Giuliana Portaro earns No. 3 in country for 600-meter event, sets personal record

Giuliana Portaro earns No. 3 in country for 600-meter event, sets personal record

Giuliana Portaro, an eighth grader from Glen Cove and the youngest runner on the varsity track team, has been recognized as an All-State athlete for track and after securing a spot in the nation’s top three fastest runners in her age group in the 600 meters. Portaro hadn’t set out to be a track star, though. She said she began running last year to stay conditioned in the off-season of her primary sport, soccer. “As I continued to train every day…