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2021-22 MIT Women's Lightweight Crew Roster

Haley Higginbotham

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Titusville, Fla.
  • High School Edgewood Junior-Senior

Biography

2021-22:
- CRCA Scholar-Athlete
- IRA All-Academic Team
- Pocock Racing Shells Lightweight All-American
- Competed in all nine regattas
- Rowed in the No. 3 seat of the V4 that won the IRA National Championship, the Head of the Charles, the Dad Vail and the Knecht Cup

2020-21:
- Did not compete as the season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

2019-20:
- Competed in two fall regattas before the spring season was cancelled
- Rowed in the No. 3 seat of the V4 boat at the CRI Classic and the Head of the Charles
- Her crew won the CRI Classic and was second at the Head of the Charles
- Selected to the 2020 Under 23 US Women's National Team Selection Camp
- CRCA Scholar-Athlete

2018-19: 
- CRCA Scholar-Athlete
- IRA All-Academic Team
- Competed in all seven regattas in the V8 while also rowing in the No. 7 seat of the V8 Open at the Dad Vail
- Was in the No. 5 in the V8 at the Knecht Cup as the crew placed second in the Petite Final

2017-18:
- Competed in seven regattas
- Debuted in the #6 seat of the Novice 8 at the Dartmouth Green Monster
- Rowed three races in the 2V8
- Her 2V8 at the Knecht Cup was fourth in the Petite Final as she rowed in the #3 seat
- She was also in the 2V4 that was second in the Petite Final
- Rowed in the V8 at the Dad Vail as that crew was sixth in the Grand Final
- Was also in the #3 seat of the V8 at the IRA National Championship as that boat finished sixth in the Grand Final

Favorite Sports Memory:
- The reactions of my boatmates when we realized we finished second at the 2019 Head of the Charles

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Not a singular moment, but overall getting to know and grow with such an incredible group of people

Off the Water at MIT:
- Majoring in mechanical engineering
- Intern at the BioInstrumentation Group at the University of Auckland
- Intern at MakerHealth
- Graduate research in the Cima Lab and a variety of medical device related UROP's
- Johnson & Johnson Scholar
- Fung Scholar
- Resident Peer Mentor
- Associate Academic Advisor
- Member of Tau Beta Pi
- Baker GRA

High School:
- Ran cross country and track and field at Edgewood Junior/Senior High School
- Cross Country MVP and Track and Field Long Distance MVP
- Four-time letter winner in both sports
- Class valedictorian
- Cross country team captain
- Academic Team captain
- Involved with both Healthy Occupations Students of America and Habitat for Humanity
- Member of the National Honor Society
- National Merit Scholarship
- National AP Scholar Award
- Academic Award of Excellence recipient

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18First Year

    5'7"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2019-20Junior

    5'7"
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'7"
  • 2021-22Graduate Student

    5'7"