Selvin Backert
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Weight:
- 155
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- Hometown:
- Lexington, Mass.
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Lexington
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- Major:
- Regional & Globalization
Bio
• Also a member of Suffolk's men's cross country and indoor track & field teams
PERSONAL RECORDS
800: 1:59.46, at CCC Championships, April 30, 2022
1500: 4:29.57, at BSU Bears Invitational, March 26, 2022
SOPHOMORE • 2022
CCC Second-Team (4x400 Relay Team) ... CCC Third-Team (800) ... Made his outdoor debut in the 1500 (4:29.57) and helped the 4x400 Relay Team (3:29.71) to a second-place finish at the BSU Bears Invitational (March 26) ... Member of the CCC Relay Team of the Week as part of the 4x400 Relay team from the BSU Bears Invitational (March 29) ... Ran the 800 (2:02.86) at the Tufts Snowflake Classic (April 2) ... Took third in the 800 (1:59.46) and aided to the 4x400 Relay Team's second-place finish at the CCC Championships (April 30).
FRESHMAN • 2021
Did not compete.
ACADEMICS
Winter/Spring CCC All-Academic (2021-22) ... Four-time AD Honor Roll selection (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022).
BEFORE SUFFOLK • LEXINGTON
Attended Lexington.
News mentions
Suffolk men’s outdoor track & field had quite the award haul as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) announced the inaugural major award winners.
Suffolk made history on Saturday (April 30), winning the inaugural Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Men’s Track and Field Championship with a team score of 162. The Rams topped the five-team field, outscoring its closest opponent by nearly 40 points.
For the third time this season, Suffolk men’s outdoor track & field has seen three Rams garnered weekly recognition from the Commonwealth Coast Conference, the league office unveiled Monday afternoon. Matyas Csiki-Fejer and Carter Nevulis garnered track awards as athlete and rookie, respectively, while Michael Balestra picked up his third straight field athlete of the week nod. The accolades come following the blue-and-gold’s outing at MIT’s Sean Collier Invitational.
Michael Balestra of the Suffolk men’s outdoor track & field team captured Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Field Athlete of the Week for the second time in as many weeks thanks to his effort at the Penmen Relays Saturday, the league office announced.
Suffolk men’s outdoor track & field had the majority of its roster in action for the first time in 2022 as the Rams competed at the highly competitive Tufts Snowflake Classic at Dussault Track.
For the first time in program history, Suffolk men’s outdoor track & field was acknowledged by the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) with weekly awards as Tim Barry garnered Track Rookie of the Week and the Rams’ 4x400 was named Relay Team of the Week, the league office unveiled.
The Suffolk men’s track team pulled back the curtain on the 2022 season at the BSU Bears Invitation at Swenson Field on the campus of Bridgewater State Saturday, March 26.