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2019 MIT Women's Cross Country Roster

Marissa McPhillips

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • High School Narragansett
  • Hometown Narragansett, R.I.
  • Major Biological Engineering

Biography

2019:
- Team captain
- NEWMAC All-Conference
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- NEWMAC All-Sportsmanship Team
- Competed in five meets
- Placed 64th in the Blue Race at the Greater Louisville Classic in 19:19.2
- Finished ninth at the NEWMAC Championship in a time of 23:12
- Placed 270th in a time of 24:50.4 at the NCAA National Championship Meet

2018:
- NEWMAC All-Conference
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- NEWMAC All-Sportsmanship Team
- Placed 116th at the UW-Oshkosh Kollege Town Sports Invitational in 23:56.97
- Crossed in fifth place at the NEWMAC Championship in 19:28, followed by an 86th-place outing at the NCAA Regional with a time of 23:43.49
- Finished the season 211th at the NCAA Championship in 23:24

2017:
- USTFCCCA All-Region
- NEWMAC All-Conference
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- Was 10th in her season debut at the Purple Valley Classic in 22:48.5
- Finished 18th at the NEICAAA Championship at 18:29.7 and 28th at the Cowbell Classic in 22:40.90
- Placed sixth at the NEWMAC Championship in 18:32, seventh at the NCAA Regional in 21:04.3 and 69th in the NCAA Championship in 21:59.30

2016:
- NEWMAC All-Conference
- Finished 12th at the NEWMAC Championship with a time of 19:19

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- "Competing on the DMR at BU and Nationals. Relays are the best and the DMR is always loud, energetic and competitive!"

Off the Cross Country Trail:
- Majoring in biological engineering with a minor in writing
- Conducted research on implant for breast cancer patients suffering from lymphedema at Imperial College

High School:
- Ran cross country and track and field and was a member of the swimming team at Narragansett High School
- Four-year letterwinner in all three sports, as well as team captain of all three
- Narragansett Times Outstanding Athlete recipient
- 2016 class valedictorian
- Holds the school record in the 1,500, 800, 3K, 4K, 5K and the 4x400 relay
- 2015 State Champion in the 800
- 2016 Second Team All-State in the 800 and Third Team All-State in the 1,500
- 2014 Second Team All-State in cross country and First Team All-State in cross country in 2015
- All-New England in the 800 meters in 2015
- Her teams won multiple class and divisional championships
- Member of the National Honor Society and the RI Honor Society
- Distinguished Honor Roll student
- Recipient of the Bobby Doyle Scholarship, the Excellence in Italian Scholarship, the Providence Journal Honor Roll Scholarship and the NPA Science Scholarship

Historical Player Information

  • 2016First Year

    5'5"
  • 2017Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2018Junior

    5'5"
  • 2019Senior

    5'5"