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2023-24 MIT Women's Track and Field Roster

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Sarah Bentley

  • Height 5-4
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Pacific Palisades, Calif.
  • High School Palisades Charter
  • Event Distance
  • Major Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests (TFRRS)

Accolades (Indoor): 
- USTFCCCA All-Region - 3,000m (2022-23) 
- USTFCCCA All-Region - Mile, DMR (2021-22) 
- NCAA Qualifier - Mile (2021-22)
 
Accolades (Outdoor): 
- USTFCCCA All-Region - 5,000m (2021-22)
 
Accolades:
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team (2021-22, 2023-24) 
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2022-23) 
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2021-22)

2023-24:
- Did not compete in a meet

2022-23: 
- Competed in three meets 
- Finished 29th in the DMR at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invite 

2021-22:
- Competed in 11 meets
- Finished 11th in the mile at the NCAA Indoor National Championship with a time of 5:01.26
- Placed fourth in the 5,000m at the New England D3 Outdoor Championship in a time of 17:37.49

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

Off the Track at MIT:
- Majoring in mathematics and artificial intelligence and decision making with a concentration in music
- 2023 Mission Design and Navigation Intern at Blue Origin
- 2022 Space Logistics Intern at Blue Origin 2022
- Teaching Assistant for 18.06 - Linear Algebra
- Mentor and tutor for an MIT club called CodeIt, which teaches middle school girls and non-binary students the basics of coding through a series of classes
- Researcher of space logistics, or in other words, running simulations to determine in flight plans are feasible given a set of needs

High School:
- Multiple-time Team MVP in both cross country and track and field
- Four-time state qualifier in cross country and three-time state qualifier in track and field
- 2017 and 2018 3200m Los Angeles City Section Champion
- 21st in the 2018 Division I California cross country state championship
- 2018 and 2019 third-place finisher in Los Angeles City Section cross country championships
- Seven-time varsity letter winner between cross country and track and field
- Member of the California Scholarship Foundation
- Features editor for school newspaper
- School on Wheels tutor
- Writer for "Since Parkland" project and recipient of special recognition by Women Against Gun Violence
- National Merit Commended Scholar
- AP Scholar with Distinction
- Four-time Honor Roll member

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Distance
    5'4"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Distance
    5'4"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Distance
    5'4"