Sachem North senior Alex Lazarich competed in the New York State Indoor Track and Field Championships held at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. on Saturday.
Lazarich came into the meet seeded No. 21 in the 1,000-meter run. Determined to make the most of his first trip to a state championship meet, he did not let the pressure get to him.
He won his heat at the meet and ran to a 13th place finish overall and 11 out of the public schools.