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2021 MIT Women's Volleyball Roster

10 Sophie Lockton

  • Position Pin
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Sophomore
  • High School Crystal Springs Uplands School
  • Hometown San Mateo, Calif.
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

Career Highs
Kills 1 vs. Mount Holyoke (Sept. 18, 2021)
Aces 2 vs. Mount Holyoke (Sept. 18, 2021)
Digs 2 vs. Framingham State (Oct. 1, 2021)


Accolades:
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team (2021)


2021: [SEASON STATISTICS]
- Played in seven sets, recording four digs and two aces


2020:
- Did not play as the season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic


Favorite Sports Memory:
- When my whole high school came to watch my senior night before we were sent home for COVID.


Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- When the juniors ran one of our practices last season and we all danced around and had a super competitive practice.


Off the Court at MIT:
- Majoring in computer science
- Was a software engineering intern at Segmed
- Conducted data science research on the PPP program with the MIT Department of Political Science
- Society of Women Engineers outreach seminar series chair
- MIT Sloan Business Club
- Alpha Phi sorority
- Music Production Collaboration


Why I Chose MIT:
- I chose MIT for the limitless opportunities available to undergraduates. I’m able to play competitive volleyball while pursuing my academic and extracurricular interests to their full extent. Nowhere else would I have the ability to compete at the level of MIT volleyball, learn from professors at the top of their respective fields, and do cutting edge research as a first year. On top of the unparalleled resources at MIT, the amount of support and desire to collaborate I’ve seen from everyone at MIT speaks to how exceptional the community is. I truly feel honored to be part of such a diverse, intelligent, and passionate group of students.


High School:
- Was a captain of the volleyball team at Crystal Springs Uplands School
- Two-time All-League First Team
- Three-time CIF-Central Coast Section qualifier
- All-University Tournament player
- Two-time MVP, Gryphon Leadership Award
- Graduated as the all-time leader in kills at Crystal Springs Uplands
- Cum Laude
- Senior Distinction in English, Excellence in Biology Award
- Principal harpist in school’s advanced ensemble, Robotics Team mechanical lead, Fixperts founder and leader, Biomed Club, tutor


Club:
- Redrock and Ohana
- Seven-time nationals qualifier

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2020First Year

    RS
    6'0"
    8
  • 10

    2021Sophomore

    Pin
    6'0"
    10