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2024 MIT Men's Cross Country Roster

Simon Opsahl

  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Redlands, Calif.
  • High School Redlands East Valley

Biography

Collegiate Career Statistics (TFRRS)


Accolades:

  • NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2022, 2023, 2024) 

2024:

  • Competed in four events 
  • Competed at the 2024 NEWMAC Championships, placing 23rd, running a 26:11.4 8k 

2023:

  • Competed in four events 
  • Placed 62nd at the Connecticut College Invitational in 25:46.7 
  • Placed 19th at the Williams Purple Valley XC Invite in 26:15.7 
  • Finished 24th at the NEWMAC Championships with a time of 27:17.9 

2022:

  • Competed in four meets 
  • Finished 28th at the NEWMAC Championship with a time of 27:11.1 

2021:

  • Competed in three meets 
  • Made his career debut at the Purple Valley Classic, placing 25th at 27:27.6 
  • Finished 37th in the White Race at the Connecticut College Invitational in 27:18.1 
  • Placed 21st at the NEWMAC Championship in 26:37.2 

Before MIT:

  • 10-time varsity letter winner between cross country, track and field, and soccer 
  • Team MVP 
  • All-League and League MVP 
  • Three-time league champion (twice in the 1,600m and once in the 3,200m) 
  • CIF runner-up in the 800m 
  • All-American in the DMR 
  • All-County 
  • Received the Citrus Belt Athletic Directors' Award 
  • Second in CIF in the 800m 
  • Holds the school record in the 1,600m and the league record in the 800m and 1,600m 
  • Vice-President of the Red Cross Club 
  • Secretary of the Interact Club 
  • Participated in the Science Olympiad with the Engineering Club 
  • Honor Roll student 
  • Received the Donald C. Anderson Rotary scholarship 
  • National Merit finalist 
  • AP Scholar with Distinction 

Personal:

  • Researcher at the Hrvatin Lab and ESI 
  • Project Manus Mentor 
  • Favorite Sports Memory: "Walking out onto the line at Hayward Field." 

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:

  • "Watching my teammate break 4 minutes in the mile." 

Historical Player Information

  • 2021First Year

    6'3"
  • 2022Sophomore

    6'3"
  • 2023Junior

    6'3"
  • 2024Senior

    6'3"