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2025 MIT Women's Soccer Roster

Robert Krawitz
Gil Talbot
Chris Aduama
Gil Talbot
Isabella Jones
Ryan Boyles
Ryan Boyles
Gil Talbot

10 Leena Mehendale

  • Position M
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • High School The Hockaday School
  • Hometown Dallas, Texas
  • Major Biological Engineering

Biography

Career Highs
  • Goals - 1 vs. Mount Holyoke (October 25, 2025)
  • Assists - 1, Nine Times,  Most Recently vs. Emmanuel (November 11, 2025)
  • Points  - 1 vs. Mount Holyoke (October 25, 2025)
  • Shots - 8 vs. Mount Holyoke (October 25, 2025)

Accolades: 
  • 2025 NEWMAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player
  • 2025 NEWMAC Laurels of Academic Excellence
  • 2025 NEWMAC First Team All-Conference
  • 2024 NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference 
  • 3x NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2023, 2024, 2025)
  • 2025 NCAA Post-Grad Scholarship Winner
  • 2025 United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Region
  • 2025 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region Second Team
  • 2025 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Third Team
  • 2025 CSC Second Team Academic All-American
  • 2025 CSC Academic All-District
  • 2025 NEWISA Senior Bowl
2025:
  • Team captain
  • Scored first career goal off a corner kick against Mount Holyoke
  • 26 starts in 26 games
  • Had 5 total assists
2024:
  • Played in 24 games
  • Tallied career-bets two assists
  • Anchored defensive midfield that helped MIT allow just 4.9 shots-per-game and 0.54 shots on goal per game
2023:
  •  Appeared and started in 14 games 
2022:
  •  Appeared in 23 matches
  •  Got first career start on September 27 against Tufts
  •  Recorded first collegiate point on September 8 against Lesley
Before MIT:
  •  Graduate of The Hockaday School
  •  Soccer MVP Award (12th grade)
  •  Soccer All-State SPC recognition (9th - 12th grade)
  •  Cross Country All- State SPC recognition (9th, 10th, 12th grade, cancelled in 11th grade due to COVID-19)
  •  Cross Country Coaches' Award (9th grade)
  •  Cross Country MVP Award (10th grade)
  •  Track & Field All-State SPC Recognition (9th, 11th, 12th grade, cancelled in 10th grade due to COVID-19)
  •  Track & Field Coaches' Award (10th grade)
  •  Davey O'Brien High School Scholarship Finalist and Award Recipient (12th grade)
  •  Varsity Soccer Captain (12th grade)
  •  Varsity Cross Country Captain (12th grade)
  •  Varsity Track & Field Captain (12th grade)
  •  SPC Soccer State Champions (10th, 12th grade, cancelled in 11th grade due to COVID-19)
  •  SPC Cross Country State Runner-Up (12th grade)
  •  SPC Track & Field State Champions (12th grade)
  •  Hockaday School Record Holders in 4x800m Relay (12th grade)
  •  Cum Laude Society
  •  President of Community Service Board (12th grade)
  •  Co-Chair of Hockaday Nonprofit Fashion Show (11th grade)
  •  Founder & Leader of run2learn Nonprofit Organization (11th, 12th grade)
  •  Editor of Hockaday Literary Magazine Vibrato (11th grade)
  •  Tutor for Reading Partners (9th - 12th grade)
  •  Hockaday Founders Day Award (12th grade)
  •  Alison Fisher Smith Community Service Award (12th grade)
  •  Gold President's Volunteer Service Award (9th - 12th grade)
  •  Head of School Honor Roll (9th - 12th grade)
Personal:
  • Summer intern at Centro de Tecnologia Biomedica in Madrid, Spain conducting neuroscience research
  • Translational epilepsy research with the Sahin Lab at Boston Children's Hospital
  • Alpha Phi
  • Pediatric Surgical Intern at Massachusetts Eye and Ear
  • Dog Trainer at MSPCA
  • Co-Chair of MIT Little Beavers
  • Favorite Sports Memory: "Defending our SPC state championship against our rival school and finishing the game with all of our seniors on the field together for one last time!"
Favorite Memory as an MIT Student-Athlete:
  •  Hosting NCAAs!
Club:
  •  Sting Soccer Club
  •  Captain (12th grade)
  •  ECNL Nationals (8th, 9th, 11th grade, cancelled in 10th grade due to COVID-19)
  •  Showcase Cup A ECNL National Champions (11th grade)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2022First Year

    M
    5'4"
    10
  • 10

    2023Sophomore

    M
    5'4"
    10
  • 10

    2024Junior

    M
    5'4"
    10
  • 10

    2025Senior

    M
    5'4"
    10