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2023 MIT Women's Cross Country Roster

Lily Janjigian

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • High School Blind Brook
  • Hometown Rye Brook, N.Y.
  • Major Computer Science and Engineering

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests (TFRRS) 
6K - 23:55.8

Accolades:   
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2021, 2022, 2023)

2023: 
- Did not compete in a race 

2022:
- Did not compete in a race

2021:
- Competed in four meets
- Made her debut at the Purple Valley Classic, finishing 43rd in 25:36.6
- Placed fifth in the White Race at the Connecticut College Invitational in 23:56.9
- Finished 29th at the NEWMAC Championship in 23:55.8 and 39th at the NCAA Regionals in 24:32.9

2020:
- Did not compete as the season was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Favorite Sports Memory:
- 4x400m relays with my high school team

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Going to XC nationals with the team

Off the Trail at MIT:
- Majoring in computer science and engineering, with a concentration in women's and gender studies
- Worked at Tel Aviv University through MISTI Israel virtually during summer 2021
- Software Engineering Intern at Apple
- President of MIT Armenian Society
- Member of Alpha Phi

High School:
- 2019 Cross Country League Champion
- 2020 Section 1 Class C Indoor 1,500m Champion
- Four-year letter winner in outdoor track and field, while winning two in cross country and one each in soccer and indoor track and field
- 2019 Indoor 3,000m USATF Youth Champion
- Varsity Track & Field and Cross Country captain
- Treasurer of Student Senate
- Senior Copy Editor of School Newspaper
- Model UN
- Cornell University Book Award
- Blind Brook High School Journalism Award
- Blind Brook High School Faculty Leadership Award
- Blind Brook High School James F. Spano Scholarship Award
- National Merit Scholarship Commended Scholar

Historical Player Information

  • 2020First Year

    5'5"
  • 2021Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2022Junior

    5'5"
  • 2023Senior

    5'6"