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2019-20 MIT Men's Track and Field Roster

Bobby Upton

  • Height 5-9
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Wexford, Pa.
  • High School North Allegheny
  • Event Pole Vault
  • Major Mathematics and Economics

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests
Indoor:
PV - 15', 5" (4.70m)

Outdoor:
PV - 15', 9.75" (4.82m) - MIT Outdoor Rookie Record

2019-20:
- USTFCCCA All-American (Indoor: Pole Vault)
- All-New England (Indoor: Pole Vault)
- All-New England D3 (Indoor: Pole Vault)
- NCAA Qualifier (Indoor: Pole Vault)
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
- Competed in 10 indoor meets
- Finished as the runner-up in the pole vault at the New England D3 Indoor Championship
- Posted a season-best height of 15 feet, nine inches as he won the Tufts Cupid Challenge
- Finished sixth in the pole vault at the NEICAAA Indoor Championship
- Outdoor season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

2018-19:
- Was not on the team for this season

2017-18: 
- All-New England (Indoor - Pole Vault)
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- Competed in 12 meets
- Finished seventh at the New England D3 Indoor Championship with a height of 14 feet, 9.5 inches
- Was second at the Sean Collier Invitational and third at the NEWMAC Championship with a height of 14 feet, 5.25 inches at each event
- Finished 15th in the pole vault at the New England D3 Outdoor Championship

2016-17: 
- New England All-Region (Indoor - Pole Vault; Outdoor - Pole Vault)
- NCAA Qualifier (Outdoor - Pole Vault)
- NEWMAC Field Athlete of the Week (Apr. 2)
- Competed in 17 meets in the pole vault as a rookie
- Finished 17th at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championships with a height of 14 feet, 5.25 inches
- Finished third at both the D3 New England Outdoor Championship (14 feet, eight inches) and the NEWMAC Championship (14 feet, 11 inches)
- Was second in the Sean Collier Invitational
- Set the MIT outdoor rookie record at the Trinity Invitational when he cleared 15 feet, 9.75 inches
- Was seventh at the NEICAAA Indoor Championship at 14 feet, 11 inches, along with the same height in a sixth-place showing at the D3 New England Indoor Championship
- Cleared an indoor season-best of 15 feet, five inches as he won the Tufts Stampede on 1/28

Off the Track at MIT:
- Majoring in mathematics and economics

High School: 
- Was a four-year letter winner in track and field, two-time winner for swimming and one-year letter winner in soccer at North Allegheny High School
- PIAA AAA State Runner-Up
- Tri-State Champion
- PR of 15 feet
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Track captain
- Top Scholar
- Moody's Mega Math Challenge Top 53

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17First Year

    Pole Vault
    5'9"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Pole Vault
    5'9"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Pole Vault
    5'9"