints: the 55, the 300 and the 4x2.”

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