Colorado State University Athletics
2020-21 Track & Field Roster
Muzzio, Maria
Maria Muzzio
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Throws
- Hometown:
- Fairfax, Va.
- High School:
- J.W. Robinson Secondary
Bio
Collegiate Personal Bests
Indoor
- Shot put – 53'3.5'' (6th all-time in CSU history)
- Weight throw – 56'9.25''
Outdoor
- Discus – 175'6'' (11th all-time in CSU history)
- Hammer throw – 178'4''
- Javelin – 96'4''
- Shot put – 52'8.25'' (7th all-time in CSU history)
Muzzio at the NCAA West Preliminary
2019
- 27th place, shot put (outdoor)
- 26th place, discus throw (outdoor)
2018
- 32nd place, discus throw (outdoor)
- 40th place, shot put (outdoor)
Muzzio at the Mountain West Championships
2020
- 3rd place, shot put (indoor)
2019
- 5th place, shot put (indoor)
- 3rd place, shot put (outdoor)
- 5th place, discus throw (outdoor)
2018
- 1st place, discus (outdoor)
- 4th place, shot put (outdoor)
- 8th place, hammer throw (outdoor)
- 6th place, shot put (indoor)
2017
- 9th place, shot put (outdoor)
- 14th place, discus (outdoor)
- 16th place, hammer ( outdoor)
- 5th place, shot put (indoor)
- 14th place, weight throw (indoor)
Accolades
- Mountain West champion, discus (outdoor 2018)
- All-Mountain West; discus (outdoor 2018), shot put (outdoor 2019), shot put (Indoor 2020)
COLORADO STATE
Redshirt Senior (2020-21)
(Indoor): Did not appear
(Outdoor): Has competed in all six meets...Threw season-bests in the last regular season meet of Rock Chalk Classic...Finished fifth in the SP in Lawrence with a throw of 52'8.25'', making the third-best mark in the MW this season and the seventh-best mark in school history...Threw the discus 175'2'' for fifth place in Lawerence, which was four inches off PR...Won the discus with a season-best 174'10'' at CU Invitational...Also won discus at Doug Max Invite...Had a season-best 51'0.25'' in the shot put at Sooner Invitational...Competed in the discus and shot put at the CSU Pueblo Invite, finishing second and third, respectively...Won the discus at Jack Christiansen Invite.
Senior (2019-20)
(Indoor): Competed in eight meets - all at shot put...Recorded a PR of 53'3.5'' at Mountain West Championships to advanced her to sixth on CSU's all-time list -it was an increase of 1'2.75'' on her previous best..Placed third at MW meet to add six points to the team score...Won five shot put events (Air Force Holiday Open, UCCS Invite, Potts Invite, Colorado Invitational, UCCS Mountain Lion Open)...Made season debut at Air Force Holiday Open, tossing the shot put for the eighth-best throw in school history and won the event...Improved her PR in shot put by eight inches at UCCS Mountain Lion Open...Took third in the SP at Air Force Invitational...Placed fourth with third-best throw of the season at Don Kirby Invitational.
Junior (2018-19)
(Indoor): Saw action in seven meets...Finished fifth in shot put at MW Championships as the second Ram...Won the shot put at the Colorado Invitational and the AIr Force Holiday Open...Best SP (51'1'') and WT (55'7'') of the season was at the Air Force Holiday Open.
(Outdoor): Competed in nine meets...Recorded a shot put PR that ranks eighth all time at CSU at MW Championships to finish third...Also took fifth in discus at MW meet...Competed in both SP and DT at NCAA West Regional...Finished second in the shot put at Jack Christiansen Invite, Doug Max Invite and Colorado Invitational...Won the SP at Tom Benich Invite...Best discus throw of the season came at the Beach Invitational (175'1'').
Sophomore (2017-18)
(Indoor): Saw action in seven meets...Recorded a PR in weight throw at Don Kirby Elite...First Ram finisher in the shot put at MW Championships for sixth place...Won the shot put at Colorado Invitational...Took second in shot put at Air Force Holiday Open and Potts Invitational.
