Angel Piccirillo
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.jpg) Piccirillo competing in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 8, 1994 Homer City, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Spouse | Patrick Tiernan |
| Website | Website |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres, Mile |
| College team | Villanova Wildcats track and field |
| Club | Juventus Track Club 2017-2020 Oiselle Little Wing Athletics 2020-21 Oregon Track Club 2021-Present |
| Turned pro | 2017 |
| Coached by | Derek Thompson 2017-20 Lauren Fleshman 2020-21 Mark Rowland 2021-Present |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800 meters: 2:01.51 1500 meters: 4:10.86 Mile: 4:30.65 |
Angel Piccirillo (born January 8, 1994) is a middle-distance track runner and multiple time NCAA Division I All-American in cross country and Track.
Piccirillo placed 6th in the high school mile at 2010 Millrose Games in 4:59.38.[1]
As a junior at Homer-Center Junior/Senior High School, Piccirillo placed 13th in Foot Locker Cross Country Championships in 17:47.[2]
As a senior, Piccirillo placed 32nd in Foot Locker Cross Country Championships in 18:34.[3][4]
As a senior in 2012, Piccirillo set a PIAA 1600 meter record in 4:39.42.[5] Piccirillo placed 2nd in the mile in 4:45.05 at 2012 New Balance HS Indoor Nationals behind Hannah Meier of Grosse Pointe South High School.[6]
College career
In 2017, Women's 4 x 800 metres relay World Leading representing the United States and Villanova University at 2017 Penn Relays - (Kelsey Margey, Stephanie Schappert, Siofra Buttner, Angel Piccirillo) won in 8:26.36.
Piccirillo won her 8th Penn Relays wheel in 2017 which is the most among collegian athletic career.[7]
Piccirillo placed 20th at 2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships to earn All-America honors. Piccirillo won the individual title at the 2016 Big East Conference Championship in cross country.
Piccirillo placed 2nd in mile at 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in 4:36.26 behind Kaela Edwards of Oklahoma State University. Piccirillo ran 9:25.12 to place 13th in the 3000 meters at 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Piccirillo placed 14th in 1500 meters at 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 4:19.13.
Piccirillo, Michaela Wilkins, Nicky Akande, and Emily Lipari placed 2nd in Distance Medley Relay at 2013 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in 10:57.96 behind Rebecca Addison, Maya Long, Jillian Smith, Amanda Eccleston of University of Michigan.
