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2024-25 Men's Track and Field Roster

Michael Harkins

  • Position Distance
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 165
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Hillsborough, NJ

Biography

2024 Outdoor: Entered in 3000m steeplechase and 5000m ... Posted top times of 9:48.05 in the 3000 steeplechase (Liberty League Outdoor Championships), and 15:23.28 in the 5000 (RPI Under the Lights Invite) ... Named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team.

2023-24 Indoor: Ran the mile and 3000m ... Registered best marks of 4:25.71 in the mile (Middlebury) and 8:49.37 in the 3000 (UMass Lowell) ... Named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team.

2023 Outdoor: Competed in the 1500m, 3000m steeplechase and 5000m ... season-best 4:15.88 in the 1500 (RPI TriMeet), 9:54.61 in 3000m steeplechase (Liberty League Outdoor Championship) and 16:08.29 in the 5000 (RPI Under the Lights Invite) ... Named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team.

2022-23 Indoor: Ran 3000, 5000, and mile ... Career-best 4:37.28 in mile at Utica ... Career-best 9:05.00 in 3000 at Tufts ... Career-best 16:03.15 in 5000 at Middlebury, placing third 

High School: Competed in cross country, track and swimming ... Captain of all three ... Sectional Champion in cross country (2021) and track (2022) ... State runner-up in cross country once and track twice ... Cross country team won Conference Championship in 2019 ... Track team won State Championship in 2021 ... Conference Student-Athlete Award in 2022 ... National Honor Society ... First Robotics (captain) ... Rensselaer Medal ... 

Personal: Mechanical Engineering major ... Dean's Honor List ...Eagle Scout ... Son of Danielle and Tom Harkins ... Mother set running records at Manhattan and is Hall of Fame inductee.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Distance
    6'2" 165 lbs
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Distance
    6'2" 165 lbs
  • 2024-25Junior

    Distance
    6'2" 165 lbs