New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

2015-16: Competed in 11 meets for the Highlanders. ... at the Atlantic Sun Indoor Championships participated in four events, the long jump (fifth, 6.50m), 60-meter hurdles (sixth, 8.57), 60-meter dash (seventh, 7.38), and the 200-meter dash (13th, 36.44). ... at the Ramapo Invite was part of the first place 4x400 relay team of Alex Ortega, Dhruv Banerjee, and Pritinder Singh that came in at 3:23.29.

2014-15: Member of the 2014-15 men's track and field team, did not participate due to injury.

2013-14: Earned a spot in NCAA East Regional in the men's 400-meter hurdles placing 37th in Jacksonville, Florida on May 29. ...Porteous was one of 48 qualifiers for the preliminary races of the East Regional. His qualifying time of 51.67 seconds ranks him right in the middle of the qualifiers at 24th. ... ranked in the top 6 in the Mid-Atlantic Region in the men's 400-meter hurdles and 200-meters by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) Division I report released on May 19.  He ranks fourth in the 400-meter hurdles (51.67) and sixth in the men's 200-meters (21.05) ...recorded a third-place finish in the men's 400-meter hurdles at the 2014 IC4A Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a new school-record mark of 51.67 ...captured the men's 400-meter hurdles title at the Princeton Elite Meet ...Won the men's 100-meters title at the Matthew Vassar Twilight Meet. ...At the 2014 Brick City Classic, Porteous won the men's 200-meters ...placed fourth overall in the 400-meter hurdles at the Penn Relays (top finisher out of his section). ...picked up four first-place finishes at the 2014 Collegiate Track Conference Outdoor Championships in the men's 400-meter, 110-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles and 4x100 relay team.  The NJIT track and field team captured its second straight title at the CTC Outdoor Championships. ...at the Rider Invitational, he earned first place in the men's 400-meters and 4x100 relay. ...set two meet records at the Roadrunner Invitational, capturing the 200-meters and 110-meter hurdles titles. ...top performer for NJIT at the Monmouth Season Opener, recording a first-place finish in the men's 400-meters and 200-meters. ...in the team's spring season opener at the 49ers Classic, he earned a third-place finish in the men's 400-meter hurdles. ... named Most Outstanding Performer by NJIT in men's indoor and outdoor track and field.

2012-13: Member of the 4x100 relay team which placed 19^th out of 26 teams with a time of 42.51 at the 2013 IC4A Championships. ... also qualified for the 100 and 400-meter hurdles did not compete due to injury. ...at the 2013 Great West Conference Outdoor Championships, the 4x100 relay earned second place while Porteous took second in the men's 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.6 and second in the men's long jump with a distance of 6.93m. ...secured third-place at the 2013 CTC Championships in the 4x100 relay....captured the men's 400-meter title and earned Male Outstanding Performance of Championships at the 2013 Great West Conference Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships.  ...he also placed second in the 60-meter hurdles, fourth in the men's 200-meter dash and fifth in the men's long jump. ... at the Fordharm Indoor Season opener, he captured the 400-meter title with a time of 49.9 and followed up with a first-place finish in the men's 60-meter hurdles

2011-12: As a freshman, captured the men's 400-meter hurdles title at the 2012 Great West Conference Outdoor Championships.

Prior to NJIT: Second-team all-County at Wood-Ridge High School. ... named MVP (football). ... second-team all-league (bowling). ... honorable mention (soccer).

Personal: John Robert Porteous. ... son of Joan and John Porteous. ... business major. ... born 7/14/93.