Fueled by fearlessness, a “Kobe Bryant mentality” and comparisons to an Olympic legend, Natalie Dumas has taken the track world by storm.

What began as a way to spend more time with her older sister, Kadence, before she graduated from Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees, NJ, has turned into much more for Dumas.

“I started track with not really much of an intention to do it all four years of high school,” Dumas told The Post. “Then I saw my times getting better. … It got me interested to see what times I can hit if I ran faster.” 6

To say she “ran faster” from then on is an understatement.

As a junior, Dumas shattered records, including marks set by New Jersey track legends.

Dumas, 17, won three national titles in June at the New Balance National Championships, nabbing first

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