The PJHS Varsity Runnin’ Raiders took part in the New York State qualifier meet and had some impressive results. For the girls' team, Abigail Russell finished 4th in the 100m and 4th in the 200m and is only the third girl in Port history to make the finals in both the 100 and 200m races. Troi Roberts had a season-best time and finished 7th in the 200m and 4th in the 400m. This is the second time in Port's history that two girls competed in the finals in the 100m and 200m.
For the boys' team, Dorien Belice finished 3rd in the shot put and Ellis Startup finished 3rd in the discus and 8th in the shot put. Constentino Proscia finished 3rd in the 100m and 3rd in the long jump overall. Constentino’s first-place finish in the high jump on day one of the qualifier meet earned him a third consecutive state championship appearance. The state championship meet will be held at Middletown High School on June 9th and 10th.