Oakland University Athletics

2017 INDOOR:
? Finished second in shot put (55 ft., 11.75 in) at the Horizon League Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-26)
? Placed first in shot put (57 ft., 0.25 in.) at the Jack Skoog Invite (Jan. 13)
? Placed first in shot put (53 ft., 11 in.) at the YSU National Invite (Feb. 4)

2017 OUTDOOR:
? Placed 41^st in Shot Put (16.45m) at the NCAA Division 1 East Preliminary Round (May 25-27)
? Placed 2^nd in the Discus (49.37m) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championship (May 5-7)
? Placed 4^th in Shot Put (16.10m) at the Horizon League Outdoor Championship (May 5-7)
? Set a School Record and also a 1^st place in Shot Put at Oakland vs. Detroit Duals (April8)
? Set a PR in the Discus (51.91m) at Miami Duals (April 1)

2016 Outdoor:

? Runner-up at the Horizon League Championships in the discus, throwing a school record of 157 feet, seven inches

? Runner-up in the shot put at the Horizon League Championships with a throw of 55 feet, 11.25 inches

? Competed at the NCAA East Preliminary Round for the shot put, placing 44th

? Threw a career best in the hammer at the Golden Grizzly Invite with a distance of 150 feet, one inch

2015 Outdoor:
? Finished 43rd in shot put (53 ft., 1.5 in.) at the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships East Preliminaries (May 30).
? Qualified for the 2015 NCAA Outdoor East Preliminary by breaking shot put school record (57ft., 9in.) becoming the first in program history to qualify for this event at the Golden Grizzly Duals (April 11).
? Set the school record in discus (154ft., 7.0in.) to finish fourth at the Gibson Invitational (April 18).
? Finished second in shot put (56ft., 4in.) at the 2015 Horizon League Outdoor Championships (May 1).
? Finished first in shot put (52ft., 8.25in.), second in discus (139ft., 2in.) and set hammer throw PR (124ft., 4in.) to finish third at the Detroit Dual (April 4).
? Finished second in shot put (54ft., 2.75in.) at the Gibson Invitational (April 18).
? Name Horizon League Athlete of the Week (March 23-29) after posting league's top shot put throw of the week (53ft, 7.0 in.) to finish seventh out of 52 competitors at the Raleigh Relays (March 28).

2015 Indoor: 
? Placed first in shot put at the Horizon League Indoor Championships (March 1), SVSU Jets Pizza Invitational (Jan. 30-31) and the IPFW Duals (Jan. 23).
? Also recorded weight throw PR (47 ft., 8 in.) at the SVSU Jets Pizza Invitational.
? Finished second in shot put at the Jack Skoog Dual (Jan. 16) and EMU Quad-Meet (Jan. 9).

2014 Outdoor:
? Redshirted

2014 Indoor:
? Tabbed as the Horizon League Field Athlete of the Week on Feb. 25 after breaking the school record in the shot put
? Was second in the shot put at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 22) with a throw of 56' 3.25", his personal record and the record at Oakland
? Finished third in shot put at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 6) with a hurl of 54' 7.25"
? Recorded a throw of 43' 7.25" in the weight throw at the Mastodon Opener

2013 Outdoor:
? Finished eighth in shot put at USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships (June 24)
? Set school record in the discus with a mark of 142 feet, 7 inches at Summit League Championship (May 9)
? Tallied fourth-place finish in shot put with season-best throw of 54 feet, 7.25 inches at the league championship meet
? Won shot put at UDM-Oakland Dual Meet with a throw of 49 feet, 7.75 inches (April 6)
? Earned runner-up finish at Eastern Michigan Twilight Invitational in the shot put (April 19)

2013 Indoor:
? Tallied five top six finishes in the shot put
? Finished second at IPFW Quadrangular with a throw of 48 feet, 2.75 inches (Jan. 26)
? Earned third-place finish at SVSU Indoor Classic with a throw of 45 feet, 5.25 inches (Jan. 18)
? Threw season-best 48 feet, 10.75 inches at YSU National Invitational (Feb. 1)

ACADEMIC HONORS
? Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2016)

High School:
? Three-year letterwinner for coach Flynn
? Ranked ninth in the state in the discus last season
? Two-time All-County and All-Regional selection
? Member of MAC White Division Championship team

Academic Achievements
? Academic All-District honoree
? Four-year honor roll student

Top Athletic Performance
? Personal best 159 feet 1 inch in the discus and 51 feet nine inches in the shot put

Personal
Full Name: Gino Peter Vitella
Birthdate: Oct. 1, 1994
Parents: Henry and Marie Vitella
Siblings: Katie

Top Three Reasons for Choosing Oakland:
1. Scholarship opportunitues
2. Opportunity to participate in Division I athletics
3. Proximity to home

Personal Bests (Indoor)
Event	Time/Distance
Shot put	56' 3.25"* (Silverston Invitational - Feb. 22, 2014)
Weight throw	43' 7.25" (Mastodon Opener - Dec. 6, 2013)
* denotes school record

Personal Bests (Outdoor)
Event	Time/Distance
Shot put	58 ft., 8.75 inches* (Oakland vs. Detroit - April 8, 2017)
Discus	170 ft., 4 inches* (Tennessee Rust Buster - March 25, 2017)
Hammer Throw	150' 1" (Golden Grizzly Invite - April 16, 2016)
* denotes school record