East Longmeadow track's Lauren Kennedy named Athlete of the Week
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East Longmeadow's Lauren Kennedy
capped her high school career with a fifth place finish at the New England
Championship. - (Republican file
photo)
LAUREN KENNEDY, East
Longmeadow girls track
Class: Senior
Events: Javelin
Accomplishments: Kennedy capped her high
school career with a fifth place finish in the javelin at the New
England Championship. She placed second at All-States
and won both the Division I Western & Central Mass. title and the D-I
PVIAC title.
INTERESTS/FAVORITES
Sports team: Celtics
Music: Country & Rap
TV Show: Teen Wolf
IMMEDIATE REACTION
Coach Michael Budd on Kennedy:
“Lauren is the best all-around senior athlete at East Longmeadow. Whether it be on the basketball court or throwing a javelin, she simply will do whatever it takes to win or help her team win.”
Kennedy on New Englands:
“Everyone goes in wanting to win and the competition was really good this year. Last year I was eighth, so it was nice to improve to fifth this year.”
What she’ll miss most:
“I’m going to miss competing with my sister (Shannon). It was really fun to be able to compete together.”
