By Christopher Hunt
photos by Greg Armstrong
Chamique Francis paced back and forth, letting the adrenaline subside.
“Not two consecutive times,” the Cardozo senior said. “We can take turns beating each other. But not twice in a row.”
She took the baton right behind Medgar Evers junior Sandrae Farquharson, the same runner that beat her in the 400 at the Marine Corps Classic Saturday. But with 150 left in the PSAL girls 4x400 at the Millrose Trials, Francis surged around Farquharson and gave a close win in 3:46.95. Medgar Evers finished second in 3:47.69. The times are the two fastest in the country respectively.
“I knew it was going to be a good race today,” Francis said. “I knew they’d be ready to run today.”
Medgar Evers gave the defending national champs all they could handle from the onset...