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2025 MIT Men's Cross Country Roster

David Beach

Sam Hansen

  • Height 5-9
  • Class First Year
  • Hometown Bountiful, Utah
  • High School Woods Cross
  • Major Undecided

Biography

Collegiate Career StatisticsĀ (TFRRS)
Accolades:
  • 2025 USTFCCCA All-East Region
  • 2025 NEWMAC All-Conference
  • 2025 NEWMAC Rookie of the Year
2025:
  • Made collegiate debut with a 16th place finish at the Cardinal Invitational on Sept. 20, running a 25:14.4 8k
  • Finished 176th (26:24.9) at the Paul Short Run on Oct. 3
  • Earned NEWMAC Rookie of the Year honor with an 8th place finish (25:43.0) finish at the conference championships
  • Ran a season-best 8k at the NCAA Division III East Regionals, taking fourth in 24:35.8
  • Closed out his rookie campaign by finishing 84th (25:12.9) at the NCAA Division III Championships
Before MIT:
  • Cross Country champs 3rd place
  • Ranked 12th in the nation
  • Cross country and Track and Field. 9th-12th grade. Except for 9th grade track because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Captain Cross country and Track, also played soccer
Personal:Ā 
  • Favorite Sports Memory:Ā Winning the West regional champs race with all my friends and family cheering me on
  • Ran an 8:55 3200 indoor 200 meter track at elevation that converts to an 8:41 3200.
  • Younger sibling of former MIT cross country student-athleteĀ JacobĀ Hansen '23
  • Sibling CarleeĀ Hansen ran forĀ BYU Track and Cross Country (2023-2025) and University of North Carolina (2021-2023)