2017-18 Merrimack College Men's Track & Field Roster

Michael Cuesta

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown South Portland, Maine
  • High School / Prep (Previous College) South Portland
  • Major Sports Medicine

Biography

2017-18

Indoor Track & Field

  • Competed in eight meets as a junior
  • Had seven top-five finishes
Outdoor Track & FieldĀ 
  • Did not compete


2016-17
Awards

  • USTFCCCAĀ All-Region Selection for both Indoor and Outdoor.
  • Named NE10Ā Athlete of the Week twice.

Indoor

  • Placed first in the long jump at the UMass Boston Indoor Open
  • Placed first in the triple jump at the 2016 Jay Carisella Track and Field Invitational
  • Placed second in both rounds of the 55 meter dash and first in the long jump at the 2017 Reggie Poyau Memorial Invitational
  • Took first place in the 55 meter dash and long jump at the USM III meet
  • Earned third place in the long jump at the NE-10 Indoor ChampionshipĀ 

Outdoor

  • Placed second in the long jump at the Black and Gold InvitationalĀ 
  • Took first place in the 4x1 relay at the 7th Annual Yellow Jacket InvitationalĀ 
  • Placed third in the long jump at the 2017 UNH Wildcat Invitational
  • Placed second in the triple jump at the 2017 Larry Ellis InvitationalĀ 
  • Earned first place in the 4x1 relay and the triple jump at the Stonehill Skyhawk Invite
  • Competed at the NE-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships taking third place in the 4x1 relay and triple jumpĀ 
  • Placed fifth in the 4x1 relay at the NEICAAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

2015-16
Indoor:
Ā 

  • Named NE-10 Track Rookie of the Week (12/14)
  • Twice Named NE-10 Field Rookie of the Week
  • Shined in his signature triple jump event all season, shattering the school record
  • Competed in eight meets as a freshman
  • Finished second in the triple jump at the Gordon Kelly Invite
  • Competed in the LJ, TJ, and 60m
  • Qualified and competed in NE10’s in the LJ, TJ, and 60m, and competed in New Englands in the 60m.

Outdoor:Ā 

  • Named NE10 Field Rookie of the Week in back-to-back weeks
  • USTFCCCA All-East Region (TJ)
  • Competed in seven meets
  • Competed in the 100m, 200m, LJ, TJ, and 4x100
  • Finished third in the triple jump at Moravian with a school record 14.43m jump, ranking third in the NE10
  • Competed in NE10’s in the LJ,TJ, and 4x1 in NE10’s
  • Finished 10th in the triple jump at New England's

Before Merrimack:Ā Member of the track and field team at South Portland ... Seventh place finish finish at states and second place finish at the SMAA Conference Championships in the triple jump as a sophomore ...Ā Indoor state champion and school record holder in triple jump as a junior ... Ā Finished second in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump at outdoor states, as well as fourth place at New England Championship in the triple jump and earned Team MVP as a junior...Record holder of indoor SMAA triple jump record, 4x200m school record holder, school long jump and triple jump relay record holder .. Captain of Indoor and Outdoor teams and Team MVP as a senior ... Long jump and triple jump state champion as a senior ... Qualified for indoor and outdoor nationals in the long jump and triple jump as a senior ...Ā 

Personal:Ā Born Aug. 7, 1997 ... Son of Freddy and Dulce ... Has two siblings: Alvaro and Rosaly ... Sports Medicine major at Merrimack.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Sprints/Jumps
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Sprints/Jumps
  • 2017-18Junior

    Sprints/Jumps