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California Institute of Technology

2014 Track and Field

Michael Ignatowich

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 170
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Ridgefield, CT
  • Highschool Ridgefield HS

Biography

As a First-Year Graduate Student(2012-2013)

Cross Country -- Ran in the final two races of the season ...Clocked a season best time of 29:23 at the 8K SCIAC Championships... He was the fifth scoring runner for Caltech in the race

Track/Field --  Ran a 2:04.79 800 meter race the the SCIACfour-way hosted by CMS ... Ran a season best time of 4:12.97 at theSCIAC quad-meet hosted by La Verne ... Ran a 15:58.11 during theSCIAC Championships 5000 meter race

High School: 

Ran four years of cross country, indoor track, and outdoor trackat Ridgefield High School...Named All-FCIAC First Team for CrossCountry and Indoor Track and All-FCIAC Second Team in OutdoorTrack...Captain of all three teams in high school


Personal: 

PhD in Chemical Engineering...Graduated from University ofConnecticut where he was a University Scholar and received a B.S.E.in Chemical Engineering and a M.S. in Math in three years...Hishobbies include mountain biking and sky diving...His favoriteplayer is Eli Manning, the quarterback of his favorite team, theNew York Giants...His best athletic achievements were winning the2009 CT State HS Scholar Athlete of the Year and finishing 13th atThetford Woods Trail Run Regional Invitational...His most excitingresearch project was desigining a fuel cell which operates onCarbon Dioxide...Lists his biggest influences as family, hiscoaches, and teachers...Son of Bill and Jill...Has two youngerbrothers names Steven and Daniel

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Graduate Student

    6'0" 170 lbs
  • 2014Graduate Student

    6'0" 170 lbs