Garden City's Emma Gallagher wins two state titles

"I already have a good time in [this event], so I just wanted to win it," Gallagher said. "I took the race out fast because I knew [Tappan Zee's] Erin Jaskot has a good kick. I just tried to play off everyone and what they do in a race. It worked."

Gallagher has winning down to a science. She won the same event at the state meet last year.

"It feels great to know that I can come back and be just as good," she said.

Her teammate, Katie O'Neill finished third in 1:35.10.

Later in the meet, Gallagher would come up golden again, this time as the anchor on Garden City's 4 x 400 relay team. She came from behind to help her team, which included O'Neill, Laura Jaeger, and Kelly Lawkins, take the title in 3:54.95. Gallagher ran her 400-meter leg in 56.3 seconds.

"Coming down the last straight away, I really wanted my team to experience a state championship again," she said.

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"It was really fast and a little more aggressive than I'm used to," Guevara said. "I'm not used to having to nudge and push a lot. We jostled a lot. I'm surprised no one got bruised. We were really going at it."

Glenn's Alexa Kluepfel won the public school championship in the walk, finishing second overall in 7:06.26.

"I was fast across the circle," Belinsky said.

Glenn's Sarah Hardie placed third in the 1,000, clocking a 2:54.98.