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Katya Shepherd Johnson

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/20/2023
  • Sport
    Women's Tennis
  • Bio
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First-year Katya Shepherd Johnson became just the second MIT player to capture the main draw singles championship at the MIT Invitational as she defeated Julia Ross of Bowdoin by a 6-1, 6-4 final on Sunday. She is the first MIT student-athlete to win the title since Libby Rickeman did so in 2017 as a first-year as well. In addition, she advanced to the final of the doubles consolation bracket as she teamed with fellow first-year Alicen Liu. 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
4/13/2021 Annie Zhang Women's Openweight Crew
4/7/2021 Tori Jensen Softball
4/7/2021 David Hesslink Baseball
3/31/2021 Douglas Kogut Men's Swimming and Diving
3/31/2021 Anna Kokensparger Women's Swimming and Diving
3/24/2021 Cimran Virdi Women's Track and Field
3/24/2021 Graham Davis Men's Lacrosse
3/17/2021 Helen Sakharova Women's Fencing
3/17/2021 Yorai Shaoul Men's Track and Field
3/10/2021 Jasmin Joseph Softball
3/10/2021 Ty Ingram Sailing
3/3/2021 Jessica Chen Women's Swimming and Diving
3/3/2021 Tzer Wong Men's Fencing
2/24/2021 Keith Lamp Men's Squash
2/24/2021 Jacqueline Ahrens Women's Track and Field
2/16/2021 Sarah Wright Rifle
2/16/2021 Tavish Smith Men's Volleyball
2/10/2021 Aidan Gilson Men's Track and Field
2/10/2021 Cori Drysdale Women's Fencing
2/4/2021 Margaret Trautner Women's Track and Field
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