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2024-25 MIT Men's Heavyweight Crew Roster

Caden Gradek

  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mercer Island, Wash.
  • High School Mercer Island

Biography

Accolades:
- IRCA Scholar Athlete (2022-23, 2023-24)
- IRA All-Academic Team (2022-23)
- NIRC All-Academic Team (2022-23)

2023-24 [COMPLETE BOATINGS]: 
- Competed in six events
- Was the #5 seat of the Collegiate 8+ “B” that finished 24th at the Head of the Charles (10/22) 

2022-23 [COMPLETE BOATINGS]:
- Appeared in seven events, all as the #3 seat of the V8+
- Finished fourth in the V8+ Grand Final at the New England Rowing Championship (5/6)
- Finished second in the V8+ Grand Final at the National Invitational Rowing Championship (5/12)
- Finished sixth in the V8+ Fourth Level Final at the IRA National Championship (6/4)

2021-22 [COMPLETE BOATINGS]:
- Appeared in three events
- Was the #7 seat of the Collegiate 8+ that finished 11th at the Head of the Charles (10/23)
- Was the #4 seat of the Collegiate 4+ that finished 12th at the Head of the Fish (10/30)
- Was the #4 seat of the Collegiate 2V8+ that finished fourth at the Head of the Fish (10/30)

Favorite Sports Memory:
- Racing at the Head of the Charles as a junior in high school.

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Coming in second at NIRC.

Off the Water at MIT:
- Majoring in computer science and engineering with a minor in mathematics
- Research: Worked in a lab that is looking to investigate why the law is written in such a complicated way.
- Kappa Sigma fraternity

High School:
- Graduated from Mercer Island High School
- Valedictorian
- Spanish Honor Society, Science National Honor Society
- National Merit Scholarship winner
- Gold Eagle Honor Roll (2018, 2019), English Award, Math Award
- Academic Team, Math Team, Woodward Serves (community service club)

Club:
- Peachtree City Rowing Club, Pocock Rowing Club
- 2018 Up and Comer Award
- 2019 PTCRC Hammer Award
- Senior Representative (Pocock Rowing Center)

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    6'3"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    6'3"
  • 2023-24Junior

    6'3"
  • 2024-25Senior

    6'3"