{"id":1639,"date":"2016-06-02T14:08:39","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T18:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=1639"},"modified":"2016-06-02T14:09:31","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T18:09:31","slug":"christian-depersio-excels-classroom-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/ponte-vedra\/christian-depersio-excels-classroom-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"PVHS Sports Roundup: DePersio excels in classroom and in athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By Harry Jorgensen<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mail@floridanewsline.com<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Few student athletes can devote themselves to a sport while still earning stellar grades, but Ponte Vedra\u2019s Christian DePersio was able to excel in the classroom while playing two sports for the Sharks. DePersio, now a senior, played running back on the football team the past two years and ran track the past three years.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although he struggled with some injuries during his two football seasons, DePersio said, \u201cIt was a great character building experience and I loved being part of the team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DePersio was satisfied with how his senior football season ended, especially since the team\u2019s hard work resulted in an undefeated district record and district title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite his fondness for football, track and field has had the bigger personal impact on DePersio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhen I moved to Ponte Vedra in freshman year, I was shy. I decided to go out for track as a sophomore. I made new friends, broke out of my shell and broadened my horizons. They\u2019re my second family,\u201d DePersio said of the track team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While track has made a big impact on DePersio, he has made just as big of an impact on the team itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DePersio has been one of the track team\u2019s best athletes of recent years, with the 100 meter, 4&#215;100 meter relay and shot put being his premier events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a junior, DePersio was a key member of the 4&#215;100 meter relay that finished in second place at the district meet and then sixth at the regional championship, all while setting a new school record five times. Despite losing two athletes from the record-setting relay team from last year, DePersio helped rally the 4&#215;100 relay to another runner up finish at districts and a second trip to regionals. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DePersio is also the track team\u2019s best shot putter, finishing fifth in the district.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DePersio excelled in the classroom during his time at Ponte Vedra High School, posting a 4.42 GPA and ranking at the top of his class; he will be attending the University of Florida next fall and plans to become a doctor. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harry Jorgensen is a senior at Ponte Vedra High School.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Photo courtesy Harry Jorgensen<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ponte Vedra High School valedictorian Christian DePersio also excelled at football and track and field for the Sharks.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Harry Jorgensen mail@floridanewsline.com Few student athletes can devote themselves to a sport while still earning stellar grades, but Ponte Vedra\u2019s Christian DePersio was able to excel in the classroom while playing two sports for the Sharks. 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