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2023-24 MIT Men's Lightweight Crew Roster

Richard Sollee

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.
  • High School The Bolles School

Biography

Accolades:
- IRCA Scholar Athlete (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
- IRCA Lightweight All-America (Second Team: 2021-22, 2022-23)
- IRA All-Academic Team (2021-22, 2022-23)

2023-24 [COMPLETE BOATINGS]: 
- Appeared in nine events, eight as #5 seat  
- Finished first in the Collegiate 8+ “A” at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta (10/7)  
- Finished ninth in the Lightweight 8+ at the Head of the Charles (10/22)  
- Finished third in the V8+ Grand Final at the San Diego Crew Classic (4/7)  
- Finished first in the V8+ Grand Final at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/11)  
- Finished first in the V8+ Petite Final at the IRA National Championship (6/2)

2022-23 [COMPLETE BOATINGS]:
- Appeared in nine events
- Was the #3 seat of the Collegiate 8+ that finished second at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta (10/15)
- Was the #3 seat of the Lightweight 8+ that finished eighth at the Head of the Charles (10/23)
- Was the #1 seat of the V8+ that finished first in the Grand Final at the Knecht Cup (4/16)
- Was the #1 seat of the V8+ that finished first in the Grand Final at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/13)
- Was the #6 seat of the V8+ that finished second in the Petite Final at the IRA National Championship (6/4)

2021-22 [COMPLETE BOATINGS]:
- Appeared in nine events
- Was the #6 seat of the V8+ that finished fourth in the final at the San Diego Crew Classic (3/27)
- Was the #6 seat of the Lightweight 8+ that finished first in the final at the San Diego Crew Classic (3/27)
- Was the #6 seat of the V8+ that finished third in the Grand Final at the Knecht Cup (4/10)
- Was the #1 seat of the V8+ that finished first in the Grand Final at the Dad Vail Regatta (5/14)
- Was the #1 seat of the V8+ that finished third in the Grand Final at the IRA Championship (6/5)
2020-21:
- Did not compete as the season was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

2019-20 [COMPLETE BOATINGS]:
- Appeared in one event
- Was the #2 seat of the Lightweight 8+ that finished 15th at the Head of the Charles (10/20)

Favorite Sports Memory:
- Setting the U19 100k world record on the erg at home after we had to leave campus when the pandemic began. It was amazing knowing that my team was supporting me the whole way even though people could not be there in person.

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Winning the Knecht Cup in 2023 where we beat the Drexel heavyweights who were the favorites going into the race.

Off the Water at MIT:
- Pursuing a Master’s Degree in Computer Science
- Graduated from MIT in 2023 with degrees in computer science and physics along with a concentration in history
- Internships: NLP Logix; USRowing Olympic Development Camp; USAA (software engineering)
- Research: Optimization methods for doing lattice quantum chromodynamic computations

High School:
- Was a member of the crew team at The Bolles School
- Four-time varsity letterwinner
- Three-time recipient of the One Hundred and Ten Percenter award
- Was the runner up at the 2019 Southern Sprints
- Finished second in the V4x at the 2019 FSRA Sculling States
- Finished second in the V4x at the 2019 Southeast Regional
- Salutatorian
- National Honor Society, Latin Honor Society
- Gold on National Latin Exam four years in a row
- Calculus Award, Overall Math Award
- 'A' Honor Roll all years
- Eagle Scout

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20First Year

    6'1"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    6'1"
  • 2021-22Junior

    6'1"
  • 2022-23Senior

    6'1"
  • 2023-24Graduate Student

    6'1"