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2025-26 MIT Men's Heavyweight Crew Roster

Joseph Ortega

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 190
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • High School Whitney M. Young Magnet
  • Major Mathematics

Biography

2024–25:

  • Appeared in six events during his first-year season

  • Helped the 3V8+ to a spring victory over Coast Guard from the #6 seat (3/22).

  • Competed in the #4 seat of the 3V8+ against Holy Cross (3/29).

  • Served as the #2 seat for the remainder of the spring season, including a second-place finish against Marist (4/5) and a first-place finish against Bates (4/26).

  • Rowed in the #2 seat of the 3V8+ in the opening heat of the New England Rowing Championship, finishing third before the Grand Final was canceled due to weather (5/2).

  • Helped the 3V8+ to a 10th-place overall finish (fourth in the Petite Final) at the National Invitational Rowing Championship (5/11).

Before MIT:

  • Powerlifting Team Captain

  • Scholastic Top 10

Personal:

  • Majoring in Math with Computer Science

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25First Year

    6'1" 190 lbs
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    6'1" 190 lbs