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2021-22 MIT Men's Track and Field Roster

Nisarg Dharia

  • Height 5-10
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Novi, Mich.
  • High School Novi
  • Event Sprints
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests
Indoor:

200m - 23.47
400m - 51.16

Outdoor:
400m - 52.76

2021-22:
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- Competed in 12 meets with five victories
- Member of 4x400 that won the New England D3 Indoor Championship, where the DMR also finished fifth

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

2019-20:
- All-New England D3 (Indoor: 4x400, DMR)
- New England D3 Champion (Indoor: 4x400)
- Competed in 10 meets as a rookie
- Won the 4x400 title at the D3 New England Indoor Championship in 3:21.57
- Ran a season-best time of 23.47 in the 200 meters at the URI Sorlein Invitational
- Was a member of the 4x400 team that won the Tufts Cupid Challenge in 3:22.32
- Ran a season-best time of 51.16 in the 400m at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational
- Outdoor season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Favorite Sports Memory:
- Winning my first Regionals in the 200m dash my junior year of high school

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Hanging out with my teammates at practice

Off the Track at MIT:
- Majoring in computer science with a minor in economics
- Business Development Intern at Floe
- Software Development Engineering Intern at Amazon

High School:
- Four-year letter winner in track and field at Novi High School
- All-American and All-State Relay member
- 200m Regional Champion
- Had PR's of 11.24 in the 100m and 22.17 in the 200m
- Track team captain
- President of DECA
- National Honor Society member
- Summa Cum Laude Honor Roll
- National Merit Finalist

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20First Year

    Sprints
    5'10"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'10"
  • 2021-22Junior

    Sprints
    5'10"