Coastal Carolina University Athletics

MICHAEL MARTELLO TFFRS PAGE

 

2023 (Sophomore)
Outdoor Season

• Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season
• Finished 15th overall in the hammer throw event with a mark of 46.23 meters at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
• Placed 18th in the shot put event at the championship meet with a throw of 12.39 meters
• Finished second overall in the shot put event at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge with a personal-best mark of 15.20 meters, the seventh-best mark in CCU history
• Recorded a third-place finish in the hammer throw with a mark of 45.02 meters at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge
• Placed sixth in the discus throw at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge with a toss of 41.96 meters
• Posted a ninth-place finish in the hammer throw event with a throw of 46.63 meters at the USC Open
• Finished ninth overall with a personal-best mark of 47.23 meters in the hammer throw at the UNF East Coast Relays
• Picked up a pair of top-20 finishes at the UNF East Coast Relays, finishing 15th in the shot put (13.75 meters) and 18th in the discus throw (40.13 meters)
• Placed 12th in the hammer throw (46.15 meters) and 13th in the discus throw (41.92 meters) at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational
• Also competed in the shot put event at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational, placing 24th overall with a throw of 12.86 meters
• Finished 17th overall in both the hammer throw (47.01 meters) and shot put (13.76 meters) at the UF Tom Jones Memorial Invitational
• Turned in a mark of 42.04 meters in the discus throw to place 24th overall at the UF Tom Jones Memorial 
• Threw the shot put during the indoor season at the Carolina Challenge, placing ninth with a distance of 12.83 meters
• Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2022 fall semester

2022 (Freshman)
Outdoor Season

• Threw both the discus and the hammer in seven meets during the outdoor season
• Finished 15th in both the discus throw (41.63 meters) and hammer throw (45.15 meters) at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
• Hist mark of 45.15 meters in the hammer throw at the championships was a season-best
• Finished 14th overall in the hammer throw with a toss of 40.32 meters at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge
• Turned in a 13th-place finish in the discus with a mark of 40.94 meters at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational
• Recorded a pair of top-20 finishes at the Weems Baskin Relays, placing 15th in the hammer throw (39.24 meters) and 18th in the discus (41.22 meters)
• Picked up two top-20 finishes at the North Florida Collegiate Invitational, finishing seventh overall in the hammer throw (43.37 meters) and 17th in the discus (41.30 meters)
• Registered a throw of 41.61 meters in the discus throw to place 17th overall at the USC Open
• Posted a season-best mark of 42.37 meters in the discus at the UF Tom Jones Memorial meet
• Competed unattached at the Bob Pollock Invitational but did not record a distance in the shot put during the indoor season
• Named to the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for both the 2021 fall and 2022 spring semesters

• Set the school record for the discus while winning the state championship in 2021
• Won the regional championship title and placed second at the state championship in the shot put in 2021
• Named all-district, all-region, and all-state his senior year in 2021
• Brother, Matt, played quarterback at the University of Toledo in 2006
• Was born in Columbus, Ohio