Michael Balestra
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Weight:
- 165
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- Hometown:
- Lincoln, R.I.
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Lincoln
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- Major:
- Law & Public Policy
Bio
• Also a member of Suffolk's indoor track & field team
• GNAC Championships Hammer Throw Record Holder -- 46.64 M
PERSONAL RECORDS
Discus: 32.95m, at Suffolk Spring Invite, April 25, 2021
Hammer Throw: 54.28m, at CCC Championships, April 30, 2022
SENIOR • 2022
USTFCCCA All-East (Hammer Throw) ... CCC Champion (Hammer Throw ) ... CCC First-Team (Hammer Throw) ... Captain ... Placed third in the hammer throw (47.38) at the Tufts Snowflake Classic (April 2) ... Won the hammer throw with a 46.99-meter throw at the Regis Spring Invite (April 8) ... Claimed ninth in the discuss (32.24) at the Gordon Invitational (April 9) ... CCC Field Athlete of the Week (April 11) ... Topped the hammer throw field behind a 50.26-meter heave at the Penmen Relays (April 16) ... Repeated as CCC Field Athlete of the Week (April 19) ... Finished first in the hammer (52.87) at the Sean Collier Invitational (April 23) ... Threepeat as CCC Field Athlete of the Week (April 25) ... Captured first in the hammer throw (54.28) and 11th in the discus (30.63) at the CCC Championships (April 30) ... Produced a 53.18-meter hammer throw, good for third, at the Division III New England Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 6) ... Claimed 15th in the hammer (52.07) at the NEICAAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 14) .... Put together a fifth-place performance in the hammer (50.05) at the MIT Final Qualifier (May 19).
JUNIOR • 2021
USTFCCCA All-New England (Hammer Throw) ... Captain ... Won the hammer throw behind a 50.34 toss at the Gordon Invite (April 10) ... Finished first in the hammer throw with a 48.71-meter throw at The Gordon Invite (April 17) ... Topped the hammer throw field behind a 51.14-meter toss at the Suffolk Invite (April 24) ... Captured first in the hammer throw (49.22) and eighth in the discus (29.85) at the CCC Invitational (May 2) ... Placed first with a 48.50-meter throw in the hammer throw at Tufts National Qualifying Meet (May 20).
SOPHOMORE • 2020
Season called due to COVID-19 pandemic.
FRESHMAN • 2019
All-New England via the New England DIII Cross Country and Track & Field Association … GNAC Male Field Rookie of the Year … GNAC Champion in the hammer throw … All-GNAC honoree in the hammer throw … Sealed up his spot at NCAA DIII New England Regionals in the hammer throw at Tufts’ Snowflake Opener at Dussault Track behind a toss of 45.76 meters, good for second in the field of 31 competitors (March 30) … Topped the 12-man hammer throw field at the Regis Spring Classic with a 46.63-meter showing (April 5) … Put together a fourth-place finish in the hammer throw (47.90) at Fitchburg State’s Jim Sheehan Memorial Invitational (April 6) … Took fourth in the hammer throw (47.60) and tossed the discus at the Penman Relays (April 13) … Put together an eight-place performance in the hammer throw (46.72) at MIT’s Sean Collier Invitational (April 20) … Won the hammer throw with a course record-setting throw of 46.64 and claimed sixth in the discus (31.16) at the GNAC Championships (April 28) … Placed eighth in the hammer throw (48.49) at the NCAA DIII New England Regionals (May 4).
ACADEMICS
USTFCCCA All-Academic in 2021-22 ... Two-time CCC Winter/Spring All-Academic selection (2020-21, 2021-22) ... Three-time GNAC All-Academic Team honoree (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22) ... Member of Suffolk's 4.0 Club in Fall 2018 ... Eight-time AD Honor Roll selection (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022).
BEFORE SUFFOLK • LINCOLN
Letterwinner in both indoor and outdoor track & Field at Lincoln and captained the team as a senior ... FInished 10th at the outdoor New Balance National Championships ... Attended the indoor New Balance National Championships ... Coaches Award recipient in 2016.
News mentions
For the second time in as many years, Suffolk men’s outdoor track & field’s Michael Balestra and Matyas Csiki-Fejer garnered All-East honors from the U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the national organization unveiled. Balestra repeated as an honoree in the hammer, while Csiki-Fejer collected the distinction in the 1500m and 5000m.
wo Rams of the Suffolk men’s outdoor track & field team represented the blue-and-gold at MIT’s Final Qualifier at the Don and Sherie Morrison Track. Brady Sorensen competed in the long jump, while Michael Balestra threw the hammer.
For the second time in as many seasons, Matyas Csiki-Fejer and Michael Balestra of the Suffolk men’s outdoor track & field represented the Rams at the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) Championship at the Track & Turf Complex on the campus of Bryant University.
Suffolk men’s outdoor track & field had quite the award haul as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) announced the inaugural major award winners.
Suffolk men’s outdoor track & field had a standout showing at the NCAA Division III New England Championships over the weekend at Lee Track on the campus of Williams College.
After coming away with the inaugural Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship trophy at Saturday’s meet at the Brigham Athletic Complex on the campus of Gordon College, Suffolk men's outdoor track & field saw two Rams land weekly awards, the league office unveiled Monday. Matyas Csiki-Fejer was deemed track athlete of the week for the fourth time this season, while Brady Sorensen’s name was called for the first time this year as the track rookie of the week.
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.
Suffolk men’s outdoor track & field had its final prep before the 2022 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship over the weekend as the Rams took their talents to MIT’s Sean Collier Invitational. A dozen different student-athletes notched personal records at the Sherie and Don Morrison Track with five Rams making their outdoor debut in different events.
Suffolk men’s and women’s outdoor track & field has one final weekend to prep before championship campaigns commence and the Rams will spend it at MIT’s Sean Collier Invitational at the Sherie and Don Morrison Track Saturday, April 23.
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.
Michael Balestra represented the Suffolk men’s outdoor track & field team at the Penmen Relays in winning fashion Saturday at Penmen Stadium.
Suffolk men’s and women’s outdoor track & field has another eventual weekend in store with three events over April 15-16. First, the Rams will be represented by Thomas Novy and Skyler Spanbauer at Connecticut College’s Stiflen Invitational Friday, with the team splitting up Saturday for the SJC Monks Invitational in Standish, Maine, and the Penmen Relays in Hooksett New Hampshire.
For the second straight week, the Suffolk men’s outdoor track & field team saw three student-athletes recognized with weekly awards from the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC). Matyas Csiki-Fejer took home CCC Track Athlete of the Week, Carter Nevulis was named CCC Track Rookie of the Week and Michael Balestra was tabbed CCC Field Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
In its third and final event of the weekend, Suffolk men’s outdoor track & field took fifth at the Gordon Invitational at the Brigham Athletic Complex Saturday.
Suffolk men’s outdoor track & field saw eight Rams post personal-best and eight other student-athletes compete in an event for the first time in their outdoor careers en route to a fourth-place performance at the Regis Spring Classic Friday.
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.
After competing in their season opener at Bridgewater State this past weekend, the Suffolk men’s and women’s outdoor track teams will send their athletes to the Dussault Track in Somerville, Mass. for the Tufts Snowflake Classic on Saturday, April 2 at 12 p.m.
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