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2024-25 MIT Sailing Roster

Gil Talbot

Yitian Zhu

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Katy, Texas
  • High School Seven Lakes High

Biography

Career Results
Accolades:
  • ICSA All-Academic Team (2023-24)
2024-25:
  • Saw action in 15 regattas as the crew
  • Finished fourth in the A Division at the Boston Dinghy Club Challenge Cup
  • Helped MIT win the Staake Trophy
2023-24:
  • Crew member for 18 races
  • Competed in the NEISA Open Team Race Championship and the ICSA Open Team Racing National Championship
  • Helped the team to a second place finish in the BU October Invite A Division
  • Helped the team to a first place finish in the George Warren Smith Trophy A Division
2022-23:
  • Saw action in 12 regattas
  • Was member of the crew in 10 regattas and skipper in two
  • Helped MIT win the Franny Charles Team Race
  • Finished 7th in the A Division at the George Warren Smith Trophy
2021-22:
  • Competed in five regattas as a crew member
  • Part of the boat that finished first in the A Division at the Central Series Four (Apr. 17)
Before MIT:
  • Graduated from Seven Lakes High
  • Science Olympiad
  • band
  • orchestra
  • IChO gold
Personal:
  • Major is Math
Favorite Sports Memory:
  • Training trip in Florida
Favorite Memory as an MIT Student-Athlete:
  • Winning the division at a regatta on my birthday!

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    5'3"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2023-24Junior

    5'3"
  • 2024-25Senior

    5'3"