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2017-18 Men's Track and Field

Joseph Bretta

  • Height 6-5
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Westborough, Mass.
  • High School Westborough
  • Events Thrower
  • Major Early Education

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests
Indoor:
Shot Put: 12.78m

Outdoor:
Javelin: 52.32m

 

2018 Outdoor Track:  

  • Placed ninth in javelin throw at the NE10 Championships (5/4) with a distance of 50.53 m
  • Placed fourth at the Stonehill Skyhawk Invite (3/28) in the javelin throw

Indoor Track 2017-18:

  • Placed 16th at the NE10 Indoor Championships (2/17) in shot put with a throw of 12.50
  • Finished 14th at the Inaugural Branwen Smith-King Invitational (1/27) in shot put

2017 Outdoor Track: Threw a collegiate best of 52.32 in the Javelin, placing him 4th.

2016-17 Indoor Track: Placed 3rd in shot put with a career-best throw of 12.78m at the Pioneer Invitational.

2016 Outdoor Track: Had a personal-best javelin of 54.44m at the 2016 FSU Jim Sheehan Invitational, good for second place.

2015-16 Indoor Track: Had a personal-best shot put at the USM Open III with a distance of 11.81m, good for sixth place in the event. 

Prior to Assumption: Member of the indoor and outdoor track and field teams at Westborough High School... Was a league champion his senior year of high school… Has a PR of 150 feet, seven inches in the javelin.

Personal: Son of James and Kathleen Bretta... Has two siblings, Kimberly and Katherine… Born on November 25.

Fun Facts: Favorite athlete: Patrice Bergeron... Dream job: Elementary Education Teacher... No. 1 Song on his iPod: Sound of Madness by Shinedown... If you could meet anyone: His grandfather... Favorite sports memory: Winning Leagues his senior year.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Junior

    Thrower
    6'5"
  • 2017-18Senior

    Thrower
    6'5"