(Kearny,
NJ—June 1, 2016) Senior Anna Czykier of Kearny has been selected for the 2016
Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic League (HCIAL) Scholar/Athlete Award,
announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School.
Czykier received this honor at Senior
Awards Night, held in the auditorium at Kearny High School. An exemplary track and field athlete, she holds
personal records in the following events:
55mH (in) – 10.62
100m – 13.34
200m – 27.36
400mH – 1:04.78
400m (in) – 1:01.30
400m – 58.4
800m – 2:20.46
5k (xc) – 22:07.60
Besides this, Czykier has maintained a
3.715 cumulative GPA at High Tech, despite the great difficulty of leaving High
Tech in North Bergen and arriving to practices in Kearny on time. “I’m, like,
40 minutes late every day,” she says. “The team has already started doing
workouts by the time I get there. Sometimes,
I jump in late, but others I have to work out by myself.”
Head
coach Al Perez understands her dilemma well and always allows her some slack. “I think it takes a special commitment
on her part,” he says with pride.
