New York HS Cancer-Stricken Runner Crosses Finish Line With Relay Team

Anyone who thinks athletes are all about themselves have never seen a kid with cancer run a football 50 yards for a touchdown in a colossal stadium to cap a college team’s spring game. They’ve never seen a child with Down’s syndrome sink a basket and watch everyone from both teams celebrate.

And they’ve never seen anything like what happened on a track near Albany, New York, where Yeva Klingbeil recently crossed the finish line with her school’s sprint relay team.

Klingbeil, a senior at Shenendehowa High School, used to be a part of the school’s cross country team. A year and a half ago, she…

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