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TRACK AND FIELD
KENNETH WEI ‘23 HALSTON TAYLOR
The No. 10 ranked men’s team captured the 2020
New England Division III Indoor Championship
as the Engineers had seven individual New
England champions and 29 All-New England
performances. This was the second straight New
England D3 title for the Engineers and the 18th
overall. (FULL STORY)
YORAI SHAOUL ‘21
LIAM ACKERMAN ‘21
NATHAN BASINGER ‘22
The men’s track and field team earned USTFCCCA All-Academic
Team honors, ranking 18th in the nation with a 3.51 GPA (on
a 4.0 scale). Overall, MIT was fourth in the country with nine
student-athletes capturing individual All-Academic accolades.
In addition, MIT men’s and women’s teams combined for a
national-best seven perfect GPA’s, including three on the men’s
side. (FULL STORY)
Over the history of the MIT men’s track
and field program, the team has 198 alltime
All-Americans, 273 New England
Champions and 18 individual NCAA
Champions. The Engineers have also
captured seven NCAA Elite 90 awards,
which are presented to the studentathlete
with the highest cumulative grade
point average at the finals site for each of
the 90 NCAA Championships.
The 2020 outdoor season
was cancelled due to
the Covid-19 pandemic.
Outdoors, the Engineers have
won 19 straight NEWMAC
Championships and have
captured 14 New England
Division III outdoor titles.
Despite the cancellation of the NCAA Division III Indoor
National Championship, the USTFCCCA awarded All-American
honors to each of the student-athletes who qualified. For the
men’s team, six Engineers qualified in a total of 11 events.
Leading the way were Alec Reduker ‘20 and Kenneth Wei
‘23, who qualified in three events each. Yorai Shaoul ‘21, a
two-time NCAA champion in the triple jump, also qualified
in two events. (FULL STORY)
“While I’ve made some amazing memories
at track meets, some of my most memorable
experiences with the track and field team
have come off the track. Over IAP, the
throws group would meet up on Sundays to
play cards or bake a cheesecake. Once we
went virtual, the hang outs continued over
zoom and gave everyone some of the team
time we were missing. Those experiences are
amazing memories that have helped forge
strong relationships with my teammates.”
- Nathan Basinger ‘22
Yorai Shaoul ‘21 and Billy Woltz ‘20 were
both named as CoSIDA First Team Academic
All-Americans for the 2019-20 academic
year. This is the second straight First Team
recognition for Shaoul, while Woltz is a firsttime
First Team performer after being named
to the Second Team as a junior. (FULL STORY)
The Engineers led the way on the NEWMAC
Academic All-Conference Team with a leaguebest
20 selections. Simon Alford ‘20 and Josh
Derrick ‘20 were honored for the third time in
their careers, while 11 other Engineers were
recognized for the second time in their careers.
In addition, Yorai Shaoul ‘21 was named to the
NEWMAC All-Sportsmanship Team for the first
time. (FULL STORY)
Halston Taylor enters his 39th season at MIT as he currently serves as the Director and Head
Coach of the men’s and women’s cross country and track and field programs. Overall, his cross
country and track and field teams have combined for 33 top-10 NCAA Championship finishes,
along with 53 New England Regional Championships, 17 individual NCAA Champions and 369
All-Americans. (FULL BIO)