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2013 Women's Volleyball

5 Sharon Hao

  • Position DS
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • High School Lynbrook
  • Hometown San Jose, Calif.
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

2013: Played in 61 sets...118 digs...10 aces...ranked fifth on the team in digs...collected 12 digs versus Amherst (10/26)...posted 11 digs against Simmons (10/5) and Williams (10/26)...graduates ranked 10th all-time at MIT in career assists (976)...NEWMAC academic all-conference.

2012: Played in 123 sets...232 digs...42 aces...ranked third on the team in aces and fourth in digs...recorded 11 digs and six aces at Mount Holyoke (10/27)...also collected 11 digs against Springfield in the semifinals of the NEWMAC Tournament (11/3)...tallied 10 digs versus Roger Williams (9/21), Brandeis (9/22), WPI (10/4), and Bridgewater College (10/12)...earned six aces in the season-opener with Husson (8/31)...NEWMAC academic all-conference...CoSIDA academic all-district...CoSIDA second team Academic All-America.

2011: Played in 41 sets...105 assists...61 digs...18 aces...eight blocks...ranked third on the team in assists...tallied 19 assists and seven digs versus WPI (9/2)...earned three aces against WPI (9/2) and Newbury (9/23)...had two blocks versus Suffolk (9/2) and WPI (9/2)...NEWMAC academic all-conference team.

2010: Played in 103 sets...833 assists...178 digs...33 aces...26 blocks...led the team in assists and ranked fourth in digs and aces...was fourth in the NEWMAC in assists per set...dished out a season-high 45 assists against Coast Guard (10/30)...collected 17 digs versus Bowdoin (9/10)...recorded six kills against Wheaton (9/7)...earned five aces versus Brandeis (10/23)...Stevens Invitational all-tournament team.

Off the Court at MIT: Majoring in computer science with a concentration in economics...completed an internship with Palantir...software engineer intern at Facebook, working on the iPhone app Facebook Camera...was an intern with WeaverMobile, a startup that makes iPhone applications, she assisted with the programming of the applications...did a UROP in underwater robotics where she worked with the PR2 (large robot) to collect data used for autonomous, long-term underwater mapping...Alpha Phi sorority...also a member of the MIT women's basketball team.

Why I Chose MIT: I chose MIT because I would be able to continue being a student-athlete -- something I had been doing for almost my entire life. Not only would I be studying with and learning from some of the greatest minds in the world, I'd also be able to keep doing what I love, with the greatest teammates and coaching staff that I could ever ask for. MIT is awesome.

High School: A 2010 graduate of Lynbrook High School...three-time team MVP...league MVP...also played basketball and was team MVP...CCS Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year...Lynbrook Female Senior Athlete of the Year...seven-time Scholar Athlete...National AP Scholar.

Club: City Beach Volleyball Club (two years), Vision Volleyball Club (two years), Hang Ten Volleyball Club (one year).

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2010First Year

    S
    5'8"
    2
  • 5

    2011Sophomore

    S
    5'8"
    5
  • 5

    2012Junior

    DS
    5'8"
    5
  • 5

    2013Senior

    DS
    5'8"
    5