Erin Hovendon

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Accolades:

2024:

Competed in four events, earning one top-ten finishes
Ran a career best 22:26.9 6k to earn a 7th place finish at the Conn. College Invitational on Oct. 19
Placed 18th at the NEWMAC Championships with a time of 22:54.3

2023:

Competed in five events
Finished 15th at the NEWMAC Championship in 24:08.4 and 26th at the NCAA East Regional in 22:48.2
Placed 238th at the NCAA DIII Cross Country Championship with a time of 23:28.8

Before MIT:

Six-time All-State team selection for cross country (NCISAA)
2022 Varsity XC MVP
Four-time All-State team selection for track and field
Three-time varsity track and field MVP
Three-time recipient of the Richard Washburn, Jr. Award for best underclassmen student-athlete
Recipient of the Canie B. Smith Scholar-Athlete Award as a senior
Two-time state champion in the 800m and the 4x800 meter relay
Three-time varsity cross country captain
Scoring team member for five consecutive state championship team titles.
Won 24 varsity letters between cross country, track and field, soccer and swimming
Member of the National Honor Society and the Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society
Habitat for Humanity Student Build Communications Leader
DEI Student Advisory Board Member
Student Ambassador
Four-year Upper School Student Government Representative
Climate Club Member
National Merit Scholar
Math Department Prize
NHSCA Academic All-American First Team
Highlander Society (100 hrs of community service)
National Spanish Exam Silver Medals (levels 5 and 6)
Three-time Honors Paper selection
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (3 silver keys, 2 gold)

Personal:

SuperUROP in fluid mechanics and mCDR research in the Environmental Dynamics Lab (ENDLab)
Co-manager of Infinite Threads, an on-campus thrifting and material reuse club, and member of UA Sustain