2013 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
As a Junior in 2012: Recorded team’s top 2012 marks in shotput and hammer throw events… Posted the eighth-best hammer throw in school history with a mark of 176-08… Set a new personal best in the shotput with a distance of 51-0.5, ranking 10th all-time in Broncos' history… Recorded team’s top discus mark of 153-11.
As a Sophomore in 2011: Finished with the team's top shotput mark of the season, recording a distance of 48-0.5 at the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championships on May 6... Also put together a strong showing in the discus and hammer, registering personal bests of 149-6 and 159-11 respectively in those two events... Selected to the CCAA All-Academic Team after maintaining a grade point average above 3.40 through the 2010-11 school year.
As a Freshman in 2010: Earned a spot on the CCAA All-Academic Team and the CPP "Scholar-Ballers" list for the 2009-10 school year after maintaining a grade-point average above 3.40... Recorded team's top marks in discus and hammer events at the CCAA Championships held at UC San Diego in early May... His discus mark of 144-11 stood as the fourth-best in the conference and his 135-4 hammer distance placed ninth overall... Also registered a top shot put distance of 42-4 earlier in the season.
High School: A 2008 graduate of Upland High School... Four-year letter winner in track and lettered three years in football... Owns personal-bests of 50-9 in the shot put and established the school record in the discus (167-3)... Named Baseline League's Outstanding Senior... Served as team captain for both football and track his senior season... Compiled a 3.94 grade-point average during his high school career.
Personal: Son of Charlie and Robin Cioni... Has an older brother named Justin... Uncle Gean played and coached football for Navy... Cousin Cortni competed collegiately in pole vault for San Angelo… Enjoys exercising, being outdoors, hiking, relaxing, reading and playing video games in his free time... Favorite pro athlete is Clay Matthews and favorite pro sports team is the Green Bay Packers... Mechanical Engineering major… Aspires to work with the Olympics training committee in biomechanics.
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