2024 Track & Field Roster
Minichello, Marc
Marc Minichello
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- West Pittston, Pa.
- High School:
- Wyoming Area
- Exchange Profile:
- Pitch an NIL Deal
Bio
2024: Outdoor – Victorious in four of five meets in the javelin in which he competed during the outdoor season…Opened his season with a javelin mark of 82.32 meters/270 feet, 1 inch to win at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational…Moved into 11th on the all-time NCAA performance list while improving his No. 2 mark in Georgia history to earn SEC Men’s Co-Field Athlete of the Week for his performance…Victorious for the second-straight meet in the javelin at the Tom Jones Memorial with a top throw of 81.03m/265-10…Earned his second-straight SEC javelin title with his 77.92m/255-8 mark at the SEC Championships…Placed second at the NCAA East Prelims with a mark of 75.11m/246-5…Won the second NCAA javelin title of his career at the NCAA Championships, recording a mark of 80.70m/264-9...Placed eighth in the javelin at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials with a top throw of 73.07m/239-8...Named to SEC Track & Field Community Service Team...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic honors...Named a 2025 recipient of the NCAA Today's Top 10 Award, which recognizes former student-athletes for their exceptional athletic and academic achievements, as well as their contributions to their campuses and communities.
Indoor – Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
2023: Outdoor – Placed first in the javelin in five of eight meets on the season…Placed first at the Mt. SAC Relays with a season-best mark of 80.62 meters/264 feet, 6 inches, which stands second in school history… Finished fourth at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 77.27m/253-6….Victorious in a come from behind performance at the SEC Championships with a mark of 79.50m/260-10, going on to place third at the NCAA East Prelims with a throw of 74.74m/245-2.
Indoor – Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
College – University of Pennsylvania (2019-22): Captured 2022 NCAA javelin championship…Finished third in the javelin at the 2022 USATF Championships…Finished fourth at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials…Finished first at the 2019 U.S. Under-20 Championships…Member of the 2019 U-20 Junior Pan-American Games…Honorable Mention All-American in 2019…Won 2019 and 2022 Ivy League titles…2022 team captain who won the Penn Relays and NCAA East Prelims…Also won the 2022 Raleigh Relays and Penn Challenge…Named a 2019 and 2022 Academic All-American…2022 USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Men’s Field Athlete of the Year…Named 2022 Quaker of the Year for being elected by his peers…Penn and Ivy League record holder in the javelin…Personal best 81.17 meters (266 feet, 4 inches)…Coached by Jeff Pflaumbaum and Fletcher Brooks at Penn…Finished undergraduate studies at the Wharton School of Business, earning a Bachelor of Science degree with dual concentrations in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Real Estate…Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.72 GPA…Part of Penn Friars Senior Society, Sigma Chi fraternity and Newman Center…Councilor for Camp Kesem…Seeking a Master’s degree in the study of Law from UGA.
High School: Pennsylvania high school state champion in the javelin as a senior…All-Conference his final three seasons…Also played football and baseball in high school…Earned All-Conference honors in football as a senior…Named Freshman MVP in baseball…Graduated fourth in his class and was class vice president…Summa Cum Laude graduate who was member of the National Honor Society with a 4.0 GPA and member of the Student Council and Executive Board.
Personal: Born June 4, 2000…Son of Paula Minichello and the late Marc Minichello…Sister, Antonia, plays field hockey for Villanova University. Seeking a master's degree in Law...Recipient of the John H. Crawford III Men's Track and Field Scholarship.
Indoor – Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
2023: Outdoor – Placed first in the javelin in five of eight meets on the season…Placed first at the Mt. SAC Relays with a season-best mark of 80.62 meters/264 feet, 6 inches, which stands second in school history… Finished fourth at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 77.27m/253-6….Victorious in a come from behind performance at the SEC Championships with a mark of 79.50m/260-10, going on to place third at the NCAA East Prelims with a throw of 74.74m/245-2.
Indoor – Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
College – University of Pennsylvania (2019-22): Captured 2022 NCAA javelin championship…Finished third in the javelin at the 2022 USATF Championships…Finished fourth at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials…Finished first at the 2019 U.S. Under-20 Championships…Member of the 2019 U-20 Junior Pan-American Games…Honorable Mention All-American in 2019…Won 2019 and 2022 Ivy League titles…2022 team captain who won the Penn Relays and NCAA East Prelims…Also won the 2022 Raleigh Relays and Penn Challenge…Named a 2019 and 2022 Academic All-American…2022 USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Men’s Field Athlete of the Year…Named 2022 Quaker of the Year for being elected by his peers…Penn and Ivy League record holder in the javelin…Personal best 81.17 meters (266 feet, 4 inches)…Coached by Jeff Pflaumbaum and Fletcher Brooks at Penn…Finished undergraduate studies at the Wharton School of Business, earning a Bachelor of Science degree with dual concentrations in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Real Estate…Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.72 GPA…Part of Penn Friars Senior Society, Sigma Chi fraternity and Newman Center…Councilor for Camp Kesem…Seeking a Master’s degree in the study of Law from UGA.
High School: Pennsylvania high school state champion in the javelin as a senior…All-Conference his final three seasons…Also played football and baseball in high school…Earned All-Conference honors in football as a senior…Named Freshman MVP in baseball…Graduated fourth in his class and was class vice president…Summa Cum Laude graduate who was member of the National Honor Society with a 4.0 GPA and member of the Student Council and Executive Board.
Personal: Born June 4, 2000…Son of Paula Minichello and the late Marc Minichello…Sister, Antonia, plays field hockey for Villanova University. Seeking a master's degree in Law...Recipient of the John H. Crawford III Men's Track and Field Scholarship.
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