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2023 MIT Field Hockey Roster

17 Laura Schwendeman

  • Position D
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School North Allegheny
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Career Highs
Goals 1 vs. Gordon (Sept. 1, 2021)
vs. Wheaton (Oct. 18, 2022)
vs. WPI (Oct. 29, 2022)
Assists 2 vs. Montclair State (Sept. 1, 2022)
Points 3 vs. Wheaton (Oct. 18, 2022)

Accolades: 
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) 
- NEWMAC All-Sportsmanship Team (2022) 
- NFHCA Scholar of Distinction (2020, 2021, 2022) 
- NFHCA National Academic Squad (2020, 2021, 2022)

2023:
- Played in 13 games

2022:
- Played in 21 games, started 19
- Tallied two goals and three assists for seven points in addition to recording three defensive saves
- Posted one goal and one assist versus Wheaton (Oct. 18)

2021:
- Played in and started seven games
- Only points of the season were a goal against Gordon (Sept. 1)

2020:
- Did not play as the season was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

2019:
- Played in six games

Favorite Sports Memory:
- Generally, preseasons, where you get to see all the work you did over the summer pay off and where you get to have a lot of time to get to know your teammates, new and old.

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- The moments where I get to bond with my teammates in the locker room or through playing the sport we all enjoy.

Off the Field at MIT:
- Pursuing a master’s degree in mechanical engineering
- Graduated from MIT in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with a minor in biomedical engineering and a concentration in history
- Internship: Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship at the National Energy Technology Laboratory
- Research: Newman Lab for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation – Studying fundamental human movement principles
- Research: Boyer Lab – Developing a device for expansion microscopy
- Research: TMB LaRes Respiratory Lab at the Politechnico di Milano – Researching diseased breathing
- Research: MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab – Researching how to improve robotic system identification
- Received the John C. and Elizabeth J. Chato Award for Excellence in Bioengineering
- Received the Park Award for Excellence in Manufacturing
- MIT Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society vice president
- MIT Rocket Team outreach chair
- Project Manus Makerspace mentor
- MIT Electronic Research Society
- MIT Digital Art and Animation Club
- MIT Tau Beta Pi Honor Society
- Women in Aerospace Engineering
- Society of Women Engineers

High School:
- Earned four varsity letters as a member of the field hockey team at North Allegheny Senior High School
- Three-time Unsung Hero Award recipient
- National Honors Society
- Gold on the 2017 and 2019 National Latin Exam, Silver on the 2018 National Latin Exam
- First Place Award at the 2018 and 2019 PJAS State Science Fair
- Director's Award in Engineering at the 2019 PJAS State Competition
- First place in the 2016 TEAMS Essay challenge
- North Allegheny Top Scholar
- Junior Classical League officer (historian)
- Science Club
- Key Club
- Library Club
- Girl Scouts Senior Scout
- Girl Scout Silver and Gold Awards

Club:
- Team Golden Triangle
- Eighth at the 2019 NITQs, fourth at the 2018 NITQs, 6th at the 2016 NITQs
- Competed at the National Indoor Tournament in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2019

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2019First Year

    D
    5'5"
    18
  • 18

    2020Sophomore

    D
    5'5"
    18
  • 18

    2021Junior

    D
    5'5"
    18
  • 18

    2022Senior

    D
    5'5"
    18
  • 17

    2023Graduate Student

    D
    5'5"
    17