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2025-26 MIT Women's Track and Field Roster

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Hailey Surace

  • Height 5-5
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Snohomish, Wash.
  • High School North Creek
  • Event Pole Vault
  • Major Business Management

Biography

Collegiate Career Statistics (TFRRS)


Accolades (Indoor): 

  • USTFCCCA All-Region - Pole Vault (2022-23, 2023-24) 

  • NCAA Qualifier - Pole Vault (2022-23, 2023-24)

  • USTFCCCA All-Region - Pole Vault (2025)

  • USTFCCCA All-America First Team - Pole Vault (2025)

Accolades (outdoor):

  • NCAA Qualifier - Pole Vault (2023-24) 

  • All-America First Team - Pole Vault (2023-24) 

  • USTFCCCA All-Region - Pole Vault (2022-23, 2023-24) 

  • NEWMAC All-Conference Second Team - Pole Vault (2023-24) 

  • All-New England D3 - Pole Vault (2022-23) 

  • NEICAAA All-New England - Pole Vault (2022-23)

  • NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference - Pole Vault (2025)

  • USTFCCCA All-Region - Pole Vault (2025)

  • USTFCCCA Second Team All-America - Pole Vault (2025)

  • NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team (2025)

  • CSC Academic All-District (2025)

Accolades: 

  • CSC Academic All-District (2023-24) 

  • NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team (2023-24) 

  • USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2022-23, 2023-24)

2024-25:

  • Competed in 14 meets this indoor and outdoor track season 

  • Achieved a career best in the Pole Vault of 3.97m at The NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships, placing second overall.

2023-24: 

  • Competed in 16 meets 

  • Placed third in the pole vault at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships 

  • Finished third in the pole Vault at the New England D3 Outdoor Championship 

  • Placed second in the pole vault at the NEWMAC Championship 

  • Finished 17th at the NCAA Indoor National Championship 

  • Placed fourth in the pole vault at the New England D3 Indoor Championship

2022-23: 

  • Competed in 15 meets 

  • Placed seventh in the pole vault at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championship 

  • Finished fifth in the pole vault at the New England D3 Outdoor Championship 

  • Placed third in the pole vault at the NEWMAC Championship 

  • Finished 13th in the pole vault at the NCAA Indoor National Championship 

  • Placed sixth in the pole vault at the New England D3 Indoor Championship

Before MIT:

  • 2019 Freshman of the Year on the track and field team for being a positive and dedicated athlete

  • 2021 Soccer Team Defensive MVP

  • High school record holder in the pole vault and the 4x100

  • Finished third in KingCo, fifth at districts and qualified for state in the pole vault as a senior in 2022

  • Track team captain as a senior

  • In soccer, she was an All-District First Team performer as a junior and All-KingCo Second Team as a senior

  • Two-time soccer team captain

  • Seven-time varsity letter winner between track and field and soccer

  • Class valedictorian

  • Member of the National Honor Society

  • Multiple-time National Competitor in Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)

  • Link Leader

  • Accepted applicant and participant in the University of Washington Foster School of Business Young Women's Leadership Summit

  • Recipient of the Rodgers Family Scholarship

  • Commended student in the national merit scholarship program

  • AP Capstone Diploma recipient

  • Nominated by senior class for the Sohin Mheta Memorial Award

  • AP Scholar with Distinction

  • 2022 Washington State Honors Award

  • 2022 Washington State Principals Scholar Program Award for Academic Excellence

Personal:

  • Majoring in Business management with a minor in cognitive science

  • Internship: Project Manager at Albireo Energy

  • Research: Understanding Employee Activism in Modern Firms with PhD candidate Raquel Kessinger

  • Member of MIT Cru

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:

  • “Competing at Indoor Nationals 2023 and placing 13th!”

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23First Year

    Pole Vault
    5'5"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Pole Vault
    5'5"
  • 2024-25Junior

    Pole Vault
    5'5"
  • C

    2025-26Senior

    Pole Vault
    5'5"
    C