Okonkwo '18 sets long jump school-record at Sean Collier Invite
Nneoma Okonkwo '18 set the MIT record in the long jump on Saturday afternoon at the Sean Collier Invitational with a best leap of 18-feet, 11.25-inches (5.77m).
Men's lacrosse edges Clark 9-8 in overtime thriller
Luke Verdi '16 scored with six seconds remaining in overtime to give the MIT men’s lacrosse team a 9-8 victory over Clark University in NEWMAC action on Saturday afternoon.
Softball extends win streak to nine after taking two from Smith
Concluding the third straight day of doubleheader action for the MIT softball team, the Engineers extended their win streak to nine consecutive games with a two-game sweep of Smith College in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play this afternoon in western Massachusetts.
Women’s swim and dive finishes ninth at the NCAA Division III National Championship
Women’s swim and dive finished ninth overall with 131 points at the NCAA Division III National Championship held at Greensboro, NC.
Men’s swim and dive clinches fifth at NCAA Division III National Championship
Men’s swim and dive finished fifth overall with 241.50 points at the NCAA Division III National Championship, held at Greensboro, NC. The highlight of the Engineers’ efforts was Douglas Kogut’s 200-fly national title with a time of 1:47.28. It was both a personal and an MIT record.
Men’s track and field finishes with six All-America honors at NCAA championships
Men’s track and field tied for 16th place overall with 12 points at the 2016 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship meet held at Grinnell College.
Women’s track and field finishes fifth at NCAA indoor championship
Women’s track and field placed fifth overall with 27 points at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship — the second straight season and third time in program history that the Cardinal and Gray have earned top-five honors.
Sailing clinches third place at Brown University
The nationally-ranked No. 14 MIT sailing team finished in third place at the Sharpe Team Race Trophy over the weekend at Brown University.
Men’s swim and dive clinches 8th straight NEWMAC championship
The MIT men’s swimming and diving team clinched their eighth straight (and tenth overall) New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship over the weekend.
Women’s swim and dive captures 6th consecutive NEWMAC title
The MIT women’s swimming and diving team captured its sixth straight New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship over the weekend.
Men’s track and field clinches fourth straight New England Division III championship
The MIT men’s track and field team, ranked No. 7 in the latest United States Track and Field and Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) poll, clinched their fourth straight New England Division III Indoor Championship on Saturday afternoon on their home track inside the Johnson Athletic Center.
Women’s track and field clinches second straight New England Division III title
The MIT women’s track and field team, ranked No. 2 in the latest United States Track and Field and Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) poll, claimed their second consecutive New England Division III Indoor Championship on Saturday afternoon at the Virtue Field House on the campus of Middlebury College. This Championship marked the first time in program history that the Engineers claimed back-to-back titles.
Perfect season for MIT
The MIT men’s swimming and diving team defeated Amherst College by a 168-point margin. The victory ends the Engineers’ dual meet season with a perfect 7–0 record, the first time the Engineers have gone undefeated since the 2012–13 season.
Junior clocks best NCAA time for 3000m, finishing at 9:41.34
Maryann Gong ’17 registered a first place finish with a time of 9:41.34 in the 3000m, an NCAA record, which helped the Engineers to victory at the Bowdoin Invitational II on Jan. 22 inside the William Farley Field House.
MIT squash wins all four matches at Pioneer Valley Invitational
MIT squash won all four of its matches at the Pioneer Valley Invitational held at Mount Holyoke College and Smith College over the weekend.
Men’s swimming and diving bests Coast Guard, 211-89
The MIT men’s swimming and diving team, ranked No. 6 in the latest College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Division III poll, returned to competition for the first time since early December with a 211-89 victory over the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on Saturday afternoon inside the Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center Pool.
Women’s swimming and diving cruises past Coast Guard, 210-87
The MIT women’s swimming and diving team, ranked No. 8 in the latest College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Division III poll, cruised to a 210-87 victory over the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in their first competition since early December in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on Saturday afternoon inside the Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center Pool.
Women’s swim & dive gets third at home invitational
The MIT women’s swimming and diving team, ranked No. 8 in the latest College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), finished third among nine teams at its own Winter Invitational with 875 points. The Engineers earned 16 NCAA “B” cuts over the three-day event.
