State Qualifiers: Day 2

More photos from day two of the State Qualifiers!

Congratulations to Dylan and Jessica for making it to The New York State Public High School Track and Field Championships!!! (<--- Could that name get any longer?)

State Qualifiers: Day 1

Congratulations to Jessica Kendzor and Dylan Schuck who both qualified for the State Meet on June 12th in Cicero, NY. For more information on the New York State Public High School Track and Field Championships meet, CLICK HERE.

Section 1 Meet, Day 2: Schuck Takes the Silver Medal in the Javelin; Visovsky, 5th; Mittlestadt, 6th

Schuck, Visovsky, and Middlestadt added points to the JFK boys and girls scores on Day 2 of the section meet. The places and facts given were taken from the Armory Track site.

The above was taken from The JFK Roving Reporter, Armory Track.

JFK's 4 x 400 Meter Relay Team Breaks the JFK School Record

See the original picture (photo by Jacob Bergmeier / NODO Photography) and read the original article at the official JFK Catholic website (www.kennedycatholic.org).

Season Highs: Leagues, Wynne Scores in 800 (2nd), Mile (3rd), 2 Mile (4th); Page Paces 4x800 to 4th

Brandon Wynne Scored 18 points for the boys at the League Championships and was ready to compete for more if the team needed him. He scored 6 points in the mile and 4 points in the 2 mile. Though he was not entered in the 800 Meters, he offered to compete because he thought he could help the team. In the end, he almost won the event. He finished second and scored an additional 8 points for the team. Once again, the Siena bound senior led with his heart and followed in force with his body.

If you sat on the sideline, you probably listened to one observer after another comment how Brendan Page is just getting better and better. He did just that as the season progressed. He ran a strong 800 for the 4x800 relay to help JFK to take fourth and score 4 points toward the JFK team total.

Taken from: The JFK Roving Reporter/Armory Track.

Season Highlight: Abby Henry is 4th in 1500m run and 5th in the 3000m at League Championships in Putnam Valley

Taken from The JFK Roving Reporter / Armory Track.

Season Highlight: Abby Henry finishes 4th in 1500 Meter Run and 5th in the 3000 Meter Run at League Championships to score 6 points for the Lady Gaels.

Kennedy Harriers Shine At Sectionals... Girl's 4-by-400-meter relay team breaks 16-year record

Girls’ 4-by-400-meter relay team breaks 16-year record

Nneka Ekwerekwu, Jessica Kendzor, Breeda Mannion and Danielle Asaro set a new school record in the 4-by-400-meter relay at Sectionals.

Visit the website and see: Photo by Jacob Bergmeier of NoDo Photography Inc

The girls’ 4-by-400-meter relay team enjoyed a record-breaking day at the Sectional meet on May 21.

Danielle Asaro, Nneka Ekwerekwu, Jessica Kendzor and Breeda Mannion combined for a time of 4:10, shattering the previous record of 4:11.6 set by Bernadette Meehan ’93, Victoria Lynch ’92, Jessica Swolfs Kisling ’92 and Maria Lisa Walton ’92 in 1992. The team finished third in the Sectional race.

Individually, Kendzor also won the 800-meter run, while Asaro and Mannion each finished third in the 100-meter and 1,500-meter runs, respectively. Jennifer Cicchetti placed fifth out of 28 pentathletes and Jesse Aprile bested both of top distances in placing third in the long and triple jumps.

Taken from the Kennedy Catholic school website (www.kennedycatholic.org).

Dan Marra, The Journal News, Writes: "nice win by Jessica Kendzor in the 800"

Taken from article by Dan Marra, TJN, May 22, 2009

That was a nice win by Jessica Kendzor in the 800. She had a real strong cross country season, and looks to be back.

North County News: Top 5, Girls, 3. Kennedy Catholic

Taken from the North County News, NCNSPORTS, May 20th, 2009, Page S15

Top 5

Girls

1. Lakeland/Panas
2. Somers
3. Kennedy Catholic
4. Yorktown
5. Mahopac

North County News - Roy Arnesen & Isaac Cass: Track - Aprile Paced the Gaels - Schuck took third - Kendzor and... Mannion Led the Way

Taken from the North County News, NCNSPORTS, May 20th, 2009, Page S15

Boys

Jesse Aprile, who placed sixth in the triple jump at 40-8, paced the Gaels. Dylan Schuck and Aprile placed ninth and tenth in the long jump, respectively. Schuck also took third in the javelin at 154-feet, while Frank Visovsky placed eigth at 132-feet. Visovsky also captured fifth in the high jump at 5-8.

Girls

Kennedy Catholic placed 14th with 17 points, as Jessica Kendzor and Breeda Mannion led the way. Kendzor placed fifth in the 400 at 60.19 and fourth in the 800 in a time of 2:20.08. Mannion took fourth in the 1,500 meter run at 4:55.38. The 4x400 relay placed fifth at 4:19.53.

