Michaelle Valentin TFRRS Profile
HAITIAN DISCUS NATIONAL RECORD HOLDER
2024 NCAA SECOND-TEAM ALL AMERICAN | DISCUS
2024 NCAA SECOND-TEAM ALL AMERICAN | HAMMER
2023 NCAA SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN | DISCUS
GOLD MEDALIST - DISCUS | 2024 CONFERENCE USA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
SILVER MEDALIST - HAMMER THROW | 2024 CONFERENCE USA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
SILVER MEDALIST - WEIGHT THROW | 2023 CONFERENCE USA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
SILVER MEDALIST - WEIGHT THROW | 2023 CONFERENECE USA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
BRONZE MEDALIST - HAMMER THROW | 2023 CONFERENCE USA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
SILVER MEDALIST - WEIGHT THROW | 2022 CONFERENCE USA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
FIU Athletic's Paw'dcast Episode 21 | Track and Field Head Coach Ryan Heberling and All-American Michaelle Valentin
2023-2024 (Junior) Outdoor - Began the season by placing first at the Hurricane Invitational in the hammer and third in the discus...placed first in the discus at the UCF Knights Invite...set a personal best in the discus and placed third at the prestigious Texas Relays...placed second in the discus at the UNF East Coast Relays...earned the gold medal in the discus and silver in the hammer at the CUSA Outdoor Championships...advanced to NCAA Outdoor in both the hammer and discus with 10th place finishes at the NCAA East Prelims...earned Second-Team All-American honors in both the discus and hammer at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, placing 12th in each event, including a PR of 64.33m in the hammer.
Indoor - Began the season with a victory in the weight throw at the Jimmy Carnes Invite...placed first in the weight throw at the Florida Collegiate Invitational...earned a victory in the weight throw and set a shot put PR at the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Open...took the silver in the weight throw at the Conference USA Indoor Championships
2022-2023 (Sophomore - NCAA extra year of eligibility) - Outdoor - Began the outdoor season with an impressive effort at the Hurricane Invitational with PRs in the discus of 54.76m to place second and 59.97m in the hammer to also place second...earned a second place mark at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational.
Indoor - Earned the victory to start the season in the weight throw at the Edmonds-Wilt Invitational with a mark of 19.86m...took first the following meet again in the weight throw at the Jimmy Carnes Invite with a throw of 19.60m...competed at the Bob Pollock Invite...placed second in the weight throw at the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Open... earned a silver medal at the Conference USA Indoor Championships in the weight throw with a mark of 19.70m...set a WT PR at the Fastrack Last Chance Meet with a mark of 21.27m to place second.
2021-2022 (Sophomore): Outdoor - Placed third in the discus at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational
. Indoor - Placed seventh in the weight throw at the UAB Blazer Invite...won the weight throw and was third in the shot put at the UAB Vulcan Invitational...competed in the shot put and weight throw at the Jack Johnson Classic...placed sixth in the weight throw at the USA Jaguar Invite...set a weigh throw personal best and earned a silver medal at the Conference USA Indoor Championships with a mark of 19.76m
2020-2021 (Freshman): Outdoor - Opened the outdoor season at the Hurricane Invitational, placing second in the hammer, and fourth in the discus and javelin, including a PR in the javelin with a mark of 27.99m...competed in the shot, hammer, discus, and jav at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational...placed fourth in the discus at the USF Invite and seventh in the hammer...placed fifth in the discus and hammer at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational...placed third in the discus and hammer at the UCF Knight Invite...set a personal best in the hammer at the UNF Invite with a mark of 49.93m, earning her a 12th place finish...scored for FIU in the discus at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships, placing fifth with a throw of 48.46m...also placed 11th in the hammer.
Indoor - Began her FIU career with a second place finish in the shot and third place mark in the weight throw at the Marshall Classic...set a shot put PR the following week at the Marshall Invitational with a throw of 12.65m to take third...set a weight throw personal best and scored two points for FIU at the Conference USA Indoor Championships in the weight throw with a seventh place mark of 16.98m
Personal Bests
Indoor
Weight Throw: 21.27M (Fastrack Last Chance Meet, 2/24/23)
Shot Put: 13.35m (Scarlet Knights Open, 2024)
Outdoor
Hammer: 624.33m (NCAA Outdoor, 2024)
Discus: 58.32m (Texas Relays, 2024)
