University of California, Santa Barbara

2026 TRACK & FIELD: Finished second in the hammer throw at the Gaucho Relays (Mar. 7) to open his season...Set a personal record of 11.38m in the shot put at the Westmont Dual (Mar. 13)...Threw a mark of 50.87m in the hammer throw at the Jim Bush Legends Invitational (Mar. 28)...Finished second at Challenge Cup (Apr. 10) in the hammer with a mark of 52.65m...Competed at the Beach invitational (Apr. 17) in the hammer throw...Finished in the top-10 of the hammer throw at the UCSB Invitational (Apr. 25)...Qualified for the Big West Championships (May 15), setting a season best mark of 53.85m in the hammer throw.

2025 TRACK & FIELD: Appeared in seven meets for the Gauchos … Secured a personal record of 56.14m in the hammer throw at Gaucho Relays (March 1) … Competed in the hammer throw with a distance of 53.44m at Big West Championships (May 16).

PRIOR TO UC SANTA BARBARA: Spent two seasons at Yuba College competing in track & field ... Took fourth in the state for hammer throw in the CCCAA State Meet ... Ranks fourth all-time in Yuba College program history for hammer ... Recorded a 51.15-meter personal record. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in football at Lincoln High School.

PERSONAL: Son of Anna and Edward Polkenhorn ... Has two siblings, Gabe and Eddie ... Plans to major in Psychology and Brain Science ... Roots for the San Francisco 49ers ... His favorite food is Tonkatsu ... Likes to listen to The Weeknd ... His favorite TV Show is Dragon Ball Z ... Favorite movie is Drive ... Plans to pursue a career as a nurse.