Katie Polakowski
Katie Polakowski
Height: 5-6
Year: Fr
Hometown: Essex Junction, Vt.
High School: Essex
Position: Hurdles
Major: Biology

High School:
2010 honors graduate of Essex High School. Three-year letterwinner in indoor track, serving as captain her senior year. Holds the school record in the 55m hurdles, and was state champion in the 55m hurdles her junior and senior year. Team champions for three consecutive years (2008-2010). Four-year letterwinner in outdoor track, serving as captain her senior year. Was 100m, 100m hurdles, and 300m hurdles state champion her senior year, and is the state record-holder in the 300m hurdles. Also a three-year letterwinner in soccer, serving as captain her senior year. Team won the state championship in 2007. National Honor Society member. 

Personal:
Born June 20, 1992 in Burlington, Vt. Daughter of Carol and Chris Polakowski of Essex Junction, Vt. Has a brother, Jason (21), who runs track at Southern Connecticut State University. Majoring in biology. Career goals include a 1:00, 400m hurdle time and a sub-14.4, 100m hurdle time. 

PERSONAL BESTS
 
Indoor
55m hurdles
8.58
UNH Tri-Meet (1/22/2011)
60m hurdles 9.42
Tufts Stampede (2/5/2011)
200m 27.07
Reebok Boston Indoor Games (1/28/2011)
4x400m 4:08.98 NE-10 Championships (2/17/2011)
    (Danielle Wheeler, Elizabeth LaRegina, Susan O'Connell)
     
Outdoor
100m hurdles
16.85
Bridgewater State Bears Invitational (3/26/2011)
400m hurdles
1:06.94
NE-10 Championships (5/7/2011)
4x100m 50.79 Skyhawk Invitational (4/29/2011)
    (Olivia Dyson, Vlada Shelkova, Angelina Comei)
4x400m 4:08.63 NE-10 Championships (5/7/2011)
    (Danielle Wheeler, Elizabeth LaRegina, Christen Carrier)