Michael Balestra
Michael Balestra
Height: 5-8
Weight: 165
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Lincoln, R.I.
High School: Lincoln
Major: Political Science

• Also a member of Suffolk's outdoor track & field team.

FRESHMAN  2018-19
Made his collegiate debut in the weight throw at the 2018 UMass Boston Winter Open (Dec. 1) ... Placed sixth in a field of 18 in the weight throw behind a toss of 13.30 M at the RIC Invitational (Dec. 8) ... Took 17th out of 49 competitors in the weight throw thanks to a 13.46 m throw at Tufts' Branwen Smith-King Invitational (Jan. 26) ... Participated in the weight throw at Plymouth State's Panther Invitational (Feb. 2) ... Took part in the weight throw (13.52 M) at the USATF New England Championships (Feb. 17). 

ACADEMICS
Member of Suffolk's 4.0 Club in Fall 2018 ... Two-time AD Honor Roll selection (Fall 2018, Spring 2019).

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.