NCN, Roy Arnesen & Isaac Cass: Girls at Loucks: Kendzor of Kennedy... to lead the NCN area... Mannion clocked 5:26.38... 1600

Jessica Kendzor of Kennedy Catholic placed 13th in the 800 with a time of 2:20.19 to lead the NCN area. Breeda Mannion clocked in at 5:26.38 in the 1600.

Taken from The North County News, May 13, 2009, Page S15, NCNSPORTS

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

Season Highlight: Under Tons of Pressure, Katie Mittlestadt Takes 1st in the Javelin at Leagues

This article was written by The JFK Roving Reporter and appeared on the Armory Track website:

Going into the final event, the JFK girls trailed Croton by less than 10 points. Under tons of pressure, Katie through a personal best to win first place and score 10 points for the team.

Katie got a PR of 72-0 in the Javelin at Section 1 League 3A, placing first.

May 04, 2009

Stats taken from Armory Track

Boys’ Track Team Wins League III-A Championship

This article is taken from: www.kennedycatholic.org/news

Sweeps seasonal titles for cross-country, indoor track, outdoor track and field

The Kennedy boys’ track and field team won the League III-A title on May 6 at Putnam Valley, giving our harriers a title in each of the three running seasons. The girls also had a strong showing, finishing three points behind eventual winner Croton. So since September, Kennedy is home to four of the six possible titles for League III-A (the girls also won their indoor track and field season).

Heading into the final day (May 4 was called due to rain and darkness), Kennedy had already garnered 10 first-place finishes. Dylan Schuck led a string of junior scorers for the Gaels with wins in the 400-meter dash, 400-meter hurdles and 110-meter hurdles. Quick on his heels are Kennedy’s dynamic duo of Jessica Kendzor (400-meter dash, 800-meter run) and Breeda Mannion (400-meter hurdles and 1,500-meter run). Junior Jesse Aprile, long jump; sophomore Danielle Asaro, 100-meter dash; and freshman Michael Campobasso, pole vault, rounded out the scoring for the Gaels. The Gaels also ended the day with two of the seven National Elite results: Brandon Wynne in the 2-mile run and Schuck in the javelin.

Season Highlight: Dylan Schuck Ranked 8th in NYS with National Elite Status Javelin Throw of 161-10

The JFK Roving Reporter @ Armory Track posted the following:

Season Highlight: Dylan Schuck Ranked 8th in NYS with National Elite Status Javelin Throw of 161-10

New York State - Boys - Javelin

8. 161-10 Dylan Schuck NY JFK Catholic 05/04/2009 Section 1 League 3A

Westchester County - Boys - Javelin

4. 161-10 Dylan Schuck NY JFK Catholic 05/04/2009 Section 1 League 3A

New York State - Section 1 - Javelin

5. 161-10 Dylan Schuck NY JFK Catholic 05/04/2009 Section 1 League 3A

The above are calculated and taken from the Armory Track website as of 5/14/09.

Season Highlight: Danielle Asaro Takes 1st in the 100 Meters at Leagues

Danielle Asaro was clocked at 13.14 seconds in the 100 Meter run. This was the 16th fastest time recorded this season among Westchester County female athletes according to Armory Track rankings. Further, she has the 18th fastest time recorded in all of Section 1. Danielle is a sophomore.

Taken from: The JFK Roving Reporter / Armory Track

LOUCKS: Mannion PBs @ 1600M; Schuck Slides, Throws app. 170 @ Javelin; Kendzor Sprints 2:20 @ 800M

Breeda Mannion ran the 1600 Meters at Louckes, White Plains, New York, in a personal best time of 5:26.

Dylan Schuck's best Javelin throw flew to approximately 170, but was not measured, due to his slide in the mud past the starting point.

Jessica Kendzor ran a 2:20, 880 Meter race, to finish 13th overall. This was about 4 seconds more than her personal best of 2:16 at the Somers Invitational last week. The latter time was a Top 20 New York State time at that point in the season.

Times are taken from the Armory Track site, Loucks Games results.

Article taken from JFK Roving Reporter, Armory Track

Armory Track - The Gael Observer - A Salute to Jake Bergmeier: Teacher, Coach, Technology Guru

Jake Bergmeier is an unique individual. JFK Catholic is a lucky school to have such an individual associated with their Cross Country & Track and Field program. He has provided a spark and helped to revolutionize our XC and Track programs.

In a recent post on the Armory Website, a JFK parent wrote:

"Athletes, their parents, college scouts, and college coaches are appreciative for the behind the scenes work by Jake Bergmeier to computerize results for our League Championships, Sterling Invitational, etc. This data is sent to the Armory Track website. At the Armory site, Tim Fulton and staff have the results transmit, automatically, to our athlete's profiles. This data reflects into news feeds, onto personal best lists, on latest performance charts, onto athlete career graphs, and into comparative county, section, state, and national ranking charts. A number of college coaches have directly informed me that they periodically check our athletes profiles on the Armory Track site.

