Michael Pesanello Award Field Performer Week Of 3/6/2017 Sport Men's Track and Field School Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Year Senior Position Throws Hometown Mahwah, N.J. High School Mahwah At the Tufts Final Qualifying Meet, RPI senior Michael Pesanello had a throw of 17.78 meters on his sixth and final attempt to win the 12-person weight throw event. The runner-up had a maximum effort of 17.65 meters.