2021-22 Track and Field Roster
DeGenero, Micaela
Micaela DeGenero
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Granville, Ohio
- High School:
- Granville
- Prev School:
- Michigan
Bio
| ALL-AMERICA 2021 All-American First Team (1500m) |
NCAA SCORING 2021 1500-meter run, 6th (4:11.26) |
| NCAA QUALIFICATION 2021 1500-meter run |
PAC-12 SCORING 2021 1500-meter run, 2nd (4:15.80) 2021 800-meter run, 5th (2:05.78) |
2021 (Indoor): Did not compete (cross-country)
(Outdoor): Competed in eight meets for the Buffs ... Raced the 800m and 1500m at the PAC-12 Championships, scoring in both events with a 5th place and 2nd place finish, respectively ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 1500m, where she earned All-America honors with a 6th place finish.
AT MICHIGAN: Ran three cross country seasons for the Wolverines, as well as three track seasons ... was a member of the 2018 Big Ten Cross Country Championship Team ... in 2019 she finished 97th at the NCAA XC Championships as UM’s No. 2 harrier ... was also an all-region honoree that season, finishing 18th at the Great Lakes regional ... was a three-time All-Big Ten performer on the track ... advanced to the NCAA East Preliminary Championship in 2019, finishing 29th in the 1,500.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Granville High School in 2016 as the valedictorian...also a member of the National Honor Society and Cum Laude Society ... Spanish Society President ... placed sixth at the 2014 state cross country championship ... 2014 Division II Central District Runner of the Year ... two-time Licking League Champion (2014 and ’15) ... New Balance Nationals Outdoor Champion (mile) in 2016 ... also earned three top-10 finishes at New Balance Outdoor Nationals ... three-time state champion; once in the 800 (2014) and twice in the 1,600 (2015 and ’16) ... at the time of graduation she was the school record holder for the indoor 800 and 1,600, the outdoor 800 and 1,600, and as a member of the indoor and outdoor 4x400 and 4x800-meter relay teams.
IN THE CLASSROOM: Working on a master’s degree in technology, cybersecurity and policy ... earned her bachelor’s degree in computer science from Michigan.
PERSONAL: Micaela Edith DeGenero ... brother Raphael runs at Davidson College ... interned at Nike during the summer of 2019.
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