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2014-15 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Donald Pollitt
- Position:
- Sprints
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Hazelton, Pa.
- High School:
- Hazelton Area
 Pollitt's Top Collegiate Performances
| Top Performances | 200m | 300m | 60H | 110H |
| Indoor | 36.00 | 7.75 | ||
| Outdoor | 21.14 | 13.60 |
Senior Year (2014-2015)
Indoor: Finished second in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 7.7 at the Gotham Classic (1/16) ... At the Penn State National Invitational, finished 2nd in the 60 Hurdles with a time of 7.81 (1/30) ... At the Spire Division I Invitational, placed third in the 60 Hurdles with a time of 7.81 (2/14) ... Placed first at the Cornell Marc Denault Invitational in the 60 Hurdles with a time of 7.84 (2/21) ... Finished second overall at the ACC Indoor Championships in the 60 Hudles with a time of 7.83 (2/27)
Outdoor: Ran the 200 Meters with a time of 21.69 and finished 6th in the 110 Hurdles with a time of 14:23 at the Auburn Tiger Classic (4/4) ... At the Miami Hurricanes Alumni Invitational, placed 8th in the 200 Meters with a time of 21.43 and finished the 110 Hurdles in 14.09 (4/11)...Finished 24th in the 110-meter hurdles in the NCAA Quarterfinals (5/29)...Recored the fourth-best regional time of 13.72 in the 110-meter hurdles qualifying for the NCAA Championships (5/30)...Earned Second Team All-American honors in the110-meter hurdles at the NCAA Championships.(6/12) ... Finished 21st at the USATF Championships in the 110-meter hurdles.Â
Junior Year (2013-2014)
2014 'Cuse Award Winner: Track and Field MVP
Outdoor: Took 13th at the NCAA East Regional in the 110-meter hurdles, finishing in 13.83 (5/29) ... Won the 110-meter hurdles at the ECAC-IC4A Championships with a time of 13.93 (5/16) ... Took second place in the 110-meter hurdles in a time of 13.77 and helped the men's 4x100-meter relay finish second place in their heat with a time of 40.79 at the Penn Relays (4/24) ... Captured the ACC title in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.81 and helped the 4x100-meter relay to a fourth place finish with a time of 40.74 at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (4/17) ... Took seventh in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.76, helped the 4x100-meter relay team finish 22nd in a time of 40.83, and helped the 4x200-meter relay finish 11th with a time of 1:24.98 at the Florida Relays (4/5) ...Finished eighth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.14, third in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.97, and helped the 4x100-meter relay to a third place finish with a time of 41.38 at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Invitational (3/28)
Indoor: Earned USTFCCCA Second Team All-American Honors with a 12th place finish in the 60-meter hurdles at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 7.85 (3/14) ... Took third place at the ACC Championships in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.83 (2/27)Â ... Won the 60-meter hurdles at the Marc Deneault Invitational with a time of 7.76 (2/22)Â ... Won the 60-meter hurdles at the Armory Collegiate Invitational with a time of 7.75 (2/7) ... Took third place at the Penn State National Invitational in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.86 (1/31)Â ... Finished in first place at the Cornell Upstate Challenge in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.86 (1/25) ... Took second place in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.90 at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/10)
Sophmore Year (2012-2013): Honored on the Division I Outdoor USTFCCA All-American First Team ... Named the Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year at the 2013 'Cuse Awards
Outdoor: Finished sixth at the NCAA Championship in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.52w (6/7) ... Notched a time of 13.55w in the national semifinals to place second in his heat and advance to the finals in the 110m hurdles (6/5) ... Qualified for the 110m hurdles in the NCAA Championship by finishing sixth overall in the semifinals of the NCAA East Prelims with a time of 13.68 (5/23) ... Took first place in the 110m hurdles at the IC4A meet with a time of 13.64 (5/10) .... Ran the final leg of the 4x100m relay, helping his team place third (41.54) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship (5/5) ... Won the silver in the 110m hurdles, setting a PR of 13.60 at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship (5/3) ... Placed 4th in the 4x100 IC4A relays with a time of 41.25 ...  Placed second in the 110 hurdles with a time of 13.85 at the Penn Relays (4/25) ... Was a member of the 4x100 relay team that took 27th with a time of 41.69 at the Penn Relays (5/23) ... Placed second in the men’s 4X100 relay with a time of 41.28 at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/13) ... Placed third overall in the 110 hurdles with a time of 13.93 at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational....Placed first overall in the 200m with a new PR time of 21.30 at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational
Indoor: Placed third in the men’s 60 hurdles finals at the Virginia Tech Final Qualifier with a time of 7.89....Placed sixth in the men’s 60 semifinals at the Virginia Tech Final Qualifier with a time of 7.94....Was the Orange's BIG EAST Champion in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.79, his time broke the SPIRE facility record of 7.82 that was set in 2012 and was an individual PR's....In the 60-m hurdles Pollitt finished in 7.86, and set a PR at the Kane Invitational... Raced to a 11th place finish at Penn State Nationals in the 60-m hurdles championship with a time of 8.00....Came in eighth place in the 60-m hurdles, with a time of 8.19 .....At Cornell Relays on Dec.1st Donald Pollitt ran the 300 Meter Dash with a time of 36.00, placing 14th overall...Came in first place at the Upstate Challenge with a time of 7.97
Freshman Year (2011-2012)
Outdoor: Was the only member of the Orange that placed in the top-10 of their event, finishing in ninth in the 110m hurdles with a PR of 13:87 at the Pepsi Relays in Florida......Advanced to the semifinals in the 110m hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminary's, recording a time of 14.55 and an eighth-place finish in heat one … Finished 14th in the 110m hurdles at the IC4A Championship with a time of 14.70 … Earned All-BIG EAST honors after running the 110m hurdles in 14.20 and placing third and was a member of the 4x100m relay team that took sixth with a time of 41.70 at the BIG EAST Championships … Finished fourth in the 110m hurdles at the Cornell Upstate Challenge with a time of 14.49 … Placed sixth with a BIG EAST and IC4A qualifying time of 14.18 in the 110m hurdles and 28th in the 200m dash with BIG EAST qualifying time of 21.98 at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational, both personal-best times … Finished 10th in the 110m hurdles with a BIG EAST qualifying time of 14.97 and 10th in the 200m dash, clocking a time of 22.51 at the ASU Sun Angel Track Classic.
Indoor: Ran the 60 meter hurdles in 8.58s and placed ninth at the Columbia Last Chance meet … Placed fifth in the 60m hurdles at the BIG EAST Championships with a time of 8.20 … Finished 11th in the 60m hurdles at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational (8.20) … Ran the 60m hurdles in 8.45 and took 32nd at Penn State Nationals … Placed first in the 60m hurdles at the Cornell Upstate Challenge with a BIG EAST and IC4A qualifying mark of 8.05.
High school: Two-time PIAA Champion in the 110m hurdles … Three-time District Champion in the 110m hurdles, 2x200 and 2x300 medley relays … Personal-best finish of 13.83 in the 110m hurdles … Named to the All-State Team senior year … Named captain and team MVP senior year … Member of Executive Council and Student Council.
Personal: Born in October 1991 … Son of Gina Pollitt and Albert Benjamin … One brother and one sister … Majoring in Communication and Rhetorical Studies in College of Visual and Performing Arts.
