Senior • 2010
Rowed in the second varsity eight, usually in the bow seat, all season … Contributed to boat’s fourth-place performance and team’s second-place team finish at EARC Sprints … Helped second varsity eight go 6-2 in dual action with wins against Navy, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Cornell, Penn and Delaware.

Junior • 2009
Bowman for the men’s varsity eight in 2009 … Earned second-team All-Ivy League honors for silver medal performance at Sprints … Won a bronze medal at the IRA National Championships … Varsity eight went 8-1 in dual racing action … Helped the Crimson win the Jope Cup as overall league champions.

Sophomore• 2008
Member of the varsity eight that finished the second in the petite final at the EARC Sprints ... Finished third in the grand final of the men's four without coxswain at the IRA National Championships.

Freshman • 2007
Was a member of the second freshman eight that won the grand final at the EARC Sprints.

Before Harvard
Competed in soccer, indoor and outdoor track at Natick High School ... Member of division champion soccer team and received the coach's award ... Captain of indoor and outdoor track teams and recipient of the unsung hero award and the coach's award ... Class B state qualifier in the 1,000 meters and 800 meters ... Recipient of the Harvard book award and the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Certificate of Academic Excellence ... Received Natick High School Outstanding Academic Achievement and Boston Scientific Scholarship Award ... Took mission trips to Kenya, Oklahoma, Uganda, Honduras and Bolivia ... District, all-state and All-Eastern euphonium player ... Finalist at Grand National Speech Tournament ... Interests include painting, euphonium, running and Christianity ... Brothers Mark '05 and David Silvestri '07 attended Harvard and David was a member of lightweight crew.