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50 Spencer Hylen

  • Position LB
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 190
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Pacific Palisades, Calif.
  • High School Viewpoint School

Biography

2021:
- Appeared in eight games with 13 total tackles
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- NEWMAC All-Sportsmanship Team
- National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society

2020:
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- Inducted into the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
- Did not play as the season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

2019:
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- Appeared in seven games, with one assisted tackle vs. Muhlenberg in the NCAA Tournament

2018:
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- Appeared in seven games with five total tackles
- Had five games with one tackle each

2017:
- Appeared in seven games as a rookie, making his career debut vs. Curry on 9/8
- Had one assisted tackle vs. Maine Maritime on 10/7

Favorite Sports Memory:
- Watching the Kings win their second Stanley Cup from the nosebleeds at Staples Center

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete: 
- Winning the NEWMAC Championship against Springfield in 2019

Off the Field at MIT:
- Pursuing his Masters degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Mathematical Economics with a minor in business analytics and a concentration in economics
- Worked as a CrowdStrike Security Response Team Intern
- Data and Tech Intern at Accelerant Insurance
- Summer Strategy Analyst at Altamont Capital Partners
- Did research on dynamic ticket pricing with the MIT Sports Lab
- Also researched robotics pathing and action planning with the LIS Group in CSAIL
- Graduate research assistant at the MIT Sports Lab
- Recycling chair and community service chair for Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity

High School:
- Played football and ran track at the Viewpoint School
- Four-year letter winner in football and twice in track and field
- First Team All-League and the Varsity Most Valuable Player as a senior
- Was the varsity football Most Improved Player as a junior
- Led the team in tackles for loss as a senior with 15 and was second in total tackles with 84
- Played both offense and defense
- Member of the Cum Laude Society, Math Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society and Science Honors Society
- Team leader for Food Forward
- Eagle Scout

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Historical Player Information

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    2017First Year

    LB
    5'11" 190 lbs
    50
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    2018Sophomore

    LB
    6'0" 190 lbs
    50
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    2019Junior

    LB
    6'0" 195 lbs
    50
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    2020Senior

    LB
    5'11" 190 lbs
    50
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    2021Graduate Student

    LB
    5'11" 190 lbs
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