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2024-25 MIT Women's Track and Field Roster

Frank Poulin
Chris Aduama

Kate Sanderson

  • Height 5-7
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown West Hartford, Conn.
  • High School William H. Hall
  • Event Distance
  • Major Biological Engineering

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests (TFRRS)

Accolades (Indoor):  
- NCAA Qualifier 5,000m (2022-23, 2023-24) 
- USTFCCCA All-Region - 5,000m (2022-23, 2023-24) Mile (2023-24) 
- USTFCCCA All-America Second Team - 5,000m (2023-24)
 
Accolades (Outdoor):  
- USTFCCCA All-Region - 5,000m (2023-24) 10,000m (2022-23, 2023-24)  
- NCAA Qualifier - 5,000m (2022-23); 10,000m (2023-24) 
- All-America Second Team - 10,000m (2023-24) 
- All-New England D3 - 5,000m, 4x800 (2022-23) 
- NEICAAA Champion - 10,000m (2022-23) 
- NEICAAA All-New England - 10,000m (2022-23) 
- NEWMAC Track Athlete of the Week (Mar. 27, 2023)
 
Accolades:  
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team (2023-24) 
- CSC Academic All-District (2023-24) 
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2022-23)

2023-24: 
- Competed in 12 meets 
- Finished 13th in the 10,000m at the NCAA Outdoor National Championship 
- Placed third in the 10,000m at the NEWMAC Championship 
- Finished 16th in the 5,000m at the NCAA Indoor National Championship  
- Placed second in the Mile and 4x800 at the New England D3 Indoor Championship

2022-23: 
- Competed in 12 meets 
- Finished 20th in the 5,000m at the NCAA Outdoor National Championship 
- Won the 10,000m at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championship 
- Finished second in the 5,000m and third in 4x800 at the New England D3 Outdoor Championship 
- Placed third in the 10,000m at the NEWMAC Championship 
- Finished 20th in the 5,000m at the NCAA Indoor National Championship 
- Placed third in the 5,000m at the New England D3 Indoor Championship

Off the Track at MIT:
- Majoring in biological engineering with a minor in chemistry and a concentration in Spanish
- Summer undergraduate research fellow with the Tissot Lab of CalTech
- Organic Synthesis Intern at the Cuenca Group of the Institut Químic de Sarrià (IQS-URL)
- Research assistant with the Wang Group at the Broad Institute
- MIT Undergraduate Research Journal Chemistry and Biology Department Editor

High School: 
- Captain of the cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field teams
- Two-time GameTime CT All-State Athlete
- School record holder for 3,000m, 3,200m, and 5,000m
- Placed third in the two mile at the 2022 New England Indoor Championships
- Member of the Spanish National Honors Society
- National Honors Society President of the Noah Webster Chapter 
- State Student Advisory Council on Education board member
- Spanish Section Chief Editor of the Hall High School Foreign Language Magazine
- Founder and co-President of Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness's Be Homeful Club
- Shift Leader for the Hartford Hospital Summer Volunteer Program
- Math and science tutor
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal Award for math and science
- Flash Fiction Scholastic Art & Writing Award: Silver Key
- AP Capstone Diploma
- Spanish Seal of Biliteracy

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23First Year

    Distance
    5'7"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Distance
    5'7"
  • 2024-25Junior

    Distance
    5'7"