2010 Indoor: Qualified for the IC4A Championships with a
time of 4:10.29 in the mile at the Hokie Invitational... Member of the
Patriots' 4x800 and distance medley relay teams that qualified for the
IC4A Championships... Ran a time of 2:29.98 at the Father Diamond
Invitational.
2009 Cross Country: Ran his fastest time of the season at
the IC4A Championships, where he crossed the finish line in 25:55.40 on
the 8k course to finish in 17th place... Earned All-East honors for his
performance at the IC4A Championships... Ran a time of 25:56.08 on the
8k course at the CAA Championships... Clocked in at 32:22.91 on the 10k
course at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships... Also competed at
the Mason Invitational and the Blue and Gold Invitational during the
season.
2009 Indoor: Ran the team's top times during the season in
both the 800- and 1000-meter races... Reached the NCAA provisional
qualifying standard in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:50.05 and a
third-place finish at the IC4A Championships... Finished third in the
800-meter run at the Valentines' Invitational with a time of 1:50.70...
Topped the IC4A qualifying standard and finished in first place in the
1000-meter run with a time of 2:24.65 at the New Balance Collegiate
Invitational... Qualified for the IC4A Championships in the mile and
finished in third place with a time of 4:12.24 at the Patriot Games...
Was on the 4x800-meter relay team that qualified for the IC4A
Championships and crossed the finish line in second place with a time of
7:33.63 at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational... Member of the
distance medley relay team that topped the IC4A qualifying standard and
finished in first place with a time of 9:58.87 at the VT Hokie
Invitational... Finished in first place at the Patriot Games in the
4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:24.47.
2008 Cross Country: Ran to a 26th-place finish at the CAA Championships... Best finish of the season was 17th at the James Madison Invitational.
2008 Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA East Regional
Championships at the Seminole Twilight Meet in the 800-meter with a time
of 1:48.69... Ran his best time of the season in the 1500-meter at the
Sea Ray Relays, crossing the finish line in 3:55.77.
2008 Indoor: Ran the team's top time in the 800-meter run
(1:51.00) and the second-fastest time in the 1000-meter run (2:26.42)...
Qualified for the IC4A Championships in both the 800-meter run and the
1000-meter run... Ran on three relay teams that topped the IC4A
qualifying standard - the 4x400-meter relay, the 4x800-meter relay and
the distance medley relay... Was the runner-up in the 1000-meter run at
the Father Diamond Invitational with a time of 2:26.42... Teamed with
Ryan Murphy, Marcus Wyche and Matt Bailey to finish third in the
distance medley relay at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of
10:01.21... Competed in the 800-meter run at the Reebok Boston Indoor
Games, crossing the finish line in 1:52.46... Teamed with Sam Horn, Erin
McWhorter and Matt Bailey to run a time of 7:45.96 in the 4x800-meter
relay at the Millrose Games... Finished fourth in the 800-meter run at
the IC4A Championships with a time of 1:51.07.
2007 Cross Country: Finished in 66th place at the Mason Invitational.
2007 Outdoor: CAA Rookie of the Year... All-CAA performer
in the 800-meter run and the 4x400-meter relay...Recorded the team's
top-five times in the 800-meter run, topping the IC4A-qualifying
standard three times... Ran the team's fastest time in the 1500-meter
run, crossing the finish line in 3:52.66 at the Colonial Relays...
Finished second at the CAA Championships in the 800-meter run with a
time of 1:53.59... Teamed with Mutsa Nyakabau, MacGregor Lennarz and
Marcus Wyche to finish second in the 4x400-meter relay at the CAA
Championships with a time of 3:16.62... Placed first in the 800-meter
run at the Patriot Open Invitational with a personal-record time of
1:50.88... Ran on the 4x800-meter relay team at the IC4A Championships,
crossing the finish line fourth with a time of 7:31.80.
2007 Indoor: Ran the team's five-fastest times in the
800-meter run, topping the IC4A-qualifying standard each time... Ran the
team's top time in the 1000-meter run, also qualifying for the IC4A
Championships in the event... Finished first at the New Balance
Collegiate Invitational in the 800-meter run (1:51.36)... Placed first
at the Virginia Tech Challenge in the 800-meter run, finishing the race
in 1:51.04 to set a new personal standard... Finished sixth in the
800-meter run at the IC4A Championships with a time of 1:51.21... Ran on
the team's fastest 4x400-meter relay team of the season, which finished
in 3:25.08 at the Virginia Tech Invitational... Ran the distance medley
relay at the Virginia Tech Invitational, teaming with Marcus Wyche,
Anthony LaMastro and Kris Cruz to top the IC4A-qualifying standard with a
time of 10:14.23.
Prep: Competed in cross country and indoor and outdoor
track for three years at Wallkill Valley Regional High School...
Two-time county champion in the 800-meter run... Two-time sectional
champion in the 800-meter run... National Scholastic Indoor
Championships runner-up in the 800-meter run... New Jersey Meet of
Champions runner-up in the 800-meter run... Competed in both wrestling
and soccer for a year.
Personal: Full name is Michael James Pachella... Parents are Randy and Brenda Pachella... Has three brothers,
Randy, Bobby and Danny... Enjoys playing video games, especially Halo 2... Nickname is The Real Deal... 2006 graduate of Wallkill Valley Regional High School... Major is sport management.
