Academic Notes: 2011 Golden Eagle Male Scholar Athlete of the Year ... 2010 All-Academic Big Sky selection ... Majoring in construction management with a minor in business.
Personal Bests: 43-7 (SP), 53-6.5 (WT), 189-7 (Discus), 142-10 (HT), 182-7 (Javelin)
2011: Closed out solid two-year run at NAU with an 18th-place finish at the NCAA West Prelims in the discus … Won his second-straight Big Sky discus title with a career-best hurl of 189 feet, seven inches (57.80m) … Also competed in the javelin at the championship event … Won a total of four Big Sky Field Athlete of the Week awards during the outdoor season … Won three individual discus titles during the season with victories coming at the Willie Williams Invite, the Sun Devil Open and the NAU/ASU/UA Double Dual … Broke the record for furthest marks in the discus and weight throw for his native province of Cordoba, Argentina … Placed ninth overall at the Big Sky Indoor Championships in the weight throw … Season-best mark in the weight came at the NAU Open (16.41m/53-10.25).
2010: Ended stellar junior campaign with a 12th-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … In the second flight at Historic Hayward Field, recorded best throw of 177 feet, seven inches … In his first appearance at a regional meet, threw 185-9 to place eighth and advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Won the Big Sky discus title with a hurl of 185-6 to become the first Lumberjack to win the title since Nick Petrucci in 2000 … Recorded a career-best mark of 188-10 at the NAU-ASU-UA Double Dual to take third place … Competed in six total meets during the outdoor season, including a win at the Beach Invitational in the discus … Captured the U-23 South American discus title with a new career-best mark at the time of 184-6.5 to open up the outdoor campaign … During the indoor season, saw action in eight meets, including the Big Sky Indoor Championships in which he placed 11th overall in the weight throw.
Before NAU: Attended Orange Coast Community College from 2007-2009 ... Finished second in 2007 and fourth in 2008 in the discus at the California Community College State Championships ... 2008 MVP for Orange Coast College track and field team ... Broke the Orange Coast College discus record in 2008 (172-5).Â
High School: Graduated from Costa Mesa High School in 2006 ... Competed for home country of Argentina at the Argentina Nationals and finished third in the discuss for the under 16 years old category, and 6th in 2006 in the under 23 year old discus throw.
Personal: Born on December 4, 1988 to Ricardo Luis Rossini and Maria Del Carmon Joachim.