2012-13 Track & Field Roster
Vinny Martello
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Canton, Ohio
- High School:
- Jackson
Track & Field Personal Bests (as of June 2015)
Indoor-
Pole Vault: 14-7.25/4.45 meters (No. 8 all-time at MU)
Outdoor-
Pole Vault: 14-9.5/4.51 meters (No. 7 all-time at MU)
2014-15:
All-BIG EAST Conference (Indoor/Outdoor Pole Vault)
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor (Jr.): Competed in pole vault during sophomore indoor campaign ... Placed third at the BIG EAST Championships with a height of 4.45 meters (14-7.25 feet), matching a personal-best and No. 8 mark all-time at MU.
Outdoor (Jr.): Set a personal-best and the No. 7 mark all-time at MU with a height of 4.51 meters (14-9.5 feet) while taking runner-up honors at the BIG EAST Championships in the pole vault.
2013-14:
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor (So.): Competed in the pole vault during his second indoor campaign...Finished second with a height of 4.20 meters (13 feet 9 1/4 inches) at the UWM Triangular (Jan. 17) ... Placed fifth and recorded a personal best with a height of 4.35 meters (14 feet 3 1/4 inches) at the UNI Jennett Invitational (Feb. 1) ... Was the fifth-place finisher at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (Feb. 21) with a height of 4.25 meters (13 feet, 11.25 inches).
Outdoor (So.): Participated in the pole vault during the 2014 outdoor season ... With a height of 4.40 meters (14 feet, 5 1/4 inches), took home the eighth all-time MU markat the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational (March 29) ... Finished fifth at the BIG EAST Championships (May 11), with a height of 4.30 meters (14 feet, 1 3/4 inches).
2012-13:
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor (Fr.): Competed in the pole vault during the 2012-2013 indoor campaign... Registered a new-personal best at the Illini Classic (Jan. 19) with a height of 4.28 meters (14-0.5), a mark that is No. 10 on MU's all-time list ... 2013 Indoor Performance List.
Outdoor (Fr.): Competed in the pole vault during the 2013 outdoor campaign... Registered a second-place finish at the Huskie/Blue Demon Classic (April 20) with a height of 4.25 meters (13 feet, 11 1/4inches)... Posted a new personal-best at the Lee Calhoun Invitational with a height of 4.30 meters (14 feet, 1 1/4 inches), a mark that is No. 9 on MU's all-time list ... 2013 Outdoor Performance List.
High School: Martello earned four letters in track and field at Jackson High School ... Served as team captain as a senior ... Placed eighth at the Ohio state meet as a senior with a personal-best height of 15 feet ... Was sixth at the state meet as a junior ... Graduated with the school record in the pole vault (15-00.00) ... County and district champion as a junior ... Earned team MVP honors as a junior and most improved honors as a sophomore.
Personal: Martello was born in Atlanta, Ga., and is the son of Alfred and Christina Martello ... Has a younger brother, Dominic, and a younger sister Mia ... Father played football at Case Western Reserve ... Plans to major in biomedical sciences.
Championships History:
BIG EAST Indoor Championships
2015-
Pole Vault: 3rd (4.45 meters/14-7.25)
2014-
Pole Vault: 5th (4.25 meters/13-11.25)
BIG EAST Outdoor Championships
2015-
Pole Vault: 2nd (4.51 meters/14-9.5)
2014-
Pole Vault: 5th (4.30 meters/14-1.25)
