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2020-21 Women's Track and Field

Christina Piscitelli

  • Height 5-6
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown New City, N.Y.
  • High School Clarkstown South
  • Events Throws
  • Major Accounting

Biography

  • Three-year letter winner who holds the indoor school record in the weight throw and the outdoor school record in the hammer throw
  • Earned All-Landmark Second Team honors in the hammer throw as a junior

Junior Year (2020-21)

  • Competed in the hammer throw in four meets during the outdoor season for the Lady Royals
  • Registered victories in the event at both the River Hawk Classic (Apr. 17) and Juniata College Invite (Apr. 24)
  • Set a program record at the River Hawk Classic with a mark of 39.33m. 
  • Finished second in the event at the Landmark Conference Championships to earn All-Landmark Second Team honors

Sophomore Year (2019-20) (Outdoor season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)

  • Competed in the weight throw in four meets for the Royals during the indoor season
  • Finished third in the event at the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships on Feb. 29
  • Set a new program record in the weight throw with a mark of 12.80m at the Blue and Orange Invitational & Multi (Feb. 8-9)

Freshman Year (2018-19)

  • Competed in nine meets during the indoor and outdoor seasons during her first year at Scranton
  • Set an outdoor program record in the hammer throw with a toss of 37.59 meters at the Monarch Open on Apr. 27 to place fourth in the competition
  • Recorded a season-best mark of 11.00 meters in the weight throw at the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships on Feb. 23 to place 12th
  • Finished 11th in the hammer throw competition at the Landmark Conference Outdoor Championships on May 4-5 with a mark of 32.08 meters
  • Had three top-10 finishes on the year and a pair of top-five results

Personal Best Marks

Event  Meet (Date)Mark
HammerRiver Hawk Classic (Apr. 17, 2021)39.33m
Weight ThrowBlue and Orange Invitational & Multi (Feb. 8-9, 2020)12.80m

 Awards & Honors

  • All-Landmark Conference Second Team, Outdoor, Hammer Throw (2021)
  • Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021)
  • Landmark Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll (2020)

High School/Personal

  • Prepped at Clarkstown H.S. South where she competed in six seasons of varsity track & field
  • Is the Rockland County record holder in the hammer throw
  • Also holds the Clarkstown school record in the 20 pound weight throw
  • Was a team captain
  • Achieved Principal's Honor Roll all four years
  • Member of Mu Alpha Theta and National Honor Society
  • Is the daughter of Phil and Fran Piscitelli. Her father graduated from Pace University.
  • Is a triplet with brothers Philip and Nicholas. Philip attends the University of New Haven while Nicholas studies at the University of Connecticut.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Throws
    5'6"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Throws
    5'6"
  • 2020-21Junior

    Throws
    5'6"
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