Director of Athletics/DAPER Department Head Massachusetts Institute of Technology #RollTech
Cambridge, MA
Joined July 2012
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This transformative gift serves as a powerful testament to the significance of athletics at MIT and the crucial role DAPER plays in the Institute's educational mission.
Grateful for the generosity of our donors!
MIT Establishes Dr. Howard Gillis (1967) Fund for DAPER; Endowment for Director of Athletics Position mitathletics.com/news/2026/1…
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U.S. News names MIT the nation’s top university for 2026-2027. Congratulations, Engineers! tinyurl.com/3ha7yejm
ALT MIT sailboat on the Charles River.
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Top stories in today's D3.ticker:
➤ President Baker on lawsuits, transparency & more
➤ @AnthonyGrantAD talks MIT genius
➤ @NYUAthletics & @SLUsaints performance initiatives
➤ @BantamSports' fundraising success
Read about these stories & more: archive.wearecollegetown.com…
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Welcome first-year students and welcome back to all returning students! #ThisisMIT
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📅 Events on Campus | September 7 - 13, 2026
For a full calendar of games and events, visit: mitathletics.com/calendar
@MITevents|@MITstudents|@FloCollege
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Top stories in today's D3.ticker:
➤ @AnthonyGrantAD talks DIII & budget challenges
➤ NPI changes
➤ Latest from DC
➤ Financial aid violations at Loras & Whittier
➤ Marywood's facility upgrades
Read about these stories & more: archive.wearecollegetown.com…
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The Best D3 schools 2026-27, per TIME
1 - MIT
2 - Harvey Mudd College
3 - Cal Tech
4 - Claremont McKenna College
5 - Babson College
6 - Carnegie Mellon University
7 - Williams College
8 - University of Chicago
9 - Stevens Institute of Tech.
10 - CUNY Lehman College
11 - Johns Hopkins University
12 - Berea College
13 - Washington Uni. (STL)
14 - CUNY Baruch College
15 - Washington & Lee Uni.
16 - Swarthmore College
17 - Bowdoin College
18 - Amherst College
19 - CUNY John Jay College
20 - Wellesley College
21 - University of La Verne
22 - Mass. Maritime Academy
23 - Pomona College
24 - WPI
25 - SUNY Maritime College
26 - Colby College
27 - Emory University
28 - New York University
29 - Middlebury College
30 - Hamilton College
31 - Maine Maritime Academy
32 - Trinity College
33 - Yeshiva University
34 - The College of New Jersey
35 - Ohio Northern University
36 - Tufts University
37 - Union College
38 - RPI
39 - Wesleyan University
40 - Haverford College
41 - Trinity University
42 - Illinois Institute of Tech.
43 - Rose-Hulman
44 - Franklin & Marshall Coll.
45 - SUNY Oneonta
46 - University of Rochester
47 - Linfield University
48 - Case Western Reserve Uni.
49 - Scripps College
50 - Gettysburg College
51 - Montclair State University
52 - Carleton College
53 -CUNY Brooklyn College
54 - Illinois Wesleyan University
55 - SUNY Geneseo
56 - CUNY City College
57 - Milwaukee School of Engin.
58 - Bates College
59 - University of Redlands
60 - Immaculata University
61 - SUNY New Paltz
62 - Wabash College
63 - St. John Fisher University
64 - Dickinson College
65 - Muhlenberg College
66 - SUNY Polytechnic Institute
67 - Centre College
68 - SUNY Plattsburgh
69 - Grinnell College
70 - Hobart & William Smith Colleges
71 - Connecticut College
72 - Brandeis University
73 - DePauw University
74 - Ramapo College of NJ
75 - Albion College
Source: TIME/Statista (8/25/2026)
Big congrats to Annika on this outstanding achievement! #RollTech
MIT women's swimming and diving graduate Annika Naveen has been named as the Division III Commissioner's Association (D3CA) Region II Women's Sport Athlete of the Year.
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MIT student leaders: Q&A with men’s soccer captain Dilin Meloni. Meloni, a rising senior studying nuclear science and engineering and physics, spoke with Chad Galts about his role as an attacking midfielder for the Engineers, his work with SAAC, and more. news.mit.edu/2026/mit-studen…
Honored to be recognized as a @NACDA 2025-26 AD of the Year Award recipient. Grateful to represent @MIT and the talented and dedicated @MITAthletics student-athletes, coaches, and staff who I have the privilege of working with. Couldn’t do it without the team! #RollTech
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Brian Bilello ’97, president of the New England Revolution, chaired the board of Boston Soccer 2026, and successfully campaigned for Boston to be a World Cup host city. Perhaps not surprisingly, Bilello also played varsity soccer at MIT. alum.mit.edu/slice/why-does-…
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NEWMAC MEN'S TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP 🎽
2 meet records fell as @MITAthletics Luke Rupert won the 3,000m steeplechase & @WPIAthletics Ethan Ramirez took the decathlon title, and MIT reclaimed the crown.
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#GoNEWMAC // #WhyD3
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The Engineers got it done!
@MITAthletics has won the 2026 NEWMAC women's track and field title, their fifth straight and 16th overall!
#GoNEWMAC // #WhyD3
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April 21st NFCA Top 25.
Undefeated @vwu_marlins keep their spot on top. @TrineAthletics, @SMUMNAthletics, @tluathletics, and @GoETBUTigers fill out the top five.
#d3data #d3 #d3sports #d3softball
@UWOshkoshTitans @RowanAthletics @WPIAthletics @stocktonospreys @HussonUEagles @golutes @SwatAthletics @CentralDutch @MITAthletics @UofRathletics
Welcome to the team Coach!
Dr. G. Anthony Grant, Director of Athletics and DAPER Department Head at MIT, has announced the hiring of Andrew Storton as Head Men's Soccer Coach/Physical Education and Wellness Instructor. Storton will officially join the MIT community on April 17. mitathletics.com/news/2026/4…
Let’s go MIT Men’s Volleyball! On to the NCAA Tournament! #RollTech
For the first time in program history, the MIT men's volleyball team captured the United Volleyball Conference Championship as the No. 19 nationally ranked Engineers pulled out a thrilling 3-1 upset win over top seed and No. 7 nationally ranked New Paltz.
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Welcome to the team, Coach!!
Dr. G. Anthony Grant, Director of Athletics and DAPER Department Head at MIT, has officially announced the hiring of Megan Caveny as Head Field Hockey Coach/Physical Education and Wellness Instructor. mitathletics.com/news/2026/3…
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Congratulations to @MITAthletics Natalie Barnouw & Leena Mehendale, who are 2 of 42 student-athletes to be awarded the fall NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
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#GoNEWMAC // #WhyD3
DAPER General Challenge Met! Thanks to you, we just unlocked gifts totaling $140,000 from Richard ’66 and Patricia Lucy, Randy Hyun ’95, and the parents of an MIT DAPER alumna. Still more time to give in support our individual programs! #MIT24HourChallenge #RollTech