Chico State Athletics

2020
Competed in three events at the March 6 Kim Duyst Invitational prior to the cancellation of the remainder of the 2020 season…Finished 8th in the hammer throw (40.01m), 13th in the discus (33.80m), and 15th in the shot put (9.91m)…Earned CCAA Spring All-Academic honors.
 
Pre-Chico Days
A 2019 graduate of Tracy High School…Four-year letterwinner…Holds the school’s shot put and discus records…Named the Bulldogs’ Field MVP three times…Twice earned All-Tri City Athletic League honors…Four-year scholar athlete…Also lettered in cheerleading.
 
Personal
Born April 20, 2001, in Fremont…Daughter of Sam Cavallaro and Keri Balestrieri…Has three siblings: Danielle, Jake, and Sofia…The person she most admires in the sports world is Olympic champion shot putter Michelle Carter (“because she showed young girls everywhere that they can be strong and beautiful. She’s especially empowering to me because she was able to show this in a sport that is predominantly male and known for being a male sport”)…Favorite course at Chico State is Children’s Lit in Performance, taught by Jami Miller…Why she chose to attend Chico State: “I visited the campus and felt at home almost immediately. Everyone was so welcoming and I wanted to be a part of it”…Her greatest sports moment is either throwing 40 feet in shot put for the first time, or when she threw a personal best in the hammer while wearing a cocktail dress…The most interesting thing she’s ever done is dye her hair purple…The most impressive thing she’s ever accomplished is finishing a five book series in four days…Has learned by competing in track & field that “you can’t let the bad days overshadow the good days”…Enjoys reading when she has some free time (“I even read when I don't have free time”)…Claims she can finish a 500 page book in one day…Was part of a national championship All-Star cheer team for five years…At the top of her bucket list: “Taking a road trip across the country”…Best advice ever received came from her grandpa: “You don't get what you wish for, you get what you work for”…Majoring in liberal studies…Plans to teach second grade as well as coach throws at a local high school.