Caputo jumps to his future

Senior Kenley Caputo plans to continue his track career in college next year.

Kenley is a member of the football, basketball and track and field teams. He said that sports have changed his life and he lives healthier now because of them.

According to Kenley, he wasn’t always active. “I would spend like twelve hours a day playing video games,” he said, but added his father intervened and got him moving.  He said that his father would practice different sports with him when he was younger and teach him to do his best in life.

Kenley said he’s had a difficult time with injuries throughout his career. “It seems like I get injured every year,” he said, adding that he broke his collarbone twice and sprained his ankle three times. “With every injury, it pushes me further and motivates me to be even better,” he added.

He said his coaches always make sure he is okay. “They always take me aside and ask how I’m feeling,” he added.

Throughout his athletic career, he learned to never give up, he added. “If you’re losing, you never know what could happen. You have to try no matter what and never give up,” he added.

Kenley said he’s motivated by his father, who played major league baseball. “He got injured and ever since that I’ve always wanted to follow his footsteps and be as good as I can with sports,” he added.

Kenley said his biggest accomplishment was qualifying for States in track during his junior year. He said he earned top rookie his freshman year, and that he’s earned Outstanding Hurdler the last two years from Former Coach Thomas Leeser. He added he also used to volunteer for the Milton Panther Cubs.

“Before a game, I usually get a playlist that gets me hyped up,” he said. He prays before every game to make sure that everything will be all right, he added. Kenley said his advice to future athletes is to do whatever you want to do and be prepared to work.

He said he plans to attend Bloomsburg University to major in criminal justice and become a state trooper.

Football Coach Philip Davis said he met Kenley in seventh grade while coaching basketball. He said he watched Kenley mature as an athlete and as a person.

“His biggest strength is his ability to communicate with people. I think he has the ability to talk to a variety of types of people,” Coach Davis said. “He has a very likable personality that others can relate to and gravitate to.”

Coach Davis said that Kenley performs well academically. “I think he strives to do well academically in all that he does,” he said. He added Kenley is in his criminal justice class and he does well in the class.

Coach Davis said he doesn’t have a singular favorite memory with Kenley. He added his favorite experience was “just seeing the overall development of how he’s grown, changed and matured over the years.”