The Arcari family has been highly involved with Anthony’s athletic and academic success from the begining, and they realized early on that raising an ambitious young man comes with demands for the entire family. John and Laurie Arcari have spent the last two decades scrambling to get their three children to a variety of sporting events. “We try to attend as many track meets as possible, making sure our children know we are there to support them.” The busy schedule has become a way of life in the Arcari household, and John Arcari thinks there is a valuable lesson to be learned. “Anthony has a full plate being a captain in three sports, practices, track meets, games, school work and working out at the weight room lifting, while maintaining a 3.54 GPA. He does an excellent job managing his time, which will prepare him for college, where he will play football, winter and spring track while studying in school.”
Anthony Arcari’s future is bright. He recently accepted an athletic scholarship to play football and run track at Merrimack College (pictured right) and he has his sights set on improving on this 4th place finish at the 2010 New England Championships. “Making it to New England’s and placing again is my goal but I know I have to do well in States and All-States to achieve this. I got hurt for the post season in winter track which killed me, but I will run even faster in the next couple of meets to show where I belonged in the winter.”
Is Anthony Arcari a football player that runs track, or a track athlete that plays football? Actually, he is part of a very rare club that is truly both. Many high school athletes claim to be both, but there is usually a noticeable difference in their dedication (and consequently their performance) in one sport over the other. Arcari has realized that participating in both sports can be a mutually beneficial relationship; even at the highest levels. “Track has helped me in my football career tremendously. Anyone can be fast but it’s that top end speed and the explosiveness that you need when playing a sport like football. Track has allowed me to have that breakaway speed.”
It’s that breakaway speed that has earned Arcari a multitude of honors in both sports. He has been named as a MVC All-Star in both football and track; is the school record holder in the 55m (6.53); and has been the team MVP in both sports. The culmination of his elite level performance in both sports resulted in Arcari being named the Tewkesbury Town Crier “2010 Male Athlete of the Year”.