MIT sailing team takes 14th place at Rose Bowl Regatta Some of the country’s highest-ranked programs competed at the weekend event hosted by USC
The MIT sailing team, ranked No. 14 in the latest Coed College World Sailing poll, placed 14th overall at the 2016 Rose Bowl Regatta hosted by the University of Southern California over the weekend.
Men’s swimming and diving finishes first in Winter Invite
The MIT men’s swimming and diving team, ranked No. 8 in the latest College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), finished in front of five teams to win its own Winter Invitational with 1,624.5 points. The Engineers earned 38 NCAA “B” cuts in total at the meet.
Men’s soccer season ends with loss to SUNY Oneonta
The MIT men’s soccer team, ranked No. 18 in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll, saw their season come to a close with a 2-0 loss to No. 8 SUNY Oneonta in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
Gong takes regional title, leading cross country to 4th finish
MIT’s Maryann M. Gong ’17 won the NCAA Division III New England Regional Championship on Saturday and helped the Engineers to a fourth place overall finish. Gong finished with a time of 21:36.3, which was nearly nine seconds faster than the second place finisher.
Squash loses 3 of 4 matches at Navy Round Robin
The MIT squash team, ranked No. 25 in the Dunlop Men’s College Squash Association (CSA) Preseason Poll, went 1-3 this weekend at the Navy Round Robin held at the United States Naval Academy over the weekend.
Late goals help Babson defeat men’s soccer 2-1 Three points all came within 9 minutes
Third-seeded Babson College defeated first-seeded MIT, ranked No. 17 in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll and No. 3 in the NCAA New England Regional poll, 2-1, in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Men’s Soccer Championship in come-from-behind fashion on Sunday afternoon at Steinbrenner Stadium.
Women’s soccer loses in penalties
The first-seeded MIT women’s soccer team saw its season come to a close in penalty kicks last Saturday afternoon against fourth-seeded Springfield College in the first of two New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) semifinals matches at Steinbrenner Stadium on the campus of MIT on Saturday afternoon.
2 from women’s soccer receive weekly honors
MIT women’s soccer players Alexandra R. Hrabchak ’19 and Lauren S. Ullmann ’17 were named as the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, as announced by the league office early afternoon on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
MIT men’s soccer seeded first in this year’s tournament
The MIT men’s soccer team, ranked No. 21 in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll, claimed its fifth New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) regular season championship with a 3-2 victory over Springfield College at Brock-Affleck Field.
Sailing lands first-place finish in NEISA Invitational
The MIT sailing team, ranked No. 18 in the latest Coed College World Sailing poll, registered a first, sixth and eighth place finish at the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA) Invitational, hosted by the Engineers, and finished fifth at the Captain Hurst Bowl, hosted by Dartmouth College over the weekend.
Men's soccer collects both NEWMAC weekly awards
For the third time this season, the MIT men’s soccer team has claimed both New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) weekly awards.
Freshman makes final four at USTA regional meet
Alex Cauneac ’19 of the MIT men’s tennis team made it all the way to the final four, before bowing out to Bowdoin College freshman Luke Tercek, 6-0, 6-2, in the semifinals of the USTA/ITA New England Regional Tournament which was held at Williams College over the weekend.
Sailing season opens as Engineers compete in four different regattas
The MIT sailing team opened its season competing in four different regattas over the weekend. Events began on Saturday with a fourth place finish in the Toni Deutsch Regatta, hosted by the Engineers. Other members of the squad finished sixth at both the Harry Anderson Trophy and the Pine Trophy, hosted by Yale University and the United States Coast Guard Academy, respectively. On Sunday, teams finished their respective races, which began the day before, while other Engineers sailed to a sixth and seventh place finish at the one-day FJ Invitational, hosted by Harvard University.
Water polo team starts with 2 wins
The MIT water polo team opened its season with a record of 2-1 at the 2015 Bruno Classic, hosted by Harvard University and Brown University over Labor Day weekend. The Engineers, ranked No. 19 in the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) preseason poll, fell to No. 4 Stanford University, 29-9, on Saturday, but bounced back on Sunday defeating Claremont-Mudd-Scripps by a score of 14-11 and Occidental College, 12-6.