2013-14: Indoor, placed seventh in 5,000-meter at Virginia Tech Invitational in 15:51.69 ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.
2012-13: Outdoor, finished 12th in the 5,000-meter race at the HPU VertKlasse Meeting ... Indoor, came in 11th at the Hilton Garden Innvitational in the 5,000-meter ... Big South Presidential Honor Roll and Millis Scholar-Athlete.
2011-12: Placed 10th in the 10,0000-meter with a collegiate best of 31:58.14 at the Big South Outdoor Championship ... Finished in 15th place overall at the Kent Taylor Invitational with a time 9:05.92 ... Took third in the 5,000-meter at the Captain's Invitational with a carrer-best of 15:36.10 ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.
2010-11: Placed ninth in the 10,000-meter in a then career-best 32:25.05 at the Big South Outdoor Championship ... Took second in the 5,000-meter at the HPU VertKlasse Meeting ... Indoors, placed 13th in the 5,000-meter at the Big South Championship ... Placed sixth in the 5,000-meter at the VT Invitational ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.
Prep: Competed in varsity cross country and track & field for four years, posting career bests of 2:01 in the 800-meter, 4:26 in the 1,600-meter and 9:41 in the 3,200-meter ... Four-time district medalist in cross country and earned five medals on the track ... Conference champ in cross country and the 3,200-meter in track ... Member of the state champion 4x800 relay in 2010, which ran a time of 7:46.46.
Personal: Majoring in Education at HPU ... Son of John and Elizabeth Yankello ... Has two sisters, Kaitlin and Sara ... Born John Michael Yankello on March 22, 1992.
