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2018-19 Women's Track & Field Roster

Aaron Clippinger '17
Wally Johnson, St. Lawrence
Aaron Clippinger '17
Aaron Clippinger '17

Meaghan Podlaski

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Colonie, NY

Biography

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2019 Outdoor: Competed in 5000 (Williams) and 10000 (Goucher) ... Liberty League All-Academic ...

2018-19 Indoor: Ran 3000 and 5000 ... 

2018 Outdoor: Competed in 5000 and 10000 ... Second in 10000 at Capital District Classic (46:19.37) ... Liberty League All-Academic ... ECAC President's List ...

2017-18 Indoor: Competed in 3000 and 5000 ... Top finish was 15th in 5000 at Middlebury ... Season-best of 20:57.09 in 5000 at Golden Eagle Invite ...

2017 Outdoor: Competed in 5000 and 10000 ... Third in 10000 at Liberty League Championship ... Tenth in 10000 at New York State Championship ... Liberty League All-Academic ... 

2016-17 Indoor:  Competed in 3000 and 5000 ... Top finish was fifth in 3k at Utica ... 

2016 Outdoor: Competed in 1500, 5000 and 10000 ... College-best 5:09.23 at Upstate Classic ... College-best 39:48.58 at Liberty League Championship to finish second ... Fourth in 5000 at Capital District Classic ...

2015-16 Indoor: Competed in 1600 and 3000 ... College-best 5:53.07 in 1600 at Middlebury ... College-best 11:16.55 in 3000 at New York State Championship ... 

High School: Six years of cross country and outdoor track ... Seven years of indoor track ... 2015 New York State 1500m walk champion ... 2014 outdoor track mile walk National Champion ... Two-time New Balance Mile Walk All-America ... Section 2 record in mile walk ... Six-time NYSPHSAA Scholar Athlete ... National Honor Society ...

Personal: Electrical Engineering undergraduate major ... Electrical Engineering graduate major ... Dean's Honor List ... Grainger Scholars Award for Electric Power Engineering ... IEEE Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society ... Experience at ISO New England in 2017 and 2018 (Day-Ahead market support to develop new methods to forecast solar generation) ...  Research with ALSET Lab to develop power system models from actual measurements ... Team USA in race walking ... American junior record in 20km and hour walk... Daughter of Linda and Tony Podlaski.

On attending Rensselaer: "When I came to campus and met my current teammates, I knew it was a place where I could thrive and be happy. I was really impressed with the programs and all the opportunities RPI provided." - August 2017

Benefits of undergraduate community: "In addition to our strong academic programs, we have a great campus culture. I really like how much everyone is willing to help each other here - whether it's at practice, in the classroom or at home. The community at Rensselaer is filled with people who want each other to grow and be the best person they can be." - August 2017



                                                                                                                                            11/05/2018

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    Distance
    5'5"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Distance
    5'5"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Distance
    5'5"
  • 2018-19Senior

    Distance
    5'5"