Freshman • 2008
Rowed in the novice eight before moving up to the second varsity eight for the NCAA Championships, helping Radcliffe to a ninth-place team finish ... Helped the novice eight post a 9-3 dual record ... The Black and White won its heat and took fourth in the grand final at EAWRC Sprints ... Also contributed to the novice eight’s wins in the Beanpot (against Boston University and Northeastern) and against Yale and Virginia, as well as a pair of race victories in the Charles River Challenge (first against Texas, Dartmouth and Syracuse and later against Dartmouth and Notre Dame).

Before Harvard
Member of the varsity tennis team and Oakland Strokes Crew ... Was a Scholar Athlete ... Recipient of the Athlete of the Month Award at San Ramon Valley High ... Earned a first-place finish in the varsity eight at the River City Regatta ... Captured third in the varsity eight at the Head of the American ... Member of the National Honor Roll ... Earned highest schoolwide GPA ... National Merit Scholar ... Recipient of several awards, including the Bank of America Mathematics Award and the Honors National Forensics League Award ... President and secretary of the National Honor Society and the Key Club ... Volunteered at an assisted-living facility, the Stanford University neurobiology lab, a children’s crew camp and an elementary school math camp ... Participated in speech and debate, a church youth group and Relay for Life ... Silver medalist in the Congressional Award program ... Was also a high school math tutor.

Personal
Enjoys running, skiing, swimming and traveling.