Newtown Student-Athlete Signs National Letter Of Intent

NEWTOWN, CT — A student-athlete from Newtown, who attends Immaculate High School in Danbury, is one of several seniors at the school to recently sign a national letter of intent with a university, Immaculate announced.

Newtown's Kayla Ondy will run track at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI, a Division 1 Program.

During her tenure at Immaculate, Ondy has been an SWC, State, and Open Champion 4x800 in indoor and outdoor track, according to Immaculate. She also was named an All-State and All-New England Competitor, and during the summer, she plays soccer with the AC Connecticut Soccer Club.

The other student-athletes from Immaculate High School to recently sign collegiate letters were:

Timmy Blair of Danbury, will be playing football at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire, a Division 3 program that competes in the Little East Conference. Tim was named to the CTC All Conference this past year and is also a player on the Immaculate High School hockey and baseball programs.

Arianna Petta of Brookfield, will be swimming at Saint Michael's College, a Division 2 program. Arianna has qualified for SWCs all four years at Immaculate High School. She has also qualified and was in the finals in both Class M and Class Finals in the 100 butterfly and the 200 Individual Medley, as well as being a member of the relay teams. Arianna is a record holder on the IHS 200 Free Relay. Off-season, Arianna swims for the Regional YMCA of Western CT, where she has been a member since age six. Arianna plans on studying Art Education.

Giselle Rodriguez of Danbury, will be attending Western Connecticut State University and playing girls soccer for the nationally ranked Division 3 Colonials. Giselle was named the last three years as an All Patriot Division team player and was a state finalist her freshman year. In the off-season, Giselle has been playing for AC Connecticut. She will be pursuing a nursing degree.

Keli Zavatsky of New Milford, will be playing women’s soccer at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, a Division 1 program. Keli was named to the All Patriot Division her senior year, and in the off-season, she has been playing for AC Connecticut for the last several years.

In 2022, Niche has ranked Immaculate an impressive #16 out of 270 schools in Connecticut as “Best for Athletes.” Athletic Director Nelson Mingachos says that the success of Immaculate’s athletic programs “is primarily due to our athletes and coaches demonstrating exemplary sportsmanship and competitive excellence on and off the field.”

For more information about Immaculate and our athletic programs, please visit immaculatehs.org/athletics or contact Denise Suarez, Director of Admissions, at (203)
744-1510 ext.148 or admissions@myimmaculatehs.org.