Career PersonalBests:
Capital One Academic All-American
Edward E. Martin Male Scholar-Athlete
2x St. Thomas Aquinas Medal Award Recepient
2x Division II Athletic Director's Association Academic AchievementAward Recepient
3x NE-10 Academic All-Conference (indoors)
3x NE-10 Academic All-Conference (outdoors)
5x USTFCCCA All-East Region Selection (5,000 meters (three times),10,000 meters)
1,500m: 4:02.71 at the Skyhawk Invitational, April29, 2011.
One Mile: 4:20.44 at the Charley Torpey MemorialInvitational, February 4, 2012.
3,000m: 8:29.69 at the Boston University ValentineInvitational, February 11, 2012.
Two Mile: 9:28.50 at the George DavisInvitational, April 9, 2011.
5,000m: 14:47.81 indoors/14:41.67 outdoors.
10,000m: 30:50.48 at the New England OutdoorChampionships, May 10, 2012.
Indoor Season
2011-12:Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award. AthleticDirector's Honor Roll (Fall Semester). NE-10Commissioner's Honor Roll (Both Semesters).USTFCCCA East Region (5000 Meters).Competed six times for the Skyhawks over the course of the seasonin an array of distance events. Finished third overall in the3,000-meter run at the Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10)Championships (2/18/12) in a time of 8:35.61. Placed 18th overallin the 5,000-meter run at the New England Championships (2/24/12)with a time of 15:06.73. Ranked 41st overall out of 98 competitorsin the 3,000-meter run at the Boston University ValentineInvitational (2/11/12) with a personal best time of 8:29.69.Finished eighth overall out of 27 competitors in the one mile runat the Charley Torpey Memorial Invitational (2/4/12) in 4:20.44.Placed first overall out of 21 competitors in the 5,000-meter runat the New Balance Boston Collegiate Indoor Games (1/27/12) in14:47.81, a personal best indoors. Opened up his season with afourth place finish in the one mile run (4:21.87) at the Universityof New Hampshire Tri-Meet (1/21/12).
2010-11: NE-10Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll. Finished 16th overallat New England's in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 15:10.49.Also posted a season-best time of 15:05.79 in the 5,000 meters atthe Reebok Boston Collegiate Indoor Games. His time of 15:05.79 wasthe fastest on the team during the indoor season. Ran to a fourthplace finish at the NE-10 championships in the 3,000 meters in8:46.35. Posted a season-best time of 8:38.98 in the 3,000 meterrun at the Boston University Valentine Classic Invitational.Competed in the one mile run twice during the season with a fourthpalce finish at the Tufts Stampede (4:21.45) and a third placefinish at the University of New Hampshire Tri-Meet (4:23.31). Rantwo 4x800 meter relays over the course of the season at Tufts andthe UNH Tri-Meet.
2009-10 PersonalBests:
5000m: 14:50.60 at the Reebok Indoor Games, January 29,2010
3000m: 8:37.51 at the BU Valentine's Classic,February 13, 2010
1 Mile: 4:23.84 at the NE-10 ConferenceChampionship, February 18, 2010
2008-09 PersonalBests:
3000m: 8:49.11 at the BU Valentine's Invitational,February 14, 2009
1 Mile: 4:25.91 at the BU Terrier Classic, January24, 2009
OutdoorSeason
2010-11:Athletic Director's Honor Roll SpringSemester. Division II ADA AcademicAchievement Award. NE-10 Commissioner'sSpring Honor Roll. All-New England Honors.Earned his second-straight All-New England selection in the 10,000meter run with a personal best time of 31:14.61 for a second placefinish overall. Competed in the 5,000 meter run three times duringthe outdoor season posting a personal best time, outdoors, of14:47.08 at the Larry Ellis Invitational. Finished third at theNE-10 championships in the 5,000 meters in 15:21.31. Ranked thirdat the Bridgewater State University Invitational in the 1,500 meterrun in 4:15.94. Claimed 10th place at the Skyhawk Invitational inthe 1,500 meters in 4:02.71. Ran the two mile at the George DavisInvitational in 9:28.50 (13th place). Also competed in a 4x800relay at the Skyhawk Invitatioanl running a split of 2:00.9.
2009-10:All-New England Honors. Finished fifthout of 31 runners in the 10,000-meter run in a personal-best timeof 31:39.05 at New England's.
High School: 2008honors graduate of Doherty Memorial High School. Three-yearletterwinner. Captained the team as a senior. Telegram andGazette All-Star. Two-time Inter-high champion in crosscountry. Four-year letterwinner in indoor and outdoor track.Captained both teams as a junior and senior. National Honor Societymember.
Personal: Born onDecember 31, 1989, in Worcester, Mass. Son of Karen and MartinPolito of Worcester. Has a sister, Stephanie (16). Listsgreatest sports moment as beating current teammate Zach Lankow inthe mile his junior year of high school when Zach was a senior.Supports the Worcester Tornados independant baseball team.
