Freshman • 2007-08
Served as crew at the NEISA Freshman Championship, placing third in the A division and fourth overall ... Competed in the Lane Trophy team race, aiding in a second-place finish ... Aided the Crimson in a second-place overall finish at Oberg Trophy, placing third in the B division ... Placed seventh in the B division, assisting in a fourth-place overall finish at the Hood Trophy ... Finished 12th in the B division and sixth overall at the Duplin Trophy ... Crewed the A division to second place at the Harvard Invite, leading team to sixth place overall ... Placed sixth in the B division and ninth overall at the spring Central Series Two race.

Before Harvard:
Valedictorian of senior class as well as a National Merit Finalist ... In the marching band, wind ensemble, drama club, academic decathlon, mock trial, National Honor Society and Amnesty International .

Personal:
Licensed pilot and is also interested in the outdoors, music, drama and biology ... Mother, Susan Charles, sailed at Boston University and father, Francis Charles, sailed at Tufts and currently coaches at MIT.