2022-23 Men's Track & Field Roster
Biography
All Performances (TFRRS)
HONORS & AWARDS:
- Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2022-23)
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023 OUTDOOR:
- Finished 18th in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:04.09 at the UMass Flagship Spring Opener
- Finished eighth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:01.97 at the Merrimack Alumni Classic
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022-23 INDOOR:
- Set a personal best in the 500m at the Alden Invitational with a time of 1:14.81
- Finished third in the 400m against New Hampshire
- Set two personal bests at the Riverhawk Invitational - 200m (24.77) and 400m (54.35)
BEFORE HOLY CROSS:
- Four-year varsity member of his high school's indoor and outdoor track & field team under head coach Bill Edson
- Team captain of outdoor track & field team in 2021, then team captain for both indoor and outdoor track & field in 2022
- Outdoor track & field team won the DIII team championship in 2022
- Spent two years on the varsity cross country team under head coach Bill Edson
- Team captain of cross country team in 2022
- Cross country Coaches Award recipient in 2021
- Top 25 finisher at State Meet in 2021 for cross country
- Four-time Coaches Award recipient: 2019 for indoor track & field, 2021 for cross country and outdoor track & field, and 2022 for outdoor track & field
- Austin was also a four-year varsity member of his high school soccer team
PERSONAL:
- Son of Keith and Margaret Poikonen
- Major is currently undecided
