Mark Vottero

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• December 19, 2023
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SCHOLAR ATHLETE

Mark Vottero is the latest in the proud line of athletes whose excellence academically equaled their outstanding contributions on the athletic fields.

Mark maintains an 89 average in the difficult academic course curriculum while setting records in track, football, and basketball for the Mt. Carmel Area Red Tornadoes.

He is undefeated in Dual Meets in all three of his specialties: 100 Meters, 200 Meters and 400 Meters. He has also won the 200 Meters in Districts the past two years, and the 100 and 400 last year.

He finished 5th in the State Meet in the 200 Meter as a Sophomore; and moved up a notch last year to advance to the semifinals in all three events. In his final year of state competition he is bigger and stronger, and will almost certainly be among the finalist n all three events.

He has lettered 4 years for the Tornado Basketball Team; playing his best in the big games. He has been the teams Defensive Player of the Year the past two years, usually drawing the assignment of guarding the opponent’s toughest scorer.