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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2024-25 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Ben Barnhart
Ryan Boyles
Frank Poulin
Chris Aduama

Walter Truitt

  • Height 6-1
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Houston, Texas
  • High School Bellaire
  • Event Hurdles, Sprints
  • Major Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests (TFRRS) 
Indoor: 
200m - 24.57 
400m - 52.54 
60m Hurdles - 8.14
 
Outdoor: 
110m Hurdles - 14.26 
400m Hurdles - 55.34

Accolades (Indoor): 
- NCAA Qualifier - 2023 (60m Hurdles – 18th) 
- All-New England D3 - 60m Hurdles (2023) 
- USTFCCCA All-Region - 60m Hurdles (2023, 2024)
 
Accolades (Outdoor): 
- NCAA Qualifier - 2022 (110m Hurdles - 16th) 
- NCAA Qualifier - 2023 (110m Hurdles - 15th) 
- NCAA Qualifier - 2024 (110m Hurdles – 12th)
- New England D3 Champion - 110m Hurdles (2023) 
- NEWMAC Champion - 400m Hurdles (2022) 
- NEWMAC All-Conference First Team - 400m Hurdles (2022) 
- NEWMAC All-Conference Second Team - 100m Hurdles (2023) 
- NEWMAC All-Conference Second Team - 110m Hurdles (2024)
- All-New England D3 - 110m Hurdles (2023) 
- USTFCCCA All-Region - 110m Hurdles (2022, 2023, 2024) 
- USTFCCCA All-Region - 4x400 (2022)
- All-America Second Team - 110m Hurdles (2024)
Accolades: 
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2021-22) 
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2022-23) 
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team (2023, 2024)
- CSC Academic All-District (2024)

2023-24:
- Won the 60 meter hurdle at the Tufts Cupid Challenge and the Tufts National Qualifying Meet
- Won the 110 meter hurdle at the Sean Collier Invitational
- Finished runner-up in the 60 meter hurdle at the Gordon Kelly Invitational and the New England DIII Indoor Championships
- Finished runner-up in the 110 meter hurdle at the NEWMAC Outdoor Championships
2022-23: 
- Competed in three meets during the indoor season and eight during the outdoor season 
- Finished second in the 60m Hurdles at the New England D3 Indoor Championship 
- Finished second in the 110m Hurdles at the NEWMAC Championship

2021-22: 
- NEWMAC Track Athlete of the Week (Apr. 4) 
- Two-time NEWMAC Relay Team of the Week 
- Competed in 16 meets 
- Placed third in the 110m hurdles at the New England D3 Outdoor Championship and fourth at the NEWMAC Championship

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete: 
- Winning the National Championship with my teammates

Off the Track at MIT: 
- Majoring in electrical engineering and computer science 
- UROP with the City Science group of the MIT Media Lab 
- Internship: ERCOT 
- IAP Orchestra

High School:  
- Regional finalist and district and area champion in track and field 
- Second Team All-District in football 
- Seven-time varsity letter winner between track and field and football 
- USATF Junior Olympic All-American 
- Member of the Tri-M Music Honor Society 
- Team captain of track and field and football 
- Principal Chair Viola in Orchestra 
- Treasurer of the German Club 
- Third Place for Houston Scholar-Athlete of the Year from the Touchdown Club of Houston

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    Hurdles, Sprints
    6'1"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Hurdles, Sprints
    6'1"
  • 2023-24Junior

    Hurdles, Sprints
    6'1"
  • 2024-25Senior

    Hurdles, Sprints
    6'1"