Height: | 5-9 |
Year: | Jr |
Hometown: | Lincoln, R.I. |
High School: | Lincoln |
Position: | Thrower |
PERSONAL BESTS | ||
Indoor | ||
Weight Throw | 52-01.00 | New England Championships (2/25/17) |
Outdoor | ||
Discus Throw | 120-10 | UMass Lowell Invitational (3/26/16) |
Hammer Throw | 175-06 | Skyhawk Invitational (4/30/16) |
2016:
NE10 Commissioner's Honor Roll Spring semester.
2015-16:
NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll spring semester
Top Performances
Year Sport Discus Hammer Weight Throw
2017
Outdoor
37.40m
53.05m
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2017
Indoor
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15.87m
2016
Outdoor
37.22m
53.50m
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2016
Indoor
-- --
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15.76m
2015
Outdoor
36.29m
50.15m
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2015
Indoor
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15.30m
Meet Results
Date Meet Event Mark Place
May 12–13, 2017
NEICAAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Hammer
49.27m (161' 8")
19
May 5–6, 2017
Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Hammer
53.05m (174' 0")
2
May 5–6, 2017
Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Discus
37.40m (122' 8")
9
Apr 29, 2017
Stonehill Skyhawk Invite
Hammer
49.64m (162' 10")
2
Apr 29, 2017
Stonehill Skyhawk Invite
Discus
31.06m (101' 11")
11
Apr 22, 2017
Holy Cross Invitational 2017
Discus
35.50m (116' 6")
5
Apr 22, 2017
Holy Cross Invitational 2017
Hammer
50.19m (164' 8")
1
Apr 15, 2017
U Mass Minuteman Track and Field Invitational
Discus
34.41m (112' 11")
5
Apr 15, 2017
U Mass Minuteman Track and Field Invitational
Hammer
48.46m (159' 0")
1
Apr 8, 2017
7th Annual Yellow Jacket Invitational
Discus
34.11m (111' 11")
17
Apr 8, 2017
7th Annual Yellow Jacket Invitational
Hammer
47.93m (157' 3")
9
Apr 2, 2017
Tufts Snowflake Classic
Hammer
45.96m (150' 9")
6
Feb 24–25, 2017
NEICAAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
WT
15.87m (52' 1")
14
Feb 18, 2017
Northeast-10 Indoor Championship
WT
15.58m (51' 1.5")
4
Feb 10–11, 2017
Boston University David Hemery Valentine Inv.
WT
15.16m (49' 9")
31
Feb 4, 2017
URI Coaches Tribute Invitational
WT
15.79m (51' 9.75")
8
Jan 28, 2017
Tufts Stampede and Multi
WT
15.43m (50' 7.5")
5
Jan 21, 2017
URI Sorlien Invitational
WT
NP (NP)
Jan 14, 2017
Beantown Challenge
WT
13.40m (43' 11.75")
15
Dec 3, 2016
UMass Boston Indoor Open
WT
14.36m (47' 1.5")
8
May 13–14, 2016
NEICAAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Hammer
44.59m (146' 3")
21
May 6–7, 2016
Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Hammer
49.87m (163' 7")
4
May 6–7, 2016
Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Discus
37.22m (122' 1")
10
Apr 30, 2016
Stonehill Skyhawk Invite
Discus
33.70m (110' 7")
8
Apr 30, 2016
Stonehill Skyhawk Invite
Hammer
53.50m (175' 6")
1
Apr 24, 2016
Holy Cross Invitational 2016
Discus
35.92m (117' 10")
5
Apr 24, 2016
Holy Cross Invitational 2016
Hammer
49.69m (163' 0")
2
Apr 16, 2016
U Mass Amherst Minuteman Invitational
Discus
35.93m (117' 10")
6
Apr 16, 2016
U Mass Amherst Minuteman Invitational
Hammer
46.73m (153' 4")
1
Apr 9, 2016
6th Annual AIC Yellow Jacket Invitational
Hammer
50.94m (167' 1")
3
Mar 31–Apr 2, 2016
2016 Colonial Relays
Hammer
45.04m (147' 9")
13
Mar 26, 2016
UMass Lowell Invitational
Hammer
49.37m (162' 0")
2
Mar 26, 2016
UMass Lowell Invitational
Discus
36.83m (120' 10")
6
Feb 26–27, 2016
48th NEICAAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
WT
14.96m (49' 1")
17
Feb 20, 2016
Northeast-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships
WT
14.69m (48' 2.5")
8
Feb 12–13, 2016
David Hemery Valentine Invitational
WT
14.26m (46' 9.5")
21
Feb 6, 2016
URI Coaches Tribute Meet
WT
14.44m (47' 4.5")
10
Jan 30, 2016
Tufts Stampede and Multi
WT
15.76m (51' 8.5")
3
Jan 22, 2016
Joe Donahue Games
WT
14.20m (46' 7.25")
14
Jan 15–16, 2016
Harvard Multi Meet
WT
14.24m (46' 8.75")
6
Dec 5, 2015
UMass Boston Indoor Open
WT
14.56m (47' 9.25")
3
May 7–9, 2015
NEICAAA Track and Field Outdoor Championship
Hammer
46.36m (152' 1")
15
May 1–2, 2015
Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Hammer
42.68m (140' 0")
7
May 1–2, 2015
Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Discus
32.36m (106' 2")
18
Apr 24, 2015
Stonehill Skyhawk Invite
Hammer
49.23m (161' 6")
2
Apr 24, 2015
Stonehill Skyhawk Invite
Discus
35.74m (117' 3")
7
Apr 18, 2015
Holy Cross Invitational 2015
Discus
36.29m (119' 1")
4
Apr 18, 2015
Holy Cross Invitational 2015
Hammer
50.15m (164' 6")
1
Apr 11, 2015
University of Massachusetts Invitational
Discus
33.06m (108' 5")
11
Apr 11, 2015
University of Massachusetts Invitational
Hammer
41.51m (136' 2")
7
Feb 21, 2015
Northeast-10 Indoor Track & Field Championships
WT
14.96m (49' 1")
5
Feb 13–14, 2015
BU David Hemery Valentine Invitaional
WT
14.80m (48' 6.75")
25
Feb 7, 2015
Coaches vs Domestic Violence Tribute
WT
14.61m (47' 11.25")
13
Jan 24, 2015
2015 Sorlien Invitational
WT
14.58m (47' 10")
13
Jan 17, 2015
Tufts Invite #1
WT
15.05m (49' 4.5")
3
Dec 6, 2014
UMass Boston Indoor Opener
WT
15.30m (50' 2.5")
4
High School: 2014 graduate of Lincoln High School. 1st team all-division in Discus and 2nd team all-division in hammer in his senior year. Placed 3rd in the Class - B Championships senior year.
Personal: Born April 11, 1996 in Providence RI. Son of Stephen and Patricia Balestra. Has one brother, Michael (14). Lists his hobbies as playing guitar and football. Chose Stonehill because of the campus and academic prestige.