Olivia Conte enjoyed a great day at the Suffolk League II Track & Field Championships at Suffolk-West in Brentwood. The Huntington High School senior won a pair of gold medals and also captured a silver medal.
A state champion and All-American, Conte has been one of the Blue Devils’ best for many years. She runs during the winter and spring seasons and is among the Huntington Blue Devil marching band’s highly regarded color guard unit in the fall.
At the league championships, Conte turned in a season best time of 7.37 seconds to win the 55m dash and then won the 55m hurdles in a time of 8.65 seconds. The teenager finished second in triple jump with a series of leaps measuring 33-10.75 feet.
Conte has also excelled in high jump and in the relays for the Blue Devils. Athletes are limited to three events per meet in the indoor winter season.
Conte has been involved in the sport since seventh grade. She continues to master all of the skills and techniques associated with each of her events, always striving for the perfect performance.
The teenager is excelling academically, too. She was named to the High Honor Roll while taking courses in Advanced Placement Calculus BC, AP Psychology, AP Physics, AP US Government & Politics (with economics) and Bible as Literature.
Ms. Conte is still in the process of finalizing her college plans. She’s interested in exploring possible careers in the medical field, but hasn’t decided on any specific just yet.
