Mariana Pestana

Class:
Senior
High School:
Escola básica e secundária padre Manuel Álvares
Hometown:
Funchal, Portugal

Career Records

Career Honors & Accomplishments

2026 NCAA Outdoor All-American (Second Team, Hammer Throw)
2026 Outdoor All-ACC (First Team, Hammer Throw)
2026 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2025 NCAA Outdoor All-American (Second Team, Hammer Throw)
2025 Outdoor All-ACC (First Team, Hammer Throw)

Prior to Wake Forest
Competed for the Virginia Tech Hokies for two seasons (2025-26) ... Secured a spot in the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships with a third-place regional finish after throwing 65.96 meters ... Earned silver in the hammer throw at the 2026 ACC Championships with a mark of 66.98 meters, then good for No. 2 all-time in Virginia Tech history ... Threw 66.41 meters at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Collected the bronze medal at the 2025 ACC Championships with a 66.14-meter throw ... Threw over 62.00 meters in all seven appearances during the 2025 outdoor season ... Was a two-time national champion and European U-23 finalist in the hammer throw prior to her time at Virginia Tech.