“Laughter erupted from the small audience of about 12 Duanesburg Junior-Senior High School students Friday as they chatted with hometown Olympian Emma White in the school auditorium.
Seventh grader Noah Peterson asked White if she was home cycling around town last summer and fall.
“I’m pretty sure I tried to chase you up East Shore Road,” he said.
White laughed and asked if he cycled too. Yes, Peterson replied.
“You could be here next with a medal around your neck,” White said, while noticing they were both donning red, white and blue sneakers.
White won a bronze medal last year in track cycling at the Tokyo Olympics.”
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Briere, Shenandoah. Schenectady Gazette 21, 2022.