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California Institute of Technology

2024 Caltech Cross Country Roster

Sydney Vernon

  • Height 5-0
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Bellevue, Wash.
  • High School Eastside Preparatory
  • Major Applied and Computational Math

Biography

Research and STEM Activities
Member of high-school club building a Farnsworth-Hirsch nuclear fusion reactor in the school basement (2017-2021)...Student lead on a related computational-modeling research project about the use of paraffin wax for neutron shielding...Worked as a software intern for Joon Care, a Seattle-based teletherapy startup making mental healthcare more accessible for youth (summer 2021).

Prior to Caltech 
Ran on All-American 4x800 Relay Team in 2019...2021 National Merit Scholarship Finalist.

Personal
Born in Seattle, Wash...Daughter of Erin and Keith Vernon..Has one younger sister, Sophie.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021First-Year

    5'0"
  • 2022Sophomore

    5'0"
  • 2023Junior

    5'0"
  • 2024Senior

    5'0"