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2022 MIT Women's Cross Country Roster

Anna Chau

  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • High School South Salem
  • Hometown Salem, Ore.
  • Major Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Biography

2022:
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- NEWMAC All-Conference
- Competed in four meets
- Opened the season with a 14th-place finish at the Maribel Sanchez Souther Invitational in 23:20.54
- Finished 15th at the NEWMAC Championship in a time of 23:02.9


2021:
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- NEWMAC All-Conference
- USTFCCCA All-Region
- Competed in five meets
- Finished 42nd in the Live in Lou Classic, placing 42nd in 23:30.5
- Placed 30th in the Blue Race of the Connecticut College Invitational in 23:00.3
- Was 11th at the NEWMAC Championship in 23:10.6 and 15th at the NCAA Regional in a time of 23:39.4
- Finished 136th at the NCAA Championship, crossing in 22:40.1


2020:
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- Did not compete as the season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic


2019:
- Competed in four meets
- Finished 47th in collegiate debut at the Purple Valley Classic with a time of 24:57
- Placed 190th at the Blue Race at the Greater Louisville Classic, crossing in 20:17.8
- At the NEWMAC Championship, she finished 27th in a time of 23:54


Favorite Sports Memory:
- Competing at cross country nationals with the team


Off the Trail at MIT: 
- Majoring in electrical engineering and computer science with a concentration in Chinese
- Software Engineering intern with Synaptic Security, Inc. in summer 2021
- Software Engineering intern at IBM in summer 2022
- Has conducted research with the MIT glaciology department in summer 2020


High School:
- Four-year letter winner in both cross country and track and field at South Salem High School
- Class valedictorian
- Member of the National Honor Society and Band Manager
- National Commended Scholar

Historical Player Information

  • 2019First Year

    5'2"
  • 2020Sophomore

    5'2"
  • 2021Junior

    5'2"
  • 2022Senior

    5'2"