Mike "He's Sooo Nice" Canova

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Hometown/High School: Topsfield, MA/Masconomet Regional H.S.
 

Events: XC, Triple Jump, High Jump, and soon the 10k

 

Bates Pentathlon 12/3/04: Finished 3rd out of 3 competitors (all Bates athletes) in the pentathlon with 2,786 points.

55m Hurdles (3rd, 9.45 seconds), Long Jump (3rd, 5.69m), Shot Put (2nd, 10.06m), High Jump (1st, 1.86m), 1000m Run (3rd, 3:05).

 

                                              Canova had a stress fracture in both legs and a broken wrist, so he could not race the first two full-team meets of the indoor season.

 

                                              USM Invitational 1/28: 3rd/4 in High Jump (6-00)

                                                                                      5th/7 in Shot Put (34-06.50)

 

                                             State of Maine Meet 2/4: Due to his stress fracture, Canova's legs starting hurting during the high jump and was unable to score.

 

                                             MIT Invitational 2/11: 3rd/10 in High Jump (6-2.00) - equaled his lifetime PR

                                                                                    14th/19 in Shot Put (33-02, 31-11, 30-06) - 32-02 final mark

 

                                             D III New Englands 2/18: 12th/16 in Pentathlon (2716 points)

                                                                                        55m Hurdles (9.47 seconds), Long Jump (17-06.25), Shot Put (32-06.25), High Jump (5-11.5), 1000m Run (3:03.13)

                                                                                        7th/9 in High Jump (6-1.00) - narrowly missed 6-3, which was the next increment