Department of athletics, physical education and recreation
Varsity Athletics


3/10/10
MIT Cross Country Squads Honored for Academic Achievement
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Following a season full of notable athletic success, both the MIT men’s cross country team, who captured its 12th consecutive conference title in the fall, and the women’s squad, which finished a program-best fifth at the NCAA Division III Championship, were honored for their accomplishments in the classroom last week. The teams each received the All-Academic Award from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), given to teams with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.10 that compiled a team score at the NCAA Regional Championship. In addition to the team awards, seven individual student-athletes garnered accolades from the USTFCCCA, including five by the women’s squad, matching the second highest total by any team in the nation. READ MORE



11/21/09
Engineers Conclude Season with Fifth-Place Showing at Nationals
CLEVELAND, Ohio – In its second straight appearance at the NCAA Division III Championship, the MIT women’s cross country team improved to a fifth-place showing at Saturday’s national meet, hosted by Baldwin-Wallace College. Maria Monks and Jacqui Wentz led the way for the Cardinal and Grey, as each earned All-America honors, the first such accolades for the program since 1998. Monks’ 13th-place finish marks the best individual effort at the NCAA Championship in school history. READ MORE



11/19/09
Women’s Cross Country In Pursuit of National Title
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT student-athletes have always been among the best and brightest competitors in collegiate athletics, dating back to the days of Henry Steinbrenner ’27, who collected the Institute’s first-ever National Championship in track and field during his senior year. Since then, MIT has sponsored 32 individual national champions, seen 638 student-athletes garner All-America honors and produced 156 Academic All-America’s, the all-time leader in Division III. Despite these accomplishments, no Institute team has ever won an NCAA National Championship. All of Tech’s previous 22 national titles have been awarded by the sport’s governing body, not the NCAA. The MIT women’s cross country team will attempt to change that at the NCAA Division III National Championship this Saturday. READ MORE