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Blind Brook Senior Excels as Three-Sport Athlete

Blind Brook three-sport Athlete Jennifer Jond has had a good athletic experience and is highly regarded by her teammates and coach Alan Striar.

You could call Blind Brook's Jennifer Jond the ultimate multi-tasker.

Jond, 17, is a three-sport athlete, playing tennis, softball and basketball throughout the school year.

Jond began attending softball clinics in the third grade and has progressed in the sport, from playing on the modified sports team in the seventh grade to junior varsity and eventually making the varsity team her freshman year at Blind Brook High School.

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"It's been very good for the most part," Jond said of her experience at Blind Brook. 

Jond has also experienced success on the tennis and basketball courts.

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She has advanced to league play in tennis with her doubles partner Molly Weisblum.

Jond also helped lead the Blind Brook girls basketball team to a semi-final championship game at the County Center this past basketball season.

Despite juggling multiple sports, Jond said time-management and scheduling were issues during her sophomore year. She played Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball with former basketball teammate Samara Meyers in the spring along with playing softball and working part-time.

"It was the most hectic," she said.

Jond has always had a natural ability for softball and has been a fan of sports, as it runs in the family. Her dad, James Jond, is a certified golfer who works at the World of Golf, while her mother played second base at Lakeland High School.

Jond, a softball co-captain with fellow teammate Katie Ehrmann, is utilized at every position on the softball field, whether it be the mound, infield or leftfield.

Her softball coach, Alan Striar, who has known Jond since she attended third grade softball clinics, said she has set a great example for her teammates.

"She's what we call a real solid citizen," said Striar, who has also coached Jond in tennis and served as her Junior Varsity and Assistant Varsity basketball coach.

 "She's an outstanding individual," Striar added. "She's very hardworking. She take's her role as captain very seriously."

Ehrmann, Jond's co-captain, said Jond's ability to have fun, while also having a sense of focus and seriousness, are what makes her a great teammate.

"She's a lot of fun. She's hysterical," Ehrmann said. "It's makes her a good leader."

Jond's lasting impact will surely be felt when she attends the University of Delaware next year to major in Athletic Training. She hopes to eventually become a Physical Therapist, following in the footsteps of Blind Brook Assistant Softball Coach Christine Keegan.

Ever the multi-tasker, Jond said she might play softball in college, but depending on her busy course schedule, she may be limited time-wise.

Jond said she's learned a lot from being a three-sport athlete at Blind Brook and some of the most important lessons have come from her coach, Alan Striar.

"He always teaches life lessons," she said. "[He's taught me] 'don't sweat the small stuff.'" 

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