The Port Jefferson school district had a memorial week this week when an array of their student athletes competed at the highest level in New York State.
Colin Veit placed 9th in the 100 Fly All-State competition and 17th in the 200 Individual Medley. He was joined by Ryan Sommerstad who finished 25th in the 500 Freestyle race at the Swimming State Championships.
In Winter Track States Alexa Jacobs took home second place in the 55 meter and 7th in the 300 meters. Port Jefferson continued to shine in track events as Evan Monaghan finished 13th in the 55-meter hurdles and the 4x400 relay team, made up of Evan Monaghan, Zviat Zalizniak, Lucas Sweeney, and Neko Davis finished 10th.
Chase Davis, wrestling at 116 lbs. placed 8th in the All-State, and Matt Wengatz, at 190 lbs. advanced to Day 2 with 3 wins at the Wrestling State Championships. Nick Rodriguez & Chris Lotten also gave Port Jefferson something to celebrate as they both won their 100th career varsity wrestling matches.
In addition to all of those solid accomplishments this weekend Magdalena Layne-Stasik was part of the Girls Fencing County Championship team and the Varisty Cheerleading team finished 5th overall NYSPHSAA Competitive Cheerleading Championships in Binghamton. Overall, it was a stellar weekend for Port Jeff.