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2025 MIT Women's Cross Country Roster

Heather Jensen

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • High School Mira Costa
  • Hometown Manhattan Beach, Calif.
  • Major Biological Engineering

Biography

Collegiate Career Statistics (TFRRS)


Accolades:

  • 2x NEWMAC All-Conference (2023, 2024)
  • 2024 NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
  • 2x USTFCCCA All-Region (2023, 2024)
  • 2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete

2024: 

  • Competed in six events, earning one top-ten finishes 
  • Ran a career best 21:49.9 6k to earn a 23rd place finish at the Conn. College Invitational on Oct. 19 
  • Placed 6th at the NEWMAC Championships with a time of 21:58.5 
  • Earned a 54th place finish and a time of 21:58.2 at the NCAA DIII Championships 

2023:

  • Competed in six events with four top-20 finishes 
  • Made her debut in the 4k event at the Maribel Sanchez Souther Invite where she finished 13th in 16:36.9 
  • Finished 10th at the NEWMAC Championship in 23:49.9 and 15th at the NCAA East Regional in 22:27.3 
  • Placed 127th at the NCAA DIII Cross Country Championship with a time of 22:43.5 

Before MIT: 

  • Graduated from Holy Names Academy 

Personal: 

  • Won the Green and Gold Award 
  • Track Distance MVP 
  • 2022 California DII State Champions 
  • Set the School and 2022 National Record in the Distance Medley Relay 
  • Four-time varsity letter winner in cross country and three-time in track 
  • Member of the National Honor Society and the Tri-M Music Honor Society 
  • Founder of World Changers Club 
  • Music With Meaning Co-President and Manhattan Beach Elementary Strings Mentorship Co-Founder 
  • Girls Advancing Leadership in STEM President 
  • Boeing Power Systems Engineering Intern 
  • Walk With Sally Young Leader 
  • The Julie Fund for Women's Cancers Intern 
  • Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award recipient 
  • Orchestra Distinguished Service Award recipient 
  • National Merit Finalist 
  • Four-Year Honor Roll Member

Historical Player Information

  • 2023First Year

    5'7"
  • 2024Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2025Junior

    5'7"