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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2024-25 Men's Track and Field Roster

Nicholas Medearis

  • Height 6-0
  • Year Graduate Student
  • Hometown Palo Alto, Calif.
  • High School Crystal Springs Uplands School
  • Event Distance
  • Major Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests (TFRRS)


Accolades (Outdoor):
- NEWMAC All-Conference Second Team - 5,000m (2022)
- New England Division III Champion - 4x800 (2022)

Accolades:
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team (2020, 2022)


2021-22:
- Competed in nine meets
- Member of the winning 4x800 team at the New England D3 Outdoor Championship


2020-21:
- Did not compete as the season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic


2019-20: 
- Ran a time of 4:32.96 in the mile at the MIT Alumni Meet
- Outdoor season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic


Favorite Sports Memory:
- The noise of the crowd when running at Pre-Nationals in Wisconsin during freshman cross country season


Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Cheering on my teammates at Indoor Track and Field Nationals in Boston


Off the Track at MIT: 
- Pursuing a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science
- Graduated from MIT in 2022 with a bachelor's degree in computer science with a concentration in Mandarin
- Financial Analyst intern at Applied Underwriters
- Interned at Apple and Applied Underwriters Insurance
- Conducted research at CSAIL and MIT-Singapore Alliance for Research and Technology


High School:
- Ran cross country and track at the Crystal Springs Uplands School
- MVP of the cross country team as a senior and the track and field team as a junior
- San Mateo Journal Athlete of the Week once in 2017
- Finished second in the 2017 California Division 5 Cross Country State Championship
- Fifth in Central Coast Section 3,200m finals in 2017
- Senior Class president and Junior Class VP

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Distance
    5'11"
  • 2020-21Junior

    Distance
    5'11"
  • 2021-22Senior

    Distance
    6'0"
  • 2024-25Graduate Student

    Distance
    6'0"