Marc Minichello

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Marc Minichello
Personal information
Birth nameMarc Anthony Minichello
Born (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 25)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Javelin : 82.65 m (Tucson, 2025)

Marc Anthony Minichello (born 6 April 2000) is an American javelin thrower. He was a two-time winner of the NCAA Outdoor Championships. [1]

Career

He is from Wyoming, and finished fourth in the javelin throw at the US Olympic Trials in 2021 in Eugene, Oregon. [2] [3]

In 2022, competing for the University of Pennsylvania, he won the javelin throw at the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a throw of 81.17 metres. [4] [5] [6] He finished in third place in both 2022 and 2023 at the senior USA Track and Field Championships. [7]

In 2024, competing for the University of Georgia, he won the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships for the second time, with a throw of 80.70 metres. [8] [9] [10]

He threw the three best marks of his career in April and May 2025 with his performances including a personal best 82.65 metres at the USATF Throws Festival in Tucson, Arizona on 24 May, to go into the 2025 USA Track and Field Championships ranked second in the country. [7] [11] He threw 76.81 metres to place third overall in the javelin throw at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. [12]

References

  1. "Marc Anthony Minichello". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  2. "Wyoming Area grad Minichello reaches finals for US Olympic Trials in javelin". Timesleader. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  3. "US Olympic Trials". World Athletics. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  4. "Minichello Secures Javelin Title at NCAA Track and Field Championships". Wyomingareafootball. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  5. "NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". World Athletics. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  6. "Marc Minichello Champion Men's Javelin Throw". Runnerspace. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  7. 1 2 Hof-Mahoney, Paul (30 July 2025). "USATF Outdoor Championships: Event-By-Event Throws & Heptathlon Preview" . Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  8. Casacky, Tom (6 June 2024). "NCAA Men's Javelin — Minichello Unfazed By Breeze" . Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  9. "NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". World Athletics. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  10. Mull, Cory (6 June 2024). "Marc Minichello Earns His Second NCAA Javelin Title Since 2022". Flotrack.org. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  11. "USATF Throws Festival". World Athletics. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  12. "Men's Javelin Throw Results - USATF Outdoor Championships 2025". World Athletics. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.