Briarcliff HS Track Standout Earns Honors

Caroline Pennacchio has been a varsity track standout throughout her five-year career at Briarcliff High School and has received multiple recognitions in her final year as a Bear.

She was recently named a Con Edison Athlete of the Week for her outstanding fall cross-country season, during which she was named the Section I Class C champion and competed in the New York State Championship.

“I was really excited to be selected for [the Con Edison award] because it was really competitive,” she said.

In addition, she was named the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association female Student-Athlete Scholar for Chapter One, earning a $250 scholarship check. She has also qualified to represent Section I on the national stage of the competition.

A captain of the cross-country and track teams, Pennacchio holds 11 individual school records and is part of four relay records. She credits the growth of the teams she is a part of to the strong momentum and success the program has seen in recent years. She notes that she and her teammates have even broken some of the records they set as younger athletes.

“Our team has really improved over the past five years, and I can see that in the records,” she said.

In addition to being an outstanding athlete, Pennacchio is a strong student who has earned several academic accolades.

“I try to balance my time well,” she said. “I know what I have to do and when I have to do it by.”

Photo Caption: Briarcliff High School senior Caroline Pennacchio was named a Con Edison Athlete of the Week and the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association female Student-Athlete Scholar for Chapter One. Photo courtesy of the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District