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2024-25 Men's Track and Field Roster

Frank Poulin

Simon Opsahl

  • Height 6-3
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Redlands, Calif.
  • High School Redlands East Valley
  • Event Distance
  • Major Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Biography

Collegiate Career Statistics (TFRRS)


Accolades (Indoor): 

  • All-New England D3 - 800m (2023) 
  • NCAA Qualifier - 2023 (Distance Medley Relay – 11th)
  • NCAA Qualifier - 2024 (800m - 17th)
  • USTFCCCA All-Region - 800m (2024)
  • USTFCCCA All-America First Team - Distance Medley Relay (2025)

Accolades (outdoor):

  • NEWMAC Champion - 1,500m (2023) 
  • NEWMAC All-Conference First Team - 1,500m (2023) 
  • NEWMAC All-Conference Second Team - 1,500m (2025)
  • USTFCCCA All-America Second Team - 800m (2025)
  • USTFCCCA All-Region - 1,500m (2023, 2024) 
  • USTFCCCA All-Region - 800m (2025)
  • NEICAAA All-New England - 1,500m (2023) 
  • All-New England D3 - 1,500m (2023)
  • NCAA Qualifier - 2024 (1500m – 20th)
  • NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team (2025)

Accolades: 

  • NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2023, 2024) 
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2022-23)

2024-25:

  • Competed in 12 meets this Indoor and outdoor track season
  • Ran a career best in the 800 at The F.I.R.E. MEET at Williams, running a 1:50.25, on his way to winning the event
  • Participated in both the NCAA Division III Indoor and outdoor Track & Field Championships

2023-24:

  • Won the 800m at the Tufts Cupid Challenge
  • Finished runner-up four times (twice in the 800m and the 1500m)

2022-23: 

  • Competed in six meets during the indoor season and six during the outdoor season 
  • Finished sixth in the 800m at the New England D3 Indoor Championship 
  • Finished sixth in the 1,500m at the New England D3 Outdoor Championship and the NEICAAA Outdoor Championship

2021-22: 

  • Competed in six meets 
  • Member of the winning 4x800 relay team at the New England D3 Outdoor Championship 
  • Placed fifth in the 1,500m at the NEWMAC Championship

Before MIT:

  • 10-time varsity letter winner between cross country, track and field, and soccer 
  • Team MVP 
  • All-League and League MVP 
  • Three-time league champion (twice in the 1,600m and once in the 3,200m) 
  • CIF runner-up in the 800m 
  • All-American in the DMR 
  • All-County 
  • Received the Citrus Belt Athletic Directors' Award 
  • Second in CIF in the 800m 
  • Holds the school record in the 1,600m and the league record in the 800m and 1,600m 
  • Vice-President of the Red Cross Club 
  • Secretary of the Interact Club 
  • Participated in the Science Olympiad with the Engineering Club 
  • Honor Roll student 
  • Received the Donald C. Anderson Rotary scholarship 
  • National Merit finalist 
  • AP Scholar with Distinction 

Personal:

  • Researcher at the Hrvatin Lab and ESI 
  • Project Manus Mentor 
  • Favorite Sports Memory: "Walking out onto the line at Hayward Field." 

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:

  • "Watching my teammate break 4 minutes in the mile." 

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    Distance
    6'3"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Distance
    6'3"
  • 2023-24Junior

    Distance
    6'3"
  • 2024-25Senior

    Distance
    6'3"