1st Place Medalists - Kendzor, Asaro, Mannion, Kastberg, Prestamo and Aprile led the Gaels to a strong showing at the Inaugural Ossining Invitational Relays. Kennedy Catholic’s versatile Track and Field teams (runners, jumpers and throwers) scored a bundle of points throughout the day.
Kendzor ran a 26+, Asaro a 27+, and Kastberg and Mannion ran 30+ legs in the 4x200 Relay. The result was a 1st place in a field of 14 teams. Their time was 1:54.57, 2 seconds off the JFK Catholic school record. It was the 1st time the girls tried this event. The same 4 girls also won first place in the 9-team Sprint Medley field. Their time was an excellent 4:28.88. This was also the first time the girls tried this event as a team.
Aprile and Asaro had the best long jumps of the day for the boys and girls, respectively. Prestamo had the 4th best long jump for the girls. Together, Asaro and Prestamo won the Long Jump Relay Final. Prestamo (5th) and Ford (6th) placed 2nd in the Triple Jump Relay finals. Aprile and J. Davin placed 2nd as a Triple Jump team for the boys. Aprile and Loungbury placed 2nd as a team in the boys Long Jump. In the Varsity Boys High Jump Relay Final, JFK’s J. Davin and B. Loungbury combined to take second place. Davin had the third highest jump and Loungbury had the 5th highest jump.
In the Varsity Girls Discus Throw Relay finals, Callaghan and Evans combined throws to capture 3rd place. Callaghan had the 2nd farthest throw of the day. In the Varsity Girls Shot Put Relay Finals, the JFK team of Evans and Callaghan finished 4th.
JFK Catholic also placed 4th in the Varsity Girls 300 Meter Shuttle Hurdle Race.
A complete list of events, participants and times can be found by visiting Armory Track website homepage, clicking the calendar, choosing the Ossining Invitational, and clicking results.
Taken from: The JFK Roving Reporter / Armory Track