(Outdoor): Competed in eight meets...Won the discus at MW Championships with a PR...Also notched a PR in hammer throw at MW meet for eighth place and took fourth in the shot put...Best SP of season was 50'7.5'' at Mines Nature's Bakery Invite while winning the event...Won the SP at Tom Benich Invite and 7220 Invite.
Freshman (2016-17)
(Indoor): Saw action in seven meets...Finished fifth in SP at MW Championships as the second Ram...Placed second in SP at Rocky Mountain Classic, Potts Invitational and University of Wyoming Power Meet...Made CSU debut at UW Power Meet.
(Outdoor): Competed in nine meets...Threw a javelin PR in first meet at Fum McGraw Open...Took third in shot put in her debut at Fum McGraw Open...Finished second in SP at Jack Christiansen and Rams vs. Cowboys Dual...Competed in SP, DT and HT at MW Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended J.W. Robinson Secondary...Won the 2016 Virginia 6A State championship title in the shot put...Competed at 2016 Indoor/Outdoor New Balance Nationals in shot put...11-time conference champion between indoor/outdoor seasons...Five-time regional champion between indoor/outdoor seasons...Seven-time all-state performer between indoor/outdoor seasons...2015 Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention, outdoor track...Competed at 2015 indoor/outdoor New Balance Nationals in shot put/discus...2015 All-American, placing sixth in shot put at Outdoor AAU Junior Olympic Nationals...In 2015, broke 19-year-old Robinson High School indoor shot put record (43-6)...In 2015, broke the 6A Concorde Indoor Conference Championship shot put record...Won 2016 Robinson Rams Athletic Booster Award after going undefeated during the indoor season through the state meet...In 2016, broke 33-year-old regional shot put record, throwing 45-4.5...2016 Washington Post All-Met First Team, track and field...Father, Rob, is in the J.W. Robinson Secondary School Hall of Fame and was a decathlete for the USA in 1992 Summer Olympics...Additionally, Rob was the first student athlete to win back-to-back NCAA DI decathlon titles in 1984 and 85 for George Mason.
High School Personal Bests
Indoor
- Shot put – 45'4.5''
Outdoor
- Shot put – 44'11''
- Discus throw - 138'''
Indoor
- Shot put – 53'3.5'' (6th all-time in CSU history)
- Weight throw – 56'9.25''
Outdoor
- Discus – 175'6'' (11th all-time in CSU history)
- Hammer throw – 178'4''
- Javelin – 96'4''
- Shot put – 52'8.25'' (7th all-time in CSU history)
Muzzio at the NCAA West Preliminary
2019
- 27th place, shot put (outdoor)
- 26th place, discus throw (outdoor)
2018
- 32nd place, discus throw (outdoor)
- 40th place, shot put (outdoor)
Muzzio at the Mountain West Championships
2020
- 3rd place, shot put (indoor)
2019
- 5th place, shot put (indoor)
- 3rd place, shot put (outdoor)
- 5th place, discus throw (outdoor)
2018
- 1st place, discus (outdoor)
- 4th place, shot put (outdoor)
- 8th place, hammer throw (outdoor)
- 6th place, shot put (indoor)
2017
- 9th place, shot put (outdoor)
- 14th place, discus (outdoor)
- 16th place, hammer ( outdoor)
- 5th place, shot put (indoor)
- 14th place, weight throw (indoor)
Accolades
- Mountain West champion, discus (outdoor 2018)
- All-Mountain West; discus (outdoor 2018), shot put (outdoor 2019), shot put (Indoor 2020)
COLORADO STATE
Redshirt Senior (2020-21)
(Indoor): Did not appear
(Outdoor): Has competed in all six meets...Threw season-bests in the last regular season meet of Rock Chalk Classic...Finished fifth in the SP in Lawrence with a throw of 52'8.25'', making the third-best mark in the MW this season and the seventh-best mark in school history...Threw the discus 175'2'' for fifth place in Lawerence, which was four inches off PR...Won the discus with a season-best 174'10'' at CU Invitational...Also won discus at Doug Max Invite...Had a season-best 51'0.25'' in the shot put at Sooner Invitational...Competed in the discus and shot put at the CSU Pueblo Invite, finishing second and third, respectively...Won the discus at Jack Christiansen Invite.
