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2015-16 MIT Rifle Roster

Abra Shen

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Toronto, Ontario
  • High School Richview Collegiate Institute

Biography

2015-16: Appeared in seven events for the Engineers … Academic All-MAC … averaged 537.7 in smallbore in six outings … averaged a 550.4 in seven events in air rifle.

2014-15: Shot both disciplines in six matches as a junior …  set new career season average marks in both smallbore and air rifle … finished with a 523.5 smallbore average and a 540.3 air rifle average … started the season with a 517 (SB) and a 536 (AR) at Army (10/13) … solid outing against the University of the Sciences/Wentworth (11/15) with a 530 (SB) and a 543 (AR) … had her best outing of the season at the MAC Championships (3/7) … turned in a career-high 536 in smallbore to finish 11th … took 18th in air rifle with a season-high effort of 550.

2013-14: Solid season as a sophomore for the Engineers … appeared in every match but one … finished the season with averages of 519.5 in smallbore and 538.7 in air rifle … both of those marks were career bests … fired a 528 in smallbore in her first action of the season against Rose Hulman (10/18) … 533 in air rifle at the University of the Sciences (10/26) … at the Beanpot (1/25-26) she went 547 and 549 in air rifle … upped that mark again at VMI (2/8) with a career best 557 … also set a new career best with a 535 in smallbore against the Keydets … boosted that to a career-high 537 against Maritime (2/15) … closed the season with a 525 in smallbore and a 551 in air rifle at the MAC Championships (3/2).

2012-13: Saw action in six matches during her first season … competed in air rifle in all six outings and in smallbore twice … averaged a 495.5 in smallbore and 501.3 in air rifle … shot both disciplines three times during the season … reached the 500 mark for the first time in air rifle against the University of the Sciences (11/3) with a 504 … shot a 512 against SUNY Maritime (11/10) … twice reached 518 for a season-high, once in the Beanpot (1/25-26) and again at Coast Guard (2/16) … also set her season mark against the Bears in smallbore with a 510.

Off The Range at MIT: Majoring in brain and cognitive science and theater arts … minor in chemistry … internship with Leon Berard Cancer Centre … internship with Bristol-Myers Squibb … internship with LIFT Communities … research in the mechanisms involved in memory encoding … … clinical research with the Cancer Survivorship Program at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre … Outstanding Leader Award … Freshman Service Award … Burchard Scholar … Kelly-Douglas Travel Fund … President of MIT Colleges Against Cancer ... Treasurer of BrainTrust ... Co-founder and Officer of Humans of MIT ... Resident Associate Advisor ... Treasurer and CPR Instructor for MIT ARCTAN … Director of Next Act … Secretary of MIT Dramashop … Co-founder and Officer of Humans of MIT ... Camp Kesem ... 6.00 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Lab Assistant.

High School: A 2012 graduate of Richview Collegiate Institute … curling MVP … also participated in archery and softball … Valedictorian.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13First Year

    5'4"
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    5'4"
  • 2014-15Junior

    5'5"
  • 2015-16Senior

    5'4"