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2022-23 MIT Men's Track and Field Roster

McKinley Polen

  • Height 5-8
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Los Altos, Calif.
  • High School Los Altos
  • Event Sprints
  • Major Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests (TFFRS)
Indoor:

60m - 6.96 
200m - 23.10

Outdoor:
100m - 10.93

2022-23:
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team
- Competed in six meets

2021-22:
- NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference (4x100)
- USTFCCCA All-Region (Outdoor: 4x100)
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- Competed in 10 meets
- Finished sixth in the 100m at the NEWMAC Championship and nine at the New England D3 Outdoor Championship

2020-21:
- Did not compete as the season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

2019-20:
- All-New England D3 (Indoor: 60m)
- Competed in nine meets
- Placed third in the 60 meters at the D3 New England Indoor Championship, which set the MIT varsity and rookie record
- Won the 60 and 200 at the Gordon Kelly Invitational, including a season-best time of 23.10 in the 200
- Totaled six first-place finishes for the season
- Outdoor season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Off the Track at MIT:
- Majoring in artificial intelligence and decision making
- Software Engineering Intern at Appian Co.
- ML for Dendritic Spine detection @ MIT Quest for Intelligence
- MIT Class of 2023 Council Publicity Chair

High School:
- Posted PR's of 10.96 in the 100m and 22.77 in the 200m
- Member of the National Honor Society and the California Scholarship Federation
- 4.5 Graduate with Distinction

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20First Year

    Sprints
    5'7"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'7"
  • 2021-22Junior

    Sprints
    5'8"
  • 2022-23Senior

    Sprints
    5'8"