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2021-22 MIT Men's Heavyweight Crew Roster

Javier Vilá Ortiz

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • High School Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola

Biography

Accolades:
- NIRC All-Academic Team (2021-22)


2021-22 [COMPLETE BOATINGS]:
- Did not appear in a race


Favorite Sports Memory:
- During our last varsity soccer season, my team scored a late winner in the closing minutes of the final against our school rivals to claim the league title.


Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- I'll never forget my first race in the novice V4+.


Off the Water at MIT:
- Majoring in biology with a minor in economics and a concentration in immunoengineering
- Internships: Lyndra Therapeutics (research and development intern), V2A Consulting (WeServeFellow), Direct Relief (volunteer)
- Research: Undergraduate researcher at the Jacks Lab within MIT's Koch Institute working on a project studying a novel tumor suppressor gene in pancreatic cancer.
- NEET Living Machines Scholar
- Laureates and Leaders Scholar
- Interphase EDGE Scholar
- Association of Puerto Rican Students president
- Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity secretary, philanthropy chair
- MIT Biotech Group DEI Senior Associate
- Biology Department tutor
- Associate advisor


High School:
- Graduated from Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola
- Was a member of the varsity soccer and futsal teams
- Puerto Rico High School Athletic Alliance (PRHSAA) Soccer League Champions
- Salutatorian
- National Honor Society president
- Academic First Honors, U.S. Presidential Scholar finalist
- Bryan Cameron Impact Scholarship Finalist
- Mathematics Competitions Club president, Science Competitions Club founding member, Scientific Research Club founding member, Student Council class treasurer