STATEN ISLAND — It was an exciting weekend at the NYSPHSAA Indoor Track and Field Championships for the Saranac Spartans.
Held March 6 and 7, it would mark the first time the championships were held over two days, only the second time the state broke it into Division I and Division II.
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From left, Saranac’s Sienna Boulds, Eve Liberty, Libby Wynnik and Sarah Lavigne stand together after placing third in the Division II girls’ 4×400 Relay on March 6 at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Conference in Staten Island.
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From left, Saranac’s Michael Strack, Noaln Hamel, Braeden Waldron and Riley Huchinson stand together after placing fifth in the Division II boys’ 4×200 relay March 6 at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Conference in Staten Island.
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From left, Saranac’s Laura Denial, Sienna Boulds, Julia Ryan and Nora Mesec stand together after placing fifth in the Division II girls’ 4×800 March 7 at Ocean Breeze Athletic Conference in Staten Island.
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