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2019-20 Men's Track and Field Roster

Andrew Cannistraci

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown New Rochelle, N.Y.
  • Highschool Iona Prep

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Result
Shot Put 56-9.50
Discus 156-4
Javelin 170-8
 

Career Highlights:

  • Ranks 10th, All-Time Outdoor Performance List: shot put (56-8.75)


2019-2020:
INDOOR

  • Placed second in the shot put (52-4) at the Crimson Opener (Dec. 7)
  • Championed the shot put (51-3.50) at the BU Multi Meet (Jan. 18)
  • Placed fifth in the shot put (50-1.25) at the New England Championships (Jan. 31-Feb. 1)
  • Finished sixth in the shot put (52-0.50) at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite (Feb. 14-15)
  • Championed the shot put (52-10.75) at the BU Last Chance Qualifier (Feb. 28)
  • Finished 17th in the shot put (50-7.50) at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (March 6-8)


2018-19:
OUTDOOR

  • Championed the shot put (56-8.75), qualifying for the New England and IC4A/ECAC Championships, and came in tenth in the discus throw (143-10) at the Black and Gold Challenge (March 15-16)
  • Championed the shot put (52-11.50) at the BSU Invitational (March 23)
  • Finished sixth in the shot put (51-9) at the Northeast Challenge (April 13)
  • Placed second in the shot put (50-6.75) and third in the discus (141-4) at the Brown Springtime Invitational (April 28)
  • Earned bronze in the shot put (54-6.50), fifth in the discus throw (156-4, PB), and silver in the javelin throw (170-8) at the CAA Championships (May 3-4)
  • Finished 15th in the shot put (49-3.75) at the ECAC/IC4A Championships (May 11-12)
  • Placed 44th in the shot put (51-8.50) at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (May 25)


INDOOR

  • Began the season with a second-place finish in the shot put (54-2.75) at the BU Season Opener (Dec. 1)
  • Placed first in the shot put (56-9.50) at the Howlin’ Husky Invitational (Dec. 8)
  • Earned first place with a mark of 55 feet, 3.50 inches in the shot put at the Beantown Challenge (Jan. 12)
  • Threw for first place in the shot put (56-1.25) at the Joe Donahue Games (Jan. 18)
  • Earned gold in the shot put (56-3) at the New England Championships (Feb. 1-2)
  • Placed fourth in the shot put (53-3.50) at the Valentine Invitational (Feb. 8-9)
  • Finished eighth in the shot put (54-8.75) at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (March 1-3)


2017-18: 
OUTDOOR

  • Placed second in the shot put (51-10) at the Minuteman Invitational (April 7)
  • Placed sixth in the shot put (51-0.75) at the UCONN Northeast Challenge (April 14)
  • Took seventh place in the men's shot put (51-9.75) and fifth place in the discus throw (134-3) at the Jay Carisella Coaches Invite (April 21)
  • Finished fifth in the shot put (51-1.5) and 12th in the discus throw (110-11) at the Brown Springtime Invite (April 29)
  • Placed fourth in the shot put (49-11.25) and sixth in the discus throw (143-3) at the CAA Outdoor Championships (May 4-5)
  • Placed third in the shot put (51-5.75) and 11th in the discus throw (148-1) at the New England Championships (May 11-12)


INDOOR

  • Placed second in the shot put (53-10.50) at the BU Season Opener (Dec.2)
  • Finished ninth in the shot put (49-9.75) at the Dartmouth Relays (Jan. 7) 
  • Placed 12th in the shot put (46-9) at the Beantown Challenge (Jan. 13)

Before Northeastern:
Team Captain … Five-time New Balance qualifier … Placed third at the 2015 NBNI Indoor Emerging Elite in shot put … 2016 NYSPHSAA indoor state champion in shot put, placed fifth in 2015 … Placed seventh at the 2015 NYSPHSAA Outdoor State Championships in the shot put.

Personal: Majoring in Business Administration. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

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  • 2017-18Sophomore

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  • 2018-19Junior

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  • 2019-20Senior

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