INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Georgia track & field’s Marc Minichello was named a 2025 recipient of the NCAA Today’s Top 10 Award, as announced by the National Collegiate Athletic Association on Wednesday.
Minichello is the 15th Georgia student-athlete all time to receive the prestigious award, which recognizes former student-athletes for their exceptional athletic and academic achievements, as well as their contributions to their campuses and communities. He joins Keturah Orji (2019) and Debbie Ferguson (2000) as former Bulldog track & field athletes to receive the recognition and is the second UGA student-athlete in two years to earn the award (Callie Dickinson, swimming & diving).
The Today’s Top 10 awardees were selected by the NCAA Honors Committee, composed of representatives from NCAA member schools and conferences, as well as nationally distinguished citizens, including past awardees. Minichello and the other 2025 awardees will be recognized at the NCAA Convention Welcome and Awards Presentation in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Minichello arrived at Georgia as a graduate transfer from Penn and competed in the javelin for the Bulldogs during the 2023 and 2024 seasons. During his collegiate career, he won NCAA national championships in the javelin in 2022 and 2024 while collecting First Team All-America honors in each of his final three seasons. Minichello won Ivy League javelin titles in 2019 and 2022 before claiming back-to-back Southeastern Conference championships in the event in 2023 and 2024. His career-long mark of 82.32 meters/270 feet, 1 inch currently ranks second in Georgia history and makes him the No. 13 performer on the all-time NCAA performance list.
Minichello earned All-Academic honors in 2019 and 2022 from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). He was a team captain at Georgia, served on the campus Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and participated in the campus Student-Athlete Leadership Academy. His community service includes volunteering for the Special Olympics and local elementary schools.
