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2025-26 MIT Women's Track and Field Roster

Kate Friedman

  • Height 5-6
  • Year Sophomore
  • Hometown Greenwich, Conn.
  • High School Greenwich
  • Event Distance
  • Major Electrical Engineering and Computing

Biography

Collegiate Career Statistics (TFRRS.org)


Accolades:

  • NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2026)

2025-26:

  • Competed in nine events
  • Personal best of 3:06.41 in the 1000m at the 2025 Riverhawk Invitational
  • Personal best of 5:12.07 in the Mile at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational

2024-25:

  • Competed in four meets during the outdoor season 
  • Clocked a collegiate personal-best time of 4:56.47 in the 1500m at The F.I.R.E. Meet at Williams 
  • Ran the 3000m steeplechase at the Sean Collier Invitational, crossing the line in 12:08.21 
  • Recorded a time of 2:35.74 in the 800m at the UMASS Flagship Opener

Before MIT: 

  • Graduated from Greenwich High School 
  • All-New England, two-time All-State 
  • FCIAC cross country individual champion, three-time track FCIAC champion 
  • Two-time varsity letter-winner for cross country, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and softball 
  • Spanish National Honor Society
  • National Honor Society 
  • Conducted research at Stony Brook University
  • UJA-JCC Teen Changemakers Senior Fellow
  • Outreach Club co-president 

Personal: 

  • Favorite Sports Memory: “Winning the Connecticut state open team title in my senior year of high school”

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25First Year

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Distance
    5'6"