By Dan Murphy
Congratulations to Tommy Flynn, who was named a Con Edison Scholar-Athlete of the week. Tommy is a senior at Iona Prep and a member of the Cross Country Track team.
Competing at the 72nd Catholic High School Relay Carnival at the Nike Armory Center last month, Tommy had two outstanding relay performances in Iona Prep’s opening track meet of the season. In the 4x800m relay Tommy anchored the team to a 2nd place finish (2:02 split let) with a time of 8:26 the best in Westchester by 18 seconds and #6 in New York State. Tommy came back an hour later to run another anchor leg this time the 4x400m which placed 3rd with the 3rd best time in Westchester this season.
Competing at the 97th Catholic State Intersectional Championships, Tommy ran a personal best performance at Van Cortlandt Park 2.5 mile course in a time of 13:14. This is the fastest time of any Westchester/Putnam athlete this season on this historic course. It is also the 6th Fastest ever run by an athlete from Iona Prep. Tommy placed 4th in the Varsity Championship and qualified to compete at the NYS Federation Championships. Only two other Westchester County athletes have qualified for the State Federation Championships.
Tommy played JV Basketball, 2 Years of Varsity Basketball – 4 years of Cross Country & 4 years of Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field – Tommy has been one of our Cross Country Team Captains for the past three years.
Tommy has served as School President, Member of the National Honor Society (NHS), Peer Ministry Program, National English Honor Society. He has a 95% GPA.
Tommy volunteers for Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Volunteer youth basketball games and track meets, and vulunteers at the Hope Soup Kitchen.
Tommy has committed to Boston College for next year and will continue his athletic and academic journey at BC.
Iona Prep Counselor Caitlyn Proscia called Tommy “A ‘Renaissance Man among students.”
“Thomas Flynn is a young man without limitations. Thomas’s rigorous schedule in concert with his plethora of interests and activities leaves me wondering if there are more than 24 hours in his day! Thomas is a rare breed – a student who seamlessly integrates his passion for sports, leadership, and faith into his daily life. Thomas is in the STEP program, the highest level at Iona Prep. Freshman year he started with Geometry and Spanish 2 which are sophomore classes. Since then, he has continued to increase his rigor. In sophomore year and junior year, he decided to take AP Seminar and AP Research in the morning before the school day started,” said Proscia.
