New Orleans All-Metro track athlete surprised even herself with record times at state meet

Grace Keene stood atop the podium after winning her second state championship of the day when she heard an announcement that caught her by surprise. “I put my hand over my mouth, and I was like, ‘Whoa, I did that,’ ” Keene said. The Northshore High junior had already set the LHSAA composite state-meet record in the 1,600-meter run (4 minutes, 54.48 seconds) when she heard over the loudspeaker that she had also set the composite record in the 800 (2:11.69) at the 5A state meet in Baton Rouge. Those performances made her The Times-Picayune’s All-Metro girls track athlete of...