Jackie Prestininzi
Jackie Prestininzi
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Shrewsbury, N.J.
  • High School:
    Red Bank Regional

Bio

As a senior (2023)
Outdoor - PR in the mile (5:39.95) at the Shamrock Invite ... PR in the 1500 (5:08.69) at the UMass Flagship Opener ... PR in the 3000 steeplechase (12:08.83) at UMass ... Finished 9th in the steeplechase at the America East Championships.

Indoor - Competed in the 1000 at New Englands ... PR in the 1000 (3:15.76) at the URI Invite.

As a junior (2022)
Outdoor - Helped 4x400 finish 5th at the Black and Gold Invitational. 

Indoor - PR in the 3000 (12:14.55) at the URI Invite ... Helped 4x800 finish 8th at New Englands ... PR in the 800 (2:28.75) at the Valentine Invitational ... Placed 21st in the 800 at the NEC Championships.

As a sophomore (2021)
Outdoor - Competed in the 800 and 1500 ... Posted PRs in both ... PRs of 2:30.06 (800) and 5:14.11 (1500) ... Finished 20th at the NEC Championships ... Named to the NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

As a freshman: Etched her name in Bryant's Record Book on several occasions during her rookie season. 

Indoor – Ran in eight meets for the Bulldogs in 2019-20 … Started the season with a personal-best in the mile run for a third-place finish and a time of 5:46.39 at the Brown Alden Invitational … Ranks sixth all-time in Bryant’s Top-10 Record Book in the 600m with a time of 1:47.11 at the Bates Invitational … Part of the DMR team that ranks sixth all-time at Bryant with a time of 12:50.94 … Ranks both fourth and sixth all-time in the 4x800 with times of 9:55.11 and 10:30.77 … Set a personal-best in the 800m at the URI Coaches Tribute Invite with a time of 2:30.11 … Crossed the finish line at 3:16.29 for a PR in the 1000m for a third-place finish at the Gordon Kelly Invitational … Named to both the winter and spring NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll for earning a GPA of 3.75 or higher.

Before Bryant
A three-year varsity letter winner in indoor/outdoor track and field and two-year letter winner in cross country ... Served as a captain during her senior season in track and field and cross country ... In 2017, helped her cross country team become Team Division Champions, Team Shore Coaches Champions, and Group 3 Championship Team Qualifiers ... Finished third at the Monmouth County Championships for SMR.

Personal
Daughter of Michele and Greg Prestininzi ... Has one brother, Tommy, and one sister, Mckayla.

News Mentions

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4x400, Shot Put Highlight Bulldogs' Track and Field Weekend

PHILADELPHIA/AMHERST - The Bryant track and field teams took their talents to multiple states this weekend, with three relays taking part in the...

May 1, 2023