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Hall of Fame

Mike Pestilli

Michael V. Pestilli

  • Class
    2000
  • Induction
    2009
  • Sport(s)
    Track & Field
Graduated as school record holder in hammer throw … Broke 25-year old record … Set UCAA and New York State records in both discus and hammer … 2000: National Academic All-American First Team … NCAA National All-American … Third in hammer … NCAA National qualifier in discus … UCAA Champion in hammer … New York State Meet Champion in discus and runner-up in hammer … UCAA Runner-Up in Indoor weight throw … New York State Meet runner-up in weight throw … 1998: Two-time NCAA National All-American … Fourth in discus … Sixth in hammer … New York State Champion in discus (meet record) and hammer throw … New York State Outdoor Field Event Athlete of the Meet … UCAA Champion in hammer and discus (meet record) … 1997: New York State Meet Runner-Up in discus … Other: Olympia … Co-Winner of Leopold L. Balleisen Prize with 4.0 GPA (Josh Black) … Brownfield, Maine/ Fryeburg Academy ... B.S. in Management Information Systems.
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