Slippery Rock University Athletics

Career Highlights

• One Time PSAC Championship Qualifier

TFRRS Performance List

Personal: Daughter of Lindsay Grandinetti … Majoring in Integrated Marketing Communications. 

2018 (Outdoor): Competed at four meets, primarily in the 5,000-meters … Placed 11th with a season-best time of 19:47.70 at the Ashland Alumni Open … Posted back-to-back top-30 finishes in the 5,000-meters at the Cal Early Bird Invite (28th / 20:17.43) and the Westminster Invite (25th / 20:36.79) … Also took 10th in the 1,500-meters at the SRU Open with a time of 5:24.38.

2017-18 (Indoor): Competed in three meets … Placed eighth in the mile (5:51.26) at the Edinboro Invite … Also came in 14th in the 5,000-meter run (21:22.75) at the Youngstown State Icebreaker … Completed the 3,000-meter run in 12:35.34 to finish 44th at the Youngstown State College Invite.

2017 (XC): Competed in five meets … Opened season with an 18th-place showing at the Marty Uher Invitational (28:54.2) … Fastest 6K time of the season came at the LHU Open (24.49.3) … Placed 100th at the PSAC Championships after clocking a time of 26.24.8.

2017 (Outdoor): Competed in five meets ... Had four top-ten finishes (with one top-five finish) ... Placed second in the 1500m with a time of 5:08.89 at the SRU Open.

2016-17 (Indoor): Competed in five meets ... Had three top-ten finishes (with one first place finish) ... Placed first in the Mile with a time of 5:34.98 at the Edinboro Invitational ... Helped SRU place seventh in the DMR with a time of 12:57.75 at the PSAC Championships.

2016 (XC): Competed in six meets ... Recorded a personal best in the 6K at the Lock Haven University Invitational with a time of 23:82.2 ... Placed 58th in the 6K at the PSAC Championships with a time of 24:39.8 ... Placed 45th in the 6K at the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 24:42.2.

High School: Lettered four times in track and three times in cross country at Bradford Area High School … A three-time State Qualifier in both track and cross country.
 

Makaila Banka's Personal Bests
Event	Indoor	Outdoor
800m	-	2:34.05
1500m	-	5:07.07
Mile	5:32.35	-
3,000m	12:35.34	-
5000m	21:22.75	19:47.70