Interscholastic career

As a multi-sport athlete for Centerville High School

Centerville High School (Centerville, Ohio)

Centerville High School is a public school of secondary education for grades 9–12 located in Centerville, Ohio, situated ten miles south of Dayton...

, Carla Battaglia earned All-State recognition in basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

, and track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

. It was in the sport of track and field that Battaglia would gain national attention.

During the 1980 Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

 High School Championships in Columbus

Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

, Battaglia won the long jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

 event and ran on the first place 1600 meter relay

Relay

A relay is an electrically operated switch. Many relays use an electromagnet to operate a switching mechanism mechanically, but other operating principles are also used. Relays are used where it is necessary to control a circuit by a low-power signal , or where several circuits must be controlled...

; she also competed in the high jump

High jump

The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

 and 100 meter hurdles. In 1981, Carla returned to the state finals in four events; her point production led Centerville to the OHSAA championship trophy.

Intercollegiate Accolades

Upon graduating from Centerville, Battaglia attended Indiana University

Indiana University

Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...

 on a track and field scholarship

Scholarship

A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...

. At IU, under the tutelage of Sam Bell and Carol Stevenson, Carla Battaglia blossomed into one of the finest all-around track and field athletes in the United States. Battaglia would eventually qualify for the National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

 Championships -and USA Track and Field

USA Track and Field

USA Track & Field is the United States national governing body for the sports of track and field, cross country running, road running and racewalking...

 Championships- in both the heptathlon

Heptathlon

A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...

 and javelin throw

Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...

.

In 1984, Battaglia was named Athlete of the Meet for her performance at the Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...

 Track and Field Championships; Carla won titles in the heptathlon and the javelin, establishing Big Ten records in both events. Battaglia also placed fourth in the triple jump; bringing her team point production to twenty-six. That same year, Carla earned recognition as a finalist for Big Ten Athlete of the Year honors. Battaglia's record distance (54.50 m) in the javelin was superior to the qualifying standard for the United States Olympic Committee

United States Olympic Committee

The United States Olympic Committee is a non-profit organization that serves as the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the United States and coordinates the relationship between the United States Anti-Doping Agency and the World Anti-Doping Agency and various...

 Track and Field Team Trials; the event judge ruled that the javelin had landed flat, thus nullifying the throw for USOC consideration. Battaglia's 1984 mark in the javelin remained on the books as the Big Ten championship record for eighteen seasons.

Carla also represented Indiana University at the NCAA Championships; by virtue of her seventh place performance in the heptathlon, she was named to the All-American Track and Field Team. The following year, Battaglia threw 53.60 meters in the javelin to claim a sixth place medal at the 1985 USA Track and Field

USA Track and Field

USA Track & Field is the United States national governing body for the sports of track and field, cross country running, road running and racewalking...

 Championships; she finished the 1985 season ranked seventh among American javelin throwers, according to Track and Field News.

Battaglia also competed in the heptathlon (1983) and javelin (1985, 1987) at the USOC National Sports Festival.

More Recently

During a Labor Day

Labor Day

Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers.-History:...

 2005 competition, on the campus of Cedarville University

Cedarville University

Cedarville University is a private, co-educational liberal arts university located in Cedarville, Ohio.At its founding, the school was affiliated with the conservative General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in North America. Today, Cedarville is a Southern Baptist school known for its...

(Ohio), Carla Battaglia-Greene served notice to the track and field world that she is still a force to be reckoned with. On that date, Carla threw the javelin 42.05 meters to establish a United States record for the 40-44 age group.
In 2006, as fitting tribute to her unwavering athletic prowess, Carla Battaglia-Greene was inducted to the Centerville High School Athletic Hall of Fame.