The Liberty League has announced its weekly award winners in men’s and women’s indoor track & field and four Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) student-athletes have been recognized, including David Kastner of West Islip who was named Rookie of the Week.

A freshman from West Islip, Kastner earned Rookie of the Week honors for the second time this season after finishing as the top overall rookie performer at the NYSCTC Pentathlon. He posted sixth of 13 competitors with 3,014 points. In addition to finishing second in the 55-hurdles with a time of 8.12, the former West Islip High School standout also finished fourth in the shot put (9.68m). He rounded out the competition placing fifth in the high jump (1.80m), ninth in the long jump (5.55m) and 12th in the 1000-run (3:04.09).

Bi l ly McShane, a senior at West Babylon High School, has been selected by Music for All to perform in the 2010 Jazz Band of America, one of the nations finest music ensembles. Billy is a member of the West Babylon High School Symphonic Band under the direction of Dana Meadows, and the Nassau/ Suffolk Performing Arts Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Bill Katz.

The Jazz Band of America is a national ensemble under the direction of Dr. Lou Fischer of the Capital University Conservatory of Music and president-elect of the Jazz Education Network. The 19 members of this years’ Jazz Band represent 12 states and were selected by recorded auditions evaluated by leading music educators. The Jazz Band of America performed in concert on March 5, during the Music for All National Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Billy plays baritone saxophone and was recently chosen to perform in the 2009 All-State Wind Ensemble in Rochester, New York. He was also selected to be a member of the Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association All- County Jazz Ensemble on tenor saxophone.