2023-24 MIT Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
Collegiate Personal Bests (TFRRS)
Indoor:
PV - 13' 9.25" (4.20m)
Outdoor:
PV - 14’ 1.25” (4.30m)
Accolades:
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team (2023, 2024)
2023-24:
- Competed in 10 events, finished runner-up in Pole Vault event at Cardinal and Gray Alumni Meet
2022-23:
- Competed in five meets during the indoor season and four during the outdoor season
2021-22:
- Competed in three meets
- Posted a season-best pole vault of 12 feet, 9.5 inches at the Gordon Kelly Invitational
2020-21:
- Did not compete as the season was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Favorite Sports Memory:
- Winning the San Diego Section for CIF in the 110 hurdles
Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- When I PR'ed in pole vault and the team stormed the pit
Off the Track at MIT:
- Majoring in aerospace engineering with a minor in computer science
- Northrop Grumman -- Missions Operations Engineering for satellites. Developed mission planning guide for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations for satellite in GEO orbit, helped develop code for full-fledged RPO simulator
- Internship at SpaceX
- Research: MIT ARCLab - Optimization of landing trajectories
- Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite Data Interpreting -- Pulled findings from MIT and NASA's space telescope that examined thousands of exoplanets and their atmospheres. Processed the raw data in a way that output the best Targets of Interest for future space missions (including James Webb Space Telescope) to investigate further
- Member of the Rocket Team Liquid Propulsion Research Team
- Elks' Most Valuable Student Scholarship
- Arthur J. Samberg (1962) Scholarship Fund Recipient
- Robert A. Swanson (1969) Memorial Scholarship Fund Recipient
- Judicial Board Representative
- Concessions and Social Chair for Sigma Chi
High School:
- CIFSDS finalist in the 110m hurdles
- First place in the Western League finals in the 110m hurdles
- Western League finalist in the 300m hurdles
- Two-time Most Improved athlete
- Four-time varsity letter winner between track and field and football
- Also competed in the pole vault
- Member of the California Scholarship Foundation
- Mathnasium Lead Instructor
- Mathnasium Robotics + Coding Lead Instructor
- President/Founder of SAT/ACT Tutoring Club
- LINK Crew Student Ambassador
- San Diego First Church of the Nazarene Custodial Position
- Questbridge College Prep Scholar
- Questbridge National College Match Finalist
- Elks Foundation National Most Valuable Student Finalist
- Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Semi-Finalist
- Principal's Honor Roll
Historical Player Information
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2020-21First Year
Hurdles
5'10"
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2021-22Sophomore
Hurdles
5'10"
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2022-23Junior
Pole Vault
5'10"
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2023-24Senior
Pole Vault
5'10"
