NEW ROCHELLE - As they watched Jocelyn Almodovar cross the finish line, her Somers teammates formed an excited huddle close by. Only a few seconds later when their time in the 800-meter relay was revealed did the jumping begin.
The Tuskers knew the competition in the 53rd annual Eastern States Championships at Iona Prep yesterday would be fierce, but they put together a team and set out with hopes of breaking their school record in the girls 800 relay.
With a time of 1 minute, 50.0 seconds, Katy Kleinberg, Alexa Baiano, Eve Marenghi and Almodovar not only broke the school record but also took first place, even though two of the members of the relay don't usually compete at the 200-meter distance.
"We were sitting here like, 'There's no way, there's no way,' but we got it," said Almodovar, a sophomore. "It's overwhelming. I heard someone yell, 'You're on track,' and I was just thinking you have to cross this line, you have to keep going, can't let your team down."
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