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2023-24 MIT Men's Track and Field Roster

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Vedang Lad

  • Height 5-8
  • Year Graduate Student
  • Hometown Plainsboro, N.J.
  • High School West Windsor Plainsboro North
  • Event Distance
  • Major Physics and Computer Science

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests (TFRRS) 
Indoor:  
Mile - 4:24.09 
3,000m - 8:26.95 
5,000m - 14:20.41

Outdoor: 
1,500m - 4:01.73 
5,000m - 14:21.93 
10,000m - 29:49.67 
3,000m Steeplechase - 9:49.66

Accolades (Indoor): 
- USTFCCCA All-Region - 3,000m (2022) 
- USTFCCCA All-Region - 5,000m (2022, 2023)

Accolades (Outdoor): 
- NEWMAC All-Conference Second Team - 10,000m (2024)
- USTFCCCA All-Region - 5,000m (2022, 2023, 2024)
 
- USTFCCCA All-Region - 10,000m (2023, 2024) 
- All-New England D3 - 5,000m (2023) 
- NEICAAA All-New England - 5,000m (2023) 
- NCAA Qualifier (10,000m – 19th)

Accolades: 
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2021-22) 
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2022-23) 
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2022, 2023, 2024)
2023-24:
- Competed in 10 events, finished runner-up in the 10,000m at the NEWMAC Outdoor Championships
2022-23: 
- Competed in three meets during the indoor season and six during the outdoor season 
- Finished fourth in the 5,000m at the New England D3 Indoor Championship 
- Finished fourth in the 5,000m at the New England D3 Outdoor Championship 
- Finished sixth in the 5,000m at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championship

2021-22: 
- Competed in eight meets 
- Finished third in the 3,000m steeplechase at the NEWMAC Championship 
- Placed third in the 5,000m at the New England D3 Indoor Championship and sixth at the New England D3 Indoor Championship

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

2019-20: 
- Ran a season-best time of 8:59 in the 3,000m at the Tufts Cupid Challenge 
- Won the 3,000m at the Gordon Kelly Invitational in 9:04.57 
- Outdoor season was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Favorite Sports Memory: 
- Winning New Balance Nationals 4xMile in High School

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete: 
- Runner-up at cross country nationals in the 2021 season

Off the Track at MIT: 
- Majoring in physics and computer science 
- Intern at Cleanlab AI (MIT Startup) 
- Researched Machine Vision in Brain and Cognitive Sciences  
- Peer mentor

High School: 
- Ran cross country and indoor and outdoor track 
- 2018 New Balance Outdoor National Champion 
- Two-time All-American 
- 3,200m All-State Indoor and Outdoor Track 
- All-State in cross country 
- 10-time varsity letter winner between the three sports and captain of all three 
- AP Scholar- Member of the National and Spanish Honor Societies

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20First Year

    Distance
    5'9"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Distance
    5'9"
  • 2021-22Junior

    Distance
    5'9"
  • 2022-23Senior

    Distance
    5'10"
  • 2023-24Graduate Student

    Distance
    5'8"