The 6-foot, 150-pound junior swept the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.71 seconds and the 400-meter hurdles in 52.50 at the Meet of Champions this past season. NJ.com's Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year, Poole also captured the 110 hurdles (13.73
Poole has maintained a B average in the classroom.
He has volunteered locally on behalf of community cleanup efforts as well as the East Orange Recreation Center and the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.