The University of Mississippi Athletics
2022 Track and Field Roster
Coccia, Michael
Michael Coccia
- Year (Indoor/Outdoor):
- R-Sr. / R-Sr.
- Position:
- Distance
- Hometown:
- Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- High school:
- Guelph
- Prev. School:
- Arizona State
- Major:
- Managerial Finance
Bio
TFRRS Bio
2020 Outdoor (Senior)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Senior)
Placed 14th at the SEC Indoor Championships in the 5K (14:44.04) ... Competed in three meets during the regular season ... Placed 27th in the 5K at the Husky classic (14:02.08) ... Finished fourth in the 3K at the Indiana Relays (8:04.87) ... Won the 3K at the Vanderbilt Invitational (8:06.58).
2019 Outdoor (Junior)
Did not compete.
2019 Indoor (Junior)
SEC Scorer (5K, 8th Place)
Scored SEC points with an eighth-place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships in the 5K at 14:25.05 … Also finished 14th at SEC’s in the 3K (8:17.89) … Placed fourth in the 5K at the Music City Challenge at a PR 14:11.11, the No. 9 time in school history … Opened his season with a victory in the 3K at the Vanderbilt Invite, with a PR 8:11.52 that ranks 10th in school history.
2018 Outdoor (Sophomore)
Competed in three meets during the outdoor season … Started off with a 10th place finish in the 1500-meter at the Joe Walker Invite (3:55.27) … Followed this up in 233rd at the Bryan Clay Invite in the 1500-meter (4:00.19) … Ended the season with a 10th place finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships in the 5K at 14:26.21.
2018 Indoor (Sophomore)
Competed in one meet … Placed 16th in the mile with a time of 4:13.74 at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
AT ARIZONA STATE
2017 Outdoor (Freshman)
Competed in one meet … Placed second in the 4x800-meter relay (7:57.50) and 18th in the 1500-meter (3:54.37) at the Baldy Castillo Invitational.
2017 Indoor (Freshman)
Ran in four meets … Started off in 13th in the mile at the Texas A&M Aggie Invite (4:17.78) … Followed this up in 15th in the mile at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (4:15.59) … Ran a PR 4:09.12 in the mile at the Iowa State Classic … Ended the season by placing seventh in the DMR (9:59.69) and 27th in the mile (4:22.89) at the MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships.
High School
Lettered four times in cross country and track with one letter in volleyball at Guelph Collegiate Vocational School ... Personal bests in 800-meter (1:56, school record), 1500-meter (3:49, school record), 3K (8:35, school record) and 25:15 8K in cross ... Earned honor roll during senior year of high school ... Was a national bronze medalist, an Athletics Ontario champion and a two-time OFSAA West champion while in Canada.
Personal
Born Sept. 22, 1998 to Lynn Barkholder and David Coccia ... Majoring in managerial finance.
2020 Outdoor (Senior)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Senior)
Placed 14th at the SEC Indoor Championships in the 5K (14:44.04) ... Competed in three meets during the regular season ... Placed 27th in the 5K at the Husky classic (14:02.08) ... Finished fourth in the 3K at the Indiana Relays (8:04.87) ... Won the 3K at the Vanderbilt Invitational (8:06.58).
2019 Outdoor (Junior)
Did not compete.
2019 Indoor (Junior)
SEC Scorer (5K, 8th Place)
Scored SEC points with an eighth-place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships in the 5K at 14:25.05 … Also finished 14th at SEC’s in the 3K (8:17.89) … Placed fourth in the 5K at the Music City Challenge at a PR 14:11.11, the No. 9 time in school history … Opened his season with a victory in the 3K at the Vanderbilt Invite, with a PR 8:11.52 that ranks 10th in school history.
2018 Outdoor (Sophomore)
Competed in three meets during the outdoor season … Started off with a 10th place finish in the 1500-meter at the Joe Walker Invite (3:55.27) … Followed this up in 233rd at the Bryan Clay Invite in the 1500-meter (4:00.19) … Ended the season with a 10th place finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships in the 5K at 14:26.21.
2018 Indoor (Sophomore)
Competed in one meet … Placed 16th in the mile with a time of 4:13.74 at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
AT ARIZONA STATE
2017 Outdoor (Freshman)
Competed in one meet … Placed second in the 4x800-meter relay (7:57.50) and 18th in the 1500-meter (3:54.37) at the Baldy Castillo Invitational.
2017 Indoor (Freshman)
Ran in four meets … Started off in 13th in the mile at the Texas A&M Aggie Invite (4:17.78) … Followed this up in 15th in the mile at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (4:15.59) … Ran a PR 4:09.12 in the mile at the Iowa State Classic … Ended the season by placing seventh in the DMR (9:59.69) and 27th in the mile (4:22.89) at the MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships.
High School
Lettered four times in cross country and track with one letter in volleyball at Guelph Collegiate Vocational School ... Personal bests in 800-meter (1:56, school record), 1500-meter (3:49, school record), 3K (8:35, school record) and 25:15 8K in cross ... Earned honor roll during senior year of high school ... Was a national bronze medalist, an Athletics Ontario champion and a two-time OFSAA West champion while in Canada.
Personal
Born Sept. 22, 1998 to Lynn Barkholder and David Coccia ... Majoring in managerial finance.
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