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2020-21 Track and Field Roster

Gia Monachino

  • Position Thrower
  • Class Senior
  • High School Convent of the Sacred Heart
  • Hometown San Francisco, Calif.
  • School Columbia College

Biography

2019-20 (Junior): (Indoor) Posted best finish of the year with a sixth-place toss of 41-7.75/12.69m in the weight throw at the Dartmouth-Columbia-Yale (Jan. 18) meet ... Had best mark of the season in the weight throw at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge, post a mark of 42-3.50/12.89m. (Outdoor) Season canceled.

2018-19 (Sophomore): (Indoor) Posted a top five finish at the Dartmouth-Yale-Columbia (Jan. 18) meet, finishing fifth with a mark of 39-10.5/12.15m in the weight throw ... Tossed a personal record distance of 44-6.25/13.57m in the weight throw to finish sixth at the Fastrack Last Chance (Feb. 15). (Outdoor) Set a PR mark of 142-2/43.33m in the hammer throw at the Penn Challenge (Mar. 23) ... Collected a pair of top 10 finishes at the Yale Springtime Invitational (Apr. 28), finishing eighth in the discus throw (106-8/32.52m) and ninth in the hammer throw (128-3/39.10m).

2017-18 (First-Year): (ITF) Posted a season best of 11.15m in the weight throw. (OTF) Recorded season bests of 32.96m (108-1.5) in the discus, and 37.13m (121-9.75) in the hammer throw.

Career Bests
Weight Throw (Indoor)
- 13.57m
Fastrack Last Chance - Feb. 15, 2019
Hammer Throw (Outdoor) - 43.33m
Penn Challenge - Mar. 23, 2019
Discus Throw (Outdoor) - 32.96m
Mets Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Apr. 13-14, 2018

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18First Year

    Thrower
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Thrower
  • 2019-20Junior

    Thrower
  • 2020-21Senior

    Thrower