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2015-16 MIT Men's Track and Field Roster

Derek Barnes

  • Height 6-4
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Coto De Caza, Calif.
  • High School Tesoro
  • Event Sprints
  • Major Aerospace Engineering

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests
Indoor:
200m - 22.99
400m - 49.10

Outdoor:
200m - 22.44
400m - 48.79

2015-16: All-American (Indoor- 4x400m relay; Outdoor- 4x400m relay) ... NCAA Qualifier (Indoor- 4x400m relay; Outdoor- 4x400m relay) ... New England Champion (Indoor - 4x400m relay; Outdoor - 4x400m relay) ... New England All-Region (Indoor- 4x400m relay; Outdoor - 4x400m relay) ... helped break MIT's 4x400m relay indoor (3:14.43) and outdoor (3:11.74) varsity records ... NEWMAC Academic All-Conference ... USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ...  competed in ten indoor meets ... aided the 4x400m relay team to fourth place in a time of 3:17.84 at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championship ... crossed the line in first place with the 4x400m relay team at three other indoor meets including the New England Division III Indoor Championship in 3:22.30 (2/19-20), the Tufts Cupid Challenge in 3:27.64 (2/6) and the Bowdoin Invitational in 3:22.20 (1/23) ... set the MIT Varsity Indoor Record in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:14.43 at the IC4A/ECAC Division III Indoor Championship (3/4-6) ... competed in nine outdoor meets ... helped the 4x400m relay team to sixth (3:13.19) at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship ... at NCAA's set MIT Varsity Outdoor Record in the prelims of the 4x400m relay in 3:11.74 ... crossed the line first with the 4x400m relay at both the ECAC Division III Outdoor Championship in 3:13.32 (5-18/19) and the New England Division III Outdoor Championship in 3:17.40 (5/5-7) ... finished third in the 400m (49.61) and seventh in the 200m (22.54) at the NEWMAC Championship (4/30) ... ran a season-best time of 22.49 in the 200m and 49.61 in the 400m at the Sean Collier Invitational (4/23).

2014-15: NCAA Indoor Qualifier (4x400m relay) … NEWMAC Champion (4x400m relay) … NEWMAC Academic All-Conference … USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... competed in nine indoor meets ... aided the 4x400m relay team to 11th place (3:20.89) at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championship (3/13-14) ... finished second in the 400m (50.15) at the New England Division III Indoor Championship (2/20-21) ... opened the campaign with a pair of wins in the 400m (51.63) and the 4x400m relay (3:27.80) at the MIT vs. Bates and Colby Meet (1/10) ... competed in seven outdoor meets ... in postseason competition, helped the 4x400m relay team to first (3:19.47) at the NEWMAC Championship (4/25), second (3:16.78) at the New England Division III Outdoor Championship (4/30-5/2), fourth (3:15.37) at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championship (5/7-9) and fifth (3:17.72) at the ECAC Division III Outdoor Championship ... also took third place in the 400m (49.49) and seventh in the 200m (22.93 - a season best) at the NEWMAC Championship ... began the outdoor season with a pair of victories in the 4x400m relay (3:28.93) and the 400m (22.92) at the Engineers Cup (4/4).

2013-14: All-American (4x400m outdoor) … All-American (4x400m indoor) … NEWMAC All-Conference (4x400m) … NEWMAC Academic All-Conference … (Outdoor): member of 4x400m relay team that finished fourth with a time of 3:12.28 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (5/24) … finished ninth in the 400m dash at the ECAC Championships (5/15) crossing the line in 49.87 … clinched third place at the New England Division III Championships (5/3) in the 400m dash with a time of 49.09, also earned a tenth place finish in the 200m dash with a season best time of 22.48 … part of NEWMAC Championship (4/26) winning 4x400m relay team, finished third in the 400m dash (49.85), and eighth in the 200m dash (22.91) … (Indoor): earned All-America accolades as a member of the fourth place finishing 4x400m relay team at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships (3/15) ... finished 24th in the 400m dash at the NEICAAA Championships (3/1) crossing the line in 50.38 … recorded a season best time of 49.25 in the 400m dash at the John Thomas Invitational (1/25) to finish 31st, also set a personal best in the 200m dash in 23.05 with an 82nd place finish.

2012-13: All-American (4x400 relay) … (indoor): first in the 4x400m relay at the Tufts Stampede (2/02) with a time of 3:24.28 … at the New England Division III Championship (2/16), he came seventh in the 400m with a 50.76 and second in the 4x400m relay in 3:23.97 … was part of the 4x400 relay that finished in ninth place at the NCAA Division III Championship (2/09) with a time of 3:18.70 … part of the 4x400 relay that holds the MIT freshman record with a time of 3:24.28 … (Outdoor): Won the 400m with a time of 49.36 at the Engineer’s Cup (4/06) … came first in the 400m with a 48.84 against Colby, Bates and USM (4/13) … finished third in both the 200m in 22.87 and the 400m with a 48.84 at NEWMACs (4/27) … improved to a 48.78 in the 400 at NEICAAAs (5/10) … was part of the 4x400 relay that finished in eighth place at NCAAs (5/25) with a 3:15.85.

Off the Track: Majoring in aerospace engineering … interned at Planet Labs and Morse Corporation … conducts research in the MIT Space Systems Laboratory.

High School: A 2012 graduate of Tesoro High School … CIF finalist in 400m … varsity letterwinner all four years … track captain (2010, 2011) … also played soccer … vice president of school’s AMC Club … valedictorian … two-time Torch of Excellence recipient … National AP Scholar.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13First Year

    6'4"
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Sprints
    6'4"
  • 2014-15Junior

    Sprints
    6'4"
  • 2015-16Senior

    Sprints
    6'4"