Presented annually to the female senior who has shown the highest qualities of inspiration and leadership in contributing to women’s athletics.
Lily Bailey
SENIOR - SOCCER - COURSE 6 (COMPUTER SCIENCE) - DANVERS, MA
“From day one at MIT, Lily Bailey has been one of the most natural leaders I have ever coached. She loves everything about the game of soccer and being part of a team, and she wants to see not only herself, but also her teammates get better. The great thing about Lily is that, because she had some unfortunate injuries through her four years, she had to find a way to fill her passion for the game and lead both on and off the field – and she was up to the task. She was on the field for some big wins and she was off the field for some others, but looking back I can’t really remember which was which and it doesn’t matter – she always helped lead us to a win.” - MIT Women’s Soccer Head Coach Martin Desmarais.
- Helped MIT lead NCAA Division III as a team in goals against average (.162), save percentage (.941) and shutout percentage (.833)
- 3-straight NEWMAC Championships
- 3-time NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
Devon Goetz
SENIOR - FIELD HOCKEY; SOFTBALL - COURSE 2 (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING) & 9 (BRAIN & COGNITIVE SCIENCES) - ROCKVILLE, MD
"Devon's contributions to athletics at MIT are unparalleled and too numerous to list. She was a two-year captain of the Field Hockey team and has served in multiple advisory roles within DAPER. She is a natural leader but continues to use every opportunity to grow her skills both on and off the field. Through her leadership, she continues to inspire those around her to reach their full potential."
Field Hockey
- 2020 Captain
- NFHCA All-America First Team
- NFHCA New England East All-Region First Team
- NEWMAC Athlete of the Year
- NEWMAC All-Conference First Team
- NEWMAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- NFHCA National Academic Squad
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team
Softball
- 2020 captain
- 2-time NFCA All-Region
- 2-time NEWMAC All-Conference
- 2019 CoSIDA AcademicAll-District
- 2-time NCAA Cambridge Regional All-Tournament Team
- 3-time NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- Softball Program Records: Home Runs in a Season, Stolen Bases Game, Stolen Bases Season
- Softball record book rankings; 1st: Stolen bases in a season, home runs in a season; 2nd: Runs in a season, runs in a career, triples in a season, triples in a career, home runs in a career, walks in a career, stolen bases in a career; 3rd: Doubles in a career; 4th: Hits in a career, doubles in a season; 6th: Hits in a season; 8th: RBI in a career
Marissa McPhillips
SENIOR - CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD - COURSE 20 (BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING) - NARRAGANSETT, RI
"Marissa was not the most talented and was not the fastest runner. However, she had heart and more fight than her opponents. She overcame fear of failure, anxiety and doubt, season after season, to deliver in the championships."
- 6-time All-American Awards
- 2-time team captain for Cross Country & Track & Field
- Part of 7 NEWMAC team titles (4 in Cross Country and 3 in Outdoor Track & Field).
- 3-time NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- NEWMAC All-Sportsmanship Team (2018-19 season)
- 4-time NCAA qualifier
- 4-time New England D3 Champion
Lara Rakocevic
SENIOR - TENNIS - COURSE 6 (COMPUTER SCIENCE) & 18 (MATH) - PORTLAND, OR
"Team Captain Lara Rakocevic is a 4 year letter winner, 3 time NEWMAC Conference Champion, 3 time NCAA Team Tournament Qualifier, and played on 2 NCAA Elite Eight teams. She has been a starter for the team all 4 years and earned her 100th victory on court at the 2020 ITA Indoor National Tournament. She was also the recipient of the 2019 Vikki Auzenne Memorial Leadership Award. Lara is an inspiration to her teammates for the way she competes on court, especially when the team match is on the line. Most notably, she won MIT points in singles and doubles in the 2019 NCAA Regional Final against Bowdoin to advance to the NCAA Elite Eight for the third time ever."
- 3-time NEWMAC Conference Champion
- 3-time NCAA Team Tournament Qualifier
- Played on 2 NCAA Elite Eight teams
- 3-time NEWMAC All-Conference First Team selection
- 3-time NEWMAC Scholar Athlete
- 3-time ITA Scholar Athlete
- 2-time team captain
- 2019 Vikki Auzenne Memorial Leadership Award
Lilia Staszel
SENIOR - SWIMMING & DIVING - COURSE 6-14 (COMPUTER SCIENCE, ECONOMICS, & DATA SCIENCE) - BRIGHTON, MI
“Lilia loves to go fast when her team needs it most, consistently stepping up again and again for our program. And while she is a relentless competitor, Lilia’s energy, enthusiasm, and love for her teammates was just as key in contributing to the success our team had during her four years. We will miss her leadership and cannot thank her enough for the incredible impact she had on our program!”
- 4-time NCAA qualifier
- 6-time NCAA All-American
- 7-time NEWMAC Champion
- NEWMAC Open and Championship record-holder in the 200 free relay
- 2-time CSCAA Scholar All-American
- 3-time NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- 2019-20 team captain