Have to agree with the above. Recruiting should occur at latest summer of your junior year, especially because most D3 schools (any school, really) wants you to apply ED/EA because you’ll have a higher chance than if you apply RD. Yes, they have a pull with admissions but unless its D1 they only have so much say.
The pre-read can boost your confidence, but especially with MIT, the coaches don’t have a strong pull with adcom at all. Your academic application should be able to mostly stand on its own competitively against other applicants.