Coach Bergmeier's development of JFK XC & Track and Field websites has helped stimulate renewed interest in these special programs at Kennedy. Furthermore, nobody takes photos like Coach Bergmeier takes photos. Many of our athletes have been able to see action photos of themselves as they compete on the track, in the fields, and through the trails. These action shots create additional excitement for our athletes. Thanks Jake!"

Jake Bergmeier's insight and development has provided us with an important integration of technology into our existing program. Combine Jake's approach with the ever popular, family-orientated XC & Track and Field programs at Kennedy, and you have something truly special.

We look forward to continuing to work with you next year, Mr. Jake Bergmeier.

Versatile Gaels Getting the Job Done... boys and girls both won the League 3C Championship...

"Versatility, in fact, is the signature of the Gaels' athletes and" ... Chuck Slater.

For further info, make sure to pick up a copy of the May 6, 2009 edition of the North County News. It is always great for our athletes to see their name in print. Chuck Slater writes a wonderful article that provides insight into the success of our Track and Field athletes. Nick Camia adds action photos of Michael Campobasso, Breeda Mannion and Jesse Aprile. Thank you, Chuck and Nick, and the North County News!

Taken from Page S14, NCNSPORTS, May 6, 2009, article by Chuck Slater

Armory Stats / The JFK Observer --- Section 1 League 3A Computer Results: JFK Boys & Girls Dominate Team Scoring at Leagues

Section 1 League 3A

Hosted by Putnam Valley

Overall Combined Team Scores (All Events Completed)

1) JFK 286.333333333333
2) Croton 182
3) PLEASANTVILLE 170
4) Briarcliff 150
5) Westlake 136.666666666667
6) Putnam Valley 110
7) Lincoln Hall 69

The above results are taken from the Armory Track website. For complete results, google Armory Track. Visit the homepage; scroll down to Meet Coverage. Click Section 1, League 3A.

The JFK Observer, Armory Track: Kennedy’s Boys and Girls Grab an Early Lead at the League Championships

Kennedy’s Boys and Girls grabbed an early lead at the League Championships; the meet will resume Wednesday. Rain and darkness brought the meet to an early close on Monday night at Putnam Valley.

Somers Invitational - Wynne, Aprile, Visovsky, Mannion, Campobasso, Davin, and Kendzor Shine

Google Armory Track. Scroll down to The 33rd Annual Joe Wynne Somer's Lions Club Invitational to see the results of an exciting 2 days of Track and Field. Click complete results to see how our JFK athletes ran, jumped, and threw to the best of their abilities. Many earned T-shirts. All of our Gaels made the Kennedy fans proud.

Highlights included: Brandon Wynne readied himself to run for Sienna in the fall with his best run of the season in honor of his Grandfather, for whom this Invitational is dedicated; the new and improved Frankie Visovsky high jumped 5' 6" for an eighth; Jesse Aprile placed 6th in the Triple Jump, a quarter inch shy of 40; Breeda Mannion ran from the SATs to the track and ran competitively against many of the best in the Section (in the 400m hurdles!); Jessica Kendzor flew to a personal best with a 2:16.7 in the 800 Meter Race & achieved US MileSplit National Elite Status with a 3rd place finish; Jason Davin showed his remarkable speed in the 400 Meters (was anybody from Annapolis in the stands?... for further info, just ask Breeda); and, Michael Campobasso burst onto the scene and soared to new personal heights in the pole vault.

Taken from The JFK Roving Reporter, Armory Track.
Statistics taken from The Journal News and Armory Track.

The Journal News: Somers Invitational... 800... Jessica Kendzor (JFK) 2:16.7

800 - 1. Hayley McMahon (Ar) 2:15.7; 2. Brie Roller (LP) 2:16.4; 3. Jessica Kendzor (JFK) 2:16.7; 4. Grace Tilearcio (JJEF) 2:17.1

Taken from The Journal News, Sunday Sports, May 3, 2009

North County News: Mamaroneck Relays - Kennedy... Stand Out Performances... Schuck... Visovsky... Pais... Aprile

Mamaroneck Relays

Kennedy Catholic placed fifth with a team total of 44 points. The Gaels had several stand out performances. The javelin relay team of Dylan Schuck, Frank Visovsky and Anthony Pais won with a total distance of 279-2. Kennedy Catholic dominated the distance jumps, winning both the long jump and triple jump relays. The team of Schuck and Jesse Aprile won the triple jump with a total 79-5.

Taken from Page S16, Ryan Johnson, NCNSPORTS, April 29, 2009