This New Jersey High School Track Phenom Is Shattering State Records Held By Olympic Gold Medalists

CBS Philadelphia

July 9, 2025

Eastern High School track phenom Natalie Dumas has only been running for three years.

She joined the Eastern track team in her freshman year, but just one year later, she shocked the world by winning the 400-meter hurdles in the "New Balance Nationals Outdoor."

"I was in pure shock that I knew that I did it," Dumas said. "The next day my phone blew up and I was freaking out because I never had my phone blow up like that before, and everything changed for me then."

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