Michael Cannata
Michael Cannata
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Orange, Conn.
  • High School:
    Amity Regional

Bio

Senior from Orange, Conn. … 2016 graduate of Amity Regional High School who is majoring in finance … outstanding student with  minors in entrepreneurship and psychology … Before Bentley: helped the Amity cross country team capture Class LL championships in both 2014 and 2015 … part of outdoor 4x800 relay team that finished fifth in the New England and set a school record … Personal: age as of Sept. 1: 21 …  son of Judy and Paul Cannata … has a twin brother, Tim (21), and an older brother, Paul (23) … 100 hours of community service in high school … involved in America Click! (Bentley Service Learning) ... also Best Buddies and the Student Alumni Leadership Council.

CROSS COUNTRY

2018: Ran in five meets for the Falcons, scoring twice ... Bentley’s number seven finisher in both championship meets, placing 76th in the Northeast-10’s (37:25.82) and 112th in the NCAA Division II East Regional (37:16.20) ... 2017: did not see any action as a sophomore … 2016: participated in three meets … was 128th in the JV race at the New Englands with a time of 28:49.05 … in collegiate debut, was 19th in the Shacklette Invitational (31:02).

TRACK

2018-19: Helped Bentley place seventh in 4x800 in the Northeast-10 Indoor Championships (8:25.29) ... was also 12th in the mile (4:28.87) ... also indoors, was 21st in the mile at the New Englands (4:31.27) ... only outdoor action was at the Bridgewater State Bears Invitational ... 2017-18: was 38th in the 800 (2:10.73) at the outdoor Northeast-10 Championships … also participated in five non-conference meets outdoors and three indoors … 2016-17: was 11th in the mile (4:33.67) at the indoor Northeast-10 Championships … during the indoor New Englands, was part of the Falcons’ 4x800 relay that placed ninth in 7:56.43 … participated in five non-championship meets during the outdoor season.

TFRRS Profile/Career History