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Vol. 28 No. 39
SEPTEMBER 23 - 29, 2021
We learned we’re stronger together
By KaRiNa KoVaC kkovac@liherald.com
Fourteen-year-old Baldwinite Jahzara Emeli recently made it to Humble, Texas, for the track Junior Olympics, but because of a hamstring strain, she was unable to compete. Now in physical therapy, Emeli reflected on her fledgling track career and her future plans. Running for the Baldwin Police Athletic League for three years, Emeli won every
race except one, starting her career as a track superstar. In 2020 she was scouted by the V-Tesse Track Club of Long Island, a nonprofit that aims “to expose athletes to top level competition, provide youngsters with an opportunity to improve their performance in track and field,” along with teammates Sariah Doresca and Jillian Rickford. The team made news this March when Doresca finished fourth in the nation in the 60-meter dash at the Adidas
Indoor Nationals in Virginia Beach, with a time of 8.12 seconds. Emeli came in fifth in the 200-meter dash, in 26.43 seconds. Two other team members, Rickford and Anayah Henry, propelled the squad to second in the nation for a middle school 4x200-meter relay, with a time of 1 minute, 46 seconds. Only beginning to break records, the team finished out the day in Virginia Beach by breaking the 13-to-14 USA Continued on page 14
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FouRTEEN-yEaR-old BaldwiNiTE JahzaRa Emeli made it to Humble, Texas, for the track Junior Olympics, but because of a hamstring strain was unable to compete.
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