Kennedy Came & Kennedy Conquered at the County Championships

This information is taken from: The JFK Observer, Armory Track, and The Journal News.

Kendzor (3 Top 6 Medals) & Mannion (2 Top 6 Medals) led the Gaels at the Westchester County Championships against athletes from over 50 schools.

Jessica Kendzor ran 2:20 and captured 4th in the 800 Meters. Shortly afterward, she ran the 400 Meters in 60 seconds and placed 5th. In the last event of the day, Jessica ran another 400 Meters in 60 seconds as anchor of the 4 x 400 Meters to allow her team to edge out Somers & Lakeland to capture 5th in this event.

Breeda Mannion ran 4:55 in the 1500 Meter race to win 4th Place. This was her personal best and a National Elite Status time. She also ran the initial leg of the award winning 4x400 Meter relay team.

Dylan Schuck finished 3rd in the Javelin against stiff competition. Dylan’s recorded distance of over 154 is a National Elite Status throw.

Jessie Aprile PR’d and jumped over 40 in the Triple Jump to grab a 6th place.

Danielle Asaro, Nneka Ekewerekwa, Breeda Mannion, and Jessica Kendzor formed JFK’s 4 x 400m team. Together, they ran 4:19 to place 5th.

All of the above results were tabulated for the Open Competition against all athletes in all schools in Westchester County. In Class B size schools, several JFK athletes scored points and medals as well.

Brandon Wynne ran a competitive 1600 Meters and coached his team as well.

Jennifer Cicchetti, Akua Frimpong, Katie Mittlestadt, Frankie Visovsky, and Michael Campobasso were among the invited Kennedy qualifiers who competed admirably in a variety of events such as the Javelin, the Jumps and the Pentathalon.

The above statistics are part of the complete results that can be seen at the Armory Track website.

The JFK girls finished amongst the best teams in the county. With over 50 teams (including 18 Class A Schools) present, the JFK girls placed 13th in the Westchester County Open Championship results. Below is a clip from The Journal News.

Track and Field: Westchester County Championships Results

The Journal News

May 18, 2009

Girls

Team key and score: New Rochelle (NR) 148, Mount Vernon (MV) 88, Ursuline (U) 84, Bronxville (Bx) 58 1/2, Lakeland/Panas (Lk/Pn) 37, Harrison (Hs) 24, White Plains (WP) 23, Woodlands (Wd) 22, Saunders (Sn) 20, Edgemont (Ed) 20, Sleepy Hollow (SH) 20, Mamaroneck (Mk) 18, Kennedy (JFK) 17, Somers (S) 14, Irvington (I), Scarsdale (Sc) 10, Pelham (Pl) 10, Horace Greeley (HG) 8. Valhalla (V) 8, Yorktown (Yk) 8, Our Lady of Victory (OLV) 7, Hen Hud (HH) 6, Pleasantville (Pv) 5, Fox Lane (FL) 4, Lincoln 2, North Salem ½