No. 13 Men’s Track and Field Hosts MIT Final Qualifier to Close Out Regular Season
David Whitaker, Enoch Ellis, and Luke Rupert each moved inside the top 22 nationally in their respective events as the No. 13 MIT men's track and field team hosted the MIT Final Qualifier on the final day of the 2026 regular season on a rainy Thursday afternoon at Sherie and Don (1961) Morrison Track.
lede photo — track & field (m)<img alt="David Whitaker running on a track" src="https://mitathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/14/mtrack_051426.jpg" /><br /><br />David Whitaker, Enoch Ellis, and Luke Rupert each moved inside the top 22 nationally in their respective events as the No. 13 MIT men's track and field team hosted the MIT Final Qualifier on the final day of the 2026 regular season on a rainy Thursday afternoon at Sherie and Don (1961) Morrison Track.
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