Dan Almeida is entering his second year as an assistant coach in both the triple and long jump. 

Prior to arriving at MIT, Almeida competed in track and field at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, where he was a Little East and N.E. Alliance Champion in the triple jump.  He was also a regular top finisher in the triple jump at the ECAC, New England Division III, and NEICAAA meets, and qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships.  During his time at UMass, he was an eight-time recipient of the award for outstanding athletic achievement.

Almeida received his Master’s in Education from Boston College and currently teaches in Cambridge.