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2025-26 MIT Women's Track and Field Roster

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Liv Girand

  • Height 5-6
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown New York, N.Y.
  • High School Bronx High School of Science
  • Event Distance
  • Major Mechanical Engineering and Urban Planning

Biography

Collegiate Career Statistics (TFRRS.org)


Accolades: 

  • 3x USTFCCCA All-Region - 3,000m (2023-24)(2024-25)(2025-26)
  • 3x USTFCCCA All-Region - 5,000m (2023-24)(2024-25)(2025-26)
  • 2x USTFCCCA All-Region - Mile (2024-25)(2025-26)
  • USTFCCCA All-Region - Distance Medley Relay (2025-26)
  • USTFCCCA All-Region - 3,000m Steeplechase (2023-24)
  • NEWMAC Champion - 3,000m Steeplechase (2025)
  • NEWMAC Runner-Up - 3,000m Steeplechase (2026)
  • NEWMAC First Team All-Conference - 3,000m Steeplechase (2025)
  • NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference - 3,000m Steeplechase (2026)
  • 2x USTFCCCA All-Region - 3,000m Steeplechase (2025)(2026)
  • USTFCCCA All-Region - 5,000m (2025)
  • 2x USTFCCCA Second Team All-America - 3,000m Steeplechase (2025)(2026)
  • 2x NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team (2025)(2026)

2025-26:

  • Six top 5 finishes
  • Personal best of 11:48.48 in the Distance Medley Relay at the 2026 Saucony Battle for Boston - Last Chance
  • Personal best of  4:58.40 in the Mile at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic
  • Personal best of 10:39.08 in the 3000m Steeplechase at the MIT Final Qualifier 2026 (May 14, 2026)

2024-25:

  • Competed in 13 meets this indoor and outdoor track season 
  • Ran career bests in the 1500m, 3000m, and 5000m
  •  Competed in the NCAA Division III Indoor Outdoor Track & Field Championships, with a top 10 finish in the 3000m Steeplechase

2023-24: 

  • Competed in 14 meets 
  • Placed second in the 3,000m Steeplechase at the New England D3 Outdoor Championship 
  • Finished fifth in the 3,000m at the New England D3 Indoor Championship

Before MIT: 

  • Captain of Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Outdoor Track teams,
  • All-New York State Federation in 3000m and 4x800m
  • Team MVP for Outdoor Track as a junior and Cross Country as a senior
  • School record holder in 1500, 3000, 1 Mile, 2 Mile, 2k steeplechase, 4x800, XC 4K, and XC 5k
  • Four-time PSAL City Champion and six-time Runner-up
  • PSAL two-mile record holder
  • National Honor Society member
  • National Organization for Women Club Co-President
  • Ambassador of Letters for Rose (service org) chapter
  • Summer volunteer at Bellevue Hospital women's health clinic + OBGYN dept.
  • Intern for TREEage (youth-led climate change org)
  • Math and reading tutor
  • Member of School Senate, Nutritional Health Council, and Key Club

Personal:

  • Interned with World Wildlife Fund and NineDot Energy
  • UROPs: Traverso Lab, Livable Spaces Lab, Environmental Solutions Initiative
  • Associate Advisor, Leadership Training Institute Mentor
  • Favorite Sports Memory: "One of my favorite sports memories is doing rose/bud/thorn with my teammates on recovery trail runs."

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24First Year

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Distance
    5'6"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Distance
    5'6"