Rakocevic ’20 impresses at ITA regional meet
Not only was Lara Rakocevic the Engineer’s top performer in singles, she was also the only player from the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) to reach the final eight.
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Football (1-3) claimed its first win of the season away at Maine Maritime 30-13. QB Udgam Goyal ’19 went 13-21, 229 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT. WR Eddie Garcia-Montes ’19 had 170 receiving yards with a TD.
Freshmen lead the way as cross country shines in Purple Valley Classic
The MIT men’s and women’s cross country (XC) teams got off to good starts last weekend in the Purple Valley Classic at Williams College. Competing against many of the top teams in the country, the women finished in second place overall while the men finished in third.
Football drops third straight home game to begin the season
Five turnovers by MIT proved too big an obstacle to overcome as MIT suffered a 31-10 defeat to begin the season 0-3.
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Women’s soccer (5-3) defeated Salem State 4-1 as Claire O’Callaghan ’20 came off the bench and scored twice in a space of 160s.
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Men’s soccer (4-1) defeated Emerson College 1-0 following a strike from Gregory Hui ’18 in overtime.
Austin Filiere ’18 shines in Cape Cod Baseball League
For Austin Filiere ’18, the summer was an opportunity to match his wits against pitchers from Division I schools in the Cape Cod Baseball League.
Saberseminar brings together GMs, players, analysts, fans
On August 13th and 14th, hundreds of writers, scouts, officials, fans, and former players of baseball attended the Sabermetrics, Scouting, and Science of Baseball seminar.
Football loses to Becker College 17-10 on alumni day
QB Udgam Goyal ’19 completed 23 of 41 passes for 193 yards and a touchdown while WR Eddy Garcia-Montes ’19 caught 7 passes for 94 yards.
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Women’s field hockey (2-0) started its campaign with victories over Simmons and U. Mass. Dartmouth. Emily Penn ’18 scored a hattrick in MIT’s 4-1 victory over Dartmouth.
Football loses an overtime thriller to WPI in the season opener
The MIT Engineers dropped an overtime thriller 37-34 to WPI in the season opener after rallying back from a 10-point deficit late in the fourth quarter.
MIT alumni emerge from the firehose with Olympic dreams intact
Michael A. Nackoul ’13 and Veronica Toro ’16 open up about not letting the firehose deter them from chasing their Olympic dream.
USA dominates the 2016 Olympic Games
The United States dominated the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janiero, Brazil. The US won the overall medal count with 121 medals, 46 of which were gold.
Alumna wins cycling's elite national championship
Christina Birch PhD ’15 won her maiden elite national title when she clinched first place at the women’s individual pursuit race at the USA cycling elite national championships held at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Trexlertown, PA.
MLB teams go big in an eventful week ahead of the trade deadline
Deadline day, and the moves leading up to it, were eventful – some astounding, some imminent, some seemingly pointless. We take a look at some highlights from the last few days of regular trade time.
Durant joins the Warriors
Kevin Durant shocked the basketball world by leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 2 year, $55 million deal with the Golden State Warriors.
MLB All-Star Game 2016 and its implications
With the Major League Baseball season about halfway to completion, the best players at each position get to showcase their prowess at the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.
Four-time national champion Cimran Virdi ’16 reflects on amazing 4 years at MIT
In this commencement edition, we feature a sensational senior who has four individual national titles to her credit and has literally jumped higher than any female athlete in division III history. Cimran Virdi ’16 gives us a glimpse of what it takes to be an elite student-athlete at MIT.
Q&A with DAPER director Julie Soriero
Soriero spoke about how DAPER is always trying to provide the right environment for MIT student-athletes to thrive, how the coaches try to attract the best talent, the culture of appreciation or lack thereof of student-athletes’ achievements, what DAPER does to incentivize club and IM sports, and what it means to her to have been awarded the Athletics Director’s Award for the year 2014-15.