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2025-26 Men's Track and Field Roster

Michael Polizzi

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • Prev School Taft High School
  • High School Taft High School

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2024 Cross Country:
  • Placed twenty-second in the 5k at the Trevecca Opener with a time of 16:48.5
  • Recorded a personal best time in the 8k of 26:43.9 at the Angel Mounds Invitational 2024

2024 Track and Field:
  • Competed in five indoor meets and six outdoor meets
  • Ran the mile, 600m, 800m, 4x400m relay, and DMR for indoor
  • Opened the season with a personal best in the 600m with a time of 1:21.04 to finish eleventh at the Commodore Challenge
  • Placed first in the DMR with a time of 9:57.08 at the Vanderbilt Invitational
  • Earned a personal best in the mile with a time of 4:23.89 at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic
  • Placed eighth in the 800m at the Music City Challenge with a time of 1:52.04
  • Ran a 1:53.45 in the 800m to place ninth at the ASUN Indoor Track & Field Championship
  • Ran the 800m, 1,500m, and 4x400m relay for outdoor
  • Earned a personal best in the 1,500m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a time of 4:04.50 to start the season, where he also placed twelfth in the 800m with a time of 1:54.81
  • Placed third in the 4x400m with a time of 3:16.09 at the Joe Walker Invitational alongside placing fourth in the 800m with a time of 1:52.21
  • Ran a personal best at the ASUN Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 800m with a time of 1:51.47 to place fifth overall

2023 Cross Country:
  • Competed in three meets for the Bisons
  • Ran the 5k and 8k
  • Started his collegiate career with a personal best in the 5k with a time of 16:41.9 at the Belmont Opener
  • Earned a personal best in the 8k with a time of 27:34.7

High School:
  • Prepped at Taft High School under direction of coach Jimi Bleicher
  • Two-time All-State selection in the 800m (2021 and 2022)
  • Three-time All-Region selection (2021, 2022, and 2023)
  • Four-time All-District selection (2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023)
  • Served as captain for the cross country and district track & field teams for two seasons (2022 and 2023)
  • Three-time MVP for Track & Field and Cross Country (2021, 2022, and 2023)
  • Holds the school record in the 400m (49.48), 600m (1:21.21), 800m (1:53.63), and 1,600m (4:25.9)


Personal:

  • Son of Jennifer and Frank Polizzi
  • Has one sister, Meredith, and one brother, Nathan
  • Brother runs at George Mason University
  • Plans to major in Kinesiology
  • Lists the Chicago Cubs as his favorite sports team

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
    5'9"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
    5'9"
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