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Lowell Hensgen

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Raleigh, N.C.
  • High School Cardinal Gibbons

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests (TFRRS)
6K - 19:04.7 
8K - 24:38.6 

Accolades:
- All-American (2023)
- NEWMAC Athlete of the Week (Sept. 25 2023; Oct. 10, 2023) 
- NEWMAC Athlete of the Year (2023)
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2020, 2022, 2023)
- NEWMAC All-Conference (2021, 2022, 2023)
- USTFCCCA All-Region (2021, 2022, 2023)
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2022, 2023)

2023: 
- Competed in six events with five top-5 finishes 
- Won the NEWMAC Championship in the Men’s 8K event with a time 24:49.3 
- Finished second at the NCAA East Regional in 24:38.6 
- Placed 30th at the NCAA DIII Cross Country Championship with a time of 24:58.9

2022:
- Competed in six meets
- Posted five top-25 finishes, including three in the top five
- Finished fifth at the Maribel Sanchez Invitational in 25:40.50
- Placed third at the NEWMAC Championship in 24:46.5 and fifth at the NCAA Regional with a time of 25:30.5
- Finished 57th at the NCAA Championship in a time of 25:48.3

2021:
- Competed in five meets
- Was 14th in his season debut at the Purple Valley Classic in 27:00.7
- Placed 19th in the Live at Lou Classic in 24:58.2
- Finished sixth at the NEWMAC Championship at 25:23.6 and 17th at the NCAA Regional with a time of 26:17.8

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

2019:
- Competed in four meets
- Made his debut at the Purple Valley Classic, placing 23rd in 27:18.8
- Crossed in 48th place with a time of 25:36.5 at the Connecticut College Invitational
- Finished 16th at the NEWMAC Championship in 26:42

Favorite Sports Memory:
- Going on easy runs + saunas with the team

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Winning cross country nationals in 2022

Off the Trail at MIT: 
- Majoring in computer science and mathematics
- Did a UROP in the Health Sciences and Technology department working with smartphones and mental health
- Dell Technologies Infrastructure Solutions Group Software Engineering Intern. Developing a chaos engineering testing platform for Dell's On Premise Cloud Controller
- Worked as an undergraduate researcher for Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology department focusing on digital phenotyping and mental health
- Virtu Financial Strategy Developer Intern in 2022
- Received the National Merit Scholarship
- Machine Learning and Mental Health UROP 

High School:
- Ran cross country and track at Cardinal Gibbons High School
- North Carolina 4A 3,200m Outdoor Track State Champion
- North Carolina 4A Mideast Region 3,200m Champion
- 2019 Outdoor Track MVP and winner of the Cross Country Coach's Award
- Eight-time varsity letter winner in cross country and track and field
- Class valedictorian
- Member of the National Honor Society
- National Merit Finalist and Scholarship winner
- National AP Scholar

Historical Player Information

  • 2019First Year

    5'10"
  • 2020Sophomore

    5'10"
  • 2021Junior

    5'11"
  • 2022Senior

    5'11"
  • 2023Graduate Student

    5'11"