Austin Kafentzis' right arm has dominated Utah in a pair of sports from the day he entered high school. His prolific career will continue with his junior campaign.
Photo by Dave Argyle
Utah is not necessarily known as a high school football hotbed, nor is it necessarily identified as a bastion of track and field stars.
In
Austin Kafentzis, the Beehive State has one of each.
The incoming junior at Jordan burst onto the national scene as a freshman playing starting quarterback for the varsity football squad. In his very first game, the team’s season opener, Kafentzis tossed for 348 yards and three touchdowns to power
Jordan (Sandy, Utah) to a 19-12 victory over Fremont.
See our special Austin Kafentzis photo galleryKafentzis then turned to the track, where he launched the longest javelin throw in state history as a ninth-grader.
With two more years of high school remaining, there’s no slowing down for Kafentzis, who will continue to participate with the sprint team in addition to playing quarterback and throwing the javelin.
“I feel like the more sports you play, the more well-rounded you are as an athlete,” he said.
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