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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2020-21 MIT Women's Track and Field Roster

Tema Nwana

  • Height 5-5
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Fairfax, Va.
  • High School Woodson
  • Event Throws, Jumps
  • Major Computer Science, Economics and Data Science

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests
Indoor:
60m - 8.39
LJ - 17', 3.5" (5.27m)

2017-18: Competed in six meets... Finished 20th in the long jump at the New England D3 Indoor Championship... Was third in the long jump with a season-best jump of 17 feet, 3.5 inches at the Branwen Smith-King Invitational... Ran a season-best 8.39 in the 60m at the MIT Alumni Meet.

Off the Track at MIT: Majoring in computer science, economics and data science with a minor in business management... Interned with the U.S. Department of Transportation as an operations research analyst... Researcher with the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy... Vice-president of the MIT Class of 2021... Involved with the Black Student Union and the Dance Troupe.

High School: Three-time indoor and four-time outdoor track letter winner at Woodson High  School... Posted personal-bests of 17 feet, 3.75 inches in the long jump and 13.11 in the 100m... Girls Field Event MVP in indoor track in 11th grade... Scholar-Athlete in all eight seasons... Girls 4x100m Conference Champion... Member of the National Honor Society and the Math Honor Society... Committee chair for three different committees in student government... Secretary of the Superintendent's Student Advisory Council.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18First Year

    Sprints/Jumps
    5'5"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Sprints/Jumps
    5'5"
  • 2019-20Junior

    Throws, Jumps
    5'5"
  • 2020-21Senior

    Throws, Jumps
    5'5"