2014-15 Track & Field Roster
Chris Celona
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- North Providence, R.I.
- High School:
- Bishop Hendricken HS
2014-15 Indoor: Finished 17 in the conference in the weight throw at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships with a distance of 16.91m…Competed in the Spire NCAA D-1 Indoor T&F Invitational two weeks prior and threw 16.21m…Threw a career best 17.25m at the Doc Hale VT Elite…Came in sixth at the YSU Indoor Invite with a throw of 16.62m…2014-15 Outdoor: Ranked 22 in the conference after throwing 49.54m in the hammer throw at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships…Set a career high with a hammer throw of 50.58m at the Wake Forest Open…Came in fifth in the hammer throw at the 2015 UNF Spring Break Invitational.
High School: Member of 2012-13 indoor state champion track and field team...Crowned both division and class champion in all but his freshman season...Served as captain of the track team his senior year…Named All-Division and All-Class thrower following personal bests in weight (62’3”) and hammer (191’1”) in his senior campaign.
Personal: Born September 28, 1996...Son of Karleen Celona...Has one older brother John, a thrower for UNC Charlotte…Letter winner on four-time state champion football team…Studying history with a minor in administration of justice.
