Michael Altieri

Class: Senior Hometown: Sacramento, CA High School: Jesuit

Event: Distance Birthdate: 07/26/1980

Personal Records

Mile 4:13.72

1,500m 3:49.40

Track & Field

Did not compete in 2001 ... Finished in the top 10 of every race in 2000 ... Won the 1,500m at the 2000 49er Classic ... Won the 800m at the 1999 49er Classic ... Placed fourth in the Mile prelims at the 1999 ACC Championships with a time of 4:13.72

Cross Country

Did not compete in 2000 or 2001 ... Won the 1999 NC Intercollegiate ... Won the 1999 Winthrop Invitational ... Took 12th at the 1999 ACC Championships ... Placed 10th at the 1998 Wake Forest Open ... Finished 12th at Tennessee freshman year

Background

High School All-American in both cross country and track ... Placed eighth at the Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals ... Claimed sixth place in the 1,500m at the 1998 Junior Nationals ... Ran fourth fastest high school 1,600m in the U.S. as a senior ... Communication major ... Chose Wake Forest over UCLA, Stanford, Purdue and California ... Born July 26, 1980 in Walnut Creek, CA ... Parents are Maggie & Ed Altieri