Profile

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Julia Zimmerman received her third straight ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America At-Large First Team selection which was announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Thursday. She joins Duane Stevens '98 (football) and Uzoma Orji '06 (track and field) as the only athletes in Institute history to be a three-time First-Team honoree. More...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Capping a most remarkable four-year career at MIT, gymnastics superstar Julia Zimmerman recently was honored as the Division III East Regional Gymnast of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches (NACGC). More...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Boris Rasin, Jake Shapiro, and Brett Lazarus were the lone Division III representatives at the NCAA National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics Championship hosted this past weekend at the University of Minnesota. The trio marked MIT's largest contingent to compete at the national level as Rasin capped his career with a program-record third consecutive appearance. Shapiro and Lazarus[ Read More... ]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The MIT men's gymnastics team finished in seventh place at the ECAC Championship hosted by the U.S. Military Academy this past weekend. In the individual event finals, Brett Lazarus captured fourth place on the high bar (13.800) while Tom Caldwell finished ninth on the vault (14.450). More...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The MIT men's gymnastics team kicked off its postseason run with a fifth-place finish at the USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championship this past weekend at the College of William & Mary. In the individual event finals, Jake Shapiro finished fourth (14.350) on the rings while Boris Rasin placed three spots behind him with a score of 13.800. On the high bar, Brett Lazarus[ Read More... ]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - In its final competition of the regular season, the MIT men's gymnastics team fell to host Springfield College, 335.450-315.200, on Saturday. Boris Rasin placed third in the all-around with a score of 80.850, followed by Jake Shapiro (78.850), Brett Lazarus (77.950), and Tom Caldwell (77.300). More...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - In a magnificent ending to a remarkable collegiate career, senior star gymnast Julia Zimmerman won the all-round competition for the second time in three years at the prestigious National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) championship hosted by Hamline University this past weekend. Zimmerman, who also won the crown in 2007, is just the second woman in 25 years to twice[ Read More... ]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Hamline University, host of the 2009 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Championship, will be providing free streaming video webcasts of this weekend's meet. Leanna Morinishi and Julia Zimmerman will be representing MIT in the all-around while Katie Mingo will be competing on the beam. More...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - In its final home meet of the season, the MIT men's gymnastics team fell to the College of William & Mary, 335.7-314.4, on Friday. Boris Rasin paced the Engineers in the all-around, tallying a score of 80.55, followed by Jake Shapiro (78.3), Brett Lazarus (78.0), and Tom Caldwell (77.55). More...

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - The MIT women's gymnastics team got its best performance this season at the most significant time, placing a solid fourth out of eight entries at the ECAC Division III Championship hosted by Ursinus College this past Saturday, while three Engineers qualified for the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Championship, to be held in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 20.[ Read More... ]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - In a closely contested meet, the host MIT women's gymnastics' team fell to SUNY Brockport, 187.600 - 182.150 last Saturday. Senior standout Julia Zimmerman led the Engineers with a score of 37.550 in the all around, while registering stunning tallies of 9.725 on the on the floor, 9.550 on the vault, 9.550 on the bars, and 8.775 on the beam. Also faring well for MIT were Beth[ Read More... ]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Senior standout Julia Zimmerman tied a school record with 9.80 on the floor exercise, and won four out of five events, while the host MIT women's gymnastics team placed third at a tri-meet on Saturday. Ithaca College won the event with a score of 184.700. Springfield College finished second at 182.675, while the Engineers tallied a 179.550. More...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Rookie standout Brett Lazarus won the high bar with a score of 13.4 in a dual meet with Temple University on Saturday. The strong performance would not be enough as the visiting Owls came away with a 324.5-305.8 victory over the Engineers. More...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Freshman Leanna Morinishi and junior Katie Mingo captured two out of three ECAC Division III Women's Gymnastics Weekly Awards following their outstanding performances last week. Morinishi, who hails from Chesterfield, Mo., was named Co-Rookie of the Week, while Mingo, of Coon Rapids, Minn., was honored as Specialist of the Week. More...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The MIT men's gymnastics team tallied 312.500 points, finishing behind host Springfield College's total of 318.950 at the New England Invitational held this past weekend. Tom Caldwell captured the top spot in the pommel horse (13.500) while Jake Shapiro secured the crown on the rings (13.400). More...

ITHACA, N.Y. - Pacing the MIT women's gymnastics team with an event leading 37.975 in the all-around, a first place finish on the vault, and a tie for first on the bars, senior superstar Julia Zimmerman continued her amazing season in leading the Engineers to a second place finish among three teams at host Ithaca College on Saturday. Zimmerman scored a 9.675 on the vault and bars, a 9.525 on the[ Read More... ]

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Senior standout Julia Zimmerman stayed at the top of her game, winning the all-around and the vault, and placing second on the bars, as the MIT gymnastics team placed third in a field of four teams. Host Southern Connecticut State University came away with the win (185.950), followed by SUNY Brockport (184.550), the Engineers (175.000), and Rhode Island College (169.250).[ Read More... ]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - In its first home meet of the 2009 campaign, the MIT men's gymnastics team recorded a total of 309.05, which was enough to defeat the University of Vermont (171.35) but it could not overcome the standard of 326.05 set by Springfield College on Saturday. The Engineers claimed third through sixth place in the all-around, with Brett Lazarus leading the way (78.35), followed by[ Read More... ]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - For the second time this season, senior Julia Zimmerman was named the ECAC Division III All-Around Athlete of the Week. The selection comes after leading the MIT women's gymnastics team to a convincing 177.825-171.125 victory over host Rhode Island College last Saturday. More...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - One week after setting a new school record on the vault, senior star Julia Zimmerman showed no let-up in leading the MIT women's gymnastics team to a stunning 177.825-171.125 victory over host Rhode Island College in a battle of Eastern College Athletics Conference (ECAC) New England Division III squads on Saturday. More...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Back at full steam after sustaining a minor injury in the opening meet, senior stalwart Julia Zimmerman led the MIT women's gymnastics team in the all-around with a tally of 37.50, while setting a new school record on the vault with a score of 9.775 for her piked handspring front, as the Engineers, in their best outing of the campaign so far, placed second in a tri-meet hosted[ Read More... ]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The MIT men's gymnastics team finished in sixth place with a team score of 307.65 at the Navy Open held on Saturday. Brett Lazarus led the charge for the Engineers by capturing the runner-up spot in the high bar (14.300) while Jake Shapiro finished fifth in the rings (13.900). More...

CORTLAND, N.Y. - It may not have been the best day for the MIT gymnastics team, and a broken down bus in frigid cold temperatures didn't help the cause, but the Engineers continued to get a strong effort from their youthful talent, particularly that of freshmen sensations Leanna Morinishi and Karis Stevenson, who placed second and fourth in the all-around with scores of 35.450 and 32.875,[ Read More... ]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - As MIT's lone individual finals qualifier, rookie Brett Lazarus captured fifth place in the high bar with a score of 13.350 at the West Point Open this past weekend. The Engineers ranked sixth as a team with a total of 312.9, coming in behind Penn State (345.2), Navy (329.15), Temple (328.05), Springfield College (326.2), and the host Black Knights (317.75). More...

Senior Julia Zimmerman was tabbed the ECAC Division III All-Around Athlete of the Week following a strong performance last weekend. In MIT's six-team season-opening meet, she completed a Takatchev on bars and a full-in on floor for the first time in her college career. More...