Christopher Ferrara

Born: May 21, 1980

Current Residence: Burlington, Ma

PRs: Shot Put46-6 3/4 (1999); Discus 131-1 (1999)

High School: Burlington HS, Burlington, MA '98

College: Boston University '02

Height: 5-7

Weight: 165

Coach: Pete Schuder

1995: bests of 41-8 3/4 and 98-4…5th place indoor freshman-sophomore meet.

1996: bests of 45-4 1/2 and 112-6…2nd place indoor freshman-sophomore meet...Indoor Middlesex League All-Star...(45-4 1/2) 6th place class B state championships...Qualified for indoor All-State championship...1st lalce freshman-sophomore meet...qualified for the shot put class B state championships.

1997: bests of 48-10 1/2 and 129-5…Indoor Middlesex League All-Star...4th place (48 10 1/2) class B indoor state championships...qualified for indoor All-State Championships...Qualified for class B outdoor state championships in 100, 4x100, shot put, and discus.  Participated in second decathlon (4919).

1998: bests of 52-5 3/4 and 150-11…Indoor Middlesex League All-Star...Lowell Sun All-Star...qualified for class B state championships in the 55m dash and shot put...1st place class B state championships (51-11 1/2)...6th place All-State championships (51-2 3/4)...12th place indoor New England championships...14th place indoor penathlon (2907)...Outdoor Middlesex League All-Star...Undefeated discus season...qualified for class B state championships in shot put, discus, 100m, 4X100m...2nd place shotput and discus...Qualified for All-State championship in both shotput and discus...1st place in state coached Decathlon (5792).

1999: bests of 46-6 3/4 and 131-1…5th place American East indoor championships (46-6 3/4)...2nd place indoor pentatlon at Terrier Classic (2700+) 2nd place outdoor Brown Inviational (45-1)...6th place outdoor American East outdoor championships.

2000:  converting to the turn: stats available soon

Personal Records:
100m    11.7                110H    16.7h                    SP    52-5 3/4h    46-6 3/4college
200m    25.1                  55H    8.4i    8.4 college   Disc  150-11h      131-1college
300m    44.1i                   HJ    5'7"                       Jav   139-10h       approx 160+ college
400m    54.6, 57.0i           LJ    19' 1.25"                35W   41 7
800m    2:20                    TJ    38 5
1000m  3:08
1500m  5:08.2
 
 

The Rest of the Story:
Football
-three year varsity football player
-MIAA sportsmanship award
-captain senior year
-captain Caroll Classic All-Star team
-First team League All-Star Linebacker
-134 total tackles, 5 1/2 sacks
Track
-6 letters in track
-2 event state champion
-4 time Middlesex League All-Star
-MIAA sportsmanship Award 4 times
-Lowell Sun All-Star
High School
- Burlington High School 1998 "Most Outstanding Athlete"