Rockland Scholar-Athlete: N. Rockland’s Matthew LeMoine

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December 15, 2014
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Name: Matthew LeMoine

School: North Rockland High School

Class: Senior

Sport: Cross country

Athletic accomplishments: 10th-place finish at Section 1 championships, league champion, finished second as a team in the section, captain of cross country team, member of the track team

Academic accomplishments: 93 GPA, AP Scholar Award, Academy of Finance, Principal/Honor Roll, looking at N.C. State, Seton Hall and Syracuse for college next year.

School and community involvement: Historian for National Honor Society, alter boy, Stony Point Town Hall summer internship, Just for Fun baseball & Stony Point Little League volunteer

Getting to Know Matthew LeMoine

The Journal News: Were you disappointed in how the cross country season ended (failing to qualify for states) after making it last year?

Matthew LeMoine: Everyone gave it their all. We did everything we possibly could. I know I gave it my all in the end.

TJN: What events do you run in track?

ML: I run anything from an 800, to a 1,000, to a mile, to the two-mile — whatever my coaches have asked me to do I’ve always done.

TJN: Are you looking forward to Sunday’s first indoor track meet of the season for North Rockland?

ML: Yes, I’ve had this circled since the end of cross country. I’m ready to get back to racing on the track. I want to get the season off to a good start.

TJN: How did the Academy of Finance help influence you majoring in accounting next year?

ML: The academy’s helped me a lot. I went into it not knowing if business was something I wanted to do. After taking the classes and having an internship this past summer — where I did things with accounting and payroll — I realized it was something I wanted to continue doing. I am thinking about minoring in sports management.

TJN: Why minor in sports management?

ML: I took a sports marketing class a couple of years ago as a sophomore. I’m a big sports fan with the Rangers, the Nets and all the local teams. I realized it was something I didn’t want to major in but minoring in it could give me more opportunities and maybe pair the two later on. Maybe become a sports agent.

The Journal News Rockland Scholar-Athlete of the Week program honors students for their academic, athletic and community achievements. Each week a winner is selected from nominees submitted by athletic directors. Only seniors can be nominated, and the award can be won only once. Nominations must be received by 5 p.m. Monday. The presenting sponsor for The Journal News Rockland Scholar-Athlete program is Gary Goldberg Financial Services.

Debbie Schechter

Twitter: @LoHud_Debbie

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