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MIT Sports Shorts for May 6

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Overall and Conference Records (As of May 5)

Baseball: 15-15 (4-8 NEWMAC)

Men’s Lacrosse: 8-7 (4-3 Pilgrim)

Women’s Lacrosse: 9-7 (3-3 NEWMAC)

Men’s Tennis: 14-1 (5-0 NEWMAC)

General Department News

National Rankings (Poll Sponsor)

#1 – Men’s Lightweight Crew Fours (Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges)

#6  – Men’s Lightweight Crew Freshman Eight (Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges)

#7 – Women’s Outdoor Track and Field (U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association)

#7 – Women’s Lightweight Crew Varsity Eight (US Rowing Collegiate Poll)

#10 – Men’s Lightweight Crew Varsity Eight (Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges)

#16 – Women’s Openweight Crew Varsity Eight (Eastern Association of Women’s Rowing Colleges)

#17 – Men’s Heavyweight Crew Varsity Eight (Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges)

#23 – Men’s Outdoor Track and Field (U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association)

#24 – Men’s Tennis (Intercollegiate Tennis Association)

Baseball

4/22 – MIT Takes on Wheaton and Coast Guard in NEWMAC Tournament

4/27 – Stewart Park Named to NEWMAC All-Conference Team

Women’s Openweight Crew

4/25 – MIT Places Fifth at Patriot League Championship

4/28 – Engineers Place Two on All-Patriot League Rowing Teams

Men’s Lacrosse

5/5 – Dan Piemont Voted Pilgrim League Player of the Week

5/6 – MIT Falls to Springfield in Pilgrim Semifinal

Women’s Lacrosse

4/28 – Engineers Rally Past Wellesley, 7-6, in NEWMAC Quarterfinal

5/1 – MIT Falls to Top-Seeded Babson in NEWMAC Semifinal

5/5 – Women’s Lacrosse Collects Trio of NEWMAC All-Conference Awards

Sailing

4/26 – MIT Places Second at Northeastern-Tech Invite

5/2 – Sailors Rank Fourth at Morris Trophy

Men’s Tennis

4/24 – MIT Captures 12th Consecutive NEWMAC Title

4/28 – Kevin Pang Named NEWMAC Athlete of the Year, Four Engineers Selected to All-Conference Teams

Men’s Track and Field

4/24 – Engineers Secure 10th Consecutive NEWMAC Crown

4/27 – Stephen Morton, Halston Taylor Receive NEWMAC Honors

5/1 – MIT Narrowly Edged Out for New England Division III Championship Crown

Women’s Track and Field

4/24 – MIT Wins Second Straight NEWMAC Championship

5/1 – Engineers Take Second at New England Division III Championship

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