Senior (2019-20)
(Indoor): Competed in eight meets - all at shot put...Recorded a PR of 53'3.5'' at Mountain West Championships to advanced her to sixth on CSU's all-time list -it was an increase of 1'2.75'' on her previous best..Placed third at MW meet to add six points to the team score...Won five shot put events (Air Force Holiday Open, UCCS Invite, Potts Invite, Colorado Invitational, UCCS Mountain Lion Open)...Made season debut at Air Force Holiday Open, tossing the shot put for the eighth-best throw in school history and won the event...Improved her PR in shot put by eight inches at UCCS Mountain Lion Open...Took third in the SP at Air Force Invitational...Placed fourth with third-best throw of the season at Don Kirby Invitational.
Junior (2018-19)
(Indoor): Saw action in seven meets...Finished fifth in shot put at MW Championships as the second Ram...Won the shot put at the Colorado Invitational and the AIr Force Holiday Open...Best SP (51'1'') and WT (55'7'') of the season was at the Air Force Holiday Open.
(Outdoor): Competed in nine meets...Recorded a shot put PR that ranks eighth all time at CSU at MW Championships to finish third...Also took fifth in discus at MW meet...Competed in both SP and DT at NCAA West Regional...Finished second in the shot put at Jack Christiansen Invite, Doug Max Invite and Colorado Invitational...Won the SP at Tom Benich Invite...Best discus throw of the season came at the Beach Invitational (175'1'').
Sophomore (2017-18)
(Indoor): Saw action in seven meets...Recorded a PR in weight throw at Don Kirby Elite...First Ram finisher in the shot put at MW Championships for sixth place...Won the shot put at Colorado Invitational...Took second in shot put at Air Force Holiday Open and Potts Invitational.
(Outdoor): Competed in eight meets...Won the discus at MW Championships with a PR...Also notched a PR in hammer throw at MW meet for eighth place and took fourth in the shot put...Best SP of season was 50'7.5'' at Mines Nature's Bakery Invite while winning the event...Won the SP at Tom Benich Invite and 7220 Invite.
Freshman (2016-17)
(Indoor): Saw action in seven meets...Finished fifth in SP at MW Championships as the second Ram...Placed second in SP at Rocky Mountain Classic, Potts Invitational and University of Wyoming Power Meet...Made CSU debut at UW Power Meet.
(Outdoor): Competed in nine meets...Threw a javelin PR in first meet at Fum McGraw Open...Took third in shot put in her debut at Fum McGraw Open...Finished second in SP at Jack Christiansen and Rams vs. Cowboys Dual...Competed in SP, DT and HT at MW Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended J.W. Robinson Secondary...Won the 2016 Virginia 6A State championship title in the shot put...Competed at 2016 Indoor/Outdoor New Balance Nationals in shot put...11-time conference champion between indoor/outdoor seasons...Five-time regional champion between indoor/outdoor seasons...Seven-time all-state performer between indoor/outdoor seasons...2015 Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention, outdoor track...Competed at 2015 indoor/outdoor New Balance Nationals in shot put/discus...2015 All-American, placing sixth in shot put at Outdoor AAU Junior Olympic Nationals...In 2015, broke 19-year-old Robinson High School indoor shot put record (43-6)...In 2015, broke the 6A Concorde Indoor Conference Championship shot put record...Won 2016 Robinson Rams Athletic Booster Award after going undefeated during the indoor season through the state meet...In 2016, broke 33-year-old regional shot put record, throwing 45-4.5...2016 Washington Post All-Met First Team, track and field...Father, Rob, is in the J.W. Robinson Secondary School Hall of Fame and was a decathlete for the USA in 1992 Summer Olympics...Additionally, Rob was the first student athlete to win back-to-back NCAA DI decathlon titles in 1984 and 85 for George Mason.
High School Personal Bests
Indoor
- Shot put – 45'4.5''
Outdoor
- Shot put – 44'11''
- Discus throw - 138'''
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