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2017 MIT Women's Cross Country Roster

Mary Eccles

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • High School Leilehua
  • Hometown Wahaiwa, Hawaii
  • Major Chemical Engineering

Biography

2017: USTFCCCA All-Region... NEWMAC All-Conference... NEWMAC Academic All-Conference... Team captain... Was ninth in his season debut at the Purple Valley Classic in 22:47.5 and 23rd at the NEICAAA Championship in 18:36.3... Placed 18th at the Cowbell Classic in 22:04.59 and was the runner-up at the NEWMAC Championship with a time of 18:09... Finished 10th at the NCAA Regional in 21:14.7 and was the No. 2 runner for MIT at the NCAA Championship in a time of 21:49.90.

2016: USTFCCCA All-New England... NEWMAC All-Conference... NEWMAC Academic All-Conference... USTFCCCA All-Academic Team... Team captain... Finished 18th at the Purple Valley Classic in 22:47.1 and 71st at the NEICAAA Championship in 19:00.7... Was 73rd at the Border Battle in 22:23.2... Finished as the runner-up at the NEWMAC Championship with a time of 18:41, followed by a 25th-place performance at the NCAA Regional in 22:05.15... Ended the season placing 122nd at the NCAA Division III National Championship in a time of 22:05.6.

2015: USTFCCCA Scholar-Athlete ... All-New England ... NEWMAC All-Conference ... NEWMAC Academic All-Conference ... competed in all six races as a sophomore ... placed 60th at the NCAA Division III Championship with a time of 22:02.50 (11/21) ... crossed the finish line 27th in 22:13.3 at the Division III New England Regional Championship (11/14) ... came in fourth at the NEWMAC Championship with a time of 18:41 (11/1) ... took 12th place at the Connecticut College Invitational in 21:54.5 (10/17) ... came in 72nd place at the NEICAAA Championship in 18:50.83 (10/10) and 16th at the Purple Valley Classic in 22:47.7 (9/26) ... SEASON RESULTS.

2014: Competed in three races … finished the NCAA Cross Country Championship (11/22) in 23:31.7 …  clocked a time of 19:24.0 at the NEWMAC Championship (11/1) … finished the UW-Oshkosh AAE Invitational (10/18) in 22:43.

Off the Cross Country Trail: Majoring in chemical engineering … also competes on the MIT women’s track and field team... Has done research in the MIT Myerson Lab... Intern with Vertex Pharmaceuticals... Involved in the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program in 2016-17.

High School: A 2014 graduate of Leilehua High School … High School Female Athlete MVP … Oahu Interscholastic Association Track Championships 3000m record holder … six-time varsity letterwinner … team captain … valedictorian ... Honor Roll. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2014First Year

    5'6"
  • 2015Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2016Junior

    5'7"
  • 2017Senior

    5'7"