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2016-17 MIT Women's Track and Field Roster

Tessa Weiss

  • Height 5-8
  • Year First Year
  • Hometown Scottsdale, Ariz.
  • High School Xavier College Prep
  • Event Distance
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests
Outdoor:
 800m - 2:22.89

2016-17: Was ninth in the 800m at the NEWMAC Championship in 2:24.18... Ran a season-best time of 2:22.89 in the 800m at the Sean Collier Invitational as she was fourth overall... Her 4x800 relay team placed second at the D3 Outdoor Championship in a time of 9:14.82.

Off the Track at MIT: Majoring in chemical engineering... Also a member of the MIT cross country team.

High School: Ran cross country and track at Xavier College Prep, where she won three letters in each sport... Division I State Champion in the 1,600 meters and the 3,200 meters... Placed fourth in the Division I Cross Country State Championship... Has PR's of 2:15 in the 800, 4:51 in the 1,600, 10:42 in the 3,200 and 18:15 in the 5K in cross country... Earned the Rensselaer Medal... Member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta... Vice president of the Calculus Club and Mu Alpha Theta.