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2022-23 MIT Women's Track and Field Roster

Emmeline MacPherson

  • Height 5-6
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Clinton, N.Y.
  • High School Clinton
  • Event Sprints, Hurdles
  • Major Biological Engineering

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests (TFRRS)
Indoor:

60m - 8.72
200m - 28.20
400m - 1:02.57

Outdoor:
400m Hurdles - 1:13.65


2021-22:
- Competed in five meets
- Ran a season-best of 1:13.65 in the 400m Hurdles at the Tufts Quad Meet


2020-21:
- Did not compete as the season was cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic


2019-20:
- Competed in seven meets
- Finished second in the 400m at the Springfield College Triangle Classic and ninth in the 4x400 at the New England D3 Indoor Championship


Favorite Sports Memory:
- Qualifying for the Spring 2018 New York State Championship in 400m Hurdles 


Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Cheering on my teammates at every meet and watching them do amazing things! 


Off the Track at MIT:
- Majoring in biological engineering with a concentration in science, technology and society
- Indium Corporation Summer Internship 2020
- UROP in Langer/Traverso Lab Summer 2021
- UROP in Lauffenburger Lab Summer 2022
- Sprint/Hurdle Group Leader
- Athletes in Action Leader
- Orientation Leader 
- Little Beavers Running Club


High School:
- Letter winner in cross country (2016-18), indoor track (2015-18), outdoor track (2016-19) and soccer (2014-18)
- Placed fourth in the 2018 New York State Outdoor Track and Field meet in the 400 meter hurdles.
- Posted PR's of 60.00 in the 400 meters, 65.32 in the 400-meter hurdles and 26.87 in the 200 meters
- Indoor track Center State Conference All-Star from 2015-18
- Outdoor track Mohawk Valley All-Star Player of the Year in Track and Field 2018
- Center State Conference All-Star 2016-18
- Rome Invitational Most Outstanding Athlete 2018
- Soccer MVP Offense 2015/2018
- Center State Conference First Team All-League 2018
- Center State Conference All-Star 2016/2018
- Class salutatorian
- President of the National Honor Society
- Secretary of the Science Olympiad
- 2018 Academic Distinction in Chinese
- 2018 Academic Distinction in Technology
- 2018 Academic Distinction in English

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20First Year

    Sprints, Hurdles
    5'6"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Sprints, Hurdles
    5'6"
  • 2021-22Junior

    Sprints, Hurdles
    5'6"
  • 2022-23Senior

    Sprints, Hurdles
    5'6"