Throwing his way to states
Boys track and field competitor, Adam Buonanno (22) from Mitchell High, represents excellence. By Mattox Sartori Adam Buonanno (22) showed off his skills this season for the high school throws team, and as a result, he has been named the Gregg Schindler Male Student Athlete at J.W. Mitchell High School for June. Throughout his four years of playing on the high school throws team, Buonanno participated in shot-put and other field events. Coach Alan Parmenter has been there to see profound changes in his skills and overall play from Buonanno’s freshman to senior year. “Adam has been a major contributor to our throws team for four years. He has developed in his craft and recently was voted as field athlete of the year after winning conference, district, and regional shot-put competitions. He is competing at the 4A state championship for shot-put,” Parmenter said. With Buonanno’s
At the Berkeley Track and Field Invitational on March 12, Adam Buonanno places 5th in the shot put competition with a distance of 42 feet 10.25 inches. Photo by Cate Miller great contributions over I was throwing about that I had even made it 47 ft. Also, in discus the past four years, this to regionals was a huge year being his strongest I was throwing about accomplishment, and 90 ft freshman year, in skills and experience, even bigger when I won and about 130 ft at the he credited his growth it. I had never made it as a player over the past end of my senior year,” to regionals in my whole Buonanno said. years to his coach. career and after placing With Buonanno’s “Coach Parmenter first in regional I was improvements in kept me and the rest of like ‘wow’ I’m going to our team on our toes all distance and ability states, and that was just through this season, he year to be the best we a very good feeling for made his way to the 4A could be, and improve me,” Buonanno said. state championship for little by little each day. Congratulations to shot-put, finishing 14th I have seen a huge Adam Buonanno, the in Florida. growth from freshman Male Gregg Schindler “I took each meet year to my senior year. Student Athlete of the one by one and only My freshman year I was Month for June. worried about one meet only throwing about at a time, to find out 35 ft. My senior year
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